Minna White is the creator of rugs, wall hangings, and other textiles made with a felting process that combines wool from different colored sheep into organic, abstract designs recalling Kandinsky or Miro.

I visited her studio with a beautiful view in El Prado near Taos, where she works with long-haired out coats of the Navajo-Churro, or Churro, sheep, a breed that was brought to North America in the 16^th century by Spanish colonists. The sheep can be black, white, a variety of browns and grays, even striped. White does not dye the wool but cards it and uses the natural colors in a felting process to create her soft, thick textiles.

Her process can be found here:

I’ll be offering a revised version of my course on art and the environment. Even more is on the line now, and the future so unclear.

In a project called Wuyong (“Useless”), to be unveiled at the opening exhibition, “Design and Love” at the new London Design Museum later this month.