Oiolin's Craft and Magic

 My Aussie Friends, If you wish to learn needle felting and can get to Wyong, NSW, I'd be happy to meet you on the needle felting course I'll be running. This Needle felting course is your chance to learn another way of expressing your creativity, get new friends or just have a good relaxing time while felting :) All the materials included. Just come and have fun! When: 14 February to 4 April             10am - 12 pm Mondays              (Monday 7 March - Information session from Northern Settlement Services              Monday 4 April - Energy and Water Ombudsman) Where: Northern Women's Health Centre, 7 Rose Street, Wyong, NSW, Australia Cost:   No cost, however gold coin donation appreciated. Childcare: Childcare will be available for women with children who wish to attend this group. Please advise when you are booking if you require childcare. There is no charge for childcare. Bookings essential. Phone: 43 511152 or Email: nwhc.reception@cccwhc.c

After creating the humans I got tired of fine felted features like fingers and felted a lion for a change. That turned out to be the beginning of the cat family obsession! Here he is, the First lion. He was sold soon and I missed him so much... http://picasaweb.google.com/oiolin.gallery/Lion I felted the Second one.   http://picasaweb.google.com/oiolin.gallery/Lion02 And although I haven't sold him yet ;) I proceeded felting the big cats. I've already made a panther once, so I wanted to try something new. A Tiger? That was a challenging although very interesting task! And you know... some people say this tiger is my self-portrait :) Cautious and open-hearted, curious and good. http://picasaweb.google.com/oiolin.gallery/Tiger At the same time I took an order for a koala. And I felted a nice one. Maybe too nice because my daughter refused to give it away! What could I do? - Felt another one. So here they are: http://picasaweb.google.com/oiolin.gallery/Eating

It takes me a century to publish a new post but I'm far more productive when it comes to felting :) So here there are my needle-felted humans: a couple of human-like Inferno-creatures with their fire-breathing pet :)   http://picasaweb.google.com/oiolin.gallery/Inferno and a Lady pirate (inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean :))   http://picasaweb.google.com/oiolin.gallery/PirateGirl The figures have firm wire frame inside, the Pirate is fixed to the wooden stand (pine bark). The most fine and most interesting part of work was about their faces and eyes particularly. Can you catch a glimpse of light in the eye? :) Oh, and I made the pistol as well! I don't know why I'm proud of it so much, lol :)