Friday, December 12, 2008

Needle Felted Artist Bear "Holly" on Ebay




















Holly is ready to bring in some Holiday Cheer! She is 6 inches sitting and 8 inches standing. All of her colored details are 100% wool with the exception of her red ribbon bows. You can see more photos and read more about her on Ebay.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Fiber Fun!

Times have been full of fiber fun! Some of my creations were chosen for a Fiber Art Exhibit that ran at the Bellingham Public Library October 01 through November 10. It was an honor and a thrill to see my work displayed there!

The Whatcom Weavers Guild hosts an Annual Fibers and Beyond Show and Sale at the Hampton Inn, Fox Hall every Fall. I was happy to be a part of this years Show. I was able to meet the most wonderful and talented Fiber Artists. To top it off the Sale was a great success and I sold more than I had anticipated and made some wonderful connections. I look forward to participating next Fall!

Friday, September 5, 2008

Needle Felting Demonstration at the State Fair
















What a wonderful time I had giving the Needle Felting Demonstration at the State Fair. I really enjoy sharing my enthusiasm for needle felting with others! Thanks to all those that stopped by and joined in!

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Wool Show Needle Felted Girl & Work In Progress Photos!
















Sarah is 100% wool with the exception of her wire and stand. I enjoy the challenge of doing all the shading and details out of wool! She stands at approximately 18 inches tall.



Here are some of her work in progress photos.

I hope you enjoy seeing them!



































Thursday, June 19, 2008

Painted Treasures!















Recently I recieved a most precious gift from Artist Donna Armstrong. She painted a gorgeous picture of ginger on a gold velvet lined box that I will treasure forever!

Donna has been painting scince the late 1970's and in the last couple of years has started a line of fabulous painted boxes. Her painted boxes range from 3 to 12 inches and come in lots of styles and shapes! Her boxes incorporate many painting techniques.









She has boxes available of her own original artwork or you can commission a custom painted box! Click here to check out her website and see more examples of her hand painted treasures!

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

2008 Golden Teddy Award Nomination!

Ginger has been nominated for the 2008 Golden Teddy Award! Such a great honor and I am very excited! Here is a link to the full list of wonderful Nominees and a link to the 2008 Doll & Teddy Expo.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Artist Of The Month Interview





I was delighted to be chosen as February Artist of the Month for Thread Animals. You can see a copy of my AOM interview by clicking on the above Thread Animals Blog link.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

You Make My Day!

I have recieved the "You Make My Day" Award from my super talented artist friend Gaia! She works in different media and makes the most AMAZING miniatures, CREATIVE artist bears, and BEAUTIFUL illustrations. Visit I Piccolini, her work is a must see! I am happy that she thought of me for this award and she has in turn Made My Day! Now I get to pass on this Award to 5 people:

Jenny - Three O'Clock Bears
Aleta - The Silly Bear
Lisa - Q.D. Patooties
Louise - Louise Peers Studio
Samantha - Mary Myrtle Miniatures

"You make my day-Award" works like this:
1. Write a post with links to 5 blogs that make me think and/or make my day.
2. Acknowledge the post of the award giver.
3. Display the "You Make my Day Award" logo with a link to the post that I wrote. (Optional)
4. Tell the award winners that they have won by commenting on their blogs with the news.

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Tiny Dancer






















For my Daughter's 3rd birthday we signed her up for dance lessons. She loves her dance classes so much. Unfortunately its only one day a week, so she spends the other 6 days continually asking me when her next class is, lol. During class time they have a curtain covering the dance studio windows so the kids are not distracted by parents or others during lessons. I have to admit, I keep moving the curtain ever so slightly so I can peek at her.... I can't seem to help myself... it is such a joy to watch her dance. Now I take my needle felting with me. This keeps me from sticking my head behind the curtain too often (which I'm sure is a relief to the instructors) and I get some work done.....

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Thread Animal Of The Year



I'm very excited that "Sasha" was voted Thread Animal Of The Year for 2007. Threadanimals is a fun Yahoo group of over 1000 members who teach, learn, share and enjoy the world of thread and needle felted animals.