Zetta Kanta: Impressionist wool

Latvian born, award-winning fibre artist, Zetta Kanta, uses only natural fibres for her tactile wallhangings. Working from her home in Melbourne, Australia, she uses wool and silk to create impressionist-style, modern wallhangings and tapestries that resemble paintings, rather than a non-woven fabric.

It was only after six years of travelling with her talented musician husband, and a foray into freelance graphic design, fashion design and DJing, that she decided to pursue an art course that birthed her love affair with wool.

Along with a passion for fair-trade and environmental sustainability that sees her sourcing wool from local rescue sheep and silk from producers that keep the silkworm alive, she favours softness in her work. This, she believes, promotes healing in the home and a sense of calm in busy public or office spaces.

Zetta Kanta: High Country Sunrise, 2017, Wool, silk, bamboo. Felted. Handspun yarn embroidery