Mask Making

June is going to be all about mask making!

Full head needle felt fox mask. This is made from 100% wool and nothing else.

Modelling the masks is also a good excuse to dress up (wearing a mask makes having your photo taken much more fun and an excuse to be silly. I highly recommend it!)

Full head cat mask in needle felt

I can see these masks being great for live action role play, festivals, theatre, carnivals and performance art.

Cat Face Mask in Needle Felt

I've been focusing on cat masks as I will be attending CatFest in London on July the 14th. I have managed to rope my partner into wearing one of my cat masks and doing selfies with visitors! One of the charities CatFest is supporting is ERHAM, which works to help street cats in Morocco. There is a video here explaining their work (warning, it is quite upsetting) https://katzenworld.co.uk/2018/05/05/erham-offering-hope-to-the-street-cats-of-morocco/

Watch this space for some different animal masks once I have got cats out of my system!

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New Website!

 

 

My latest needle felt dog portrait

It's been a busy month. I was lucky enough to work with a beautiful photograph of Lizzie to create my latest needle felt dog portrait. I really love creating my felted pet portraits, so if you want one of your pet, then please do get in touch.

Sitting at my stall at the Art & Makers Market in Bournemouth Gardens

I also had a great time at the Art & Makers Market in Bournemouth Gardens near the bird aviary. Definitely worth a visit if you are in town.

Me wearing my first full head needle felt cat mask!

I've also made my first needle felted FULL HEAD cat mask. I am incredibly excited about this, and have already started work on a full head felted fox mask. I envision making lots more, including some fantastical creatures ( dragons, mythical creatures etc). If you know someone who needs a woolen mask in their lives for a production, performance or just for fun, then please do send them my way!

My new website

Finally, I have also created my new website for Apulina with the help of the Arts Development Company. I will be updating this in the future. If you see any mistakes, or links that don't work etc, then I would be grateful for a heads up! You can find it at www.apulina.co.uk

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