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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Hello! Welcome and thank you for visiting my Blog! A blog about Celebrating LIFE and all it's wonders... A blog about ART ~ POLYMER CLAY CREATIONS ~ PHOTOGRAPHY and so much more! I have such fun with my blog, sharing stories, and the things that capture my imagination! I am so inspired by the artists and creations that I also share here, it is my hope that you will be inspired too!!

Friday, November 2, 2012

Etsy Finds Friday - Aileen Clarke

It's **Etsy Finds Friday**
Today I am featuring the
Wonderful Textile Art
 Created by:
Aileen Clarke
of Aileen Clarke Crafts

I love the beautiful Textile Artwork Aileen creates!  
Lovely vivid colors and textures!

It the Artist's Own Words:
Hi, my name is Aileen and I live in rural Fife in Scotland. I am an Artist and Designer Maker, working from my cottage studio here in the beautiful Fife countryside.  I went to Art College in the 1990's to study design then went into floristry for many years. I have since built up a flourishing cottage industry over the past few years making my Fused Fabric and Fibre Crafts. I now make a wide range of textile art, craft and jewellery some of which is available for you to buy here on Etsy. I love using wet felt and needle felting techniques and I'm the proud owner of a fabulous Embellisher Machine. I like experimenting with colour and texture, using up fabrics from unwanted garments and other sources. I also use hand dyed, hand spun yarn in my work which I collect on my travels around Scotland and Ireland. 


 Sheep Pendant
 Sheep Pendant
This little felt landscape is made using wet felting and needle felting techniques. I use pure 
merino wool and silk fibres in lovely heathery tones to make the background. The sheep are 
needle felted on by hand.The landscape is then mounted in a silver tone bezel measuring 
3.5x3.5cm and comes with the silver plated snake chain shown in the last photo. 
Chain measures 18 inches long and 2mm thick.


Highland Cow Printed Greetings Card
Highland Cow Greeting Card
Highland cow greetings card. This is a high quality, professional print of one of my most popular Handmade Felt Pictures featuring Harvey the highland cow.


Felt Picture Fraoch Cottage
Fraoch Cottage ~ Felt Picture
Hillside scene made with felting fibres and embroidery.
For this piece I have used my own handmade felt on a wet felted background.
The hills are made with a fusion of merino, scrim and silk fibres creating beautiful 
little patches of unusual colour and texture.


 Trinket Box Harris Tweed and Felt with Heart Padlock and Key
Trinket Box
This little box has been handmade using genuine Harris tweed and handmade felt.
The walls and base are made with genuine Harris Tweed, lined with purple cord velvet. This particular tweed features soft pastel blues, pinks and greens blues which blend perfectly with the soft shades of the felt and make a pretty surround for the little landscape.
Measures 6cm cubed.
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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥   Click HERE to visit Aileen's Etsy Shop and see more of her Beautiful Textile Artwork!  You can also visit her website at:  www.AileenClarkeCrafts.com

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you for stopping by for my Etsy Finds Friday post!!  Please stay tuned for next Friday's Find... It could be YOU! :)   Happy Friday!!   
~Trina

9 comments:

  1. Love the trinket box! And what a great idea to use prints of her work for cards!

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  2. Thank you very much for featuring me and my work on your lovely blog Trina! My shop will be closed Saturday and Sunday as I will be away at shows but I'll share a link to your post here next week on my own blog. Thanks again!

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  3. Those little sheep are adorable! The amount of detail she puts into such small pieces is amazing.

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  4. VERY nice use of felting!!

    I really like the pendant. TFS!

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  5. These are really beautiful! I love the texture of felting and Aileen does a wonderful job! Thanks for sharing another great artist with us!

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  6. Aileen, You are so very welcome! I love your work, it's rich with textures and colors, beautiful!!

    Thank you for sharing the link to this post on your blog too! :)

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  7. Great finds, and I love the colors you have going on!

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