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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Taught my first workshop yesterday! It was abstract alcohol ink landscapes. They did a fabulous job! Learned landscapes then just played making flowers and trees and just abstracts, finding their flow! It was so fun! I even learned from them how to make great trees! 😁 One of these is mine. ☀️

Alcohol ink paintings of landscapes, flowers, trees, and colour exploration

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Made a bright little coin purse for the upcoming fibre arts sale through my textile arts guild! Adorable dog not included. 😁🥰☀️ #Felting #FibreArt

Bright orange and pink wet felted coin purse is held in a person’s hand. A tan coloured cavapoo dog in a blue harness is sniffing it.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Cat cave number 1 is finished for an upcoming fibre arts sale with my textile arts guild! Of which I joined two weeks ago. I am feeling so welcomed and valued by all the talented people there! 😺⭐️☀️ #FibreArt #UsefulArt #TextileArt

Wet felted woolen cat cave. Bright blue with bright pink stars all over it.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's weird how ALL FOUR wonky, organic ends of the little felt I made this morning for this very piece, MATCH my sketched out mountains EXACTLY! I didn't plan it. Kinda freaky actually! 😳 Plus the colours are FABULOUS next to blue!🤗☀️ #FibreArt #MixedMediaPainting #ArtworkInProgress

An orange, tan, and plum coloured wet felt is placed against a work in progress acrylic painting with a swirly blue sky.

An orange, tan, and plum coloured wet felt is placed against a work in progress acrylic painting with a swirly blue sky. The top right corner of the canvas is bright pink and purple

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I'm needle felting a bear and some little stars to add to my latest wet felt fantasy landscape piece. 😊☀️ #FibreArt #NeedleFelting

A brown needle felted bear on a white prefelt background sits on a plum coloured felting mat. A couple of yellow needle felted stars are in the upper left corner of the mat.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Finished my latest! "Xena & Xantha" I like to name my elephants!☀️ Acrylic and mixed media on canvas. A painted over canvas that I had covered with molding paste to give it a velvety smooth, but also rustic texture. The paint took to it like it was board! Hand dyed cheesecloth. #ArtYear #MixedMedia

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Inspired by Rousseau flowers. Jungle theme in general too, apparently, but not on purpose. The flowers are on purpose. I'm going to use them often, I think! 🥰😁

Two lotus-like flowers surrounded by tropical plants against a teal background. Acrylic

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I entered the local country fair with my two felted landscapes, two felted pods, and a pastel painting. Just got a notification that they want me there tomorrow for the "Awards of Excellence" presentation!🥳 I was just hoping for an honourable mention. 😆

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

WIP It's past the "rearrange phase", and now in the 'it's coming together beautifully and I'm starting to really love it phase", and it is the best feeling! 🤗 That is what I call artistic euphoria, and that high is what drives my compulsion to create! 🥳😊☀️ #WorkInProgress

Gray mama and baby elephant against a teal background with tall trees behind them. Work in progress tropical trees and flowers are in front of them on the left. Green hand dyed cheesecloth is propped up on the bottom as well as drawings of possible flowers to add.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

WIP Mama and baby are pretty much done. 🥰 Subtle texture through glazed layers and stencilling. I love using my Inktense water soluble pencil for shadowing. Easier to get a subtle wash, that is fixable with just water! #WorkInProgress #ElephantArt

An acrylic gray painted Mama and baby elephant against a teal background

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I think I’ve found my art lady tribe! 👩‍🎨They are a lovely, fun bunch, and getting together every week, sometimes twice, to paint or just hanging out doing artsy things like gallery visits, is a balm for my soul! They inspire me, and make me feel valued, and I’m so grateful for that! I needed it. ❤️

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I covered a not working for me painting on canvas with molding paste instead of just gesso. It's got a lovely silky surface that when super watered down high flow acrylic is applied, you get a watercolour effect. 🤗 I used a palette knife & didn't make it smooth, for a rustic look. ☀️ #WorkInProgress

A work in progress blues and taupe coloured acrylic painting showing how molding paste on the surface reacts to watered down paint.

The top of a work in progress blues and taupe coloured acrylic painting showing how molding paste on the surface reacts to watered down paint.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I'm procrastinating on doing anything with my current WIP. So I'm doing a lot of just hanging out on the front porch with my little boss instead. lol 🥰

A little white dog is panting with a tattooed arm around her, while sitting on her person's lap

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Doing mini pastel landscapes on my deck. Can't use acrylics outside because it's always breezy. Pastel makes dust, so doing it outside is perfect! Doing plein air on location with my art club on Tues. I've never done one looking at actual scenery before, so that will be interesting! 😜 #Pastel

Mini pastel landscape masked off with blue tape on a table next to pastels and tools.

Mini pastel made up landscape masked off with blue tape. Lavender coloured bushes are in the middle with a blue sky and puffy white clouds. A meadow is in the foreground with tiny multicoloured wildflowers. A few trees are in the distance.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

"Blue Forest" alcohol inks on Yupo Sometimes I just like to do little abstracts. 😊☀️ #BlueTue #ColorADay #AbstractArt #ArtYear #AlcoholInks #BlueArt #Blue

Blue tree like abstract shapes done in alcohol inks.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

The imagery came about from just texturing with my 2nd layer of gesso, of all things! I saw the cliffs and some trees and built the world from there. Added a portal, of course, and that's me under the tree, having come through it! 😁 "Hanging Out In The 5th Dimension" acrylic and mixed media #ArtYear

A dreamy fantasy landscape features cliffs with floral vines on the right, green pointy hills on the left with three large trees in front of them, blue, magenta, and green. On the right, in front of the cliffs, are two smaller pointy green hills,with a magenta tree and a woman sitting beneath it(the artist) reading a book. There is a body of blue water in the middle and lighter green mountains in the distance, with small trees on their surfaces. A swirly aqua coloured portal is embedded in one. In the foreground there are wildflowers in magenta, lilac and white, with white stones along the bottom. The sky is light blue with subtle white puffy clouds, and a spaceship hovers in it.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

This one is purely needle felted. I used hand dyed locks for the sun and trees, and to enhance the hills. It is named "Eos", meaning "dawn", in Latin. ☀️🌞 #FibreArt #TextileArt #WoolArt #Felting #NeedleFelting #ArtYear #SunArt #LandscapeArt

Needle felted landscape features bright green fields in the foreground, with swirly bales in gold flanking a path that stretches into the distance. Multicoloured hills are in the middle with larger blue hills in the distance. Cylindrical green trees are in the middle and cylindrical bright pink tree are on each side. A large sun with rays radiating out from it, is in a blue sky.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Been "painting" with wool lately. This one I started as a mostly wet felted piece, but then went in with a lot of needle felting because I wasn't happy with the original image. I named it "Elysium". 😊☀️ #FibreArt #TextileArt #ArtYear #Felting #Dreamscapes #GreekMythologyArt #WoolArt

Wet and needle felted landscape features lush green hills in the foreground, multicoloured hills in the middle, with fields of lavender on each side. Blue mountains are in the distance and the sky is various shades of orange and yellow with a swirly sun. There are large teardrop shaped trees in gold and green, and tall cylindrical shaped trees in pinks and blue. A stream runs through the fields with rocks along its banks. Two small cottages sit on the hills flanked by the trees.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Been making felted pods and bowls lately. It’s a good stress reliever, and I love to play with colours! That magenta is fabulous! 😍I must use it more! I’m thinking of trying something bigger, like a cat pod. Even though I don’t have a cat. lol #FibreArt #TextileArt #Handmade #Felting #DecorativeArt

A blue felted bowl with a large swirl is to the left of a gold and turquoise felted bowl on the right. A hot pink and orange felted pod is in front. All sit on a multicoloured blanket.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I have been painting, just haven't felt like posting much lately. 🤷‍♀️ I did get this beautiful new tattoo today(my 6th) in honour of my 60th birthday in a month. 🥳Should be all healed up by then. Getting them makes me feel ALIVE in my old age. I love having art on me! Might get a sci-fi one next.🛸🪐🤓

A fresh tattoo of a mythological sea horse(hippocampus) on the upper arm of a woman wearing a black and white patterned top.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Got new ink last Thursday! I’m so addicted. lol Tigers have always been my favourite wild animal ever since I got to hold a baby one as a kid! 🥰Hibiscus is for my love of tropical places. I paint them a lot too! 🌺 I was going to go with tiger lilies, but I liked her sketch with these better.

Black and gray tattoo of a tiger with hibiscus flowers and vine on the back of a forearm

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Just finished this one. More flowers and whimsical birds.😊☀️ "Love Birds" acrylic and mixed media on cradle board 10x10 #Art #ArtYear #WhimsicalArt #BirdArt #FlowerArt

A bright green background with a cerulean blue sky is the backdrop for colourful whimsical flowers in pinks, yellows and turquoise. There is a stone wall in the foreground with small patterned magenta and gold round plants in front of it. There are magenta and gold patterned trees surrounding two birds sitting on a large branch together forming a heart. One is blue and green, while the other is magenta and gold. A swirly gold sun is in the sky.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I've been feeling like painting flowers a lot lately to try and counteract all the doom and gloom! Plus, I'm so ready for Spring already! "Persephone's Garden" acrylic on cradle board 8x8 #art #FlowerArt #AcrylicPainting #ArtYear #HappyArt

Whimsical garden of brightly coloured flowers in magenta, peach, yellow and white, with green pinwheel flowers and green plants amongst them all, on a bright blue background. Two little peach and magenta birds sit on leaves near the top.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Been busy last week making these two little coin purses! 😁 It was so fun I'll definitely make more! Easily wet felted in a day, then drying overnight and attaching the hardware the next day with embroidery thread. ☀️ #FiberArt #TextileArt #Handmade #Felting #FunctionalArt

A wet felted coin purse. A gradation from light lemon yellow at the top to baby pink with white swirls on it. Antique gold coloured hardware is the closure.

A wet felted coin purse that has a gradation from bright orange at the top to bright pink, with blue accents. An antique gold coloured clasp is the closure.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Just signed up today! 😁❤️🇨🇦 It's different. It looks fun! I like the idea of groups(cafes) for different interests.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

This is the handbag I made in my wet felting class this last Sunday! It turned out beautifully! 😍 I'm so proud of myself! 😁 I can't wait to make another, and maybe different shaped ones, and cute little coin purses. It shrunk a lot! It's like magic.🧙🏻‍♀️😊 #TextileArt #Wool #Handmade #FibreArt #Art

Handmade blue and green wet felted handbag with an embellished flap lays on a wooden table.

Handmade blue and green wet felted handbag with an embellished flap lays open on its template. It has shrunk quite a bit.

Handmade blue and green wet felted handbag with an embellished flap lays open on its template. It has shrunk even more.

Handmade blue and green wet felted handbag with an embellished flap lays open on its template. It has shrunk to its final size.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Just finished this small one. I called it "Joy Blooms" because colour gives me joy. 😊☀️ 8x8 acrylic on cradle board #Art #ArtYear #FloralPainting #FlowerPainting #AcrylicPainting #Joy #WhimsicalArt

A blue vase with multicoloured flowers in it is on a green and cream coloured background

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Made another cute little pod! 😊☀️ Embellished the opening with embroidery thread. Fun and relaxing things to make! I'm waiting on some beautiful yarn and other embellishments for my next one. I'm going to throw it all on and see what sticks! #textileart #fibreart #felting #wetfelting #art #woolart

Brown and orange wet felted pod sculpture with wavy white stripes on it, sits on a purple felting mat.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Challenged myself to make a wet felted 3-D object. So I made a pod! It took about 5 hours, and was fun to do! Might embellish it, but maybe not. 😁☀️ #textileart #fibreart #softsculpture #felting #wetfelting #art #woolart

Wet felted 3D pod sculpture. Hot pink with darker swirls all over it.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

"Garden Of The Fae" 😊☀️🧚🧚🏻‍♀️🧚🏾‍♂️🦄 Wet and needle felted wool with embroidery accents. 8x8 linktr.ee/sunshyneart #textileart #fibreart #felting #ArtYear

Wet and needle felted abstract flowers in pinks, blues, and purples on green, and light blue

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Day 24 of #ArtAdventCalendar "Afternoon Stroll" Me, walking my dogs along a whimsical street. 😊☀️ Acrylic on cradle board 9x12 linktr.ee/sunshyneart #Art #AcrylicPainting #WhimsicalArt #ArtYear #JoyfulArt

Tall whimsical city houses in pastel shades, with indigo coloured roofs, are set against a red sky. A woman is walking two small dogs along the sidewalk in front of them.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Day 22 of #ArtAdventCalendar Exploring wormholes 🤓☀️ "Infinite Possibilities" Mixed media on cradle board. 10x10 linktr.ee/sunshyneart #Art #Abstract #MixedMedia #Circles #ArtYear #AbstractArt

Multicoloured irregular circle shapes on a white background

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Day 21 of #ArtAdventCalendar "Midnight Sky"😊☀️ Oil and cold wax on cradle board 10x8 linktr.ee/sunshyneart #Art #OilPainting #Abstract #ArtYear #AbstractLandscape #blue

Abstract mountain landscape in shades of blue and green.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Day 19 of #ArtAdventCalendar In the Emerald Forest the wise bird sang, "make music, dance, create magic, and sing". 😊☀️💚 "The Emerald Forest" Mixed media on cradle board. 10x10 linktr.ee/sunshyneart #Art #AcrylicPainting #MixedMediaPainting #green #ArtYear #Dreamscape #FantasyArt

Mixed media painting of large, round green trees with streaks of magenta, forming a forest. On a smaller tree in front of a hill, in the foreground, a large whimsical green bird is perched.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Day 18 of #ArtAdventCalendar Started out as a random background, then I saw birds and a rabbit. Used my favourite palette. It makes me happy. 😊 ☀️ "Cosmic Garden" acrylic and mixed media on cradle board 10x10 linktr.ee/sunshyneart #Art #ArtYear #AcrylicPainting #IntuitivePainting #JoyfulArt

A bright blue and green background has multicoloured birds, flowers, and a green rabbit.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Day 17 of #ArtAdventCalendar One of my faves. I hung it next to my bed, so it is one of the first things I see when I wake up. 😊☀️ "Standing Between Worlds" Acrylic and mixed media on cradle board 12x12 linktr.ee/sunshyneart #CelticMythology #ArtYear #Art #Painting #AnimalArt #FantasyArt

A painting of a male deer standing on a hill, a large swirly sun behind it, with mountains, boulders, and trees in the background. It is done in browns, greens, and golden colours, with a pale blue sky.
The name of it is "Standing Between Worlds", inspired by Celtic Mythology.

Available as prints and on various products at linktr.ee/sunshyneart

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Day 15 of #ArtAdventCalendar I love the challenge of controlling alcohol inks, but also letting them do their beautiful thing in combination. Inspired by my home. 🇨🇦😊☀️ "Majesty" alcohol inks on ceramic tile 4x4 linktr.ee/sunshyneart #Art #AlcoholinkPainting #ArtYear #MountainArt #TreeArt

Alcohol ink painting featuring a stylized mountain scene, against a blue sky with a large orange sun in it. Purple, white capped mountains are stacked on the left side and stretch into the distance. On the right is a grove of various shapes of green trees with four oblong magenta ones among them. A large stylized evergreen is in the centre with smaller evergreens to the left in front of the base of the first mountain. A waterfall flows down into a river running between the large tree and the grove. Small pink flowers grow on one of the green hills in the foreground.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Day 14 of #ArtAdventCalendar One of a series of three little dreamscapes. "Azure Oasis" acrylic on cradle board 8x8 😊☀️ linktr.ee/sunshyneart #Art #ArtYear #Painting #AcrylicPainting #BlueGreen #LandscapePainting #Dreamscspe

A large tree unfolds its leafy canopy over a stone lined pathway with yellow flowers growing alongside it. In the distance are tropical mountains, and a lake with palm trees growing. Three oblong magenta trees are in the centre and a patterned azure blue sky has two magenta and peach coloured birds flying in it.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

The reception for the art show I’m in was today, and I got lots of lovely responses to all of my pieces! 🤗People seem to especially like my felted landscapes! They were always surprised when I told them only started doing it a couple of months ago! lol Fuels me to keep it up! 😁☀️

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

The three things I want to put out into this crazy upside down world to try and make it a bit better! 😊☀️❤️

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Day 13 of #ArtAdventCalendar My very first wet felt landscape! I added needle felting to the sun and trees for more definition, plus did some embroidery accents. It is based of an alcohol ink piece I did years ago. 😊☀️ “Cosmic Fields” wet and needle felted wool 9x12 linktr.ee/sunshyneart #TextileArt

Colourful wet and needle felted landscape with a blue sky, green hills in various shades, purple tree with embroidered swirls in them, and a large sun with embroidered spiral accents.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Day 12 of #ArtAdventCalendar What if Earth had a lush alternate world inside? 😁☀️ “The World Inside” acrylic and mixed media on canvas 16x20 linktr.ee/sunshyneart #Art #Painting #ArtYear #FantasyArt #WhimsicalArt

A vibrant scene features rolling green hills, colorful trees, cottages, and a whimsical sun dominating the sky. Mountains are contained inside a halved Earth like planet. A river flows gently through the landscape.

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☀️SunshyneArt☀️ @sunshyneart.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Day 11 of #ArtAdventCalendar Continuing with my new felting obsession is scene that appeared in a recent dream. Another vortex, of course! 🤓🤭☀️ “The Rabbit Hole” wet and needle felted wool with embroidery accents. 10x10 linktr.ee/sunshyneart #TextileArt #art #FibreArt #FantasyArt #ArtYear

A felted landscape featuring a white rabbit near a a stone circle with a swirly vortex inside of it. Three green trees stand in the background against a cloudy sky.

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