JOIN POTTERY PLACE PLUS FOR FIRST FRIDAY WITH OUR GUEST ARTISTS - Mia Simonen & Karen Vollmer-Poseley
First Friday Reception to Meet the Artist:
March 6, 2026 | 5:00-8:30 pm
203 N Washington Street, Spokane
Mia Simonen, Felt Artist
Needle felting is the art of using barbed needles to sculpt wool roving into an infinite variety of shapes and forms. Owl Song Feltery creates botanicals out of wool. Owl Song Feltery was started by Mia Simonsen in 2024 and is located in Cheney,Wa. Cactus and succulents were Mia’s first botanicals of choice, and she has since added mushrooms and other fungi to her feltery. Growing up in North Idaho gave Mia plenty of chances to fall in love with the outdoors, a passion that continues to influence her art today. She has long been obsessed with growing things and has been an avid gardener for the past 30 years and a florist for the past 6 years. Needle felting allows Mia to design with botanicals year-round. From picking the shape and colors of a new project to finding just the right vintage container to showcase the finished form, the entire process offers her endless possibilities. Mia also values the joy and whimsy “feltanicals” bring to this world. Yes, that’s a word she made up to describe her art! Her realistic sculptures bring delight in a way unique to Owl Song Feltery.
Karen Vollmer-Poseley, Resin Artist
Greetings!
My name is and I started working with resin to create art that would help me to preserve my flowers from my garden.
My creative process took off and soon I found that my flowers weren’t growing as fast as I was itching to create. So I started watching many YouTube tutorials and got hooked on creating my own “Blooms”.
It’s been a year now and I’m challenged between this being just a hobby or making it into a business. For now, I’m going to cherish this as my hobby and keep my passion focused on my day job 4 days out of the week as a counselor!
The magic with this art form is in the process of creating and watching as each piece is unique in the final form. No two pieces are alike! While I’m creating; pouring the resin mixture into the mold, then adding the alcohol ink, creating designs all with the hope that when it’s cured (hardened) 6 to 12 hours later…or more, I will have something beautiful. When the piece is removed from the mold the design is underneath the top portion. It’s always a surprise!
