Have you heard of Peace Felt? 

I hadn't either, but back in the early summer, a friend of mine was all excited about the concept. Members of Peace Felt each year, exchange a piece of felted art, "For Peace to be Felt in hearts across the world." Now, it's me - so you know I have a more practical point of view, and didn't quite understand how my exchanging art with a random stranger was supposed to allow peace to be felt. 

Nevertheless, my friend was quite excited about it, explained that we would each get to know someone who lives in another country, and we would be able to "dialogue" with one another. She wanted someone to join with her, and since I didn't see the harm, I joined. 

Of course, my friend didn't. :/

*ahem*  Anyway, this is my contribution to my partner, who ...

 

*drumroll*

 

I finally finished this little piece (10.5 x 13.5 inner 16 x 20 matted). 

Last time you saw it, I said the only thing missing was a little creature. At the time, I had in mind that I would add a little hare, or perhaps a bunny; but the more I looked at it, the more I realized it needed something else.

Squirrels, I thought - or perhaps a lot of little insects...? And while I stitched my grasses I thought and thought about it, until I remembered...

It's the big (or in this case), little, finish! My first one of 2014, and I'm quite pleased with it (even if I do say so myself), but the reasons for that later. Let's start at the beginning, shall we?

This one was an interesting process for me. As you know, when I started it last week, it was with a concrete, yet somewhat nebulous purpose. One, I wanted to make something for the SAQA trunk show; two, the brief was a 10 x 7 inch piece, that showed our "artistic purpose", and three, I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do. lol