Welcome to the first Component of the Month for 2017. The Art Elements team is a depth of camaraderie and inspiration: this month the shaped leather cabs were contributed by our own Lindsay Starr of Phantasm Creation. You can read all about her process on the Art Elements blog. 
I received the green and blue cab on the bottom far right. I love the shape – and although it was a little darker once sealed for protection – it had me thinking deep ocean. At first. Then this happened – The colorful ceramic plate is the work of Clarice Cliff. A British pottery designer of the 30’s, Cliff is well known for her colorful Art Deco style. It was the tree shapes that got me…
The cab became a tree top scattered with flurries of snow. I cut a leather trunk and know one of Rebekah’s sleepy critters was going to be incorporated. The owl? The badger? As you can see here the fawn won. ( Rebekah/Tree Wing Studio on Etsy)
I needle felted the landscape onto a piece of “pre-felt” and had to add a few curly locks. Because curly locks are like felt candy! I am really pleased with the sky colors. Here in Delaware it is so often grey when it snows, so its artistic license!
And now – to bead. Here is the finished piece. It measures maybe 4 x 6″? I haven framed it yet…
Winter Woodland mixed media tapestry
AE Writers:
Jenny ( you are here)
Sleepy critters by Rebekah of Tree Wing Studio.
Jenny Davies-Reazor 
I love your felted wall hanging, Jenny! It looks so serene and quite, that I wish I could just insert myself into that tableau. Rebekah’s sleepy fawn was a brilliant addition.
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I am blown away by your creativity! It’s a beautiful piece!
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Oh bless that little fawn, I love your finished piece 🙂
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This is fantastic, you all are just so creative! I knew you’d make some thing awesome!
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How lovely and dreamy! I love it and it made me smile 🙂 (and if I would see it in real, it is one of the art pieces I would be so tempted to touch, especially the locks, they look so soft!)
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I absolutely love everything about this! The snowy felted sky, the fawn, but most of all the Clarice Cliff tree! All wonderful 🙂
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Yay Jenny! I want to cuddle up next to the sleepy fawn and take a nap in the snow like I did when I was a kid! I love it!
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You really did capture that serene snowfall feeling. I love this piece. It’s amazing what people see in the cabs – trees, jellyfish! That is what is so exciting about them.
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Genius, Jenny! I totally adore the piece. 🙂
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Very creative and beautiful! A truly artistic work!
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Well you just know I adore this! Love the Clarice Cliff inspiration and converting it into a soft winter palette is inspired. It’s delightful.
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Jenny, I love it dose not even come close to how I feel about this piece, Just…. spectacular! I love the colours, the mixed media and that it gives off a wonderful safe and calming feeling. (for me all the best pieces of art give off strong emotional feelings)!
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Your art piece is just beautiful. Well done!
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Very sweet vignette. Love it.
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I like it.
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