Friday, May 25, 2012

a naturally dyed piece and his tiny friend too


I mentioned the other day that I had been working on a new needle-felted scene, and here it is completed along with another tiny piece.


Using only naturally dyed fibers in this piece was a fun challenge for me.  You'll see red onion, acorns, cedar, creeping charlie, strawberry leaf, bedstraw, pomegranate skins, all blended in here along with some natural grey wool.  The colors are subtle and well, natural.  You can bet you'll see more of this from me in the future.


And of course there are sporophytes.


I dried a piece of oak for the base on this piece and I love the scruffy texture of the bark.


The other piece I completed is much smaller.  So much so that it makes me giggle to look at it.


It's only 4" tall and about 2" across.


This one has two little white mushrooms, a tiny stone, and yup, sporophytes.  I dried a piece of poplar for the base of this one.


I love being amongst the moss and mushrooms.

These two pieces have already found their way to my shop.  I'd love it if you'd stop by and have a look or share with your friends.

Thanks so much, everyone.  Have a fantastic long weekend.

15 comments:

  1. They are absolutely lovely and as always your presentation is perfect! It's a good life among the moss and mushrooms.
    Shari

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  2. Absolutely love these. Would you mind if I added this to my Pinterest? If not I completely understand.

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  3. Thank you so much, Shari!

    melaniejennifer - thank you! Please feel free to pin. Thanks for asking. :)

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  4. I am speechless. The wonder never stops here.

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  5. Takes my breath away! So beautiful!

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  6. These are absolutely beautiful!

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  7. You're a magic maker. Everything you make is magical :)
    Love them both so much.
    Happy weekend friend.
    Jx

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  8. Wow!These are amazingly magical. Thank you so much for sharing :)

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  9. OH wow they are so delightful and looks like they are sold already!

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  10. utterly spectacular
    i love them
    if they weren't already sold I would have snapped them up

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  11. Damn, girl! How fast does a person have to be around here?

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  12. your killin' me with the cute sporophytes!

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  13. Beautiful and so detailed. I love the wooden bases and glass domes. Reminds me of the lovely little porcelain mushrooms my Mum used to make years ago.

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  14. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!!!
    You are a great artist!!!
    Thanks for your works of Beauty :)

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  15. Your pieces are amazing. They remind me of my trail walks where I'm always looking closely at all the tiny plants and mosses.

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