Bio.

Feltinelli is my Registered Trade Name I made up combining Felt and Nelli.

Here is my short Bio.

Nelly Kouzmina is a Fiber Artist working with natural fibers and dyes creating variety of pieces from wall art to wearable and accessories, exploring broad possibilities of felt making. Her work is original, one of a kind, inspired by nature.

She started working with fibers in 2012, and developed her own style and techniques creating unique hand made textile - felt. 

Nelly participates in various juried art shows in New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.

Her work was selected for the show “Fashion. Fabric. Fibers”, New Hope Arts Council, February 2016, Fashion Show at National Textile Show in Oaks, PA, September 2016, and latest "Fashion. Fabric. Fibers", New Hope, in May of 2017

Her collections are sold at the Trenton State Museum store, Trenton City Museum Boutique, East 28 Gallery, Burllington, NJ, Red Tulip Gallery, PA, Touchstone Art Gallery, Yardley, PA, and Gallery 23, Blairstown, NJ.

She is invited to participate in pop-up art galleries supporting Home Front called ArtJam 2016, 2017, and WoW Gallery, 2016, 2017, Princeton, NJ.

In July of 2015 Nelly had her first solo exhibit at the Plainsboro Public Library Art Gallery, NJ.

In June of 2017 she has her second personal exhibit there.

She is a member of 

- International Association of Feltmakers IFA based in U.K. http://www.feltmakers.com/, 

- Member of Northeast Guild of Feltmakers, U.S. http://northeastfeltmakersguild.org/works/malahit-nuno-felt-dress/, 
- Bucks County Guild of Craftsmen, PA http://www.bucksguild.org/, 
- Trenton City Museum at Ellaslie, NJ: http://ellarslie.org/, 
- West Windsor Art Council, NJ: http://www.westwindsorarts.org/, 
- Artists of Yardley (AOY), PA: http://www.artistsofyardley.org/.

Nelly got numerous awards as 

Best in Fiber Art - Trenton City Museum at Ellaslie Open XXXI, May, 2014, 

1^st Place/ Fine Arts & Crafts - Highland Park Art Show, NJ, 2014, 

Honorable Mention at Ellarslie Open XXXIV,May 2017.

Best in Show, 1^st Place - New Hope Arts & Crafts Festival, September 2014, 2nd place 2015, 1st place 2016.
In 2017 she received Award - Artist of the Year at Plainsboro Library, Middlesex County, NJ

Nelly taught and continues teaching workshops and classes at Plainsboro Township, Lawrenceville, Artists of Yardley, PA, West Windsor Arts Center, Trenton City Museum, ArtWorks Trenton, Grounds for Sculpture.

  

Publications.

FELTMATTERS. Magazine of International Association of Feltmakers (U.K.).

December 2014 Issue. Spotlight on America article.

World Wide Colors of Felt. Book article. Holland (2016).

Hats, Headbands & Head Accessories

*Please note that all images are property of Nelly Kouzmina and cannot be used without written consent 

from the artist.

All my hats and hair accessories are original, one of a kind. Seamless, flexible and soft. 

Hand made of Australian or New Zealand fine Merino wool fibers, Alpaca, silk, bamboo or other exotic fibers and threads to create unique surface design. 

Half hats/ hair accessories are revival of small half hats of 50's with contemporary touch.

They are elegant, feminine, compact and light. All have millinery wire inside or satin covered band that can be easily adjusted to the shape of your head and removed for washing head wear.

New Fall/Winter hair accessories  - ear muffs, hand bands.

Had made felt. Merino wool, Silk.

Uniquer and stylish.

"Teresa". 
Fine Merino wool, Silk, Feathers.
Black and Mustard combination.

"Lola".
Elegant combination of grey and pale pink with 3 D elements - Hydrangea flowers on the side. 
No longer available. Owned by charming lady.

"Anna".
Romantic and mysterious.
Half Hat/ Hair Accessory.
Hand made felt. Fine Merino wool, Silk and Viscose Fibers.
Russian/ French Veil.
Zipper closer inside. Millinery wire to maintain the shape. Easy to adjust.
OOAK.
No longer available. Purchased by pretty fashionista.

"Elizabeth". 
Half Hat/ Headband.
Reversible, light, stylish, elegant.
Hand made felt. Fine Merino wool. OOAK.
No longer available. PA resident.

"Claire".
Winter fashion. Hand made felt.
Merino wool. Charming, elegant, romantic.
No longer available. Moved to Russia.

"Taxi" hat/ Hair accessory.
Hand made felt. Fine Merino wool fibers.
Millinery frame to keep the shape. Zipper closure.

"Peacock".
Headband/ half hat.
Merino wool, silk.

"Anatolia".
Wide brim hat, free style draping. Decorated with pheasant feathers.
Hand made felt. Merino wool fiber, Silk, Viscose.
No longer available. World traveler.

       "Chloe".
Elegant large brim hat. Asymmetrical draping.
Merino wool, Silk, Viscose fibers.
Elegant. Light.

"Mme Vert".
Free style draped felt hat.
No longer available.

                                                   

"Priscilla". 

 Merino wool, Silk, Viscose Fibers. Russian/French veil.
No longer available, NJ resident.

"Monique".
Cloche. Merino wool, Viscose, Silk fibers.

Available in Red Tulip Gallery,New Hope, PA

http://www.redtulipcrafts.com/

"Ms Brown".
Half hat. Baby Alpaca.Super soft. Adorable.
No longer available.

"Catepillar Giallo".
Hand made felt hat.
Superfine Merino wool. Free style draping.
"I am centered".

"Mme Rouge". Hand made felt. 100% Merino wool.
Free style draping.
No longer available. NYC resident.

"Mrs. Grey". Merino wool, silk.
Proper, light, flirty.
No longer available.

"Mme Bourguignon". 100% Merino wool.
Deep Burgundy color, free style draping. OOAK. 

"Mme Rococo". 100% Merino wool.
Soft, dusty Pink color.
Formal or casual occasion - always lady like.

"Lavender Meadow".
100% Merino wool.
Elegant, luxurious.

"Miss Maple". 100% Merino wool.
Soft, gradual yellow.
Perfect for early spring garden party.
No longer available. Owned by charming lady from NJ.

"Red Cardinal". Hand made felt.
Seamless. Superfine Merino wool.
This one is mine, light, soft, and favorite!

Gorgeous model Emma in a"Cat" hat.
Helmet style. Hand made felt hat. OOAK.
Merino wool, Alpaca.
No longer available. PA resident.

"Cubana". Beret. Alpaca, Merino wool, Silk.
No longer available. Proudly owned by charming Cuban.

"Malvina". Hand made felt tweed/boucle.

No longer available. Manhattan resident.

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"Miss Mouse". Helmet style. Hand made felt.
Super fine Merino wool, Angora.
Charming. Just for fun!

"Cheers". Holiday set - hat and scarf. Super fine Merino wool, Peruvian Merino yarn.
Soft, light and elegant.
No longer available.

Awards

2017

Artist of the Year

Plainsboro Library, NJ

Ellarslie Open XXXIV

Trenton City Museum, NJ

Honorable Mention.

"Winter Magic" Wall Art. 

2016

New Hope Arts Festival

1st Place. 

2015

New Hope Arts Festival.

2nd Place.

2014

Ellaslie Open XXXI Trenton City Museum 

Best in Fiber Art/ My work "Sea of Sylvia"

Highland Park Art Festival, NJ. 

1st Place. Fiber Art.

New Hope Annual Arts & Crafts Festival. PA. 

Best in Show. 

First Place.

Neckwears & Necklaces.

..refers to various styles of clothing worn around the (human) neck. They are worn for fashion, combat, or protection against the influences of weather. Common neck wear today include bow ties, neckties (cravat), scarves, feather boas and shawls. Historically, ruffs and bands were worn.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neckwear)

2020

          

                                                                                           

Contemporary neckwear. Merino wool, Mohair yarn.

Spring/ Summer 2017 Collection.

Cheerful Scarflette with 3D Strawberries and Flowers

Seamless. Wet felting technique. Merino wool, Viscose Fibers.

"Pea in a Pod" scarflette.

Merino wool, Viscose fibers.

3D details.

No longer available. World traveler.

Hand made felt with hand dyed Silk Cocoons.

No longer available.

Pretty in Pink.             

Hand made felt with hand dyed silk cocoons.

No longer available. Settled in France.

Hand made felt with Silk Cocoons.

Hand made felt with hand

Scarflette with white flowers.
Hand made felt. Seamless. Merino wool, Silk fibers.

dyed silk cocoons.

"Orlando". Neck wear/ scarf.
Hand made felt. Superfine Merino wool. Soft, elegant, cozy.
Unisex. Pets friendly. No longer available.

"Romance"
Necklace/Scarf.
No longer available. PA resident.
Superfine Merino wool.

"Pretty in Pink"
Necklace/scarf. Superfine Merino wool.
No longer available. Princeton resident.

"Fantasy" 
Collar. Hand made felt embellished with embroidery, stones, metal objects, Shibori. Silk lining.
No longer available. PA resident.

"Frosted Berries". Necklace.
Hand Made Felt. Superfine Merino Wool, Hand Painted Glass, Rose Quartz. Embroidery.
I found piece of glass on a beach. It was beautifully polished by the ocean, I kept it for some time.
One day I found it in my desk and liked it even more for being with me all these years, and I knew immediately what to do with it.
It was made of sand, served it's purpose as an object, had a long journey in the ocean, got new shape and look, got back to the land, was found it and got the second chance.
No longer available. PA resident.

"Sandy".
Nuno felt with felted in stones found on a beach after storm.
Merino wool, Silk, Cotton.
Be different.
No longer available. NJ resident.

"Parisian Jazz" Cobweb felt. Merino wool.
Model is gorgeous also.
No longer available. World traveler.

"Once on Holidays". 
Nuno felt. Superfine Merino Wool, Lace, Silk, Vintage beads. 
No longer available. Russian resident.

"Tulips". Necklace, or belt.
Superfine Merino wool.
Irresistible.

No longer available. NJ resident.

"Red Kala".Neck tie, or belt.
Superfine Merino wool, Tussah Silk.
No longer available
PA resident.
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"Daffodils". Necklace - scarf.
Superfine merino wool.
No longer available. NC resident.

"Cravat".
Hand made felt. Super fine Merino wool.
I thought it might be interesting to know
No longer available. Has been seen in Amsterdam.

The cravat is a neckband, the forerunner of the modern tailored necktie and bow tie, originating from 17th-century Croatia.^[2]

From the end of the 16th century, the term band applied to any long-strip neckcloth that was not a ruff. The ruff, a starched, pleated white linen strip, originated earlier in the 16th century as a neckcloth (readily changeable, to minimize the soiling of a doublet), as a bib, or as a napkin. A band could be either a plain, attached shirt collar or a detachable "falling band" that draped over the doublet collar. It is possible that cravats were initially worn to hide shirts which were not immaculately clean.^[3] Alternatively, it was thought to serve as psychological protection of the neck during battle from attack by a spear.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cravat)