hazel’s latest creation, uril
Jun 22nd, 2010 by kennita
My daughter, Hazel, came home from college for a brief stay this summer before returning to move into an apartment in Lawrence. I wrote here earlier that she worked in the shop while I was recently away. What I didn’t write is that she was also hard at work planning and making a fiber sculpture to give to her roommate, Flo, during this time while she was home.
I watched her as she planned her project over several weeks. She modeled the “creature” after a character, Uril the Miststalker, from a card game called “Magic the Gathering”. She made her yarn and color selections and diligently worked up one swatch and sketch after another until she had a plan. The day I left (and I wish now I’d taken a photo) she was just beginning to work out the shaping on Uril’s head- it was still only swatches and drawings at that point.
Here are a few work in progress photos her dad took while I was away.
closeup of claw and body before assembling
hazel at work
I left on a Wednesday and when I returned the following Tuesday, the creature had already been borne and gifted into the happy arms of Flo. Since I had flown from Kansas City, I stopped to meet Flo and see the new apartment on my way home.
hazel and flo with uril
They look happy, yes?
Couple more pics:
Uril at home
close-up of signed Uril
and one last parting shot of the happy girls…
hazel and flo on their balcony
Uril looks fabulous! Hazel continues to rise in the fabric arts. I’m looking forward to badgering her over the dragon!
hey Mark- I hope the badgering will be face to face… we MISS YOU!
Awesome – when are you going to start selling patterns? You are soooooo talented.