Mini felts

This week I have been making mini felts. They are made in just the same way as my usual work but on a smaller scale. It is quite fun to be able to be able to design and complete a felt in one day and if any thing does go wrong I will have not wasted too many materials. Making them has inspired me with ideas for similar, larger felts. I have  made one sea scape which has possibilities of being developed but have not photographed it yet so can not show you.I have made a whole forest of trees though.Each one is stretched on to a tiny artists canvas of 7x5 inches. Here are some pictures. They can also be seen at my etsy shop.

Inspiration from trees

I love trees. Each one is different and they all give me great inspiration. We live in a very windy and exposed area so our trees are literally shaped by the wind.I have been taking 'photos  in preparation for my next piece of work.
After taking the 'photos I looked at trees on my land and made a very rough sketch. When indoors I made another, more detailed sketch to capture the essence of what I had seen. I did, of course, simplify and use lots of artist licence to change bits. I do not like to try to recreate a replica of what I have seen. I can do that with a camera.

Next I will have to think about colour and how best to tackle creating the image with fibres. I sometimes think it would be much easier to paint them but nothing can compete with the textures of fibre.