Poetry of Stones

This project took nine months to complete, and I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to create a large-scale work for a public space—something I had always dreamed of doing. For the past seven years, I have been working with the wet felting technique, and over the last year I became fascinated with three-dimensional felted rocks. I made many of them, and that exploration eventually led me to develop flat panels that still carry the visual and tactile qualities of stone textures.

In this piece, I combined several techniques. I used appliqué to add weight and texture to the surface, and I also experimented with a reverse technique—cutting into the felt in a way that allowed the base color to remain visible by protecting certain areas with plastic during the process. These layers of texture and depth became central to the work.

The theme of Poetry of Stones was inspired by the biblical verse from Ecclesiastes 3:5: “a time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them.” To me, the deeper meaning of this phrase reflects the constant changes in life—the cycles of building and dismantling, endings and new beginnings. This idea resonated strongly with my artistic process, as the work itself became a meditation on transformation, permanence, and renewal.