The snowman is influenced by children's Christmas books - you know, that scene where Frosty is out and about the town. My guy is a takeoff of this childhood favorite. He's got everything he needs - but no broom - but he has a nice yellow (well, it looks good) moon and twinkling stars. I've found that using white silk fiber when wet felting and when needlefelting creates an icy look. I also used a bit of grey curly locks - which I must have gotten from a sheep friend of mine - because I have it in clumps in my artroom. It does very well for shadowing.
I broke one of my lights that came with my lightbox - it fell - don't think it's really broken...just got loosened. So, I had to use only one and in the picture above, it gave off a nice glow.
Here he is in my bedroom along side my birch collectible. Well, it sold already so not mine.
He reminds me of the "Titanic" - "Here I am, world!" as he leanas forward - shows he's dimensional -a nice way to say he's a bit rounded.
Now, here's the second newest - when I googled "cardinal" to see what these guys really look like, I came up with many pictures - some of the "Cardinal" as in the Catholic cardinal. Maybe that's why the bird is called a "cardinal" because the top of his head looks like a "Cardinal's" hat. Of course, he's very important also.
I love this picture - he's nestled in this birch bark light - hard to explain what it looks like - the photo is a bit fuzzy - but I love the branches!
He's on the wall and I'm trying to show his roundness |
I puffed him out with alot of shocking red wool - the beak was rather thought provoking - how to make it stick out and then what to do about the mouth opening. Fnally, worked out and I used a fine tipped artist's marker for his mouth-lips-whatever-where it opens.
This is reserved for a dear friend who continually buys from me.
So, what's in the works next? What holiday is coming up after Thanksgiving and before Christmas for Jewish folk?
These are so sweet! : )
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-Felicity
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You have been busy! Loving the detail that you are bringing to these felteds!
ReplyDeleteWow, all are so sweeeeet and very festive.
ReplyDeleteSo funny snowman!
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