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Finn and Merino wool wet felted over a resist. Flowers wet felted. Added earring and hand beaded necklace, Glass vase insert. Frida Kahlo loved flowers so I was inspired to create a wet felted floral vessel with aglass vase insert that can serve as an actual vase for real flowers!

Wet felted with wool, silk, novelty fibers and then free motion machine stitched. Inspired by a visit to the Anderson Japanese Garden in Rockford and sitting quietly gazing at the koi and water lilies. Upholstered on new mid century modern bench and finished with UV and stain resistance.     

Wet felted merino wool over resist to create hollow teapot. Removable stopper and roses wet felted and beaded. Inspired by “tea roses’”, why not a Rose Tea pot! Have a cup of tea and smell the roses!

Wet felted merino wool, silk fiber and novelty fiber. Free motion stitched and hand embroidered. Love can grow a garden of peace, joy and more love. Inspired by my own garden that the more love you give, the more it grows. Love rose quartz stone embedded.     

Felted Finn Wool This piece could also be called “Gender Blind” or “Religion Blind”. Inspired by all the judgements we make and that we need to go beyond our prejudices.

Felted wool and silk, bead embellished. Mounted on canvas that is covered by hand dyed shibori cotton. View of a garden with poppies and lavender in foreground. It was felted as one piece using resists for textural surface.

Felted and embellished with beads and feathers. Felted pot in one piece using resist. Stopper can be removed, as it was felted separately. Inspired by walking in the Southwest.

Felted with many floral beads inside. Ribbon with key to felted door on exterior. Inspired by the book “Secret Garden”, the vessel has a shadowy door on exterior with a hanging key. Inside are many floral beads and brighter colors.

Felted with resist. Top water lily stopper is removable. Inspired by Monet’s home in Giverny, the water lily teapot sits on its own water lily pad base.