The Process
My process to make a mushroom, wildflower or butterfly is to draw it out on felt or mesh. If needed I use wire to help it hold shape and be posable. I choose colors according to reference photos and begin stitching.
For mushrooms, when the top and bottom of a fiber art mushroom is complete I join them together, sometimes adding a stem or ring depending on the mushroom. I will create the subjects and install them on a base of embroidered moss, leaves or appropriate supporting materials in a presentation style that will best showcase them.
I study the subjects habitat and strive to replicate nature as accurately as possible when creating the sculpture.
Making a wildflower is a little different in that most of the time I'm only joining them at the stem. Each petal or leaf must be stitched very carefully so that all sides are viewable.
My process to make a mushroom, wildflower or butterfly is to draw it out on felt or mesh. If needed I use wire to help it hold shape and be posable. I choose colors according to reference photos and begin stitching.
For mushrooms, when the top and bottom of a fiber art mushroom is complete I join them together, sometimes adding a stem or ring depending on the mushroom. I will create the subjects and install them on a base of embroidered moss, leaves or appropriate supporting materials in a presentation style that will best showcase them.
I study the subjects habitat and strive to replicate nature as accurately as possible when creating the sculpture.
Making a wildflower is a little different in that most of the time I'm only joining them at the stem. Each petal or leaf must be stitched very carefully so that all sides are viewable.
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2/2022 The process of a new sculpture for me, a Luna Moth. I've seen several over the years in spite of them being nocturnal and only living for one week after becoming a moth. They have no mouth or digestive system and reproduce in that one week of life as a moth.
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