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Felt Sculpture by Elsa Mora

Felt Sculpture by Elsa Mora. Who Is Elsa Mora?. Elsa Mora was born in Holguin, Cuba, in 1971. She is an artist working in a variety of media including painting, photography, illustration, ceramics, porcelain, collage, bronze, mixed media, paper cutting.

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Felt Sculpture by Elsa Mora

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  1. Felt Sculptureby Elsa Mora

  2. Who Is Elsa Mora? • Elsa Mora was born in Holguin, Cuba, in 1971. • She is an artist working in a variety of media including painting, photography, illustration, ceramics, porcelain, collage, bronze, mixed media, paper cutting. • Mora attended the Vocational School of the Arts in Holguin. She left home when she was fifteen, and she moved to Camagüey, where she graduated from the Professional School of Visual Arts in 1990. • She currently resides in Los Angeles, California with her husband and two children.

  3. Mixed Media, 2007

  4. Elsa Mora is interested in nature along with human thoughts and feelings. She is focused on embracing life’s challenges, exploring insecurities, and celebrating a positive human spirit.

  5. The following images are only a sampling of Elsa Mora’s creative endeavors.

  6. Dreams

  7. Kiki Paper Doll

  8. Rosetta

  9. This is Elsa’s interpretation of Frida Kahlo's necklace in paper

  10. Birds, 2005

  11. Organic Shapes in Porcelain

  12. Fears

  13. Inner Thread

  14. The Wound

  15. The paper cuts are created by drawing a mirror image on the back of the paper. The negative space is cut away. For thee dimensional layering, the quality paper is embossed from the back side. Embossing is done by placing the paper, front side down on a soft surface. The paper is gently rubbed with a smooth rounded tool, stretching the paper until it curves. By layering the smaller embossed pieces, Elsa can create three dimensional pieces.

  16. Wow! Check out this bumble bee.

  17. Red and White

  18. Girl Bird

  19. Dress with Branch and Bird

  20. Dress with Teddy Bear

  21. Snow DressThis dress with a teddy bear and a bird, is constructed out of white felt stuffed with polyfil. The branches were made out of stiffened felt. 

  22. Winter SceneSoft sculpture out of felt stuffed with polyester fiber

  23. Project Tips & Requirements • Please let Elsa Mora’s work be an inspiration – a starting point. • You will create a 3D sculpture in white felt. • You will need sharp scissors, white felt, white thread, sewing needles, and cotton balls or polyester fiberfill. • The assembled piece must stand on its own and be a minimum of 10 inches in either length or height. The width from front to back must be at least 2 inches. • Nature will be your muse. The sculpture does not have to be a dress or a landscape. It just has to have natural forms as the main element. • Start by brainstorming. Make at least three sketches. • Label the parts of your design and print out a few visual resources. • Think in layers; some will be stuffed while others are not. In order for the piece to stand, some stuffed forms will have to have a base, like a pyramid or cylinder. Check out the bottom of Elsa’s felt dress sculpture. It’s fine for other pieces to be made of two parts, sewn and stuffed like Elsa’s birds. Include at least three stuffed layers. The more layers you include, the more depth your work will convey. Make at least 5 total layers. • It’s easier to make paper patterns first, then place or pin them to the felt to cut out shapes. Avoid visible marking on the white felt with pencil or pen. Often it will show or soil the work. Continue to the next slide.

  24. If you do not have experience hand stitching, please go online for a quick tutorial. See this site for the whip stitch. Easy! (Yes, hand stitching is preferable to machine.) http://gratzindustries.blogspot.com/2008/11/tutorial-how-to-whipstitch.html Go to this site to learn the blanket stitch. http://stitchschool.blogspot.com/2009/12/blanket-stitch.html • The main concerns with hand sewing: Keep the stitches small and evenly placed. Leave tails at the ends of your knots. Hide your knots by placing the first and last knot inside the seam. Be sure to leave a small opening in each piece so that you can stuff it. Gently pull the cotton or fiber fill apart, stretching it to make easier to work with. If your fingers cannot get the stuffing into the small areas, try using the eraser end of a pencil, a skewer, or knitting needle. Then, neatly sew the opening closed. • For layering 3D pieces, try to sew them together, with hidden stitches, whenever possible. If you must use glue, make sure it won’t show and allow the piece time to dry before handing it again. • To stiffen single layers of felt that need to hold their structure: Water down white school glue or gel medium. Place the cut felt piece in a shallow dish to soak with the liquid. Remove and let it dry on a flat surface protected with plastic wrap. You can gently peel the plastic wrap off the back of the dry felt shape. • Keep your hands clean, free of grease from snack food. Dirt loves to stick to the oils from your hands.

  25. Amory Lenahan I used Styrofoam eggs wrapped with hand stitched white felt for the head and body for this project. I used foam pipe covering for the neck and wire for the beak and hand stitched white felt over these. I cut and glued individual feathers to the body and then spray painted the Cattails white. I then attached the bird and Cattails to a piece of Styrofoam that I stitched white felt to.

  26. Did this student artist meet all the project requirements? Are there at least three stuffed layers?

  27. Student work:Read over the project requirements and ask yourself which objectives were met and which were not.

  28. It’s My Fantasy by Tina Zang 2010This sculpture depicts a grassy mound, high above the clouds. A small lamb sits under the dreamy tree and blows the petals off of a flower.This piece won a Gold Key at the Scholastic Art Competition.This piece has artistic vision and voice. It’s an individual interpretation of the assignment. Instead of simply creating a stuffed animal type form, this sculpture tells a story. The overall form is very interesting and the details pull us in. It’s layering and detail show advanced technical ability. The student artist took the project prompt and made her own interpretation.

  29. Detail image

  30. Bouquet by Rachel Slater, 2010This lovely floral is accented by beautifully hand-sewn sea creatures. If you look closely, you’ll see a fish, sea turtle, sea horse, and coral.

  31. Detail image

  32. Maryyann Landlord2011-2012Hand-sown Felt, String, Glue Dimensions: 19’’ X 32’’ X 21’’

  33. Resources • http://www.etsy.com/shop/bittystarr • http://www.etsy.com/listing/40099109/bee-miniature-paper-sculpture • http://elsita.typepad.com/

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