3rd Quarter challenge in the Studio

Ive just put the 3rd quarter challenge up over at the studio site

http://feltingandfiberstudio.com/

 

but a run down of it is a mixed media piece and I've kicked it off with my latest project which is on canvas and includes, felt, wire, fabric, silk,  paints, paverpol, gesso and modelling paste.  Im really happy with the way it turned out, If you'd like to be involved in our challenges then please feel free to come along and join in by clicking the above link.

 

Hope to see you there and have fun with whatever it is that your creating :)

Li'l Needle Felted Benny and the big one.

Just grabbed the real Ben for a photo shoot when he called in after work on his way home. Made him sit for this pic and he didnt mind at all. We had a good laugh anyway

One more Flower

Just finished one more flat needle felted flower, think i'll have a change now as i'm feeling very inspired to make another character after seeing some gorgeous ones on the forum.





Also we were talking about leadlight pictures as Jude has just started learning how to, so i'm just showing her this one that i made a lot of years ago and its the only leadlight piece that i kept. I still couldnt part with this cause its my favorite :))

Little Garden of Flowers

I decided to try my hand ,Again, at these little wall hanging. I'm always so inspired by Deb from Deebs Fibre Art, she makes the most gorgeous wool paintings.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deebsfiberarts/ You can see her here.

I had so much fun and absolutely loved this so plan on making more although i'll have to learn how to make different kinds of flowers.

The first one took me quite a few hours as i pulled it back about 3 times, but now i love it and happy with the way it turned out. The second one took me less time and i'm happy with this to.

There both using a base of charcoal corriedale with merino and gotland fibre of different colors, the first one has angelina in the centre of the flower and the second one has viscose nepps in their centre's. Also the stems are using my yarn's , i really like the coils for the stems in the second one.

Whenever i look at Garf i have to laugh, I just absolutely love this guy, He came out of no-where really, i was just doing a practise head that i was going to leave alone but then i couldnt really do that now could i.. He still needs some butterflies and flowers cause i think he would just love them. Big ole dumb Garf. He's my biggest doll yet and he took me quite a while to make. But loads of fun to see him come to life. Wool really does have a life of its own and really does create a lot of giggles. lol He's all needle felted using a single barbed needle.

Hazel is another of my favorite Dolls. Originally she was a boy right up until i added the hair and then whala, lol she was a girl, i was wondering why i was having so much trouble getting him the way i wanted, its because he wanted to be a she . lol Hazel loves to read and she quite often sits outside under a tree and spends hours immersed in her favorite books. I really love the way she turned out even with her wonky teeth and face. She is just so happy all the time.

This is one of my favorites, a gorgeous lady by the name of Marti helped me create this tapestry, i really wanted to do a scene from our harsh australian outback and this was the end result. I actually entered this one in my very first Art Show and received a Highly Commended Award, i was so very Happy with that.