I am a Russian-American visual artist currently based in Boston, US. My primary interest belongs to felting. I work with wool, silk, and other fibers that can bond with wool during the felting process. Wool is an excellent natural fiber with a fantastic tactile feature. Wool gives me infinite possibilities to create garments, accessories, home décor, wool jewelry, figures, paintings, wall hangings, and 3D objects. I learned felting techniques through workshops and masterclasses from well-known felt artists from Russia, Europe, and North America.

Making jewelry with Swarovski crystals, Murano glass, and gemstones is another area of my creative journey. I specialize in Boho and Victorian-style jewelry.

Being a non-stop seeker of new horizons in creativity, I make art dolls.

I cooperate with art galleries in Massachusetts:

Member of the Northeast Feltmakers Guild (NEFG)
Member of International Feltmakers Association (IFA)
Member of Needham and Newton Art Associations
Member of Needham Open Studios (NOS)


Selected Exhibitions & Events

2023

  • From the Heart, juried, Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
  • Inspiration, jusged, Plymouth Center for the Arts, Plymouth, MA
  • James King Bonnar Show 2023, curated, Newton Art Association, Natick, MA
  • Awakenings, curated, Plymouth Center for the Arts, Plymouth, MA
  • Allen Center Spring Exhibition, judged, West Newton, MA
  • Spring Members Exhibit, judged, Needham Art Association, Wellesley, MA
  • Needham Open Studios Art Show, curated, Gorse Mill Studios, Needham, MA
  • Needham Open Studios Art Show, curated, Needham Free Library, Needham, MA
  • FEUTRE DE SCÈNE (Stage Felt) Exhibition, juried, European Felt Days, Felletin, France
  • Wild Spring Awakening, curated, Belmont Art Gallery, Belmont, MA
  • From the Ground Up: Fresh Farm, curated, LARAC Mountain Gallery, Glenn Falls, NY

2022

  • Art of Healing, Allen Center Spring Exhibition, judged, West Newton, MA
  • Needham Open Studios Art Show, curated, Gorse Mill Studios, Needham, MA
  • Spring Members Exhibit, judged, Needham Art Association, Needham, MA
  • Imagine, judged, Plymouth Center for the Arts, Plymouth, MA
  • Felt Stained Glass, curated, the Pearse Museum, Dublin, Ireland
  • New Members Art Show, judged, Newton art Association, Newton, MA
  • Reflections, judged, Plymouth Center for the Arts, Plymouth, MA
  • Beneath the Surface, juried, Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
  • Annual Awards Show, judged, Newton Art Association, Newton, MA
  • Abstract Art: Contemporary Approaches, juried, Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
  • Tradition: Reinvented, juried, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
  • Fall Members Exhibit, judged, Needham Art Association, Needham, MA
  • Elements, judged, Plymouth Center for the Arts, Plymouth, MA

2021

  • James King Bonnar Show 2021, curated, Newton Art Association, Wedeman gallery, Auburndale, MA
  • Fall Members Exhibit, judged, Needham Art Association, Needham, MA

2020

  • Fiber Challenge 2020/2021, curated, Northeast Feltmakers Guild, online

2019

  • 52th Annual Juried Art Show, Plymouth Center for the Arts, Plymouth, MA

Awards

  • First Place, Mosesian Center for the Arts, From the Heart, 2023
  • Honorable Mention, Needham Art Association, Spring Members Exhibit, 2023
  • Honorable Mention, Allen Center Spring Exhibition, Art of Healing, 2022
  • Honorable Mention, Plymouth Center for the Arts, Imagine, 2022
  • Third Place, Needham Art Association, Spring Members Exhibit, 2022
  • Honorable Mention, Newton Art Association, New Members Art Show, 2022
  • Honorable Mention, Plymouth Center for the Arts, Reflections, 2022
  • Second Place, Plymouth Center for the Arts, 52th Annual Juried Art Show, 2019

Etsy shops

E-mail

contact@feltigo.com