soft sculpture
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“Rock Wall” vessel finished
This was a subtle change and probably don’t notice it too much but for me keeping it subtle is what I wanted. Would I do more vessels? Well yes I would do again. The first picture is the completed vessel. The other is just for reference so you can see the difference. Read more
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Budding new teal
Itching to start another wall art piece. Found a teal shaded yarns and a complimentary variegated yarn. I think it’s ready to be felted. The hook size is “P” the size before felting is 17”X 17”. Read more
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Daisy my Daisy
Well I finally was able to marry the Daisy to the roots. Worked out great!! it stands about 40” and is about 15” across. Read more
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Daisy finally ready to finish.
Today after a long, long search I found the base to finish my large daisy soft sculpture. This will look like roots. Read more
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Update- green eggs and ham
Well continued work on it and it kinda took a different turn. The raised pieces are looking a little wormy. 🐛🐛🐛 Read more
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Rarely seen process
I decided to show the beginnings of my felting process. I confess the base is crocheted. Then I machine felt it. Here are three different pieces ready for the felting process. The circles might be added to the striped piece after the felting. But… might be used as a stand alone. Read more
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Lavender over Denim
This piece will be a challenge because I like it just the way it is however I hope to subtlety add without distracting from its simple beauty. Read more
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Love of crochet cont.
As I work on this designing using front post half double waffle stitch. I intend to weave yarns through the open spaces. Currently the fabric is soft and pliable. This would make a great clothing stitch. I wanted to have the same design on both sides so when weaving other yarns in offered the balance Read more
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For the love of crochet
Once finished with my last two pieces I went looking for another project. At first I thought to get back into my crochet felting vibe but I love crocheting. The use of stitches to achieve the look I want plus the ease of manipulation of the fabric to form shapes inspires me constantly. The last Read more
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Carousel for orbs
I found this carousel for my orbs. It spins so can be seen from all sides. I added a few stills to show them separately. There are more than these but that’s all that fits on the carousel. Read more
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Red circus finished
I had been looking for a container for this piece as I wanted it to be a sculpture. I’m still trying to decide if I want it to become permanent side of the piece of make it interactive. Read more
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Ready to hang
I finished this a while back but just couldn’t decide how I wanted to frame so set it aside in this format. Today I looked at it again and said OK. Read more
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New cupcake in the works
I decided to move forward with another cupcake in a series. This one is in fallish colors. As you can see these are many color directions it can turn to by the choice of accessory colors. I decided on four so have one more after this one. Then back to bigger wall art. Read more
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Red stage 4
Added blue/silver thread and mylar around the multi colored threads. Beading sewn in then multi colored yarn run through the beads. Not finished yet but getting closer. Read more
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Red stage 3
This is where I have started to add beads and reinforced the folds. they are side 1 and side 2. More embellishing will be done. Read more
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Stage 2 red
I decided to use multi colored yarn to accentuate the red. Crocheted a long piece and stitched it down then stitched around the edge. Now to fold it up a bit. Read more
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And so it begins red
I showed a while ago folded red piece so today I started working on it. long way to go but as always interest abounds. Read more
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Different green
Well, I had a piece I had cut away from the folded green and decided to work with that first. It’s kind of an envelope shape with an ear mark. Using that found some crescent green shell shapes and attached them with silver decorative earring pieces. So far so good. Read more