Today I finished the last of the cords and my hands feel like it tonight. I made 2 long cords. 3 slightly shorter cords and 2 short cords.  This is what the piece looked like before I cut it open and put the cords in place.

I have now started the felting process which will take a day or two to complete. The feeling is all done by hand, no rolling for these pieces and that tires out my hands. I also added some more hollow tubes to the coral piece. Two more to attach but they are still damp, I will get them on tomorrow morning.

We had visitors today from the NES residency at nearby Skagastrond, a video guy, a worker in leather and one more but a I can’t remember what craft she works in. They were interested in my felt work and I talked a bunch about what I was working on and then they went to visit Amanda in the weaving studio. We plan on going to Skagastrond to see their work and where they stay. Apparently they are near a pub so that is some enticement to visit, the only bar here is across the river and it is quite the hike so probably won’t visit it.

Johanna, the Centre’s director, brought her friend Hanna to visit.  Hanna works in this building and brought me a poster with fish that you can find around Iceland, I am working on more Under the Sea creatures.  There are some familiar fish there but also many we don’t have, no Greenland shark for us!

I gave my hands a rest so no felting after supper tonight, I set stuff up for the morning so I can alternate between felting the 3D sculpture and start on a coral with marble protrusions.