Take my hand (Framed Fine Art Print)

Limited Edition fine art (Giclée) print from an original felt painting by Noelle Ferris.

The original felt painting is inspired by Owenahincha Beach, Co. Cork.

This felt painting is titled ‘Take my hand’. Why exactly I am not sure, but when I was contemplating the name for this piece as I was making it -this was what more than whispered into my consciousness on numerous occasions.

Months later when I sat with this piece it became clear to me it is about love, trust and journeying together through life whatever may cross our path.

Felt paintings are made primarily from wool, but other fibres such as bamboo and silk, along with Angelina, can be added.

To start, I create the canvas by laying out multiple layers of undyed wool tops, overlapping them like tiles. Then, all the different colours required for the design need to be mixed using hand carders. The top coloured layer forms the design.

It is then wet felted by hand, using hot soapy water, and fulled (shrunk) by rolling the piece hundreds of times. After that, it is left to dry. During the wet felting process, the design will shrink unpredictably.

Following wet felting, many hours of needle felting are required to add detail and fix any distortions that may have occurred during the wet felting process. Needle felting entails taking strands of wool fibre and stabbing them into the felted design using specially designed felting needles.

Additionally, free motion embroidery by sewing machine and hand embroidery can be added.

This giclée print is produced from a high-resolution scan of the original felt painting, using quality ultra-chrome pigment inks. It is printed on pH-neutral heavyweight art paper of archival quality ensuring the longevity of the print.

The print image size is 12″x 8″ and is mounted with an off white acid-free mountboard (16″x12″) in size. It is framed in a limed white wood frame handmade in Ireland, measuring 44cm x 34cm x 3.5cm.

This design has a limited print run of 250. All prints are numbered, titled and signed by Noelle.