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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Life is busy. Spent this morning stabbing a felt ball to make an ornament. I'll have it for sale in my booth this Saturday at Tase of the Arts in downtown Ft. Wayne.

A needle felt ornament in progress. Its round, black background, and a red with white candybstriping is being applies. It has some shimmer in the red and white

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Please excuse me, I will continue to be a bit quiet for awhile here on social media. I've had a recent major family event and I need to navigate my way through. In the mean time, I finished the Alpaca.

A black ink fine line drawing of an alpaca with hay in its mouth looks at you with head tilted. The drawing is of the head and neck, no back ground on white paper. It's shown with corners tapped to a drawing board.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Working on an Alpaca today. You can watch or lurk while work on my stream. www.twitch.tv/coppermoth_studio #drawing #artist #art #ink #artstudio

The start of an alpaca drawing in black ink showing just the nose inked so far.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Here's the Io moth art now, later I will add in a background for the moths to be resting on. #art #ink #artstudio #fabercastell #pittpens #moth #iomoth #artist

An India ink drawing of a male and female Io moth. The male is bright yellow and smaller than to Brown and yellow female moth. They have large black to blue eye spots on the hind wings.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Today we see if I can finish my Cecropia moth drawing in stream. Twitch.tv/coppermoth_studio Starting at about 10 am eastern 18+ for language Cozy studio vibes #artist #traditionalart #artstream #ink

Not yet finished cecropia moth drawing being done in coloured India ink.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

The progress I made on stream and a detail photo. Cecropia moth in Faber-Castell Pitt artist pens. #artist #inkdrawing #art #traditionalart

Unfinished progress photo of an ink drawing depicting the side view of a Cecropia moth. The moth is being done in colour using India ink.

Detail photo of the tiny ink strokes on part of the bottom wing lf the moth drawing.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Working on this Cecropia moth today in ink. Co-streaming with @theyoungbeef (mini painting on his side) 8:30 AM start Cozy chat, 18+ Twitch.tv/coppermoth_studio #art #artist #traditionalart

The beggining of an india ink drawing depicting a side view of a cecropia moth.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I know I said I was going to do a cecropia moth in oil pastel, I changed my mind after I did a couple pencil sketches. Un-finished, started working in India ink instead. Good progress though. #artist #artstudio #pencil #sketch #indainkdrawing #drawing #madebyhand

A sketchbook held up.to the right shows a pencil sketch of a Cecropia moth. Its held next to the start of an ink drawing on the left showing the same cecropia moth.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I just made my first shop update/drop of my new Woolly Orb line of earrings. I have 4 styles and each style has multiple colors to choose from! coppermothstudio.square.site #fiberart #artist #smallbusiness #earrings #fashion

A few pairs of Woolly Orb Cascade Statement Earrings hang lined up together, they are made of 4 wooly orbs, graduated in size from smallest at the top to largest at the bottom. They are in many different colors.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Needle felting and Chatting with @theyoungbeef Going to be streaming some more ornament decorating starting at 9 am eastern. www.twitch.tv/coppermoth_studio #needlefelt #artstudio #smallbusiness #holiday #streamer

A pair of 3 inch round wool needle.felted ornaments sit on a work cushion. The ornament on the right is black with a stylized red poinsetta, the ornament t on the left is cream with a red swirl.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Here's the finished landscape from today's studio stream. Oil pastel on toned gray mixed media paper 12"x9" #oilpastel #artist #fineart #landscape #painting #drawing

An impressionistic oilpastel drawing of a small waterfall surrounded by bright green trees and plant life.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Hi, I’m Leslie Heim, the artist behind Copper Moth Studio. I create nature-inspired fiber sculptures and paintings, blending traditional art techniques with fiber art. Each piece is crafted with care and attention, making it truly one-of-a-kind — a journey stitched one fiber at a time.

A large glass cloche is center with a soft sculpture inside it. Back ground is blurry. The soft sculpture is of a Full grown Yellow Fly Agaric mushroom with a green curly wool ground, that it appears to of grown out of.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

May I present my needle felted take on 3 marasmius sullivantii mushrooms in a mini terracotta pot. They have already gone on to their new home. I am working on 6 new potted mini mushrooms that will need a home soon. #softsculpture #artist #mushrooms #fiberart #minisculpture #art

Outdoor photo: mini needlefelt sculpture of 3 orange marasmius sullivantii mushrooms in a 2 inch terracotta pot. It sits on an old brick that is stacked in front on butterfly weed plants. It's in full sun.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Working on these tiny orange mushrooms for stream today. First, lunch. Link in profile to stream. Starts about 1 pm eastern. #mushrooms #softsculpture #fiberart

Three small orange capped narrow stemed mushrooms on a bright blue background. The mushrooms are in a messy vertical row, stems facing left. A needle felt tool is punched into the background on the top right.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

The 8 ounces of wool I scoured yesterday is dry and ready for carding. I'm processing another pound worth this morning. Later today I'll work on picking and carding during stream. #fiberartist #wool #fiberart #artstudio

A white Mesh pop up laundery basket holds 8 ounces of clean fluffy cream sheep's wool.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Today in stream I'll be continuing my work on this mature form of an Amanita mascara var. guessowii, the American yellow fly agaric. See you around 1:30 pm eastern? Twitch.tv/coppermoth_s... #mushroom #fiberart #artstudio #needlefelting #softsculpture

View of a softsculpture in progress on a foam work surface. The sculpture is a mushroom.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Yellow fly agaric mushroom, wool soft sculpture. Finished this last week and delivered it. #softsculpture #fiberart #mushroom #wool #artstudio 4th attempt..

Smiling artist holds her sculpture in the flat of her hand. The sculpture is a life sized yellow fly agaric made from wool. It appears to be growing in a flat terracotta dish with green moss.

Underside of the mushroom sculptures cap showing the detail of the gills, veil, and stem base.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I had a rough April, and in a couple days I will be putting my grandmother to rest. Thus why it's been quiet. I've been back to working though and I'll have a mushroom sculpture to share shortly. In the meantime I've the best co-worker..as you can see. #softsculpture #artist #cats #fiberart

Thistle, a calico cat, rests her head on the edge of a large foam work surface. The rest or her body is on her mom's lap. Her mom works carefully on a strip of cream wool with a single felting needle. Thistle sleeps.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Today is LYS (local yarn store) day. My local shop has the cutest DelaQ bag with a madtosh skein. I have no yarn at home... of course I bought it! I also had to get a skein of Bad Sheep yarn to go with it, as one does. #knitter #lysday #yarn Who else bought yarn today?

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Listened to an Ologies episode on the way home from camping about .. SNAILS but not what you think. bsky.app/profile/olog... I like snails, I drew this a couple years ago and it is NOT xenophobic like those in the manuscripts! Just a little Macabre is all. #snail #snaillove #lineart #artist #art

Black ink line art of a snail looking at the viewer and has the top half of a human skull for it's shell.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

I needed to pause and pile the knitting together I have finished. The self esteem boost is good from seeing it all. I needed that. Everything needs a blocking, the blue shawl I recnetly finished needs ends woven in. #knitting #fiberartist

A layout of finished hand knitting, 6 stocking hats: 2 are dark blue, 1 dark aqua, 1 liacs, 1 red and white, 1 dark blue with multi coloured flecks, and a purple gradiant cowl, all lay on top of large shawl in light and dark blue. The knit wear takes up most of the photo.

A large triangular shawl is spread out on a table. The shawl is to big for the table, the left and right corners of the shawl are folded in. The shawl is not spread out smoothly. It is orientated with the top of the shawl at the bottom of the photo and it's point is at the top. The shawl is mostly a mottled light blue and it has a small dark blue stripe three quarters of the way down and also a dark blue edge at the bottom. There is a texture to shawl in the main body that is stranded loops around sections of knit. The edge is a lace pattern that ends in ruffle looking lace and ribbed edging since the shawl has not been blocked out yet. It still has some yarn strands hanging needing to be woven in.

A hand knit purple gradiant cowl lays on top of a chroma key green background. The colour gradient is dark purple, light purple, dark purple, light purple, and dark purple. This causes a high contrast effect. The cowl has an alternating ribbed pattern that has been wrapped to cause cinched effect in the ribbing. This looks like alternating V shipped columns.

A transparent plastic tote bin sits on a table. The bin contains hand knits that are waiting to be wet blocked. It contains 6 hats and a cowl.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Finished creating a new cushion for my metal bird pincushion. It is much more enjoyable and very functional for the job. You can see the original cushion in one of the photos, it was rough cotton over closed cell foam. Now it's 100% wool. #fiberart #artist #softsculpture #fiberartist #needlefelting

Front view: A metal song bird painted to look like brass with a purple conflower for it's back. The purple cone flower is made of wool and functions as a pin cushion. The pincushion has multiple different straight pins and sewing needles stuck in it. The backdrop is a Terry cloth rag that is covered on random paint.

Back view: A metal song bird painted to look like brass with a purple conflower for it's back. The purple cone flower is made of wool and functions as a pin cushion. The pincushion has multiple different straight pins and sewing needles stuck in it. The backdrop is a Terry cloth rag that is covered on random paint.

Close view: A metal song bird painted to look like brass with a purple conflower for it's back. The purple cone flower is made of wool and functions as a pin cushion. The pincushion has multiple different straight pins and sewing needles stuck in it. The backdrop is a Terry cloth rag that is covered on random paint.

Front view with old back: A metal song bird painted to look like brass with a purple conflower for it's back. The purple cone flower is made of wool and functions as a pin cushion. The pincushion has multiple different straight pins and sewing needles stuck in it. In front of the bird is the old back. It has a cream coloured rough fabric and has been stretched around hard foam to a sort of egg or pillow shape. The base of it has tape keeping it closed forming a sort of steam. The backdrop is a Terry cloth rag that is covered on random paint.

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Copper | Leslie D. Heim | Copper Moth Studio @coppermoth.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Here is the little needle felted ball I'm currently creating for practice. Just added a small sparkly star. (No sound) #fiberart #needlefelting #mixedmedia #fiberartist #softsculpture #artist

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