This is the second pig I made for the Illustration I posted in a recent blog. He has a wire armature to help support him on the base which is made from an antique croquet mallet. He is completely made from wool, even the guitar strings!

I am felting Three Pigs Dancing by Scott Gustafson. I have finished the first one by adding the pot and spoon.
  Now I am working on the second one with the homemade fiddle/guitar/banjo , not sure which one it is.
 I will post a picture soon, they are fun to make. I really love Scott Gustafson's work and think I will do other characters of his in the future. His book "Alphabet Soup" by Scott Gustafson has some wonderful illustrations that would be a ball to felt and make come to life.

Calvin, Needle Felted Kitten Sculpture

This is a felting of my kitten that I lost from feline infectious peritonitis. This is my first time of trying to simulate fur with merino roving, it is fun to see it come together. One thing I did learn is that you can adjust how close you put the roving depending on how thick you want the "fur" to be. At first I did it way to close! It was so tight I had a hard time giving the sculpture a hair cut.