Orange and black beetle fabric sculpture

This is my smallest creation so far, a lovely silk beetle in bright orange and black.

 

It has orange spots and antennae, and black legs.

 with a deeper orange body this is a vibrant insect

completely hand stitched and available on etsy at gilded creatures

Ant girl soft sculpture

I got the idea to make an insect person hybrid, and with many meters of thread and some red silk this little ant girl was born!

 She can be a little shy, and hide behind the petal she collected , but with time she will become braver.

See more on etsy at ant girl

Praying mantis in green silk

 As soon as I made the hummingbird I was hooked on making creatures. I have so many half completed animals I feel guilty. I knew I wanted to make a mantis as I think they are beautiful and strange insects, and it was one the the first I finished.

 This green and gold praying mantis was hand made with wire, clay, glass beads and crystals, sequins and silk. Her legs can support her and her arms can be gently rearranged.

Those golden spines are dangerous! I was glad to find these beads, they were perfect for the colour scheme. She has a lot of attitude as you can see.

She is for sale in my etsy store :  praying mantis on etsy

A golden hummingbird, my first mixed media textile sculpture

This gold and yellow hummingbird was the first textile sculpture I made, using mixed media in the form of polymer clay and wire, and creating details with sequins and velvet.

He has leather eyes and feet, and a polymer clay beak.

He can stand unsupported, as his feet have a wire frame.


He is permanently looking up, he is very curios!



He was fun to make, and I learnt a lot in the process.



He is for sale on etsy