{"id":75011,"date":"2016-02-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhgshop.it\/catherine-oleary\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:40:35","slug":"catherine-oleary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/en\/catherine-oleary\/","title":{"rendered":"Catherine O&#8217;Leary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Catherine O&#8217;Leary is an Australian textile artist and feltmaker<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">. Currently living in Melbourne, Catherine has extensive experience in this sector. In fact, she has been expressing her talent  working with felt since 1990, refining her manual manipulation of felt to create impeccable three-dimensional works.<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/un-intervista-concatherine-o-leary.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><br><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Dresses, jackets, skirts, bojagi, sculptures and wearable art. Wool fibers, silk fabrics, recycled or hand-dyed fabrics. Delicate embroidery, geometic and floral patterns. Contrasting colors and decisive shapes. <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">These are the leitmotiv that characterize Catherine&#8217;s work<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> and that struck us in particular for their harmony.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">She boasts personal and collective shows, prizes and even a book to her name.<\/span><\/p><br><br><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Catherine created four pieces for us<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">using Merino wool and silk fabric: a scarf, a tunic, a hat and a small sculpture. This mini-colleciton is a must-see.<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/catherineo-leary.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><br><\/span><br><\/p><br><br><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Catherine&#8217;s works are also part of the DHG Meyer Children&#8217;s Hospital initiative. They will be on sale for charity with the proceeds being donated to the Oncology Ward of the <\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meyer.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Meyer Pediatric Hospital of Florence<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">. You can find the artist&#8217;s works on sale on<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/prodottiele_eng.php?rep=15&#038;mac=34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">dhgshop<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/catherine-oleary.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><br><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">To learn more about Catherine, <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/blog\/article-an-interview-with-catherine-oleary_239.php\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">read the interview on our blog<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">.<\/span><\/p><br><br><br><br>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catherine O&#8217;Leary is an Australian textile artist and feltmaker. 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