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An article by journalist \u00c9RIC CL\u00c9MENT, LA PRESSE, Montreal Quebec to consult below:<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

IN THE WORKSHOP OF\u2026 MARJOLEIN DALLINGA<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

FELT ART AT ITS BEST<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Resident of the Laurentians, Marjolein Dallinga is one of the great artists specializing in felt, a fashionable material in contemporary art. We met the renowned artist of Dutch origin, who works regularly with the entertainment world, notably with Cirque du Soleil and the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Nouveau Monde.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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HIS JOURNEY<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Born in the Netherlands, Marjolein Dallinga learned to sew when she was young. Having noticed her predispositions, her parents sent her, every weekend, to an art school, from the age of 8. Later, she studied art history and fine arts. After meeting her Quebec spouse in Paris, she moved to Montreal in 1989. \u201cI started making papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 jewelry that I sold at the boutique at the Museum of Fine Arts,\u201d she says. It provided me with money for my paintings. \u00bb<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Marjolein Dallinga learned the basics of felting thanks to a sheep breeder from Saint-Faustin. \u201cShe had demonstrated by making a small felt ball. I then bought wool and started, as an autodidact, 26 years ago. I had a baby. I made felt toys for her, because I couldn’t paint with a baby next to me anymore. \u00bb<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Since then, she has developed her art so well that the circus, theater and cinema have required her services. She has created hangings, costumes, scarves, gloves, hats and handbags. But the man of theater and costume designer Fran\u00e7ois Barbeau (died in 2016) persuaded her to embark on contemporary art. It was decisive. She now exhibits in museums in Europe and the United States, and has acquired a fine international reputation. One of his creations was awarded at the World of WearableArt (WOW), in New Zealand.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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THE FELT<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Felt is an older material than woven fabric. \u00ab\u00a0In all the countries where you see sheep, there is a felt tradition,\u00a0\u00bb says Marjolein Dallinga. At the Hermitage Museum in Russia, felt works date back to 300 BC. \u00bb<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To create her felt, Marjolein Dallinga works, by hand, quality European wool, Spanish merino or sheep from the Alps. She dyes it and transforms it by applying layers of fibers that she moistens with soapy water. She crosses them and presses them constantly so that the fibers get entangled and amalgamate. Its fibers of several colors give beautifully chamoired felts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have to roll the material, massage it, throw it. It is a very soft art, but also physical, especially when the felt pieces are very large. Felt is like skin. Very intimate, it protects, envelops and allows you to express something that comes from within. I sometimes dream that I am between the layers of felt! \u00bb<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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EXPERTISE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Marjolein Dallinga loves to teach. Her expertise being recognized, she teaches and gives conferences everywhere: Ireland, Chile, Oregon, Uruguay next November, France and the Netherlands in 2023.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The art of felting has taken off since the 1990s. \u201cWe started to have better wools, she says. This helped to develop the quality of the felt. Before, it was mostly portable things that we created. More contemporary artists are starting to create with felt. Last spring, the Bradley Ertaskiran gallery exhibited felt paintings by American artist Melissa Joseph.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Journalist: \u00c9RIC CLEMENT, LA PRESSE<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

THE PRESS+<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Edition of August 30, 2022,<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

ARTS AND BEING section, screen 10<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

This text from La Presse+ is a copy in web format. Consult it for free in an interactive version in the La Presse+ app.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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