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The Ghostly Art of Crochetdermy

......In an interview with online magazine DazedDigital in early February of this year, the artist explained how her obsession to find out what art is, followed by the acceptance of the theory that anything can be art, started the crochetdermy process:.......

Richardson, who always loved making things, was taught crocheting in junior school. Little did her teachers and she herself know then what groundbreaking work would follow from this traditional technique:.........

… and here in its day job:

The animals’ life-like appearance is no doubt achieved by reproducing them life-size; however, the wool texture and pattern also come very close to representing actual fur. Each piece is handmade and takes months to realize; the brown bear for example took seven months. The Leicestershire-based artist explains her technique:.......

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