3D and other felting treks

Expanding my felt play into 3D work is so exciting.  My first with using a relief was a beret style hat and from there a bell cloche hat.

A few days ago I experimented with making a cat cave.  It came out as planned but in the future will be adding more fiber as it could be a little thicker thus holding its form against rubbing cats.  It seems to have met approval, though if you look carefully I did have to lure him in with a bit of catnip.




I am looking forward to experimenting more with the relief process.(placing a piece of tarp, or thin packing foam between two layers of roving)

Also this week I have not abandoned the wonder of merino wool scarves and tried something new from a fellow felters blog post.  The results fun and airy.

Poppies 15"X22"

Decided to work on a new wall hanging as well. Inspired by the poppies that were covering my yard like a blanket.  I am in the process of planning out another with nebula in mind.

Blacksmithing..

Spiral "flower" on rebar 

Ok, can't stand the snails in my garden,
but this one doesn't eat the veggies.

Cat tail made from pipe and metal rod.

I just finished my Art Metal class last Monday.  Brooks Collier is a patient and knowledgeable teacher and I cannot wait until the fall semester to continue with metals classes. There is something so exciting about turning metal to a pliable red in a forge, bending, hammering and shaping it. Sharing a few photos of some of the practice pieces from class.