Amanda Fiebing

I admire the simplicity in structure and care of Air plants. Pick em up, water them and then shake them off and the rest of the time they are there for you to enjoy. I have nothing close to a green thumb so, it actually surprises me that I don’t have one of these yet. Well, for now. Its going to sit on my bookshelf until a very lucky person purchases it for their delight. Heh.


Air Plant, 3.2010
Buy it on Etsy.

Tags: air plant, fake plant, Felt, felt terrarium, needle felting, soft sculpture, terrarium, wet felting.

This is a recreation of one of the many mushrooms I saw this past weekend on top of Mt. Guemes. This one is quite a bit larger than its natural counterpart. Its about 9 inches tall. Needle and wet felted. Inside the glass dish are the beginnings of an air plant terrarium.

Felt Mt. Guemes Mushroom, 3.2010

Mt. Guemes Mushroom, 2.2010

Tags: fake food, fake plant, farm, Felt, mushroom, needle felting, soft sculpture, wet felting, wool.

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.

I’m getting into the season of love. This is what I started today. Someday it will look more like a heart than it does now. Stay tuned….

**I’m hoping to make many more things for Valentine’s day, any suggestions?

Tags: blood, Felt, heart, heart sculpture, needle felting, soft sculpture, valentines day, wet felting, wool, work in progress.