coziest tea

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/263603; commissioned 1997
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Who is Marjorie Fox?  The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa commissioned this supremely adorable woolen tea cozy from her in 1997.  I wanted to see if she had created more fiber artwork, but not a fiber more can I find.  At least this one exists for our admiration:  a sheep bearing a washing-line full of clothing.  Ah, yes, you say to yourself as you pour a hot cuppa, a fleecy fellow creature makes the wool that keeps me and my tea warm.  Remember to say thank you.

fabricats

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Don't these two look as soft as the real thing?  While mediums such as sculpture and photography do provide the opportunity to create exactitude in visual likenesses, I have a fondness for textile art. It's used in creating things that are a comfort to body and mind (here's a great example from a previous post).  Even when the art is purely decorative, the tactile response remains, which is a fancy way of saying "I want to pet that."  And I want to pet these two portraits commissioned from Sharon of Leicester, England.  At BoxRoomBazaar, her Etsy shop, Sharon offers not only many sweet animal works for anyone's delight, but a cheerful take on your own pet if you like.