Works in progress

I already posted these photos on my other blog but I thought I should put them here also since this is supposed to be all about my soft sculpture. I started this cute little Halloween themed project a couple of weeks ago and have sadly put it aside for now while I work on some other things, but here are the progress pics anyway. 

I'm calling her 'The Bear Witch Project' and she has cute little accessories including a witches cauldron that I've sculpted from polymer clay. She is not even close to finished but I have big plans for her costume and other little bits and bobs that will be added to her as I go along. I have to order some glass eyes for her but that will have to wait till next week now.

Bear Witch in pieces

People soup; accessory for the bear witch project

I have been playing with needle felting for only a few months now and I am constantly astounded by the talented people out there. I stumbled across a website just a week ago showing some amazing work by another needle felt artist which have inspired me to make some larger pieces. Not in the same style, in fact, totally different, but her work is still remarkable. Please go check out this award winning artists work by visiting her site.

The biggest inspiration to make some larger pieces comes from the work of a lady who sculpts realistic human figures from fabric. Talk about your ultimate cloth doll making. She has a book out detailing her technique which is now right at the top of my wish list. You can check out her mind boggling work here. Amazing...right?

It will be a little while before I get a chance to finish the Bear Witch and get started on my larger ideas but I love that the concepts are already brewing around in the back of my mind waiting to be manifested.