Originally from the Kent Coast, Annie Brown gained a BA (hons) in Fine Art at KIAD, Canterbury. Relocating in 2003, to the edge of the Cambridgeshire Fens, she took a Postgraduate in teaching through the University of Cambridge.
Whilst researching therapeutic activities for Cambridge Women’s Aid, Annie taught herself to needle felt, developing her own blending techniques, along with the use of unconventional materials. After an inspirational visit to Woolfest, Cumbria, hand-dyeing the wool became part of her practice. With her partner who is a stockman, Annie started a wool only flock of rare breed sheep, giving her a constant supply of different textures and natural colours. Hand dyeing the wool has become part of her practice. Recently, she has come back to drawing, looking for the line that ‘sings’.
Annie has always been inspired by the landscape and the nature within it, its transience, and the beauty of its imperfections. Through this, she provides her audience with a moment of stillness and tranquillity.
Regularly exhibiting her work since 1991, Annie has sold her work internationally, appeared on ITV’s Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, Needle Felting Magazines and run workshops at several national wool festivals.
WEBSITE: https://anniebrownneedlefelting.co.uk
EMAIL: annie@anniebrownneedlefelting.co.uk
FACEBOOK: @anniebrownneedlefelting
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