Hampton Parish Sunset Vista, 2023, wool needle felting, 11.5 x 9.5 in. / 29.21 x 24.13 cm.

Hampton Parish Sunset Vista, Kristine Kieper, 2023, wool needle felting, 11.5 x 9.5 in. / 29.21 x 24.13 cm.

Based on a photo taken by the person who commissioned the piece to remind them of the breathtaking views near their home in Asheville, North Carolina. Felting with wool is one of the oldest textiles and forms of textile art. Needle felting is essentially painting with layered colors of fiber.