Introduction to Needle Felting: Painterly PNW

Speakers

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  Kayla Ann

  Kayla Ann is a Seattle based artist and designer known for her playful print designs, colorful illustrations, and her endless love of plants and flowers. She blends elements from the natural world and vintage-inspired motifs to create surface pattern designs, illustrations, and murals. Her signature style combines sketches with pops of color, creating moments of joy that bring awareness to our innate connection with nature.
  

  Bio
  

  Kayla Ann

  Kayla Ann is a Seattle based artist and designer known for her playful print designs, colorful illustrations, and her endless love of plants and flowers. She blends elements from the natural world and vintage-inspired motifs to create surface pattern designs, illustrations, and murals. Her signature style combines sketches with pops of color, creating moments of joy that bring awareness to our innate connection with nature.
  

  In addition to her design practice, Kayla is an established teaching artist in the Minneapolis and Seattle handcraft community with over 8 years experience. She teaches nordic handcrafts, focusing on fiber arts, such as needle/wet felting, block printing, and embroidery, as well as traditional techniques in wire art (luffarslöjd) and kolrosing (etching in wood).

  You can view her work on www.kaylaanncreative.com and connect on instagram @kaylaanncreative.