My name is Melissa Montgomery. I am a student of Fibre Arts at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, in Fredericton,New Brunswick, Canada. I am a lover of wool; practicing knitting, spinning, felting, weaving, and design.
I am inspired to create by the world around me. The simplicity of my chosen medium is well suited to inspiration through the everyday. The plants and animals that inhabit my world, the turn of the light at different times of the day and the year, the comfort of familiar surroundings, and the primal excitement that grows out of finding new and unexpected elements in your world.
Through my work I seek to strike a balance between the traditional, comfortable and functional elements of craft and the playfulness and delight in the unexpected and unconventional. It is important to me that my pieces are both functional and beautiful. I want people to touch my work, to use it and to feel involved with it. I strive to create with precision and quality, but also to preserve a sense of wonder and spontaneity.
Through my work I seek to strike a balance between the traditional, comfortable and functional elements of craft and the playfulness and delight in the unexpected and unconventional. It is important to me that my pieces are both functional and beautiful. I want people to touch my work, to use it and to feel involved with it. I strive to create with precision and quality, but also to preserve a sense of wonder and spontaneity.
