New Work: Wool Sculpture

??????????Here are images of the first seven pieces of felted wool sculpture I have completed. To make wool into felt I begin with cleaned, brushed wool that has been prepared to be spun into yarn. Instead, I interlock the fibers densely together by stabbing the mass repeatedly with a barbed felting needle. In order to shape a piece I stab the wool all over or in particular directions, compressing the surface and making the felt increasingly dense. The process is extremely time- and labor-intensive, as every centimeter of the piece is stabbed to fasten down parts, add mass, and tighten the surface.
??????????I choose my subject matter in response to the wool itself, in a way. Working with wool has led me to explore concepts of hard and soft, starting within the confines of traditional sculpture subjects.? Read more about my thoughts on my current work in my Artist's Statement.
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New Work: Wool Sculpture

??????????Here are images of the first seven pieces of felted wool sculpture I have completed. To make wool into felt I begin with cleaned, brushed wool that has been prepared to be spun into yarn. Instead, I interlock the fibers densely together by stabbing the mass repeatedly with a barbed felting needle. In order to shape a piece I stab the wool all over or in particular directions, compressing the surface and making the felt increasingly dense. The process is extremely time- and labor-intensive, as every centimeter of the piece is stabbed to fasten down parts, add mass, and tighten the surface.
??????????I choose my subject matter in response to the wool itself, in a way. Working with wool has led me to explore concepts of hard and soft, starting within the confines of traditional sculpture subjects.? Read more about my thoughts on my current work in my Artist's Statement.
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Overbreeding, front.


Overbreeding.?
Felted wool,
13"H x 12 ?"W x 9 ?"D, 2003.


Shameless.
Felted wool,
17 1/2"H x 9"W x 5"D, 2003.



Shameless, detail.



Sheep Skull.
Felted wool,
10 ?" H x 8 ?"W x 5 ?"D, 2003.



Sheep Skull, profile.



Meditation.
Felted wool,
8 ?"H x 7" W x 5"D, 2003.



Meditation, profile.


Marble Portrait Bust.? Felted wool, 14 ?"H x 11"W x 9 ?"D, 2003



Marble Portrait Bust, detail.


Below are pieces I have completed in more traditional media: clay, stone, and wax.? Click on images for larger versions.
Litter, detail.



Litter, detail 2.


Litter.
Felted wool, pink nylon tights, 3 ?"H x 20"W x 13 ?"D, 2003.


? Bunny, rear.?
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Bunny.?
Felted wool,
24"H x 16 ?"W x 15 ?"D, 2003.



Nittany Lion
Soapstone.
16" x 9" x 8"



Pink Is For Girls
Ceramic.
5" x 5" x 8"



Torso #5
Ceramic
9" x 12" x 20"

Beauty Mask
Ceramic.
3" x 5" x 7"

Batrachian
Wax for bronze.
5" x 4" x 12"

She-Rabbit
Marble.
11" x 10" x 11"

The Guardian
Ceramic.
9" x 3" x 5"


Stallion
Ceramic.
6" x 4" x 6"

Myron
Plastilene clay.
6" x 6" x 21"

Elyn
Plastilene clay.
5" x 6" x 20"

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