Last fall, we saw how Mandi Smethells has made it easier than ever to catch the rainbow, thanks to her fiber art; her work features wrapped cotton wall hangings in the shape of rainbows. Since then, she’s continued to use these materials…
I don’t often describe rocks as “cute,” but that’s exactly how I’d classify Shu Ning Lim’s fiber art. A lover of pebbles and stones, she created this collection that’s inspired by the book Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor.
Trained as graphic designer, Freda Cheung has gone analog and sculpts leather creatures by hand. “I’ve always been interested in the ocean,” she tells Frankie Magazine. “Some of my digital artwork shares the ocean theme. Then I saw other artists making animals…
Maybe you don’t have a green thumb and all your plants eventually wilt. You know what? That’s okay. Because thanks to the mushroom felt crafts by Close Call Studio, you can still have something life-like in your home. Amanda Adams,…
Hiné Mizushima (previously) creates a fantastical world of out of felt. Using that, as well as other materials like beading, she produces portraits of beetles, cephalopods, and clams. Each of her colorful has an astounding level of detail, and her felt…
Fiber artist Jill Ffrench crafts felted bird sculptures that pay homage to their voluptuous plumage. Using 100% pure felt, she stitches the hand-held creatures and adheres them with embroidery thread, wire, and wax. When complete, the soft figures don ornamental long, tails, which…
If you feel comforted by tiny animal companions, then RamaLama Creatures is going to make you real happy. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, the adorable polymer sculptures are hand painted with a ton of intricate detail…
Happy Halloween! I am a big fan of the holiday (because, candy) but never really made an elaborate costume before—until this year. Finally , I got my act together and worked on an outfit months and months beforehand (I’m a marathoner,…
Artist Jessie Cunningham invites us to “Step past your porch light and into the wilds with my soft sculpture creations.” Through her shop (aptly) called Past Your Porchlight, she fashions tiny bears that carry the weight of the world on their backs. This…
Elizabeth Beer & Brian Janusiak are the masterminds behind Various Projects, Inc. a multidisciplinary creative collaboration that started in 2005. One of their ongoing projects is called Birdwatching, and it’s a cuddly homage to our feathered friends. The first subject was a hand-knit pigeon,…