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Edward Hayes Fairy Houses I was reminded of the urgent need for fairy houses by my four grandchildren. After crafting houses for them, I just kept building. Please, the living room is filling up with these things. “A proper fairy house provides the necessary accommodations to attract fairies, who are notoriously persnickety about their housing. Adjustable lighting, a table and chairs, and appropriate staging provide a cozy spot for fairies to sit with friends and discuss their day.” — me Each house starts as a section of a fallen birch tree trunk. The size, shape and placement of windows, doors, and front porch are determined by natural shapes within the wood. No living trees are cut down for my creations. All components of the house, roof and furniture are handmade by me from locally sourced trees. Okay, fine, a few sticks were picked up on a Lake Erie beach. Houses vary from 12 to 16 inches in height. Each contains indirect, variable LED lighting with both inline and remote control of color and intensity. A USB connection and a wall charger (provided) connect to a standard 110V outlet. Houses are intended for indoor and sheltered outdoor/porch settings.
Lauren Kenneally Needle Felting For most of my life, I have painted and made sculptural objects with various materials which aim to capture the emotion behind color, shapes and movement. In 2011, I was introduced to needle felting by my best friend, which quickly became my medium of choice. I love the process of needle felting. Colors work differently than in painting and it takes a lot of layering to achieve depth and dimension. While my work encompasses a range of subject matter including animals and ordinary household scenes, I ultimately focus on realism with wool, which is a delightful challenge and a departure from my abstract paintings. In my day job, l’m an RN working in mental health research. Needle felting is the perfect balancing activity that grounds me and allows me to find the pleasure and beauty of focusing on ordinary scenes. |
