I saw a pillow similar to my above “ornament”- well it was a
big shape with a small sheep’s head on broad side. I really liked it and wanted to do
something similar but not the same. However this inspirational pillow has been gnawing
at my brain for I am sure I have seen something else similar or the same somewhere
else and after doing hours of searching I found nada. I am not even sure if what
I was looking for was a sheep, or even from this century. But I know I have seen something else similar
that as not the pillow. Anyway enough
rambling. One of my monsters will be graduating from a teacher, who to the best
of her ability, has nurtured her class for the last 4 years in some very trying
circumstances, and my monster and I decided me wished to make her a personal thank
you. Initially I thought about doing a felted
picture but in the end I decided to do a sheep as sheep used to be quite common
in Latvia and hold a special place. I am told that about a century ago they had
about 330 000 sheep registered. Also
special to Latvians is Latvian symbols. So I decided symbolise in wool ( yes it
is a 100% wool and some native wool in that too from my own sheep) a “native
sheep” - a Latvian Dark Headed sheep, and around her base I felted in some
Latvian traditional folk symbols ( do not ask what they mean - as I just used
shapes I liked and could felt). This is
my first go at this and the bottom is a bit wonky as I was trying to make the
base wide enough to stand without tipping over. Below is an old picture of our Latvian Dark Headed sheep with my
kids and dogs cooling out under the trampoline on a hot summer’s day.
