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Wool Felt ‘Pet Portrait’ Sculptures by Artist Amelia Santiago

September 24, 2009 by Linda Lanese

 

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We all love our pets and taking pictures of them is always a family favorite.  Pets are a treasured part of our lives and now you can have your pet sculptured into a lifelike miniature by artist Amelia Santiago.  Taken from Inhabitots:  Amelia takes up to 20 hours to create each sculpture by hand, poking thousands of strands of felt into the finished piece, perfecting the animal’s markings and making subtle adjustments to capture character. The result is an immortal keepsake and sentimental homage to a cherished pet.

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