The Raven's Crafty Nest

Magical Reveal time has come again!!! :) July's art theme was  "Seed Pods"  hosted by Jennifer Cameron over at  Art Elements.  This theme was inspiring because I love the shapes and textures created by the variety of seed pods found in nature. I think many of us are captivated by the promise that seeds and seed pods hold. The potential of something SO small having the ability to propagate new life and often grow into something immense and magnificent is just awesome! I knew I wanted to try wet felting wool ever since Cathy shared her  tutorial  for the making of her gorgeous work in our May Tidal Pool challenge. I even ordered myself a  Palm Washboard  felting tool, after watching her tutorial, so that I would be ready to wet felt as soon as I found the time and inspiration. This seed pod theme seemed like it would lend itself really well to a felted landscape with some embroidered detailing and that would also allow me to learn some new ha...

Welcome followers and new comers! The art challenge theme for the month of May over at Art Elements was  "Tide Pools" .  It’s REVEAL TIME!!! You can also follow the links at the end of my blurb (if you're still awake) and see other artists' work inspired by this month's theme!! I decided to take this theme challenge rather literally. I work better in specifics rather than abstract but I did stretch my comfort zone by  using free-form crochet as much as possible  to replicate creatures and shapes you might find in a tide pool.  The idea of working free-form with NO patterns or stitch counts makes me break out in hives and was a challenge all of its own to my control freak, precision mind. However, I think the end results are very authentic and creative in a seriously one of a kind way!! I started out by choosing concept photos to use for basic shape ideas and for selecting my color palette.  Then I gathered yarn that fit in the palette from my am...

Hi there friends and followers! I am participating in a mixed medium Art Challenge this year with fellow artisans over at  Art Elements . Each month is assigned a different theme and hosted by a different artist. This is only my 2nd month participating and last month my friend Laney was nice enough to host me on her  blog so that I could make something for the horse theme. This awesome Seahorse (pattern by Patchwork Moose ) was my contribution and I LOVED seeing what all the other artists made for the month of April.  You should take a moment to check out last month’s horse challenge  creations. These are some seriously talented individuals. It was SO much fun and inspired me so much that it's the reason I created a blog of my own in the first place!!  The theme for the month of May, selected and hosted by Lesley Watt, is  Tide Pools .  😲 I simultaneously thought “awesome!!!” and “Well crap, what does that mean?? I need specific...