Una
Walker
www.woolywalkers.com
Una
is a Fiber Artist from Claremont California, who teaches and creates wearable
accessories out of her home studio. Although she grew up in a craft supply
store, she got her felting start at a meeting of New England Feltmakers Guild
in August 2004.
Una’s inspiration to start felting was necessity. She
has big feet; shoes have always been a problem. She took a simple shoe making
class and had a piece
of her knitted felt with her. Una’s instructor suggested that she incorporate
her felt into the shoes. Next thing she knew she couldn’t felt fast enough
and was forced to explore the world of felting more in depth. Wet felting,
needle felting, Nuno felt, color, texture, strength, flexibility, soft, hard.
Oh the possibilities form and function uniting into the perfect craft!
Combining
materials is the challenge for Una; she loves “figuring it all
out”. From raw wool to sewing the last stitch to making it better the next
time. She’s glad her necessity has taken her where she needs to go.
Una’s
newest fiber experiments include explorations of dyeing and Rug Punching seeing
where the color and texture brings life to design.
Una’s work has been exhibited
nationally and she sells at Craft shows around
the country.
Una was seen on HGTV’s That’s Clever in 2009 ~ making
a pair of shoes!
