Churchlands SHS Art Show

Mister Owl was exhibited and sold at Churchlands SHS Art Show over the weekend. He is completely hand stitched and needle felted. The body is made with Kunin felt and repurposed fill with needle felted wool roving over a wire armature. Kunin felt is made from 100% recycled post consumer plastic bottles.

Mister Owl
Carolyn McIntosh, 2015
Mixed media soft sculpture

Experimenting with needle felting

I have been admiring needle felted sculpted birds of several artists for many years and thought I'd give it a go, this bird is my first one. The nest is woven from cuttings of wandering fig vine that is growing on my front wall, nicely insulating my garage studio.  I really enjoyed needle felting and I might make a few more. I am keen to source wool roving from farms that don't mulese their sheep and treat them humanely so I am currently researching this.  I have a labradoodle dog who needs a haircut so I will keep the hair cuttings, wash them and see if I can needle felt it! Although my dog Sally doesn't think her haircuts are humane, she hates having her haircut!!

Open studio this weekend

Open studios, Midland Artsource Studios

Sunday 25 August 2013

 from 11am to 2pm

See local artists working studios, 
There are eighteen studios
here's one corner of mine:

Find me in Studio 9! I've just moved in.

1 Great Northern Hwy, Midland

 I will be working in my studio on the day so please come along and see what I am up to and say hello!