upcoming
current:
  • FeltHappiness hats and purses are available at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Shop. See website for shop hours.
recent
  • Vending at The Center of Harmony’s Christmas Festival, November 10th, 9-6pm, and November 11th, 9-4pm.
  • Sharing the Magic of Wool at the Cleveland Mini Maker Faire, November 3rd, 10am-5pm.
  • Hat Evening at Etc. Wheeling, West Virginia, November 1st, 4-7pm.
  • Exhibited one of my hats, ‘Fragile Earth,’ in the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh’s juried exhibition, Inspired, September 23rd-October 18th.
  • Vended at the Wearable Art Market, at Eton Chagrin Blvd, October 14th, 10am-5:30pm.
  • Taught a one-on-one Felted Vessel Workshop to winning bidder of AssemblePGH MakerDate2018, October 9th.
  • Vended at EuroFest 2018, Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, September 15th, 2018.
  • Participated in MakerDate2018 to benefit AssemblePGH at the Ace Hotel Pittsburgh, September 14th, 2018.
  • Vended at A Fair in the Park, Mellon Park, September 7th, 2018.
  • Taught a Felted Vessel Class to the Butler Spinners & Weavers Guild in July.
  • Vended at Three Rivers Arts Festival, Point State Park, Pittsburgh, Booth #207, June 8-10th, 2018.
  • Vended at Neighborhood Flea, in the Strip District, 26th & Smallman, May 13th – Mother’s Day, 2018
  • Taught how to make a Felted Earth Day Vessel at PGH Knit and Crochet Festival, April 8th, 2018.
  • Taught a Felted Treasure Nest class at Creative Harmony Books & Arts, Harmony, PA, March 31, 2018.
  • Taught how to make a Wet Felted Hat at Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA, February 24, 2018.
  • Sold felted hats at Steel City Con in Monroeville, PA, December 8 – 10th, 2017.
  • Sold felted hats at Handmade Arcade in Pittsburgh, PA, December 2nd, 2017.
  • Demonstrated feltmaking at Maker Faire Pittsburgh, October 14 – 15th, 2017.
  • One of my hats was included in the exhibit, Blue at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Aug-Oct 2017.
  • Participated at A Fair in the Park, in Pittsburgh, PA, September 8 – 10th, 2017.
  • Demonstrated and sold hats at Art in the Wilds in Kane, PA, June 24-25, 2017 in Evergreen Park.
  • Had a booth at the Three Rivers Arts Festival, downtown Pittsburgh. June 9-11th, 2017.
  • Three hats were exhibited at Wearable Expressions 7th International Juried Exhibition, Palos Verdes, CA, February 10 – April 16, 2017. They were also included in the catalog.
  • Demonstrated carding wool and sold hats at FutureFest2017, in front of Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, April 29th.
  • A table full of hats at EuroFest 2017 at University of Pittsburgh, Posvar Hall, Saturday, April 4th 11-5 PM.
  • Felted Nest Workshop at Creative Harmony Arts & Books, April 1st, Sat 1:30-3:30 PM. See http://www.harmonyartsbooks.com/
  • 4th Annual Gift Gallery at Spinning Plate, 5821 Baum Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA. December 7th- 12th. Fri 7-9pm; Sat 10am-5pm & Sun 12-5 pm.
  • Felted Treasure Container Workshop at Creative Harmony Arts & Books, December 3rd, Sat 1-3pm. See http://www.harmonyartsbooks.com/
  • 2nd Annual Maker Faire Pittsburgh demonstrating wet felting. October 15-16th.
  • Participated in A Fair in the Park, Mellon Park, Pittsburgh, PA, (USA), September 9-11th. Won the prize for ‘Outstanding Originality.’
  • Three hats included in the book ‘Worldwide Colours of Felt.’
  • Joined the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh, February 2016.
  • Became a member of Surface Design Association. January 2016.
  • Popup shop in front of Penn Ave. Pottery, 1905 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, (USA), December 12-13, 2015.
  • Meet the Maker at Barnes & Noble’s Mini Maker Faire, in Pittsburgh, PA, near the airport. I demonstrated the mysteries of wet felting on Saturday, Nov 7th. The event ran from Nov 6 – Nov 8. For more details go here.
  • Finalist for the Seagull Hat at The Crafty’s in the category of Felt Crafts.
  • FeltHappiness hats and accessories had a showing at Hat Box in Austin, TX “Helping keep Austin weird.”
  • Nine hats were on the runway of ArtWear Fashion Week in Fort Collins, CO on October 23rd.
  • Demonstrated feltmaking at Pittsburgh Maker Faire, October 10th & 11th, Children’s Museum.
  • Joined Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, an organization that promotes appreciation of fiber art and fosters its development and continuation.
  • Became a member of the prestigious arts group TAFA, Textile and Fiber Arts list. See profile here. January 2015.
  • Six hats in “Hat or a Crown?” a group exhibition at Ausrine’s Arts Room in Evanston, IL, (USA). February – March 2015.
  • After living almost a dozen years in Norwich UK, moved back to the USA on September 12th, 2014.
past:
  • Exhibited the Seagull Hat at Inspired by Birds at the Norwich Castle Museum (UK), 2014.
  • FeltHappiness demonstrated felting and sold hats in Norwich as part of Norfolk & Norwich Open Studios,(UK), 2014.
  • Norfolk & Norwich Open Studio Central Taster Exhibitiont The Forum in Norwich, (UK), 2014.
  • Assembly House Christmas Craft Fair in Norwich, (UK), 2013.
  • Halloween Fairy Fair in Holt, (UK), 2013.
  • Magdalene Street Celebration in Norwich, (UK), 2013.
  • Chapelfield Gardens Rotary Club Craft Event, in Norwich, (UK), 2013.
  • Norfolk & Norwich Open Studio Central Taster Exhibition at The Forum in Norwich, (UK),2013.
  • Norfolk & Norwich Open Studios in Norwich, (UK), 2013.
  • Norwich Lanes Street Fair in Norwich, (UK), 2012.