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Felted teapot shape with removeable stopper. Embellished with acrylic balls and glass beads. Inspired by feelings “bubbling up”, the familiar shape of a teapot brings comfort. Separate stopper on hollow felted teapot embellished by glass and acrylic beads.

Felted teapot shape with resist created openings and separate stopper, embellished with beading and charms. Inspired by seed pods, this felted teapot with separate removeable stopper has unique resist formed shapes embellished with beading and charms.

Hand wet felted with wool and silk using resists.

Hand wet felted with wool and silk using resists.

Hand felted natural merino wool fins are first needle felted then wet felted as allone piece. 30% shrinkage. Natural merino wool laboriously hand wet felted creating fins onto wood background as one piece. Represents the “waves” of emotions in our life as we strive for equanimity.     

Wet felted with resist to create hollow teapot. Removable stopper and orchidsalso wet felted of Merino wool. Inspired by actually enjoying a cup of tea in Fiji in a beautiful orchid garden called Garden of the Giant. A giant face is seen above in the overlooking mountain.    

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 with several types of wool, yarns and silk and then machine and hand stitched for detail, gratitude stone embedded.

Hand wet felted with various types of wools and silk, machine and hand embroidery, embedded crystals and fossils

Part of the House and Home group exhibit from NSNG

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.