Collies in Japan

These collies now have a home in Japan!

Wooliedales Etc. Home-school Felters Workshop

Last week, I had great fun one cold February afternoon helping a group of Vermont home-schoolers learn the basics of needle-felting. Check it out here.

eBay Minidale Auction - "Candle Love"

Here's a slide show of the Minidale, Candle Love.

Candle Love

eBay auction ending Feb 5, 2008

"The Teacher"

This Minidale recently sold at auction on eBay

A WoolieHare

A customer needed a rabbit to go with another piece she purchased earlier.

Bring in the Clowns

Bring in the Clowns!

An Airedale was popularly described as having “clownish wit,” and there is hardly a dispute about it. So do, indeed, “Bring in the Clowns,” whether it be following one of life’s disasters, big or small, or simply just for being entertained by a superb performance!

(eBay auction beginning 1/11/2008)

Ewe with Lamb

This mama ewe has a rider!

Curley Minidale - Snowflake Bentley

Once in a while my Jessie -a 50 pound Airedale- thinks she’s a lap dog. Just the other night, while the snow was falling once again…. and in spite of the fact that we stop grooming our dogs sometime in the Fall to let their fur grow into a thick winter coat, she must have liked the idea of cuddling up on the down throw I had put over me on the lounge chair. She jumped up for a warm addition to her coat.

As I was stroking her, I noticed how deeply my fingers were penetrating her thick curly fur, and I began wondering why I had never sculpted an Airedale Woolie in full coat before. It looked so luxurious! Maybe it’s because I don’t have curly wool in the rusty color I usually use!

Puppy Love

Puppy Love
This piece, one of my newer creations, a WoolieMount, auctioned on eBay (auction ends Sunday, Dec. 2, 2008)