Needle Felting 3D on 2D Art
Needle Felting 3D on 2D Art, an illustration and felting lesson through detailed images of a guitar player by fiber artist Hillary Dow.
Felting Techniques, Colors, Texture
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...
Felted Paintings
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...
Needle Felting a Picture
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...
Felting a Fairy Village
Dotted mushroom caps and fairy houses, curved doors, window boxes, planters, a winding street to the distant mountains. This needle felted illustration has been so much fun to create! Like many of my illustrations for my children’s books, this picture began...