Painting with Wool: A Three-Week Landscape Needle-Felting Workshop

Advance registration required. Adults only. Registration includes all three sessions. 

Discover the art of “painting” with wool in this three-week workshop led by local artist Bryan Richheimer.

Working from a shared landscape photograph, participants will learn fundamental needle-felting techniques to create depth, perspective, texture, and focal points through the layering and blending of colorful wool fibers.

With step-by-step instruction, Bryan will demonstrate how to translate a two-dimensional image into a richly textured wool landscape, exploring composition, light, shadow, and the subtle details that bring a scene to life.

Over three sessions, participants will develop their skills and create their own interpretation of the landscape, leaving with a finished piece of fiber art and a foundation for continued exploration of needle felting.

All skill levels are welcome. A basic needle-felting kit, including the tools and supplies needed for the workshop, is included in the registration fee.

About the Instructor: Bryan Richheimer

Bryan is a multidisciplinary artist and craftsman whose lifelong passion for working with natural materials has evolved into a love of wool needle felting. With a background in woodworking, building, and sculpture, his work draws inspiration from the textures, colors, and landscapes of New England.

His artistic journey began with bird sculptures incorporating clay, bark, hand-carved elements, and reclaimed driftwood. While exploring ways to complement these pieces, he discovered the rich colors and textures of wool needle felting, which quickly became an artistic pursuit of its own.

Bryan's work has been exhibited at the Trask Museum in Saratoga, New York, and the Southern Vermont Arts Center. His sculptures and needle-felted artwork are currently featured at EPOCH Artisans Gallery in Manchester Center, Vermont.