Tranquil Autumn Morning, 2023, wool needle felting, 7.5 x 9.5 in. / 19.05 x 24.13 cm.

Tranquil Autumn Morning, Kristine Kieper, 2023, wool needle felting, 7.5 x 9.5 in. / 19.05 x 24.13 cm.

Inspired by a photo taken while kayaking on an early October morning on the Seagull River near the end of the Gunflint Trail in Northeastern Minnesota. Felting with wool is one of the oldest textiles and forms of textile art. Needle felting is essentially painting with layered colors of fiber.