Sometimes I can't believe how many talented and creative friends I have. They make great blog post subjects too! I have written about some of them before, but here comes yet another one -
Elsa, from the blog
Grandmother's Pearls!
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Except for being a blogger, model (under the name Miss Torso) and vintage fashionista, Elsa is also an amazing textile artist - and it's her work in that area this post will be about! She always has different project going on, and works in different type of media. Like for example...
...hair...
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...collage prints...
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...and lots of embroidery. Above is one of her embroideries - Longing for something (self-portrait) - made after the photo of herself, taken by herself, below:
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She's also very good with a camera! Lately she has been doing little pendants and brooches with mini-embroideries on:
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I love these! The slightly morbid themes blended with the traditional embroidery fits my mind perfectly! A few of these are for sale in her
Etsy shop - Fevernest! Right now she's also selling postcards with photos she has taken of her beloved cornish rex cat
Ignalina.
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As you can see from the bottom picture - the back of the postcard - Ignalina is trying to collect money to pay her own medical bills. It was just discovered that this extremely friendly and cuddly cat has FORL - a disease that causes inflammation in the gums. For Ignalina this means taking out all of her teeth, except her fangs! Of course there was also the choice to put her to sleep...As she is only six years old though, and means the world to Elsa, this was not something to discuss. And so the surgery to remove her teeth begun. So far half of Ignalina's mouth is toothless, but she recovers really fast, so we're hoping the second and last surgery will go fine as well! What remains is to actually pay the kitty's medical bill - which as you can imagine is of a quite high sum...So if you want to help, check out Fevernest on Etsy! ALL the income from sales goes to pay for the surgery right now! Not just the postcards!
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I read her blog, though sometimes I don't leave so many comments as I feel shy or whatever, but I think she is very very talented. I really enjoy the things she creates.The mini embroideries with the brooch are so wonderful and I hope she gets all the money she needs for the cat, what a shame. Have a gorgeous day doll xx
ReplyDeleteElsa sounds like such an amazing lady and it's so obvious that she's talented. I wish her the best of luck raising that money, hopefully things work out for her and quickly, she seems lovely.
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