The Arts Class at Sahrang Church – Madison, Wisconsin
Instructor - Hyun-Kuvnos Lee
Felt, beads, feather, oil pastel, paper.
Participants: Children from the Arts Class of Sahrang Church; Sikyon Ryu, Youngjae Kim, Woojin Kim, Ashley Choi

Sally Carman – Clinton, NY
Retired – administrator Hamilton College
Simply soft / crochet & embroidery (knitting worsted) original design.
“I am 70 years old and have been knitting & crocheting for 60 years. I also love to sew and line dance. I am especially concerned about environmental issues & belong to “green” communities.”

Salmon Bay Elementary, K-1 Art Class – Seattle, WA
www.salmonbay.seattleschool.org
Beads, embroidery floss upholstery fabric.
“These leaves were sewn by students in the kindergarten and 1st grade class with assistance from 5th grade helpers. It was hard for many to give away their leaves because they enjoyed the process so much. We will do more sewing in the coming months.”

Sandra Winter – Marblehead, MA
Retired
“Actual Leaf, collage of wale paper leave, contact paper, machine stitching. This was great fun – looking forward to seeing the completed project.”

Semi Park – Seoul, South Korea
Student
www.cyworld.com/semi3555
Leaves: “I draw Korea traditional pattern stencil. Decorate the beads. I embroidered traditional patterns on my leaf.” Stencil, beads, embroider stitch, wire. “Draw figure & silk screen, cut off a small of draw my pattern, according to my work express ‘Fall’ the South Korea, Used Organza, put in a cut off patterns and stitch, beads” KOR means ‘Republic of South Korea’, decoration with gold – lucky, I wanna inform beautiful the South Korea.”

Sherrie Tootle – Garland, TX
Computer Analyst
www.tootsmuse.blogspot.com
Sparkle organza and other fibers, needle felted onto recycled red wool: variegated threads, black felt back

Shirley Carlson – Spotsylvania, VA
Teacher (Retired), Fiber Artist
Yarn, beads, felt recycled from plastic bottles, knitting, beads, quilting

Shirley Hammar – North Bend, OR
Medical Transcriber
Dryer Lint, Thread Clippings, Beads, Embroidery
“I wanted to include items birds would use to build nests.“

St. John’s Catholic School – Madison, AL
Art Teacher
Found objects, recycled paper, fabric pattern scissors, glue
“The children loved the thought of putting leaves on a tree.”

Stephenie Lively – Houlton, ME
Veterinary Assistant
Vinyl Placemat and razor cutter

Sue Turner – Derby, Derbyshire (UK)
Retired Tectile Teacher
www.Amossews.blogspot.com
Leftover bits of polyester organza embellished onto polyester organza, then machined embroidered & cut out. A wire stem has been added to shape the leaf.

Susan Henery – Huntsville, AL
Art Teacher
String, Scrapes of yarn, aluminum cans with acrylic paint
“I crocheted a panel for the trunk!”

Susan Krueger – Bowling Green, OH
‘Somewhat of an artist’
Cloth, Vinyl, re-used plastic grocery bags, onion bag mesh, map paper, gold fabric paint, thread; print of an oak leaf, sewing.
“My leaves are little quilts; layers of plastic, cloth & paper. Plastic & plants & petroleum & paper are interrelated; where they originate, where they end up.”

Susana Suarez – Lan Greo, Asturias, Spain
Textile creator and designer
www.susanasuarez.com
Leaf made out of oak’s leaves in colored felt, sewed with cotton thread and with a handing crochet hook ball. Name of the piece; Color’s Joy. “Let’s be positive on interdependence and give the best of us, interdependence and color.”

Suzanne Morlock – Wilson, WY
Artist
www.suzannemorlock.com
Handmade paper (gamper) – Batting, stitching

Tabatha Hardcastle – Huntsville, AL
Student
Fabric, Thread, recycled fabric, and embroidery thread.
“I was trying to suggest the pride I have in living in a country where I have the opportunity to meet and discuss with so many people from several different backgrounds & cultures about their contributions.”

Taylor McLendon – Huntsville, AL
 

The Arts Council of Beaufort County– Beaufort, SC
Host - Patricia Willcox
Satin, Acrylic Paint

The Peace Sisters – Baltimore, Maryland
www.thepeacesisters.org
“We used recycled wool – felted from old sweaters – industry springs. Paper  cut into various shapes & designs – Others are fabric, beads, etc. Good Stuff! Makes great stuff!!”

Tiffany Denton – Hendersonville, TN
Art Teacher
Recycled T-shirts and sweaters

Virginia A. Spiegel – Byron, IL
Artist
www.virginiaspiegel.com
Silk remnants from tie manufacture, metal screening, upholstery sample, thread. Collage, stitch, Metal screen layer to make leaves dimensional as desired.

Young Kyoung Choz - Seoul, South Korea
Student
www.cyworld.com/zxzxzx45
Leaves: Fabric, felt, vinyl, “Hope” cotton, dyed fabric, yarn “I hope this leaf represents vines that spread all over the wall” Wire, Korea Paper, Yarn, “Freedom”

Zazu Faure – Los Angeles, CA
Building Designer
www.zfla.etsy.com
Recycled wool & cashmere sweaters, thread, interfacing, floral wire. “It’s a fig leaf – the original garment made from discarded garments.”

Online Community – www.feltingforum.com
Participants: Patti McAleenan – Anchorage, Alaska; Zed Vrkast – Manchester, England; Amanda Heikkinen Kaskinotiko, Finland; Coralee Stowers – Fayetteville, AR; Ruth Lane-Kalispell, MT

The Springwood Spinners & Weavers – New South Wales, Australia
Social Group
Hand-made felt from hand dyed tops, needle felted and embroidered cotton material and machine embroidered silks waste was also used. It was a fun project! *leaves pictured below

University Baptist CDC (Pre-K) – Montevalla, AL
Construction paper, pom poms, beads, crayons, markers, yarn, cotton balls, feathers
Students: Tyler, Kane, Derijah, Hunter, Ansley, Kelyn, Anery, Antumn, Mary, Justin, Kobe, Jaydien, Camreon, Margaret *leaves pictured below

Fannie Narte — Little Elm, Tx
Artist, www.fannienarte.com
"Used Neocolor ll water soluble wax pastels to paint flowers onto white cotton fabric and thread sketched with black thread. Background stipple quilting was done with white thread."

Huddersfield University - Halifax, West Yorkshire (England)
Vanessa Gram (University Lecturer)
Leaves, Bubble wrap, printing ink, thread, calico cotton, carrier bags, recycled fabric, recycled decorations. Entrapment, embroidery, weaving, printing, adornment.
"A series of workshops run by students from Huddersfield University with local schools and community groups to create leaves."
-Rawthorpe High School (10&11 year olds)
-Mencap (learning disabilities)
-Batley School of Art & Design (16 - 18 yr olds)
-Young Careers Calderdale Council (7-14 yr olds)
*See workshop page for more photos

Jamie Farrell - Huntsville, AL

Karimah Abousamad - Durham, NC
Fiber Artist
1 - Felted wool / machine stitched
2 - Hand dyed cotton, hand quilted with seed beads embellished and mudcloth stem

Lori - Birnaby, BC
"I am dedicating my leaf to my dear friend Christine who was a very creative costume designer who recently passed on."

Pat Kyser - Huntsville, AL
Teacher/Quiltmaker/Writer
Scraps from my stash, beads from a garage sale, buttons saved from old garments. Fun! Love "making something from nothing."

Rosemarie Daviduk - Burganby, BC
Felt, used drapery material iron-on backing, cotton thread stitchery, applique

Special Needs Program - Guelph, ON (Canada)
Haley St. Peter - Organizer