About

Welcome to Studio Rumu - the home of the work of textile artist Karen Gorman. Karen is a figurative artist specialising in needle felting wool fibres. She incorporates recycled and reclaimed materials such as wool packaging, shells, stones and driftwood into her models and pictures. They are a joyful, sometimes nostalgic celebration of favourite places, everyday objects, outdoor adventures and (most importantly) sheep.

a white box framed needle felted study of an orange flavoured Calippo ice lolly on a blue background

needle felted scene of a wintery sunrise with a row of almost bare trees following a lane to a distant horizon; the trees are casting shadows on a snowy field

needle felted picture of a leaping sheep wearing a red tutu, jumping over a green hill with embroidered daisies

needle felted portrait of a sheep wearing a mulitcoloured stitched crown on a sky blue floral background

Needle felted picture of four beach huts on stilts facing a sandy beach, blue sea and cloudy blue sky