Cherie Shanteau

My work varies from wearable items like fashionable fun wool hats, to unique 3-dimensional soft sculptural pieces. As a frustrated poet unable to capture my feelings in words, I love the freedom of experimentation that my work allows me. My tools and materials include a wide variety of textile types and techniques curated over decades. The sculptural pieces emerged during Pandemic ‘alone time’. Suddenly I began to see new potential for those same old resources and techniques – the creation of 3-dimensional illustrations. They present me with an entirely new way to describe the world. And, at the same time, I am collecting a delectable basket of new design ideas for my wearable items!