NEEDLE FELT GUINEA PIG PET - CAVY

Description

Needle felt Guinea Pigs make their first run to an art show and loved it. High pitched squeals & stamping feet are their way of showing excitement, luckily the needle felt one are bred to be quiet.

This little gray Guinea Pig is modeled after an American Cavy. He has black bead eyes and sculpty clay feet conformationally correct with 3 toes on the rear and 4 toes on the front, this little ones are ready to run and play. This little gray is 2 1/2" long 1 1/2" tall (rump height just like real GP's).

You can also request a Soft, Wool Custom Portraiture on Commission of your beloved fur-baby made without the use of patterns or kits, this is truly a One of a Kind sculpture.

These awesome, handmade cavies are felted very densely, creating high end, quality artwork and detailed to breed specifics by an artist that has shown in the dog & horse breed ring and volunteers with multiple specie, breeds and mixes every week.

For custom order portraits of your favorite pet or show animal, I will be working directly off of photographs that you supply, pictures must clearly show markings & profile of the animal. The description of the animal’s temperament helps clarify the vision of the animal not seen in pictures and allows the animal’s shape and personality to appear. A portion of the fiber for sculpture can be from your own animal's hair to make this a very special keepsake for you. Please allow 2-3 weeks for completion from the date of deposit.

Needle felting is the process of agitating washed wool roving with a wickedly sharp barb needle and sculpting it into shape. A special barbed needle to felt with and several different high quality fibers - Corridale, Merino, llama, alpaca, angora, mohair and other animal fibers to achieve the correct colors of each dog breed as much as possible. Each dog is made without the use of patterns or kits. The sculpting is done by poking the wool fibers thousands of times until they interlock and felt together and the artistry of the animal’s shape and personality appear. As with any art form, sometimes the “woolies” takes on a life of its own and leads the artist to its final beautiful sculpture that can not be exactly copied or mass produced, even by the artist. And believe me, I have tried to make the same animal twice and the wool wants to do what the wool wants to do, even with me poking it into submission.

Remember the Needle Felted Woolies are for the adult collector and not toys. The edges amd back of the animal are fully felted and finished. Your choice of a gold metal pin or a glued magnet, please request preference at time of order. If you desire to mount it in a shadow box the pin is removable.

All items are made in a pet friendly, kid friendly, 100% SMOKE FREE home and contain animal fibers.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Please check out www.flickr.com/photos/pitbullladydesigns for more photos of various “woolies”, live counterparts and other projects.

Barbara
Pit Bull Lady Designs
Proud member of EtsyWMI , NFEST, & HOST

Added on Oct 24, 2009