Working from her gallery studio in rural Dorset, Stephanie sculpts and crafts her one off animals and artworks entirely by hand. Using needle felting techniques alongside a variety of other craft skills she expertly manipulates luxury natural fibres into her stylised and tactile pieces. Stephanie’s unique and beautiful heirlooms of the future are exquisitely crafted with meticulous attention to detail and an eye for the individual characteristics of each piece. Playing with the traditions of taxidermy and the impression of what is real; Stephanie carefully observes and interprets the animal world, creating a wonderful menagerie of pieces that become instant talking points and items to treasure.
Needle felting uses barbed needles to poke and sculpt wool and other natural fibres into a solid three dimensional form. The technique has very few limitations and Stephanie finds that this freedom feeds her imagination greatly. Stephanie’s work is constantly evolving and she is always happy to discuss commissions and special requests.
Stephanie lives in a little cottage in Dorset and when she’s not playing with wool is busy running her contemporary craft gallery Hawthorn and enjoying the occasional sneaky pint.
Please note that Stephanie’s creations are sculptural works and are not intended as toys or for little hands. Each piece is individually named and signed.
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