Hand Made Felt Art
Felted animal portraits &
Lake District landscapes
My needle-felted pictures
of landscapes, animals and many other Lake District inspirations have texture from the wool fibres and depth from many layers.
This ram was photographed in the Griizedale valley and needle felted with local Herdwick wool.
I photograph the red squirrels through my studio window and needle felt them using locally sourced alpaca fibre.
A fibre art portrait of an Exmoor pony - part of my Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist project
Dunmallard Hill is on the Ullswater Way near Pooley Bridge. The low winter light cast beautiful shadows, inspiring me to create this piece.
Roxy is a recent commission and was great fun to do.
A fibre art portrait of a Highland calf with the tip of his tongue out.
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As a keen walker and photographer, I am often out on the fells, which provide a constant source of inspiration.
Needle felting is an ideal medium to capture the textures and colours that characterise the animals and landscapes that are my subjects.
Initially, I felted portraits of local Lake District sheep such as Herdwicks and Swaledales using locally sourced Herdwick and Swaledale wool.
I now needle felt a wide variety of different breeds of sheep as well as the landscapes containing them. I also felt pets, ponies, cows, goats, alpacas, hares and red squirrels, as well as offering commissions.
​​​It is also important to me to preserve our native British wildlife.
I needle felt a wide variety of animals such as red squirrels, pine martens, badgers and brown hares. My work highlights the importance of the Penrith and District Red Squirrel Group, the Hare Preservation Trust, and the Cumbria Wildlife Trust.
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