Wet Felted Collar with Petroglyphs
This felted collar, created with fine merino wool roving, Margilan silk fabric and repurposed sik fabrics and silk fibers, wraps and drapes rather than sitting flat, with a long, textured tail on one side. It's built up from a collage of wool roving and silk, with petroglyph-inspired imagery printed into the surface — small figures, spirals, and marks that echo ancient rock art worked right into the felt.
A removeable felted rosette brooch with a black center sits at any focal point. Loose black felt tabs hang along the lower edge, adding movement and weight. The color palette moves through cream, charcoal, beige and rustwith the printed symbols scattered across the surface like markings found rather than placed.
No two spots on this piece read the same — it's meant to be worn draped and asymmetrical, inside out or upside down, more like a small piece of wearable sculpture than a traditional scarf.