I’m going to be playing catch up all this week, paperwork, emails, tidying, medical (to renew my 10 year C1 driving liscence), paying car insurance and a host of other essential but non fibre related stuff. Finishing my latest nudibranch (sea slug) last night was fantastic, I really put myself under pressure to have it ready to deliver to the Crafts Council today but hopefully as we say in Ireland, all’s well that ends well.
Gently working the protrusions through a net
I can’t upload pictures of the completed creature yet until I hear back if it has been accepted for the exhibition but here is a shot of me working on the protrusions, I added the hot orange tips with a needle (I know, me and needle felting!!!) and then contiued to wet felt. Overall I am happy with the results but I am sure there must be a simpler way to make a piece like this, I’m still working on it though!!!
This afternoon I’m starting another series of workshops with Borris Active Retirement Group and last Friday I started some similar sessions with the Carlow Wheelchair Association. On Saturday I have a wet felting basics day schedualed here at Clasheen so please check out the details on the workshop page and email me asap if you are interested in attending, this workshop is suitable for total beginners as well as improvers!
Nicola Brown Fine Art Textiles 
So happy that your sea slug is on its way to the Crafts Council and that you can breathe a bit easier…Though it looks like you’ve got quite the line-up on tap! It’s a pity, as we both love to indulge our tidying habits, but perhaps the cleaning will have to wait until another time when you don’t have quite so much on your plate;-)
Hope your week is off to a great start.
Hugs,
Dawn
I can’t wait to see the final product of this mollusc-inspired art! it makes me want to make some of my own, if I could only find the time!