Amanda Fiebing

Here is the latest installment of ‘Amanda makes felted mushrooms’ project. Is my art blog becoming predictable? Well, I really think I made some progress on creating the “paper thin” gills with this mushroom. Somehow it feels less delicate than the first gilled mushroom I’m not so sure that it is, though. I stuck with my mushroom muse Both will be up on Etsy very soon. Now isn’t that exciting?! I’m still feeling concerned about shipping these bad boys because they are art and so very fragile. I’ll figure it out, I’m mostly excited for someone to have these in their home.


gilled fungi, 2010

Etsy (soon to be live!)

Tags: Art, etsy, fake food, Felt, gilled fungi, mushroom, needle felting, soft sculpture, wet felting, wool.

Here is my first attempt at creating the gills that I have sought after in these soft sculptures.



Gilled Mushroom, 2010
It is probably the most delicate so far. I used the wet felting process to make “paper thin” sheets of wool felt. Then I starched and ironed them. Next time, in lieu of chemicals and heat, I will spend more time agitating the wool in the wet stage. More agitation, I suspect, will give me a stronger felt that will lend better to attaching the gills to the top. This one will be on Etsy when I find the right vessel for it.

Tags: etsy, Felt, gilled fungi, mushroom, needle felting, process, wet felting, wool, work in progress.