Let's Get Creative

I got a Hobbycraft giftcard for Christmas and I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to invest in:

Needle felting supplies.

I've only had a go at this once before, and that was at secondary school with very cheap equipment. I've been looking at things made with this technique on Pinterest and have become really interested in the fibres and organic quality of roving wool sculptures.

The messy, wild aesthetic of needle felt reminds me of the woods, especially of moss, and I wanted to have a go at recreating the forest through this process.

Here is my first attempt at a needle felted tree:

I love to make images this way, to create THINGS rather than just drawings. To make elements of a world.

I'm really happy with how this tree turned out and I will continue to play with needle felting. It would be great to make a whole scene of these trees.

I'd like to add lights to the scene too, exploring how the felt soaks up or blocks little specks of fairy lights and how I can possibly create the illusion of night time.

Could I make the tower using the same technique? Probably not. It's a completely different material and maybe I need that juxtaposition of manmade and natural in my scene... I could make a cardboard model? Paper cut?

How would I capture and print this as a scene? Would I be able to photograph the entire view at once or would I need to take multiple shots panning the scene and then paste them together digitally?

It would be so cute to make little animals too!

I WANT TO MAKE BIG TREES! Bigger, better, more detailed.

Buy some more coloured wool roving.