Artemis Astronaut
/Winner, Needle Felted Work Category, 2023 Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival Fiber Arts Contest.
For the 2023 contest, I touched up a creation that had been ready to go right before the 2022 contest. When Queen Elizabeth died, I got inspired to do Paddington and her corgis in its place, which is sad and hard to look at but I’m glad I did it.
I’m a massive space nut and was surprised to realize I’d never felted an astronaut. I chose an approximation of the Apollo suit, because the new moon-suit prototypes look kind of goofy and they haven’t been to the moon yet anyway. I made a flag with the Artemis logo and then created a moonscape that would serve as a good sturdy balance for the astronaut and the flag.
I had so much fun creating shadows and light with different types and shades of wool that I might just felt the entire moon someday.
