Needle felt owl soft sculpture. Perfect soft sculpture art for a bird watcher gift, nature lover gift or just for yourself.
Pictured owl here is a wool Barn owl, named “Freddie”, who was made by hand from wool fibers using the needle felting technique. This unusual artwork is one of a kind, only one Freddie. This unique bird was made with love and attention to detail, using quality materials. Freddie is made from 100% needle felted wool, and would make a unique gift of the heart.
Freddie was a labor of love, but I hesitate to say "labor", because the time spent making soft sculpture owls is wonderful. When I am creating needle felted animals, time goes by very quickly, and even though days can be spent creating these soft sweet animals, time passes by like flowing water as I create them.
Freddie is a life like Barn owl with many fine details, such as glass beads which create sparkly realistic eyes, pink talons, and spotted black markings on underside of white wings and chest.
Freddie has a matching wool loop between his wings for ease in hanging.

Follow this link to see a needle felted life sized Barn Owl named Spirit:
https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/me/listing-editor/edit/1443348930/about

I offer one-of-a-kind needle felt owls to enhance your home decor. Please know there are no others exactly like them! This Barn owl was made from armature wire, wool roving, and glass beads for the eyes. Hangs from a rustic amber wool yarn.

HOW I MAKE THESE:
First, I created a wire armature for stability within the sculpture. Bit by bit, tufts of wool were added to core wool using a barbed needle, transforming the sculpture from tufts of wool to the elegant mysterious owl you see here.
The facial disk and body and top feathers are made with high quality Merino wool. Wool creates a textured look to the sculpture, adding a realistic aura to the beautiful felted wool animal. Freddie is not life sized, but has a fierce and firey presence!

The fascination and mysterious nature of owls is well known in so many cultures. I tried to create Freddie as realistically as I could, in order to capture the feeling when in an owls majestic presence. I also tried to capture the feeling of encountering a swooping raptor soaring through the skies. When I look at Owls I feel the mysterious spark of connectedness to nature, and our collective souls. I hope you enjoy this elegant needle felted being as much as I enjoyed creating it.

A beautiful and ideal gift for a:
* Bird watcher, nature enthusiast
* Gardener
* Nature lover

DIMENSIONS:

2” high, wool yarn adds 2” more
8” wide wing span
4” long from face to tail


WAYS TO DISPLAY:
*Display your owl hanging from a large wreath
*Add mysterious presence to a desk at work
*Decorate a fire place mantle with your soaring owl.
*Tuck amongst the top limbs of a holiday tree.
*Display at a home entrance as a raptor guardian

MADE FROM:
*100% New Zealand wool
*Armature wire
*Glass beads

WHAT IS NEEDLEFELTING?
Needle felting is a soft sculpture art. Instead of using clay to form the soft sculpture, bits of wool roving are added gradually by weaving them together with a barbed needle. The needle felt owl eventually transforms from tuffs of merino wool to a 3-dimensional fuzzy object you can hold, or display. This method takes time, and the soft sculpture is slow to evolve but the results are unique and lend character to the art.

SHIPPING:
I carefully package your rustic felt wool owl and ship in a hard box, to arrive safely to your home. All needle felted orders are shipped directly from my art studio in Northern California by US first class post, unless otherwise directed by the customer.

Thank you kindly for taking a look!
All needle felt, and polymer clay art in my shop, TheNightjar, are handmade by myself, Tarra Lyons.
Please have a look at more unique art gifts in my shop:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheNightjar