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Mayumi Yamamoto is a Tokyo-based needle felt artist renowned for her exceptional talent in creating hyper-realistic portraits of cats through the art of needle felting.

Born and raised in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, Mayumi has nurtured a lifelong love for cats, which serves as the primary inspiration for her art. Despite the absence of formal education in this unique craft, she mastered the technique through diligent self-learning, experimenting with various materials and methods to perfect her realistic feline creations.

Using a combination of synthetic cotton for the base and sheep wool for the fur, she brings to life the intricate details of each cat's appearance, capturing their diverse colors, patterns, and expressions with remarkable precision.

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    bElLa sTairZz
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    8 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    cant belive they got the fur to sit like that with needle felting, truly impressive

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    LightYagami
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    8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought it was Mayumi Yamamoto? It's Mayumi Yokoyama in this?

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    8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    alot of the time when cats do this its because their mimicing their owner, same goes for sitting on your keyboard!

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    8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one looks cute. I. SHALL .NAME. IT..... Kiki, which means 'double happiness'

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    8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't mean to be silly. I love cats so much and She has done an absatively ,posolutely, gorgemous job here!,OY!