Linda Irving

Blue Route

I have lived on the stunning Mull of Galloway for nine years. I have a studio and two galleries where I exhibit my work and teach. My degree in fine art has given me the passion to create and I have been feltmaking now for some twenty years.

Behind the Scenes
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About My Practice

Using photography, sketches and watercolours I gather in sketchbooks, I aim to accurately reflect the beauty of the area I live in with some detailed abstraction and play on colour. The art form of wet feltmaking allows me to achieve the colour, texture and form I have strived for and it is ever evolving. It is a very physical process. I now show at a gallery in Kirkcudbright and offer many workshops in and around Dumfries and Galloway. My art career is ever evolving and encompasses 2D and 3D work and I am investigating encorporating another medium into feltmaking.

Tools & Materials

I work from my studio which can house a few people for workshops. I have a large array of raw materials. I use merino fibre, silk, mulberry silk, hand spun wool yarns, mulberry paper for feltmaking and I only need water and soap to achieve my results, the physicality of felting is hard but very rewarding.

Examples of work

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Spring Fling Activity

Demonstrations, felt and stitch, sketchbooks for view, children and adults opportunities to try felting, my assistant will teach some children and offer advice too.