With a love of color I celebrate life!
After thirty-two years as a high school art teacher Felice retired and moved into a new artistic path. She now explores possibilities with fabric and thread creating art quilts. As a high school art teacher she loved exposing her students to varied art experiences and she continues to explore different techniques herself. As a teacher she taught drawing, painting, photography and graphic design.
Felice grew up with a grandmother and mother who sewed clothing and could put together an outfit in no time at all. Her father was in the textile business in Manhattan. Fabric has always been a part of her life.
Felted wool combined with cotton fabrics and embroidery stitches are Felice's chosen materials. Her goal is to strengthen her artistic work and learn new techniques that will provide growth in the skills she uses. She recently explored Indigo Shibori and printed dyeing techniques and have included those fabrics in current work. She enjoys hand appliqué as well as pieced work but always includes added stitches for texture and pattern. She uses Apliquick© tools to form the shapes she will appliqué.
Felice loves sharing the processes with others and enjoys that as much as creating the works. She has created patterns for others to use but also welcomes opportunities to teach techniques with student design driven compositions.
Nature is her main inspiration however, she has started to venture into abstract pieces. Felice lives in NE Ohio and enjoy hikes in the parks as well as taking in the insect and plant life at her pond and perennial garden. Travel always provides new possibilities.
Felice's work has been exhibited at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Pacific International Quilt Festival and the Vermont Quilt Festival besides regional shows.
Work in publications : The Houston Quilt Festival Booklet included her work as the example of the In Full Bloom Exhibit. Quiltmania Spring 2023 and Art Quilting Studio in June 2023 featured her recent works.
Felice is a Wonderfil© Educator and offers classes to guilds and art groups in the area. You can reach her at felice@felicequiltdesigns.com and view the Facebook and Instagram posts at felice_quilt_designs.
If you have a special group project that you would like a leader/designer for please feel comfortable approaching her with your idea. Group work can be a great opportunity for everyone involved.
She welcomes shop owners to contact her for wholesale purchase of her patterns and she is available to visit and teach classes.
Always have fun stitching,
Felice Dahlhausen
330 931-1184
felice@felicequiltdesigns.com