Title: Blooming Within
Size: 16” x 20” (framed)
Medium: Needle-felted wool on backing, framed
Softly sculpted from layers of hand-felted wool, Blooming Within presents a whimsical tree girl standing in quiet communion with a garden that feels both interior and imagined. The central figure, rendered with gentle contours and dark, defining lines, holds her branches open as if embracing the abundance surrounding her. Her eyes are closed, her expression serene, suggesting introspection, rest, and emotional openness.
The background unfolds in vertical bands of muted turquoise, gray, and cream, evoking light filtering through a window or forest canopy, while the foreground blossoms into a dense tapestry of flowers. These blooms—formed through coiled, textured wool—rise organically around her, their soft whites, blush pinks, purples, and warm yellows creating a sense of movement and growth. The tactile quality of the needle felting gives the surface a painterly depth, with colors blending and emerging like memories or feelings taking shape.
Overall, the piece conveys a sense of protection, inner flourishing, and gentle strength. The wool’s natural softness enhances the emotional tone, inviting the viewer to linger, to feel comforted, and to reflect on the beauty that can emerge from stillness and self-acceptance.
Title: Blooming Within
Size: 16” x 20” (framed)
Medium: Needle-felted wool on backing, framed
Softly sculpted from layers of hand-felted wool, Blooming Within presents a whimsical tree girl standing in quiet communion with a garden that feels both interior and imagined. The central figure, rendered with gentle contours and dark, defining lines, holds her branches open as if embracing the abundance surrounding her. Her eyes are closed, her expression serene, suggesting introspection, rest, and emotional openness.
The background unfolds in vertical bands of muted turquoise, gray, and cream, evoking light filtering through a window or forest canopy, while the foreground blossoms into a dense tapestry of flowers. These blooms—formed through coiled, textured wool—rise organically around her, their soft whites, blush pinks, purples, and warm yellows creating a sense of movement and growth. The tactile quality of the needle felting gives the surface a painterly depth, with colors blending and emerging like memories or feelings taking shape.
Overall, the piece conveys a sense of protection, inner flourishing, and gentle strength. The wool’s natural softness enhances the emotional tone, inviting the viewer to linger, to feel comforted, and to reflect on the beauty that can emerge from stillness and self-acceptance.
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