by hillary | Apr 25, 2023 | Creativity, Felting Techniques
Needle Felting 3D on 2D Art, an illustration and felting lesson through detailed images of a guitar player by fiber artist Hillary Dow.
by hillary | Mar 28, 2023 | Creativity, Felting Techniques
While preparing for an author visit recently, I shared this image of my slide deck with a colleague. His reply closed with, “So colorful!” Vibrant colors and the unique nature of how felting techniques and colors create texture and shadows are both a challenge of the...
by hillary | Mar 30, 2022 | Creativity, Inspiration
Picking up some of my original felted paintings to post them for sale is taking me for a walk down memory lane. My technique and speed have come such a long way since crafting the pictures for my first book. Fairy Dance Party The lapse in time since hanging these on...
by hillary | Jan 24, 2022 | Creativity, Inspiration
During the January 2022 live monthly felting class, I continued needle felting a picture of a sleeping child, one of the two characters featured on my next book cover. As I usually do, I took pictures throughout the process, which are included on the final lesson...
by hillary | Dec 19, 2021 | Inspiration, Parenthood
Was 2021 a mixed bag or what?! It has no doubt been another challenging year, but we’ve made the best of it and we’re looking forward to 2022. We struggled our way through hybrid learning with the kids in kindergarten and second grades while Adam and I were both...