New Minidales - "Littermates"

Update April 2, 2012: All these guys sold on eBay. Thank you!

• March 17, 2012: Littermates are on eBay with 3 days left to bid!
• March 6, 2012: These Minidale "Littermates" will soon be on eBay. Watch for them!

Last eBay Listings for 2011 - in time for Christmas

Last bunch of Woolies at bargain prices before Christmas... go take a look (click on the links below to take you directly to the eBay auction)

-A "King of the Jungle" ROARING in true lion fashion!

- An Inuit hunter ready for the hunt

- An Inuit-style owl

-A red-neck turtle on a "moss"-covered rock in a cozy home of sand pebbles

-(relisted) One Border Collie disk dog jumping for a red Frisbee

Kudos From a New Woolies Owner

The owner of a new Woolie, a Rat Terrier named Max, sent this to me earlier this week. I am very humbled. You can see two pictures of him below.

"..you did a beautiful job with the Wooliedale... I hardly know where to start! ... it really looks like a miniature version of him ready to do......something!  I marvel at your ability to capture the musculature and implied energy in an animal... I love his tail... I love the back of his head and how the brown of his fur shines above the black... the little tiny white spots in the black part of his coat.  I love the underside ...his whole posture... his muzzle and chin ...the fuzziness/fur-i-ness around his mouth.  And, I'm sure there are more things, too. So, thank you so very, very much! "

MAX

Blue Ribbon at 2011 Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival

It was a cool and rainy weekend on October 1 and 2 at the Tunbridge, Vermont Fairgrounds, but this ensemble of sheep was a prize winner in the needle felting contest.

A Couple of Romantics

A couple of romantics... one of my latest pieces 

Italian Mountain Bagpiper

Here's a new Italian needle felted mountain bagpiper.

Wooliedales Etc. -- Looking Back at 2010

Wishing you all a very good and prosperous New Year!

Looking back on time always brings nostalgia for what was and never will be again in quite the same way.  Looking back on 2010, I made pigs, goats, sheep, donkeys, lions, bears , a bunny and chick or two, and a couple of new ventures, like  a harbor seal , a turtle, and musk ox babies. I made Airedales in myriads of poses doing the things Airedales do best, and more than a dozen different breeds of other dogs: Bischon Frise, Cock-a-poo, Pit Bull, Pug, Doberman, Parson Terrier, Welsh Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Lakeland Terrier, Sealyham Terrier, English Springer Spaniel, Irish Terrier, Bloodhound, Wheaten Terrier.            

Pictured here are a few of the more recent  samples from that list....

Three Little Pigs

This ensemble of needle felted pigs sold in an eBay auction on 11/25/2010.


This piece was one of my favorites.

Woolie Terriers on eBay

A slide show of the five Woolie terriers for sale on eBay in auctions which closed on November 10, 2010.

Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival October 2-3, 2010

Wooliedales had a booth the Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival again this year at the Tunbridge Fair Grounds. We renewed some old acquaintances and saw some old friends. This year Another vendor cancelled and we were inside under cover.

After the 5" of rain the previous two days, Saturday and Sunday brought gorgeous sunshine and cool temperatures..we kind of wished we were outside in the sunshine! It was cool in the building. Both days were well attended and we were happy we were there.