Wooliza Fiber Arts
Gold Beach, ORBrand
Liza was first introduced to wool and the art of felting in 2007 while attending a workshop at the ‘New Hampshire Institute of Art’, hosted by Fiber Artists Beth & Larry Beede. Liza has been exploring the sculptural, functional and artistic qualities of wool ever since.
Having grown up in the woodlands of West Newbury, Massachusetts, Liza now resides on the Southern Oregon Coast with her artist husband, Johan Ziems. With a strong connection to the whimsical town of Ashland, Oregon, where Liza’s work can be found in a number of places, most prominently at the ‘Shepherds Dream’ store downtown.
Liza also works with lost-wax bronze casting sculptures, with new pieces being cast at Artworks Foundry in Berkeley, CA. The most prominent bronze sculpture being ‘Momentum’ a leaping Kirin with antlers and spiraling fur tufts- this elegant beast is a limited run of 12 editions.
