I love to celebrate nature, wildlife and life through both writing and art. I paint with soft pastels and also with wool (felted). I find the two mediums oddly similar in terms of the strong colours and the softness.
WOOL FELT: I mostly use (non-mulesed) merino wool and the wet-felting method, though I sometimes embellish my wet-felted pieces with needle felting, hand embroidery or free-motion sewing.
PASTELS: I generally use a combination of Unison soft pastels, Pan Pastels and pastel pencils (Stabilo Cabothello most often). My go-to paper is Clairefrontaine’s Pastelmat, though I occasionally use other papers, even some recycled paper I make by hand.
If you’re interested in buying any of the pieces below, I’d love to hear from you by email at: a.g.marks18 at gmail.com
[NOTE: Colours might not be exactly as shown on screen. Sizes are rough on the felts as they are uneven – though they can be framed not to show the uneven edge if you prefer. Prices don’t include P&P]
Dappled Lioness
Soft pastels on pastelmat paper, 39 x 28cm unframed. Original. £125.
I see you
Mixed media hare eye on foam board. Original, unframed, 20.7 x 15cm. £20
I am the bee-eater
Soft pastels and pastel pencil on pastelmat, 17 x 28cm, unframed.
Original. £75.
The Cedar Tree
Soft pastels on pastelmat paper. Unframed.
Original 22.5 x 16.5cm £25.
I love you
Soft pastels on pastelmat paper. Unframed.
Original 16.3 x 18.5cm. £25
Ancient knowledge, maternal instinct
Soft pastels on pastelmat. Unframed original 28.3 x 22.5cm. £85.
The Song of the Sea
Soft pastels on velour paper. Unframed original 31 x 22.5cm. £85
Well-deserved rest
Mixed media with pastels on foam board. Original , unframed, 29.5 x 21cm. £40.
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Text to come
Three flowers in soft pastel and pastel pencil. Originals, framed with board (ready for framing) and cellophane-wrapped. £20 each. (Sizes shown are just the painting).
Wool Paintings
Shady bluebell wood
Wet-felted with free-motion sewing, 34 x 28 cm unframed. £145.
Thorn bush at sunset
Wet-felted. Art is 29 x 27cm. With frame: 45 x 45cm. £110.
Felt Items
You can make some wonderful things out of felt, and these are just some of the items I currently have available. The taller vases are made so that when you cut the top off a typical 1 litre plastic drink bottle the remainder fits inside and you can use it for flowers. Alternatively, they make (whole) drink bottles look much prettier in a bedroom!
The small pots are great for jewellry or other bits, or again, with a small jar inside, they can hold flowers. Or they are simply pretty in their own right.
SOLD WORKS
If any of the pieces below catch your fancy, by all means get in touch and I might be able to make you something similar.
The Moon & the Hare – SOLD
Wet-felted with hand embroidery
Robin in the snow – SOLD
Wet and needle felted
Down in the bluebell wood – SOLD
Wet-felted with free-motion sewing
Reflections at Shingle Street, Suffolk – SOLD
Wet-felted with hand embroidery
Under the acacia trees – SOLD
Wet-felted with hand embroidery