It felt the right thing to do for craftswoman weaving her way

Some of Ni Lingling's art pieces that were on display in Beijing were done at the beginning of the year in Paris.

Ni Lingling says that meeting with musicians, dancers and artists from across the world has opened here eyes to a new world with regards to her in use of materials for felt making. For instance, she mixes leaves, twigs, wine caps and pieces of ceramic into her felt creations-things she gathered while going about her daily life, such as visiting a market or going to a friend's party.

And the colors of pieces created in Paris are more vivid and bright compared with her previous work, which usually just featured the wool's original hue.

She regards the making of her felt art as a way of taking notes and recording her daily ideas or emotions.

"It's my own way of writing a diary. These felt works record my feelings at that moment," Ni Lingling says.

Right after her show opened on Nov 25, she returned to her day job in Shanghai.

She says she will try more materials and approaches in felt making as well as helping to train craftsmen in Yunnan and Qinghai provinces, where some villages still favor such felting skills.