Domenica More Gordon studied textiles at Central St. Martins and worked for publications such as Hom

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Domenica More Gordon studied textiles at Central St. Martins and worked for publications such as Homes & Gardens , The World of Interiors and Elle Decoration in London and Los Angeles before wilmington yard sales discovering her passion for dogs. Since then her creations have inspired a fair bit of discussion all around the globe and have even captivated the hearts of Brad Pitt and Pete Townshend . Her new collection, called Show Dogs , is about to be shown in Tokyo , at the Arts and Science Gallery ( 9-18 December wilmington yard sales 2011 ), just in time for Christmas. In the meanwhile, she is working on her first illustrated dog book for Bloomsbury , featuring sounds rather than words, which is about to be released in the UK in August and the U.S. in September. Yatzer caught up with Domenica More Gordon in order to gain a firsthand look at her new collection and interviewed her in an attempt to reveal all those little secrets that are hidden behind her adorable wilmington yard sales dogs. Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for the ultimate doggie adventure!
Domenica, how did your dog adventure start? I have always been fascinated by toys; especially old toys. I wanted to create wilmington yard sales an object which would generate the same kind of intense connection I used to feel as a child for some of my toys. I tried making toys for my children out of papier mache, felt, clay, card, paper and wire, sticks, puppets wilmington yard sales and elaborate maze type games in the sand with symbols and stones. I told stories and made the figures to go along with the stories. I could never quite get what I was looking for, but I never stopped trying.  It wasn't until I became involved in making things to raise money for a charity, and a friend introduced me to dry felting, that I found the material that I had been looking for . It’s amazing the way that your dogs almost seem real; you have managed not only to portray their faces and bodies but their souls as well! They are like huge generators of cuteness and positive energy. What’s the secret behind this? I am not sure what the secret is exactly, but my father wilmington yard sales is a painter, he paints very detailed wonderful watercolors and my mother is a textile artist so making things, drawing and painting have always been part of my life. Looking at things, I mean really looking at something is part of all that.....also attention to detail, down to the finest point and the determination of capturing the feeling you are looking for no matter how long it takes.
I am very interested in the actual process that you follow. It looks like it would take a lot of time, patience and, of course, love in order to achieve these amazing results. I also wanted to know what kind of materials you use. I was surprised to discover that you are even use curly fleece from Greece! The process I use for making the dogs is called dry felting wilmington yard sales . It is very simple. You use wool in its basic form and a series wilmington yard sales of different sized felting needles. wilmington yard sales The needles have tiny hooks on the end and as you stab the needle in and out of the wool, it begins to take shape. The longer you work at it the firmer it becomes. The challenge for me is to get the feel of the dog right, not just how it looks but how it feels in your hand.  I use wool from all over Europe. There is a particularly good wool from Greece which I get when I go, it has everything, soft bits and wonderful wiry bits, great for mongrels ....My most treasured wool is from St Kilda , a very remote island in the Outer Hebrides which is the only place in the world where these sheep live, and the wool was picked up literally from the grass where the sheep roam by some friends.
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