13 PROJECT Wrapped and Tied

3-D Fabric Animals

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THIS BOOK WOULD BE INCOMPLETE IF I DIDN’T INCLUDE A SECTION ON THE FABRIC CREATURES I MAKE.

I love fabric and have a growing collection of mostly recycled fabric that I use to make purses, journals, and stuffed animals. More recently, I’ve been just wrapping and tying the fabric to create imaginary animals, partially inspired by Outsider Art and the wrapped creations (buildings!) of Christo and Jean Claude.

This project is quick to execute, will give you a break from drawing, and helps change things up in your creative world (always a good thing). Bonus: The creatures make excellent drawing and ...

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