Brummet's Conscious Blog

 -- Sustainable Artistry --  * Today's article was writtne by Virginia Arrisueño - owner and designer of DeNada Design. Want to read more about fiber artists like Virginia and Jongstra? Visit the DeNada Blog for more articles: http://denadadesign.com/blog / Artist Claudy Jongstra is committed to creating art using sustainable methods. An advocate for utilizing local resources and traditional skills, she makes her impressive installations out of high quality wool from her own flock of Drenthe Heath Sheep. The Dutch artist uses the beauty of such a natural material to create a softer, more human atmosphere in public spaces. Jongstra studied fashion in Utrecht, Netherlands before becoming fascinated by a Mongolian yurt on display in Nederlands Textielmuseum. She found the colors and textures of the felt interesting, and started to make fabrics combining wool and silk. Since then, she has continuously experimented with different felting techniques, satisfied wi...