{"id":2008529,"date":"2026-06-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2008529"},"modified":"2026-06-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:00:00","slug":"animals-and-ornament-emerge-from-felted-wool-in-holly-guertins-textiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2008529","title":{"rendered":"Animals and Ornament Emerge from Felted Wool in Holly Guertin\u2019s Textiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1697\" height=\"1394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guertin-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a wool felted lamb in relief against a decorative blue background\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cLamb of God.\u201d All images courtesy of Holly Guertin, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Animals and Ornament Emerge from Felted Wool in Holly Guertin\u2019s Textiles<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-24T09:44:26-05:00\">June 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-craft\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/craft\/\" rel=\"tag\">Craft<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a 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In her practice, the artist seeks connections between patterns and adornments and flora and fauna. \u201cThe brilliant color work in a hummingbird\u2019s feathers, the spots on a pufferfish, even the stripes in a blade of grass are all ordinary moments of spectacular ornament,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these pieces will be on view in the artist\u2019s solo exhibition <em>Hand in Hand <\/em>at <a href=\"http:\/\/waterworks.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waterworks Visual Arts Center<\/a> in Salisbury, North Carolina, which runs from July 6 to October 10. See more on the artist\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hollyguertinart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guertin-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475291\" title=\"\u201cReception\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cReception\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cReception\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1697\" height=\"1326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guertin-7.jpg\" alt=\"a wool felted textile artwork featuring a sleeping lamb\" class=\"wp-image-475295\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cReception\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guertin-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475291\" title=\"\u201cDelight\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cDelight\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cDelight\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guertin-1.jpg\" alt=\"a wool felted textile artwork with floral details and flourishes\" class=\"wp-image-475292\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cDelight\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guertin-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475291\" title=\"Detail of \u201cDelight\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cDelight\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cDelight\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guertin-2.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of a wool felted textile artwork with floral details and flourishes\" class=\"wp-image-475293\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cDelight\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guertin-9.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475291\" title=\"\u201cWhat Your Hand Has Wrought\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cWhat Your Hand Has Wrought\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cWhat Your Hand Has Wrought\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guertin-9.jpg\" alt=\"a wool felted textile artwork with patterns of foliage\" class=\"wp-image-475297\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cWhat Your Hand Has Wrought\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guertin-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475291\" title=\"\u201cHis Face\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cHis Face\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cHis Face\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guertin-4.jpg\" alt=\"a hand touches the face of a felted lamb sculpture\" class=\"wp-image-475300\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cHis Face\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guertin-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475291\" title=\"\u201cEncore\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cEncore\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cEncore\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guertin-3.jpg\" alt=\"a wool felted textile artwork with a floral-like geometric pattern\" class=\"wp-image-475294\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cEncore\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guertin-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475291\" title=\"Detail of \u201cLamb of God\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cLamb of God\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cLamb of God\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guertin-6.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of a wool felted lamb in relief against a decorative blue background\" class=\"wp-image-475298\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cLamb of 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