Felt Mistress

Jon Burgerman Collaboration Sneak Peek

2012-01-17T09:47:00.001Z

Here's a few quick sneaks of the piece I have done for Jon Burgerman's show Fast Food opening at Sergeant Paper in Paris on the 28th January. I have worked with Jon a lot in the past (look here) but it's been a while since our last collaboration and it was nice to be working with him again as he's a tip top guy. If you are in Paris go check out the show I have seen some of work Jon's done for it and it's super. Full reveal of our piece and a "making of" movie clip soon.

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FM 2011

2011-12-28T22:14:00.001Z

FM 2011 a video by Felt Mistress on Flickr.

My year in 90 seconds. Thanks to everyone involved. Let's hope 2012 is as fun packed xxx

Pepperdelica!

2011-12-10T14:18:00.003Z

"The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me", the Jim Henson tribute show opens today in Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra. We are so pleased to be part of this show and wish we could be there to see what all the other great artists involved have done. I have sneaked some photos of this piece previously and Jonathan posted the concept artwork over on his blog this morning but its time for a full reveal and i just hope you like it and it was worth the wait. Although made predominately as a sculptural piece, it is also a working puppet and I will post the video of him in action at a later date. He is available to purchase, contact Gallery Nucleus for information

New Framed Beetles

2011-12-01T15:00:00.002Z

These are now available from my online store here. Each one is a one off, hand cut and hand sewn felt 3d beetle, framed in a box frame.

Ice-Winged Polar Beetle

Wide-Eyed Mint Winter Beetle

Smoke-Frilled Maru Maru Beetle

Ruby-Booted Petal Wing Beetle

Flame-Frilled Red Ember Beetle

The Stuffs

2011-11-06T13:07:00.003Z

Not had time to properly blog about this before. I have produced a series of puppets in collaboration with the amazing Pete Fowler for a new project produced by Channel Flip. Here's some pics of the characters so far (more great ones to come) and some of the many videos they have already produced. Check out more on You Tube and Facebook. Introducing The Stuffs

Codey

Trendy Boy

Rogue Girl

The Nocturnal Romantic Edwin Crepuscule- Flenk

2011-10-31T11:20:00.007Z

Artist, poet, novelist and "nocturnal romantic". Edwin's band, The Decadent Prosimians, split acrimoniously after differences arising over styling mousse in 2005. Since the split Edwin has concentrated on his literary career and can often be found in his local graveyard communing with restless spirits and the old lady who walks her Yorkshire terrier past his favourite bench every morning. He enjoys necromancy, scrabble and tinned aubergines intended for the harvest festival.

Edwin is 45inches standing and 26inches seated. He was part of the Sneaky Raccoon Halloween show at Kid Robot, and can be bought here All proceeds from the sale of Edwin will got to charity.

"Mollie Makes" article.

2011-09-29T17:15:00.002+01:00

Out today, this feature about me in "Mollie Makes" magazine. Available in all good newsagents. I've also done a tutorial for the next issue out the end of October.

Frilled Arizona Saloon Beetle

2011-09-23T12:23:00.002+01:00

A Selection of framed beetle now in my shop.

Finally got round to putting these up in my shop. One of a series of framed, pinned bugs. I have a love/hate relationship with insects. Even though they're usually my favourite section of any natural history museum or zoo they're also my biggest fear when traveling. Thankfully, in Japan I only had a few encounters with insects (mostly notably a Mukade!). It seems strange that I would avoid parks for fear of bugs but would actively seek them out in the many pet shops that sell them.

Available here feltmistress.bigcartel.com/

Felt Mistress x Ben Newman

2011-09-21T10:29:00.003+01:00

I few weeks ago I posted some sneak peeks of the work I was doing with Ben Newman. Well the show opened last Thursday (runs till the 11th November) so I can now reveal the full images. It was a great pleasure to work with Ben his work is beautiful and he is a thoroughly nice chap. His show "Masks" is at Nobrow in London (who are also very nice chaps)As well as Ben's amazing prints on display, he has collaborated with other artists, I made three large Yokai from Ben's book Bento Bestiary. He also collaborated with Sahar Freemantle on some miniature millinery and his dad Colin on some 3d wooden masks ( they are so good). You so need to check out this show, as well as the work on display Nobrow also publish some great books by some brilliant artists so be warned you may leave there with a lighter pocket! Many thanks to Ben for getting me involved and to Nobrow who I have worked with a few times previously and it's always a pleasure.

Here's a selection of pics, from set up and at the Private view.

Thanks to my lovely friend Woodrow for this last photo :)

Arla Milk

2011-09-20T11:07:00.001+01:00

Another belated blog post, this time about the Arla Milk project i worked on with Jonathan earlier this summer. It's a set of posters for Swedish dairy company, Arla. The project was art directed by the brilliant Jakob Westman (take a look at Jakob's work!) for the Swedish ad agency Karnhüset with photography by Daniel Lundkvist. The press release is below with some work-in-progress shots and some of Jonathan's original concept artwork.

Press Release : Monsters in Schools

This August a new set of milkbar posters will be released by (Swedish dairy company) Arla featuring characters from British Felt Mistress (Louise Evans & Jonathan Edwards).

Jakob Westman, Art Director at Swedish ad agency Kärnhuset says:
"I've known about Jonathan and Louise's work for a few years and have always been on the lookout for an excuse good enough to get to work with them. And the Arla poster series seemed like the perfect match! I'm a big fan of illustration, and that's how we approached this. Or like illustration deluxe. There's been a healthy interest in crafts and textures in graphic design and illustration the last few years, and a big boom in retro-photography with apps like Hipstamatic and Camera+. We wanted a surreal (but non-retro) look and we were very keen on having the handmade look come through.
I get such a kick from seeing the textures and the wires, to see that it's NOT 3d-generated, and that there are a bunch of imperfections in there. I also get a kick from the scale of it, that we were able to work with actual props. The candles on the cake are actually burning, the balloons on the ground are real and the clasps on the farmer's dungarees are actual full-scale clasps. That's something you don't get with CGI or traditional illustration and it brings a whole other level to the final poster and makes it so much fun to look at."

The posters are displayed on milk dispensers (milkbars) in Swedish schools and lunch restaurants. Since the posters are on display for 4–6 months one of the requirements have been to come up with designs that lend themselves to new discoveries on the nth viewing. This was also the reason that Kärnhuset turned to German eBoy and their sprawling cityscapes for the first sets of posters, followed by fun and elaborate illustrations from British TADO.

The project with Felt Mistress started with a brief from the agency with a description of what they thought could take place in the two posters. They also pushed for the characters to not be too cute or cartoony, but to be more monster-ish in their appearance. Something Felt Mistress was more than happy to comply with. The agency also requested a very trippy and non-literal color-scheme.

After discussing with Louise how the characters should look Jonathan then made a first round of sketches which were approved after a few very minor tweaks. "Yeah, it worked out really well." He says. "We tried to push the weird colors and make the characters a bit out there. Something that comes pretty natural for us [chuckle]. This is also the first time the felt characters have been used as illustration and not as expensive toys in a hipster flat or office. I've always thought of what we're doing as illustration. That they'd be able to tell stories in editorial or advertising contexts."

Once the illustrations were approved by the client, Louise cut patterns, picked out fabrics and started stitching it all together. "The cow took some thinking to work out." Louise says. "They wanted her to look good both on her feet and sitting down. And Jonathan had cheated a bit and not thought about the mechanics. Fortunately we were able to make a setup with a hook that allowed for the cow's head to be re-arranged. Also it's always important to me when making clothed characters, like the farmer, to use actual clothing fabrics rather than felt – I used denim and checked cotton for the farmer's dungarees and a shirt with real buttons and fastenings. I think it's details like this that really bring a character to life."

The finished characters (11 in total) were then shipped to Stockholm where the whole set – including flat cut-outs of clouds, trees and buildings – was built up and photographed by Daniel Lundkvist.

"It was also great to see what the photography was able to add" says Jakob. "The photos I'd seen previously of Felt Mistress' characters had been more documentary and I think we were able to make them a bit surreal and trippy while still having the handmade qualities show. It's been really rewarding to see how everyone involved have taken something already great and made it even better".

Japan!

2011-09-20T10:32:00.001+01:00

This is a really delayed blogpost that I should have done months ago. Earlier this year (May/June) I was lucky enough to spend 5 weeks in Japan along with my lovely Jonathan. We were invited to do a residency at Headspace Gallery in Nara and also headline the annual Headspace Art and Music Festival in Osaka. During our time in Japan we had so much fun and met so many great people. Jamie and Aiko from Headspace were fantastic hosts and made us feel so welcome. They had arranged lots of interesting things for us to do during our stay, including tea picking and also introduced us to other Japanese artists with whom we collaborated with as part of the festival. We were based in Nara for the most part often travelling to Osaka and Kyoto but for 10 days we were invited to stay up at the Kayamori house which is up in the mountains in Sakurai. This had amazing views and wildlife (including terrifying Mukade) we could hear wild boars crunching the bamboo behind the house. I could keep typing but I think the photographs will say it all and let you know what an amazing time we had.

Arla Milk Campaign For Swedish Schools

2011-09-10T00:42:00.001+01:00

Arla Milk Campaign For Swedish Schools, a photo by Felt Mistress on Flickr.

Arla Milk Campaign For Swedish Schools
Series of posters for milk vending machines and cafeterias in Swedish Schools. More info here jonathan-e.blogspot.com/2011/08/ arla-milk-posters.html

Arla Milk Campaign For Swedish Schools

2011-09-10T00:41:00.001+01:00

Arla Milk Campaign For Swedish Schools, a photo by Felt Mistress on Flickr.

More Beetles!

2011-08-10T17:33:00.001+01:00

More beetles for the collection. See post below for more info.

Beetlemania

2011-08-07T14:44:00.004+01:00

Here's the first in a series of framed, pinned bugs. I have a love/hate relationship with insects. Even though they're usually my favourite section of any natural history museum or zoo they're also my biggest fear when traveling. Thankfully, in Japan I only had a few encounters with insects (mostly notably a Mukade!). It seems strange that I would avoid parks for fear of bugs but would actively seek them out in the many pet shops that sell them.

I'm working on a series of these. Here's the first one - "The Hot-footed Booted Beetle".

Arla Milk project

2011-08-05T19:12:00.001+01:00

Arla Milk project, a photo by Felt Mistress on Flickr.

Sneak peek at some work we did with Karnhuset Sweden for Arla Milk. www.karnhuset.net/kunder/arla/monstermjolk-i-skolan
Thanks to Jakob, Tove and Daniel
I will be blogging about this soon with more info.

Felt Mistress x Ben Newman - Taimatsu Maru

2011-07-28T16:51:00.007+01:00

I was asked by the talented Mr Ben Newman if I would like to collaborate on some pieces for his upcoming show at Nobrow in September. I have done 3 pieces in total all of which appear in his book Bento Bestiary (which I highly recommend) some bits of which I have already posted sneak peeks but here's a bit more for you as a taster. It's going to be a great show, Ben has worked hard to produce some fantastic new pieces, he has also collaborated with his dad on some amazing wooden masks and also the milliner Sahar Freemantle. I will be going to the opening night of the show (see poster below for details) so pop along and say hello, it's going to be a good night :)

Here's some more process pics:

"Now, flee if you want to live. But stay, if you wish to party"

Felt Mistress x Ben Newman sneak peek

2011-07-25T15:53:00.001+01:00

The second of three pieces I've done for Ben Newman's upcoming show at Nobrow. More details soon.

And The Winner Is..........

2011-07-23T11:51:00.001+01:00

Tippy has picked a winner for the FM print and the winner is.......

Congratulations Mark ! It will be on it's way soon.

Totem Homecoming

2011-07-23T00:50:00.001+01:00

Totem Homecoming, a photo by Felt Mistress on Flickr.

Totem Homecoming

Inkygoodness organised a show at the Zellig Gallery in Birmingham for all the Character Totems that were shown at the Pictoplasma show in Berlin. My Totem and some of the others are now for sale please contact Lisa at Inkygoodness.com if interested.

2011-07-21T09:42:00.001+01:00

Totem homecoming!

I will be in Birmingham today for the Inkygoodness Totem show. The Felt Totem I made for their Pictoplasma totem show in Berlin will be there as well as the other artist totems and lots of other cool things. So if you are around pop in and say hi. Apologies for the lack of links in this post but my iPad isn't behaving and I am posting this in a hurry. See poster below for full details.

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Competition Time!

2011-07-19T22:05:00.001+01:00

I'm going to start selling prints and to get the ball rolling I thought I would give away one to a lucky competition winner. Just leave a comment below naming your favourite character from the poster (I need their first names only) and a winner will be picked at random. Tippy will name the winner on the blog and Twitter on Saturday so they can get in touch with a postal address. Good Luck! :)

It's an A3 print on matt archival paper (Tippy is holding it below)

The Stuffs

2011-07-07T11:21:00.002+01:00

A project I've been working on with the talented Mr Fowler and the brilliant guys at Channel Flip. It's great to see the guys come to life and hear their voices for the first time. Can't wait to see more. Join the FB group!

Spy Vs. Spy Custom for Mad Magazine - Spy-ghetti Western (sorry )

2011-06-19T00:33:00.002+01:00

The lovely folk at Mad asked me to customise a blank Spy figure to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Spy Vs. Spy. This will be featured in the August issue of Mad Magazine and also at SDCC.

Headspace Event Osaka Japan

2011-05-16T03:47:00.001+01:00

Headspace Event Osaka Japan, a photo by Felt Mistress on Flickr.

If you are in Osaka, me and Edwards will be featured artists at this event lots of good music, live art, FM creatures and me in a pair of antlers ( so I have been told) Charity Art auction for the Tohoku disaster relief efforts.

www.headspace.jp
www.absinthe-jp.com

Tippy in Japan

2011-05-15T04:21:00.001+01:00

Tippy on the bus in Oshikuma, Nara, Japan.

Tippy and some of his new Japanese friends. The School children wanted to practise their English.

The deers weren't that impressed with Tippy's enthusiasm

Mini Tea Tour

2011-03-18T21:05:00.001Z

As well as my Totem (see previous posts) I have also contributed to Lunartik custom Mini Tea Tour which will start in Pictoplasma. I will post pics once the show has started but in the meantime check out the poster, see if you can spot my sneak peek.

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Totem Face Canvas

2011-03-16T16:16:00.002Z

I have been playing around with canvases trying to recreate a 3D felt Totem face that could be hung on a wall. Here's the result. It's 23.5cm x 31cm. Depth (at widest point) is approx 5cm. I have put it for sale on my Big Cartel here. Hope you like

Workshop- Glyndwr University

2011-03-11T22:36:00.001Z

Workshop- Glyndwr University a photo by Felt Mistress on Flickr.

I did a workshop at Glyndwr University with a mix of MA and Degree students (studying Illustration and decorative arts) It was only for a couple of hours and considering some of them have never sewn they all did really well. It was lots of fun.

Looboo - Totem Detail

2011-03-08T21:00:00.001Z

Looboo - Totem Detail a photo by Felt Mistress on Flickr.

Bulbobo - Totem Detail

2011-03-08T20:59:00.003Z

Bulbobo - Totem Detail a photo by Felt Mistress on Flickr.

Shaboo- Totem Detail

2011-03-08T20:59:00.001Z

Shaboo- Totem Detail a photo by Felt Mistress on Flickr.

Rombondo - Totem Detail

2011-03-08T20:58:00.001Z

Rombondo - Totem Detail a photo by Felt Mistress on Flickr.

Totems!

2011-03-03T22:44:00.005Z

I was pleased to be asked by Inkygoodness to be part of their Character Totem exhibition for Pictoplasma in Berlin. It stands approx 4ft tall and each piece is individual and then stacks together. I have always loved Totems and have even considered trying to carve one from wood (my dad is a brilliant woodcarver so I'm sure he would have helped) The Christmas before last Jonathan bought me a great book on Totem carving and as it was too cold to spend hours in my dads workshop making a complete mess and probably nearly losing a few fingers I decided to make some felt ones, I was never really pleased with them but now I have worked on the big totem I feel I can share the poor first attempts.

I say first attempts but I had played around with the idea of Totems when I worked with Inkygoodness for their Wonderland exhibition. We call these pieces Voodoo Tron (helpfully named by a friend from Flickr) they were a mix of totems, Aztec and African sculptures and masks with a little bit of Tron mixed in for good measure. Sadly General Dombolo (the little guy with the arms and legs) was stolen from the gallery during the show, I often wonder what happened to him. I just hope he is loved.

Almost completed Totem

2011-02-28T00:31:00.001Z

Almost completed Totem
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

It was a pleasure to be asked by Inkygoodness to be part of their Totem installation for Pictoplasma in Berlin.This is a quick pic (including messy workroom) of the almost completed Totem. I'll post more pics and further details of the show soon.

Happy Valentines Day

2011-02-13T21:57:00.001Z

Happy Valentines Day
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Happy Valentines day everyone xxx

Tippy's got his Art Pass. Have you?

2011-01-29T15:18:00.004Z

I was recently asked by Matt Jones (Lunartik) to design a travelcard holder for his second "artist series" of limited edition Art Passes. Mine features The Furry Mayhem. Series 1 did really well and he's got more great artists on board for Series 2 including Pete Fowler, Nathan Jurevicius and my lovely Jonathan E. They will be available to buy from shops but at this moment at this time I haven't got a list of stockists. In the meantime you can buy yours HERE.

Demetri the Yeti

2011-01-26T19:12:00.001Z

Demetri the Yeti
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Demetri on a white background ready for Pictoplasma's "missing link" research.

The Mope

2011-01-26T13:00:00.001Z

The Mope
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

My dear friend, John Allison, drew the Mope - www.flickr.com/photos/scarygoround/5329936608/
He says "He sits on you in the night and you wake up miserable". This is my version of him. I think he means well but is a little misunderstood. Poor Mope.
www.flickr.com/photos/scarygoround/5329936608/

Private commission

2011-01-25T15:05:00.001Z

Private commission
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Here's the female from the monster couple I was commissioned to make. Her "significant other" is below. Jewellery is "model's own" and the turtle on the lead was a special request.

Private Commission

2011-01-24T19:03:00.001Z

Private Commission
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

I was recently commissioned by a couple to make monster versions of them. I posted a sneak peek a few weeks ago, here is is the full length version of the male client.
The jewellery is "models own" and the album sleeves are by my lovely Jonathan based on the client's favourite albums

Links to www.flickr.com/photos/feltmistress/5329277201/

Demetri

2011-01-21T15:29:00.001Z

Demetri
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Demetri the Yeti. Made just for fun and to join the Pictoplasma's call for Yetis.

Madonaargghhh

2011-01-18T23:52:00.001Z

Madonaargghhh
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Private commission from a client for a conical bra, corseted Madonna-inspired creature. She now lives in London with her new owner and three other FM creatures - Snapper Duvall and Brunhilde & Little Geoff.

Madonaargghhh

2011-01-18T23:49:00.001Z

Madonaargghhh
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Tippy and Pops Say Merry Christmas

2010-12-24T14:46:00.001Z

Tippy and Pops Say Merry Christmas
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! Thanks for all the support this year. Bring on 2011! xxx

The Furry Mayhem (with their customised Chest of drawers /Amp)

2010-11-12T23:09:00.001Z

The Furry Mayhem (with their customised Chest of drawers /Amp)
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Introducing The Furry Mayhem...

The Furry Mayhem consists of Flink Strothers (Lead guitar, vocals), Groobo Tubbs (Bass guitar, backing vocals) and Thrubb (Drums, backing howls, grunts). The Furry Mayhem are widely considered to be the true progenitors of the Furry Metal genre. They formed in the early noughties after meeting at the legendary rock club "The Sock Drawer" (it was originally called "The Rock Store" but due a mishap involving the poor handwriting of the owner and a myopic signwriter the name stuck) and were soon signed to FM Records. Their debut album "We Are The Furry Mayhem" made them household names all over the world and even their roadie, Wilko Roby, has become a celebrity in his own right. Flink is married to leading model Elspeth Frond, Groobo has opened his own chain of crazy golf courses and Thrubb was recently a contestant in the popular TV series "I'm A Celebrity.." (but was sadly disqualified after eating three hammocks, two trees and one of the cameras).

They're currently on tour in their customised amp/winnebago/chest of drawers. Catch them at a venue near you soon!

Work done for "Tales from the Sock Drawer" group show at the 20-21 Gallery Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe from Nov 13 - Jan 2011 and then touring starting with York In Jan - April, more details soon.

Copyright- Louise Evans & Jonathan Edwards.

Selfridges Wonder Room

2010-11-08T23:53:00.006Z

As I mentioned in my last post, Felt Mistress is now available in the Wonder Room in Selfridges London. As always these pieces are one offs and I am pleased to say some have already been sold. Pictures below, I have also include a photo of the second window in which Selfridges have displayed some of the other pieces done for the Wonder Room (this is not the main FM window - see the previous post). Please contact Selfridges.com for details.

Full view of the cabinets and some more guys on the table in the background.

Scrimpton Fleeps

Scrimptons feet!

Uli Snooks and Rondo

Tabitha Snark and Rolando

Brunhilde and Little Geoff (many thanks to Doc18 for the photo)

Wilbur Grumph

Grahhl Lagerfurr

Snapper Duvall

Lady Gaarrgghhh Garrgghhhh

Corner window (not the main FM window) Frang Tootle, The Peacock Wrangler, Frimpton Wallis, Chet Krink and Terry Grunts.

Felt Mistress' Selfridges Christmas Window

2010-11-07T20:46:00.007Z

I am pleased to say Selfridges now stock Felt Mistress exclusives in their Play-themed concept store (blog post with photos to follow) We were also asked to design a FM dolls house window display for one of their big Oxford St windows. This was a dream come true, I'm still pinching myself. It will be up until Christmas Eve. Here's some photos. You can also see the pre production visuals on Jonathan's Blog

The window at night.
Austin Flisk & Skeechy Dwippford.
Prof. Roofle Dwent, Dr Pumford Russett & Prof. Gussy Flenderman
Fradley Benford.
The Treeps, Mum, Dad & the twins Klipsy and Fring.
Alfred Krimpling.
Lady Penelope Grimm-Fribbington from the front...
....and from the back.
Jonathan up a ladder.
Me up a ladder.
TV showing Open University lecture by Wilbur Grumph.
Ready to go!
We were behind here working.

At Home with The Treeps

2010-10-28T00:40:00.001+01:00

At Home with The Treeps
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

I have just got back from installing the Felt Mistress Christmas window for Selfridges London. It will be up until after Christmas. I haven't got photos of the window from the outside as they hadn't been unveiled before I left, but here's a quick installation pic.

My year so far..

2010-10-21T19:36:00.001+01:00

My year so far..
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

was sorting through photographs and there's so many "out takes" that haven't been seen and it's been a crazy year. So, in chronological order this is the result!

Thanks to Jonathan Edwards, Jon Burgerman, Jon Knox, John Allison & Jon Boam (AKA The Felty J Gang), Pete Fowler, Clinic, Miss Cakehead, Curious Confectioner, Dan Berry, Anxieteam, Nobrow, Brix Smith-Start & Selfridges.

Fun in the Recording Studio

2010-10-20T23:25:00.001+01:00

Fun in the Recording Studio
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Another sneak peek

Sneak peek

2010-10-20T23:21:00.001+01:00

Sneak peek
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Sneak peek

This is part of a set for an upcoming show at the Visual Arts Centre, Lincolnshire.

Rudy Froops

2010-10-13T12:28:00.001+01:00

Rudy Froops
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

After aquatically traversing the globe
for many years Rudy finally climbed out
of the Riddarfjarden and made Stockholm
his home. He enjoys sushi, skinny jeans
and the music of Sparks.

Available in Selfridges from late October.

Music - "Talent Is An Asset" by Sparks.

Introducing Scrimpton Fleeps...

2010-10-12T13:52:00.001+01:00

Introducing Scrimpton Fleeps...
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Fresh kid with a penchant for neon kicks and a love of crate digging. He divides his time between DJing at the legendary EBGB’s and running his own record label, “Fleeps Bleeps”.

Scrimpton Fleeps is a one-off creation available end of October in the Wonder Room, Selfridges.

Music - "Jive Baby on a Saturday Night" by the Jellies. Trunk Records.
www.trunkrecords.com/

Wilko Roby

2010-10-12T13:50:00.001+01:00

Wilko Roby
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Legendary roadie, Wilko Roby. Hailing from Dudley, Wilko's reputation soon superseded those of the bands he was working for. Soon to be raising hell in the Selfridges Wonder Room, London.

Thanks to Matt Macabre and John Allison for sourcing badges and patches. You guys ROCK! \m/

Music "The Wizard" by Black Sabbath.

Introducing Tabitha Snark & Rolando...

2010-10-12T13:49:00.001+01:00

Introducing Tabitha Snark & Rolando...
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Tabitha Snark is an "It" and an "It" Girl. Seen hopping out of taxis with her horned companion, Rolando, in London, Paris and New York, Tabitha is heiress to the Snark fortune and can always be spotted on the front row of all the most prestigious catwalk shoes.

A one-off creation and soon to be a resident of the Selfridges Wonder Room from late October.

Music - Ca Pourrait Changer by Brigitte Bardot

Frang Tootle

2010-10-12T13:48:00.001+01:00

Frang Tootle
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Frang Tootle is considered the true originator of the “Croak Folk” genre and his seminal debut album “Songs of Pain and Discomfort” is still an influence to slightly aggrieved and mysanthropic song writers to this day.

Available in Selfridges Wonder Room from late October.

Music - "Scarborough Fair" by The Roundtable

Uli Snooks (& Rondo)

2010-10-12T13:47:00.001+01:00

Uli Snooks (& Rondo)
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Esteemed cravat-wearing critic, Uli Snooks, is infamous in the UK for being the first person to say “flumps” on live televison. His trusty walking stick (and fellow critic), Rondo, is always at his side but they have never been known to agree on anything. Rondo is the Siskel to his Ebert.

Available in the Selfridges Wonder Room from late October.

Wilko Roby

2010-09-18T11:14:00.001+01:00

Wilko Roby
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Legendary roadie, Wilko Roby. Hailing from Dudley, Wilko's reputation soon superseded those of the bands he was working for. Soon to be raising hell in the Selfridges Wonder Room, London.

His long suffering wife Wendy informs me, his favourite meal is "Sheperds pie, with an egg on top"

Tabitha Snark and Rolando

2010-09-18T11:12:00.001+01:00

Tabitha Snark and Rolando
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Scrimpton Fleeps

2010-08-25T00:10:00.001+01:00

Scrimpton Fleeps
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Scrimpton Fleeps

Scrimpton - Fresh kid with a penchant for neon kicks and a love of crate digging.

Available in the Wonder Room, Selfridges from October.

Scrimpton Fleeps sideview

2010-08-25T00:05:00.001+01:00

Scrimpton Fleeps sideview
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Scrimpton Fleeps sideview

Scrimpton - Fresh kid with a penchant for neon kicks and a love of crate digging.

Available in the Wonder Room, Selfridges from October.

Clinic - I'm Aware

2010-08-05T17:55:00.002+01:00

Lucky to be involved in this video. It was a pleasure working with Pete Fowler, Miss Cakehead and, of course, Clinic. I'm thrilled with the results! See below for more puppet pictures and process shots.

Malibu

2010-08-05T15:04:00.002+01:00

I was asked to decorate one of the new blank Malibu bottles and this is the result. He sits nicely over the bottle He hasn't got a name, all I know is that he's been stranded on an island drinking Malibu for many years. Let's have a little competition. I'll will give him away (without the Malibu inside!) to whoever comes up with the best name for him. Get your thinking caps and leave your suggestions in the comments. I'll be picking a winner early next week. Get naming!

Felt Mistress X Jon Boam for Nobrow

2010-08-04T16:38:00.001+01:00

Felt Mistress X Jon Boam for Nobrow
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Recent completed figures commissioned by Nobrow for the Jon Boam and Matthew the Horse show - Doom 3.0

More details - www.nobrow.net

Clinic video process shot

2010-07-28T21:07:00.002+01:00

I've recently collaborated with Pete Fowler on these puppets for the video for Clinic's forthcoming single, "I'm Aware". It was a lot of fun. Many thanks to Pete Fowler, Miss Cakehead and, of course, Clinic. xxx

Felt Mistress @ Selfridges

2010-07-24T14:40:00.001+01:00

Felt Mistress @ Selfridges
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

I'm very pleased to say that Selfridges London will be stocking Felt Mistress one-off characters in their concept store, The Wonder Room, in the Autumn. This picture was taken at their Christmas Press Day to announce the arrival of FM at Selfridges. Now I'm working on the new characters and sewing like crazy.

Lossy Botany Lab. Heliumcowboy

2010-07-08T20:31:00.008+01:00

I had the pleasure of working with Mr Jon Burgerman again, this time on some vegetation for his show at Heliumcowboy in Hamburg.
It is always great fun working with Jon's designs and this was no exception. Check out the pics below. The pieces can be bought through the gallery here.

GROUP SHOT

DOODLICHOS AHIPEN ( Charinky

DOODLICHOS AHIPEN ( Charinky ) detail

DOODLICHOS AHIPEN ( Charinky ) detail

HEADLENIUM ARMARUMMY ( Bitter Sneezeweed )

HELMOT CIRSIUM ( Woodland Mushbloom )

BIGNONIOIDES SNAPLA ( Diggut Biter )

LACINIARIA PUNCTATA detail

LACINIARIA PUNCTATA ( Lion Root )

Gallery photographs courtesy of Heliumcowboy (many thanks x)

Felt Mistress X Jon Burgerman - Lossy Botany Lab. Heliumcowboy, Hamburg

2010-07-04T23:48:00.001+01:00

Felt Mistress X Jon Burgerman - Lossy Botany Lab. Heliumcowboy, Hamburg
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Helmot Cirsium (Woodland Mushbloom) More details here -
heliumcowboy.squarespace.com/

Medical Poster Campaign

2010-07-04T23:47:00.001+01:00

Medical Poster Campaign
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Here's some work I did recently with designer Chris Wilkinson. Concepts for a medical poster campaign which unfortunately hasn't been used. The word balloons were made by BettyJoy (Lucy Kempsey) and the photographs were taken by Tom Jackson.

Lady Gaarrgghhh Garrgghhhh

2010-06-25T17:09:00.001+01:00

Lady Gaarrgghhh Garrgghhhh
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Lady Gaarrgghhh Garrgghhhh rose to prominence in the infamous monster clubs situated in the labyrinthine network of tunnels beneath New York city.

Inspired by previous glamonster icons such a David Growlie and Furry Mercury, Gaarrgghhh Garrgghhhh has taken the monster world by storm with a combination of killer tunes (literally!), outrageous outfits and an ability to breath fire (during a recent performance she inadvertently toasted the entire front row of her audience!).

Her recent tour of Japan saw her break all previous audience records. The Japanese Yokai community have taken her to their hearts partly due to her Stag Beetle ancestry (she inherits her shiny black antlers from her grandmother's Stag Beetle side of the family).

Copyright 2010 Louise Evans & Jonathan Edwards

She's currently somewhere in London....

Wilbur Grumph

2010-06-22T23:24:00.001+01:00

Wilbur Grumph
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Postcards!

2010-06-18T12:28:00.003+01:00

I've had some postcards printed to hand out at a forthcoming event. I've also opened a Big Cartel shop unfortunately there is no plush for sale on there at the moment as I am working towards a big project (hopefully, I'll be able to tell you more next month) and other commissions and exhibitions. However, you can buy the Felt Mistress embroidered patch and the postcard set. I'll be adding to it soon. I've been asked by a lot of people to do a print of the Sgt Felty's pic too, it can now be bought via Society6.

Sneak Peeks FM X JB for Heliumcowboy Pt 2

2010-06-11T18:55:00.001+01:00

Sneak Peeks FM X JB for Heliumcowboy Pt 2
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Here's some sneak peeks of the work I've been doing recently for Jon Burgerman's upcoming show, The Lossy Botany Lab, at Heliumcowboy, Hamburg. More info here -
heliumcowboy.squarespace.com/jon-next/

Pics via Hipstamtic.

Sneak Peeks FM X JB for Heliumcowboy

2010-06-10T17:41:00.001+01:00

Sneak Peeks FM X JB for Heliumcowboy
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Undetermined Wrangler

2010-06-05T23:20:00.001+01:00

Undetermined Wrangler
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

This is a wrangler of some description but at the moment it's undetermined. Made as a birthday gift for some lovely friends I thought I would leave his occupation up to them.

Undressed Lady Gaarrgghhh Garrgghhhh

2010-06-04T10:40:00.001+01:00

Undressed Lady Gaarrgghhh Garrgghhhh
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Lady Gaarrgghhh Garrgghhhh

2010-06-02T17:21:00.001+01:00

Lady Gaarrgghhh Garrgghhhh
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Another sneak

Lady Gaarrgghhh Garrgghhhh

2010-06-02T12:11:00.001+01:00

Lady Gaarrgghhh Garrgghhhh
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

St Felty's School for Unruly Critters

2010-05-24T17:30:00.003+01:00

Here's my smashing new embroidered patches. I've had some smaller versions made for labelling too. Hopefully, I'll be selling these soon and you'll be able to "snazz up" your jacket/cardigan/dressing gown and graduate from St Felty's School for Unruly Critters. My Felt Mistress logo was designed by my lovely friend, the very talented Mr Woodrow Phoenix.

Felt Mistress X Jon Burgerman for "Brain Drain"

2010-05-24T16:47:00.006+01:00

I'm a bit delayed in blogging these but here's some pics of the work I did with Mr B for his show at the Winchester Discovery Centre. The show is on until the middle of July so if you can go and check it out. I've also included one of the original paintings that the work was inspired by.

Felt Mistress X Karine Bernadou x No Brow

2010-05-02T16:36:00.003+01:00

The good people at No Brow asked me to make a few plush for Pick Me Up Contemporary Graphic Arts Fair at Somerset House. The characters were based on a screen printed illlustration by French artist, Karine Bernadou, which appears in the latest issue of No Brow. Here's some photographs of the finished plush and the original screen print from Karine.

Felt Mistress X Hello,Brute

2010-04-13T21:58:00.011+01:00

I was honoured to be asked by Jon Knox (Hello, Brute) to collaborate with him on some characters for his solo show "Teen Dream" at Rotofugi in Chicago. I'd been an admirer of Jon's work for a while and felt an affinity with him as someone who also worked on handmade pieces, I also love his attention to detail with regards clothing.If you are not familiar with Jon's work you should be! go check out his website. He's one talented guy.
I produced three characters for the show Dillon, Jeffrey and Pepper, and definitely want to work on more in the future ( we have discussed some great ideas, just need a few more hours in the day!) The show runs until the 25th April if you're in the area go check it out.

Dillon, Jeffrey and Pepper can be bought here

More pictures and process shots

Dillon in progress

2010-04-10T20:46:00.001+01:00

Dillon in progress
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

The "Hello, Brute - Teen Dream" show opened last night at Rotofugi in Chicago. I can't wait to see some photos from the actual show. In the meantime here's a process shot of Dillon's head. I'll be posting finished pictures on Monday.

The Wendigos

2010-04-08T01:15:00.003+01:00

These two hairy boys were made for my dear friend, none other than, Mr John "Scary-Go-Round" Allison (ANOTHER John!). The Wendigo is a character from John's online comic. Check it out here and maybe even buy a tea towel featuring the Wendigo.

Felt Mistress X Hello, Brute

2010-03-24T22:07:00.002Z

Felt Mistress X Hello, Brute
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Sneak Peek of recent collaboration with Hello,Brute for his solo show at Rotofugi Chicago starting April 9th. It was great to work with Jon ( I only ever seem to work with Jons, Jonathans or Johns) as I have been an admirer of his work for a while and he's so damn cool! There are three pieces in total and I'll post more pics once the show has opened.

Brunhilde & Little Geoff

2010-03-11T18:03:00.003Z

Here's a few pics of Brunhilde and Little Geoff, a recent creation.

Brunhilde was privately schooled in a hollowed out tree trunk by
an owl. After leaving the Tree Trunk Academy she spent a
number of years living in Tokyo (specifically Harajuku) working
as an assistant to a prominent Japanese Yokai where she
developed her love for stripey tights, crepe soles and stag beetles.
On returning to her Woodland home she found Little Geoff, her six
legged frug, who she is now never apart from.

Brunhilde stands 105cm tall.

Felt Mistress Window Vinyl

2010-03-01T11:37:00.001Z

Felt Mistress Window Vinyl
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Felt Mistress Window Vinyl!

Photograph of the window display in Start London. Brix and friends did an amazing job

Sgt Felty's Lonely Hearts Club Band

2010-03-01T11:35:00.001Z

Sgt Felty's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

One last group shot before they all went off to London. Unfortunately, some missed the shoot due to other commitments.

Available now from Start London - www.start-london.com/shop/exclusives-c-103.html

Photo by the lovely www.flickr.com/photos/thingsbydan/

Ski Tippy Close up

2010-03-01T11:34:00.003Z

Ski Tippy Close up
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

My entry for the Plush You Schmancy Winter Olympic Challenge.

Ski Tippy

2010-03-01T11:34:00.001Z

Ski Tippy
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

My entry for the Plush You Schmancy Winter Olympic Challenge.

Felt Mistress - As Seen On TV

2010-02-19T19:12:00.002Z

What a lovely surprise! Whilst watching the Culture Show this week I spotted some of my creatures during a piece about London Fashion Week presented by Hadley Freeman. She went to Start to be styled by Brix Smith-Start where my work is currently on display.

Happy Valentine's Day

2010-02-14T01:22:00.001Z

Happy Valentine's Day
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

More from the Start window

2010-02-12T17:19:00.004Z

The rest of the Start window gang. Top to bottom - Elspeth Frond, Dwight, Clem, The Flamingo Wrangler, Zeep and Terry.

Felt Mistress x Start London part 2

2010-02-10T21:12:00.000Z

Start TV "Introducing Felt Mistress"

2010-02-09T13:13:00.003Z

I can't stop smiling about this!

Felt Mistresss x Start London

2010-02-04T16:38:00.006Z

Heres some of the new characters that can be seen and available to buy in Start London.
Introducing Kipston, Herzog and The Peacock Wrangler. I'll post pics of the window a.s.a.p. If you're in London go check it out. I think in total there is approx 25 plush characters taking over and annoying the mannequins!

London Fashion Week

2010-01-20T16:47:00.002Z

Didn't want you all to think I'd been lazy. I've been busy stitching for the window of Start London. I'll be posting some sneak peeks soon. As well as lot of familiar faces there'll be a lot of new characters too.

This project is doubly exciting because not only is it a really cool job but Brix Smith-Start who co-owns Start and initiated the project is the same Brix Smith who was in The Fall - one of my favourite bands of all time - and a thoroughly lovely lady.

Tweedocaster.

2010-01-12T19:27:00.002Z

Tweedocaster.
Originally uploaded by Felt Mistress

Whilst staying at friend's I was requested to make a tweed cover for a Stratocaster. My friend is in a bluegrass band normally playing a banjo but also wants to play his electric guitar occasionally. He felt it was a bit too rock'n'roll and wanted it to be a bit more "geography teacher". I must add I didn't have my trusty equipment with me so this is the best I could come up with.

Egg-gagement! (Sorry!)

2010-01-11T16:30:00.003Z

Last month I had a request from Dan from Trap 5 after he'd seen the fried egg I made for Mr Burgerman to make another one for him to propose to his girlfriend, Liz, with. It was complete with a ribbon to attach the ring to. I was happy to hear Liz said "yes". Well, who could resist an egg-based proposal. What next? Maybe a felt wedding cake.