Needle Felted Animals Crafted By Canadian Artist Will Definitely Make You Want One
Crafters all around the world know how intricate and addicting needle felting is. A Canadian crafter named Teri Gullon is an expert in needle felting.
She creates adorable little animal sculptures from wool, and they are so small that they can easily fit in your hand.
Unlike the usual needle felters, Gullon specializes in miniature animals, so you can imagine the effort that goes into giving them minute details.
Gullon explains her creative process, saying, “When I first discovered needle felting, my goal was simply to create something adorable to make me smile. I became immediately addicted, literally pulling all-nighters to finish a piece.”
She also shares why her collection features so many sea creatures: “Being from Nova Scotia, I have spent a lot of time on and in the ocean, so many of my sculptures are inspired by marine life. I also enjoy the contrast of creating something that lives in the ocean from an unexpected medium like wool.”
There are a variety of other animals she has made that look very realistic. While discussing them, she said, “Some of my pieces are meant to be lifelike; others are just cute and colorful.”
Talking about her craft, Gullon explains how it works: “Think of teasing your hair to create knots, only more permanent. I have a variety of needles, which serve different functions, but the principle is the same.”
She further adds, “My style of needle felting involves making the wool very dense to allow for more details, which is extremely time-consuming. Out of curiosity, I did the math, and this means that for something I made in 20 hours, I stabbed it roughly 400,000 times!”
Scroll down to see the amazing work of Teri Gullon. If you are inspired and want to see more of it, visit here: Instagram.
You can also see the time lapses of the behind-the-scenes of some of these adorable felt animals here: Youtube. You can also purchase these cute little animals here: FineFeltedFigures.
1. Robin details
2. Dog on the hand
3. Koala bear
4. Hammerhead shark
5. Check out the size of this turtle
6. Yellow stingray
7. Robin
8. Pink stingray
9. Puppy sitting on a bench
10. Puppy in the grass
11. Octopus
12. Dog
13. Pink stingray details
14. Turtle
15. Turtle on the rocks
16. Shark
17. Turtle on the hand
18. Cardinal bird
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