A lovely woman commissioned me to sculpt a sitting tiger for her daughter who attends Colorado College. The mascot is a tiger. I was excited and somewhat daunted. All those stripes!! Plus her daughter and husband are both artists and she is quite the art connoisseur herself! The pressure was on. I gathered a few photos [...]
This is the Cover of the 2013 FarmGirl Arts Animal Sculptures in Wool Calendar. I chose some of my best photographed sculptures to feature. Order yours now at: https://www.etsy.com/listing/115015570/2013-calendar-of-sculpture-originals
This is Yam. She’s a special cow who was friend to Cheryl Ferguson of Plum Granny Farm in Stokes County. She lived a very wholesome and luxurious life until her untimely death by dogs. I was asked by Ray Teugle, Cheryl’s husband, to sculpt a portrait of Yam for Cheryl’s birthday. I did my best [...]
The above photo is of world champion dressage horse Totilas from Germany. I have LOVED horses since I was 4 or 5 when I put the word “horse” together with the animal. The feeling could not be squelched no matter what my parents tried. I wore out all the knees in my pants by crawling [...]
This is a commission for a birthday present of the family dog, Riley. It was very hard to simulate Riley’s coat. I used some of his fur and mixed in llama fiber.
Mama Elephant and her two calves! These were commissioned by a woman in San Diego from my Etsy site. Big Mama is about 8″ tall x 10″ long. I used 12 ounces of our Suffolk Sheep’s wool to make her and it took about 70 hours. Her calves were around 3.5″ tall x 5.5 – [...]
Mother Elephant has been finished for a week or so. She is 14 inches long and 6.25 inches tall (34 cm x 15.5 cm) and about 12 ounces of wool from my sheep. Her legs have no wires in them. They are needle felted very tightly. Interesting Elephant facts: The “breasts” of mother elephants are [...]
They didn’t lose their mittens! These were commissioned by a friend for her husband on their Anniversary. I was able to incorporate each cat’s real fur into each sculpture. This kitty’s name is Tyson. I enjoyed creating this pose. This is Tailhook. He carried his tail in a large hook. Sadly, he passed away late in 2011. This [...]
