Exhibiting Artist

Since 2014 Jaana has been developing new techniques in needle felting to best capture the vibrancy and nuance of landscape. In 2020 her award-winning work and tutorials were published in the book “Jaana Mattson’s Landscapes in Wool: The Art of Needle Felting”. Jaana’s journey to her current work has been a meandering creative path. After completing her MFA with a focus in fibers at UW-Seattle in 1999, she designed and produced art jewelry for 10 years before returning to her mixed- media roots. Her current work in fiber and wood emerged from this study of diverse craft media including welding, stained glass, encaustic medium and felting combined with found objects. When not travelling the country to show her work or teach, Jaana is at home in Western North Carolina with her dogs, renovating her house, composing new landscapes in the studio and working on tutorials for workshops.