Valya's Work of Art - January 2011

I worked at the National Needlearts Association trade show January 7-10, and wore Valya Royenko's  fabulous felted garment. People stopped me in the aisles and I encouraged them to ask questions and touch the garment. The president of Coats North America (a huge textile company that owns the Rowan yarn brand) came up to me and pronounced the piece "awesome." His two adult daughters accompanied him on his trip to California, and he stopped me again in the hotel so I could show them the garment.

I felt like a walking piece of fiber sculpture - it was FUN to wear such beautiful work! Thank you, Valya!   To see more of Valya's work, start with her artist's page at www.californiafibers.com