Collage Felting Workshop
taught by Jess Stapf
This workshop is part of our exhibition programming. Capital Region fiber artist Jess Stapf will lead a wet felting workshop coinciding with her solo exhibition Fontanelle in our Atrium Gallery.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn the basic principles of wet felting for flat objects and wall-hangings. Techniques covered will include pre-felting for creating cutaway designs and hand cut shapes to arrange like collage elements, we will also use roving and yarn as additional embellishments.
This workshop is great for beginners who haven’t worked with wet-felting before as well as for those who are more experienced. In this two hour workshop, participants will create two 8” x 10” wall-hangings. Participants will be provided materials but are welcome to bring any of their own wool roving or wool yarn scraps to include.
All supplies for this class will be provided.
1 Session, Thursday, February 19th, 2026, 6:00-8:00 PM
$69 member/$74 non-member
Price breakdown:
$25 member/$30 non-member plus $44 material fee
About Jess:
I’m Jess Stapf, an artist from the Capital Region of Upstate New York.
I graduated with a BFA in Art & Design and a minor in Art History from Alfred University in 2018 and I received my MFA in Studio Art from the University at Albany SUNY in 2023. Since graduating, I have been working full-time as an artist assistant.
I make work in a range of materials, including printmaking, sculpture, fiber, and video. My work is most closely tied to my strive for a balance between craft and intention. I begin my work conceptually and use varied materials as a method to transform commonplace domestic objects. My work deals with themes of gender, the home, and craft mediums.
I currently live in Troy, NY with my girlfriend Melissa, our cat Artemis, and our dog Koda.
