Art by Julie Proulx | Needle-Felted West Coast Landscapes

Experience the captivating charm of lush West Coast woodlands and mesmerizing coastal scenes, expressed though natural wool landscapes.

Julie Proulx is a West Coast artist and graduated from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She is grateful to live on W̱SÁNEĆ territory on the Saanich Peninsula. The beauty of nature through the seasons provides abundant inspiration for the West Coast landscapes.

Drawing from light, colour and movement, Julie translates West Coast forest and coastline scenes into contemporary art works using multiple layers of thin wisps of dyed wool rovings and a single grooved needle. The fibre layers manipulate light and colour similar to an acrylic painting. The landscapes are very tactile, liken it to running a finger over the bark on a spruce tree or the lichen on a rock.