I launched Catfish Studio in 2002. Initially an art quilter, I began a serious study of feltmaking after seeing the work of felter Jorie Johnson. I went on to study with Jorie, as well as Polly Stirling, Chad Alice Hagen and Inge Bauer.

I use a wet felt technique to make my pieces and then I embellish with shibori dyed silks and woven cottons. My work is sold at La Lana Wools in Taos, NM and at The Creamery Arts Center in Hotchkiss, CO. I also sell at various art festivals and craft shows. In my current work, I've been exploring material combinations - as in recent pieces with paper fibers, felt and metal.

- Gail Perrone
  feltmaker and fiber artist