A Wooly Blend of Colors and An Octopus

A Wooly Blend of Colors and An Octopus

by | Jan 27, 2025 | Creativity

As I complete the final steps of the publishing process for my fourth illustrated children’s book, Flock of Rock, several activities have been falling into place for 2025. One upcoming event I am very excited about is a group felting lesson at the Wendell Gilley...
Felting Techniques, Colors, Texture

Felting Techniques, Colors, Texture

by | 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...
Felted Paintings

Felted Paintings

by | 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...
Needle Felting a Picture

Needle Felting a Picture

by | 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...
Felting a Fairy Village

Felting a Fairy Village

by | Dec 3, 2021 | Creativity, Inspiration

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...