Funky Inspiration

 | OUT OF THE WOODS |

A different take on FI this week however it is still to do with yarn, but not in the way you usually expect to envisage it. As I surf the net I come across all sorts visual feasts along the way that spark my interest and curiosity | this is just what these sculptures do.

The artist behind these quirky and wonderful creations is Rachel Denny who resides in Portland, Oregon. Originally she grew up in rural Idaho and Montana where her father would take her hunting as a child, which left an impression on her and inspired her in the making of these sculptures.

Hunting is something I consider mostly a masculine sport, but these have a serene feminine quality to them. I also find taxidermy rather macabre, however these sculptures all wrapped up in cashmere | angora | cables | fairisle | look rather cute and they make me want to pat them, however some may find them disturbing.

Rachel's mounted deer heads exhibit is called Domestic Trophies, and this exhibition is what she's best known for. She uses a variety of different materials in her work, and it's recycled jumpers that have been used here. They are often felted first then stretched around the deer head that she makes herself out of polyurethane, foam and wood. I love the way the recycled jumpers have been utilized to expose the zippers and different textures through the use of cables and fairisle, whilst the colour choices give them a fun and modern look.

I think this doe looks lovely on the wall against the traditional dresser although equally I think it would work brilliantly in a contemporary space.

| I think they're lots of fun, the question is what do you think ? |