BOCES ARTS-IN-EDUCATION / EXPLORATORY ENRICHMENT
PROGRAM DETAILS



Program Title

History and Science of Felting
 
Provider Name
Oksana Danziger
 
Oksana Danziger

Huntington , NY 11743
Phone:
631-988-7849
Email:
danzigeroksana@gmail.com
Website:
www.oksanafiberstudio.com

Program Description
Felting is a fabric technique that can produce a variety of different effects depending on the method, from wet felting (nuno felting) to needle punch felting. In the case of nuno felting, warm water and soap scales swell open, allowing the filaments to snag and interlock with one another when agitated. Finer wool fibers are generally used for wearable items due to their softness against our skin, while courser fibers are used for more utilitarian purposes, as they are more durable and pill less. Additional fibers that alone would not mat such as silk, cellulose fibers and even synthetics can be blended in smaller proportions with these animal fibers to create felt, as the animal fibers will intertwine and mat around them. Felting is a living example of sustainability; the process starts with using a local farmer’s produce and making it into a final product. The study of ecology believes that sustainability is achieved through the balance of species and the resources within their environment. In order to maintain this equilibrium available resources must not be depleted faster than resources are naturally generated. When we hear the word sustainability we tend to think of renewable fuel sources, reducing carbon emissions, protecting environments and a way of keeping the delicate ecosystems of our planet in balance. In short, sustainability looks to protect our natural environment, human and ecological health, while driving innovation and not compromising our way of life.
 

Categories
Visual Arts (VA), Science , Professional Development
 



Additional Resources 
There are no evaluations available for this program.

Program Recommendations
Grades
3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,Professional Development



See Video  
https://youtu.be/UtFOFbqGIck
Arts Standards
1,4


Other Standards 
MST



Curriculum Connections 
Arts: Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts , Science , ,



Culturally Responsive 
1,3,4



Cost 
Cost Single: $200 perclass
Cost Multiple: $500 half day


Duration
45 minutes