Thursday, December 31, 2009

Collies, Cardinals, and Mutts Oh My!


For Christmas I made a series of animals, and gave them as gifts. Each creature was packaged in a small paper box that I folded, and was wrapped in tissue paper. I selected animals that lived near the person's home, or created a custom portrait of their pet.



"Sam & Ball"
3" x 2"
wool roving, glass beads

Felted wool portrait of a Border Collie.



"Clover"
2" x 2"
wool roving, glass beads

Felted wool portrait of a Westie.




"Red Fox"

This playful fox is pictured in one of the boxes.



"Hummingbird in Flight"
3" x 1.5"
wool roving, glass beads, embroidery thread

A small ruby-throated hummingbird ornament.



"Cardinal in Flight"
2.5" x 1.5"
wool roving, glass beads, embroidery thread

A red cardnial to sit in the Christmas tree, or hang in a window year-round.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Avian Small Works


"Chickadee and nest"
1.5"x3"
wool roving, vegetable dye, glass beads

A needle felted wool sculpture of a chickadee, sitting in a nest of wire and twigs.

Needle Felted Pet Portrait


"Scout"
1"x3"
raw wool roving, glass beads, pink organic cotton thread

This is a needle felted version of our West Highland White Terrier, Scout.