Location: Canada
Elana Sigal was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended The University of British Columbia , Ryerson University and The University of Toronto receiving her BFA from The University of Toronto.
Elana has been designing and producing hand-felted artworks since 1992. Her work displays a level of sophistication and an original, unique interpretation of fibre art. Her work is very organic in nature and embodies her love of colour, figure, line, texture and abstract form. She expresses herself through her art in a casual and whimsical manner bringing the viewer a sense of ease, contentment and joy. Her inspiration comes from the historic and tribal process of felt making as well as from African art, Matisse, Klee and Twombly. Marrying her modern sensibility with the ancient form of felt making she creates art pieces which connect us with the natural world.
Felt is an ideal medium for softening, adding warmth and texture while acting as a sound buffer in residential , commercial, spiritual and corporate settings. Pieces can be designed in any size and thickness depending on the site requirements.
Commissions are welcomed.
My works are all hand-felted using my own dyed, color mixed wool.
My work is inspired by the natural world. Sensuous figures, ripe fruit, exotic flowers, rich foliage and whimsical trees
are all represented in vibrant colors with rich texture.
“Seasons”
“Plums”
“Bloom”
“Harmony”
“Eden”
“Fall”
“Plums Alive”
“Lava”
“Leaves”
“Wave Triptych”
“Pomegranates ”
“Birds Of Paradise”
