Feltastic

Today the mailman brought me a pile of bills, then doubled back a couple hours later and dropped off a box from England.

 The customs declaration said it contained two wool sculptures, dog treats, biscuits and tea.

Sure enough, that's exactly what I found inside! 

I have wanted a needle felted horse by Tomás Varela ever since his work was featured on this blog earlier this year. Now - for a little while at least - I have two.

The red mare, Ginger, doesn't get to stay. Tomás generously donated her to the Pandemic Performance Panorama online photo show so she'll be heading to a new home sometime next month.

I hope her new owner is prepared. This girl has a lot of attitude.

See? 

The pinto pony is named Poppy. 

Tomás usually works in classic (1:12) scale, but I persuaded him to make a traditional scale Shetland. 

She is so cute. 

I love her soft two tone mane... 

 and I can not overstate how fun it is to coax her into different poses.

Performing Misty!

Of course, I also had to play dress up. This halter was made for Rhian, but it fits Poppy just fine.

Ginger is a short timer, but this girl has a forever home.

Thank you so much, Tomás. I absolutely love everything!