Maxey - Wool Sculpture Pet Portrait Details White

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Maxey is a wool sculpture pet portrait. She’s crafted from 100% wool fiber with sewn in seed bead eyes and a glass marble weight to help her stand with a raised paw. There is absolutely no wire in her at all. She was commissioned as a gift for the owner of a much loved border collie who had passed away. It was a little nerve wracking to create a sculpture to match someone’s beloved pet, because, as I pet owner myself, I know just how well we know all those tiny little details that make our pets unique. I made sure to pay special attention to the markings on Maxey’s face and I’m thrilled to report that the new owner and her family said “She got the freckles right! It looks just like her”. I was also told “it may be the most interesting and unique gift she’d ever received.” I was so relieved and happy to hear that!

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About My Sculptures
My wool sculptures are created by needle felting wool fiber into shape. I love to create highly detailed sculpture and I felt incredibly firmly to give my sculptures strength and durability. They have very little give, will not squash, lose their shape, or fall or pull apart with mild to moderate play or handling. I am often known to toss mine into my purse to take them on outings and my cats have gotten a hold of, bunny kicked, bitten, and shook some of my pieces and all have survived with little to no damage. Most wool sculptures are not meant to be given to children, but I do my best to make my sculptures able to stand up to to gently play from a child who knows how to take care of toys.

Because I spend that extra time to make my felting so firmly my pieces often cost more than others you may come across. Rest assured that if you choose to purchase one of my pieces you will not be disappointed with my work and they will last for a very long time.

About Needle Felting
Needle felting is the laborious process of taking carded wool fiber and sculpting it using a special barbed needle. Using this needle I stab the wool fleece many thousands of times. Each stab weaves and compresses the fibers together, creating the shape of the piece.

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