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I Create Lifelike Needle-Felted Animal Sculptures
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I Create Lifelike Needle-Felted Animal Sculptures

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I specialize in creating lifelike animals through Needle felting. Needle felting is still a relatively unknown art form. It is done by stabbing into wool fibers with a very sharp, barbed needle over and over. The stabbing motion knots the fibers via the barbs on the needle and you can mold and sculpt the wool fibers into form.

I usually start out with a simple wire armature, the skeleton of the animal, and felt around the armature. I often sculpt claws out of fimo and add glass eyes of taxidermy quality. I work with tons of reference pictures.

I can only go this far with making animals look realistic. Working with wool limit my abilities, but I enjoy the challenge of portraying the essence of each animal and hope they come alive in my sculptures.

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    Yvonnesworkshop

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    After a long career as a painter in a major animation studio I know find myself submerged in sculpting wool fibers with a very sharp, barbed needle. This form of fiber art is called, needle felting.

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    Yvonnesworkshop

    Yvonnesworkshop

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    After a long career as a painter in a major animation studio I know find myself submerged in sculpting wool fibers with a very sharp, barbed needle. This form of fiber art is called, needle felting.

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    TracieVirgadamo-Thomas
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love them all (except the creepy spider. I'm not a fan of arachnids) Would love to have a few of them in my house....especially the cat!

    Shiri Reuveni-Ullrich
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hi Yvonne, your work is magnificent. I am wondering where you are located and if you go to fairs. We have one coming up in April and would be interested to explore options. Please send me an email if we can discuss further: sreuveni-ullrich@ottospecht.org Thanks!

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    TracieVirgadamo-Thomas
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love them all (except the creepy spider. I'm not a fan of arachnids) Would love to have a few of them in my house....especially the cat!

    Shiri Reuveni-Ullrich
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hi Yvonne, your work is magnificent. I am wondering where you are located and if you go to fairs. We have one coming up in April and would be interested to explore options. Please send me an email if we can discuss further: sreuveni-ullrich@ottospecht.org Thanks!

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