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| Felted crocodile by Kerry O'Gorman. |
Her name is Masika, created by Kerry O'Gorman whose profile page you need to visit to see her picture of Mole and Ratty, of Wind in the Willows fame, sharing tea and animated conversation. This is the link to Kerry's blog...please linger and soak up her photography of British Columbia, then click on her etsy site and learn more about Masika; learn enough to cause you to click that PayPal button and call her home. Last Christmas my gift to myself was a wee elf named Frode, one of five, I believe they are brothers, smaller than a golf ball, full of magic and ancient intelligence, more of Kerry's enchanting wool felting. Discovering Ratty and Mole, their enduring friendship, absolutely made my week. There are those among us who say, "Step away from the computer. Go do something real." And miss all this? Are you mad?
14 comments:
I had to look twice, nay - thrice to believe the croc was felted and not real. I'm off to visit the site and store!
Erin
Wow what an interesting site, I really loved the abandoned power station pictures. There are entire web sites devoted to abandoned facilities and they are fascinating - abandoned hospitals and mental institutions, abandoned Russian submarine base buried in a mountain, abandoned emergency center in the depths of London where all the phones an equipment were just left like they walked away one day and didn't come back. Fascinating photos, even the sunflowers and all the textures. I bookmarked the blog. Thanks for sharing.
Whoa, felted to a whole new level...
Erin - I am a huge fan of Kerry's work...do remember to go back when there will be other items for sale. They go quickly. xo
Robert - I thought of BEAUTY IN DECAY when I saw the abandoned power station. You mention of the London emergency center is new to me...all these places teeming with mystery and qualities harder to define. I'm so glad you will be returning; her photos are always worth the visit.
Beth - It truly is, which I why I had to let more people see the crocodile and her individually hand-sculpted teeth. I am so happy to have one of Kerry's personality-filled creatures. xo
Marvelous Wind in the Willows creatures. My dad used to read that to us with a different voice for each. Wonderfl work she does--the sunflowers are unreal!
Jeanette - To my eye, Mole and Ratty (and I can imagine the various voices...one of the best parts of reading to a child) are reminiscing about their adventures, relating them, perhaps, to something that just happened. They seem so real, so immediate. xo
Oh Marylinn, you made my day! So many kind words blown in this direction like a warm wind! I'm intrigued with the wonderful sites of derelict buildings and I think I will end up 'not stepping away from the computer'!! Thankyou again for appreciating my work and sharing it. I will be getting busy now that the rains have come today.
Kerry - Thank you for allowing me to share your work. I am captivated by derelict buildings - when my son brought from the library where he works BEAUTY IN DECAY it had to be pried from my fingers. I'm sure we cannot wait to see what new entities result from your rain-enforced staying-in. xo
I am mad about needle felting. I must check out the site of the woman who created that amazing crocodile.
Thanks for the link. :)
I can't do live links yet (I'm hopeless, I know) on my comments, but here's a website you might like to check out. It belongs to Domenica Moore Gordon, another marvelous needle felting artist.
http://www.domenicamoregordon.com/
What a Croc! I'm just learning about the felt word through the internet - but the other day I saw someone who had collected acorn tops and then felted colorful acorns and put them all in a bowl and it looked so great for a crafty home project. Maybe this winter when I'm holed inside I'll try to figure out how to make them.
xo
Yvette - Kerry's work seems to sell so quickly one has to jump to get a peek...if Mole and Ratty hadn't been used as a profile pic, I would have missed them entirely. She is a most marvelous croc. Thank you for the link to Domenica. Felting truly is an art. xo
Rachel - Felting would be a grand winter activity. I have an artist friend who does mostly flat pieces, like painting with the felting, and then there are the croc-makers. If you begin, remember: patience. I have no idea how long it takes to learn, let alone become a master. xo
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