Light and Gravity

Schmitt works in the age-old handicraft of felting, using specialized needles to pull out and shape wool fibers into forms. While traditionally this process is used for creating small toys or craft works, Schmitt increases the scale and shifts to sculptural renditions of objects, such as a drill from his shop, a monumental B52 bomber, a decoy-sized duck. He opens up the potential of the felting process from that of a craft hobby to a seriously expressive, artistic statement about substance, meaning and exploration