Love & Hate, triptych, 2011

nifercritter — Wed, 25 May 2011 17:00:00 +0100

As with all of my work, my triptych sculpture “Love & Hate” is made entirely out of merino wool. These are not felt-covered objects nor is there a foam base nor a wire frame beneath the surface. It is 100% tig [...]

Baby Sloths are Rad

nifercritter — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:00:00 +0100

I just got back from Costa Rica, but before I could completely go through all my photos, I just had to share a picture or two of the baby sloths that my sweetie & I visited at the Sloth Sanctuary.

The Cuteness, it will burn your eyes!

My First Trip To Europe!

nifercritter — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:00:00 +0100

I just got back from a loverly trip to Europe to visit my brother who has been working out there. There is so much I could write about and so many pictures I could share, but I’ll just pick a handful to share, which struck me one way or another.....

I got lost in Neus RatHaus in Germany!

Bunnies hanging out at the market:

He brought me much squeal-inducing joy every time I glanced up at his huge head poking out of the paint can. But he wasn’t the only cute fella that I fell in love wi [...]

VOTE!

nifercritter — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:00:00 +0100

Can you guess who the voting panda is?

You guessed it! Me!

I hope y’all voted today.

Introducing FuzzBotz!!

nifercritter — Fri, 21 May 2010 17:00:00 +0100

My first experiment in working with soft circuitry, and what better way to use them in these fuzzy-wuzzy robots....

Fear not! These mechanical marvels serve but one function - to make you smile! They're more than meets the eye; instead of gears and servos, they're made of soft, fuzzy adorableness. Each of them has a personality of it's own, from anxious to glum to goofy. Careful - they may assimilate your heart into their matrix of lovability!

Banksy Was Here

nifercritter — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:00:00 +0100

Rumors were around town that artist, Banksy , had visited San Francisco leaving some of his artwork in his wake. Yesterday I decided to go out hunting for Banksy and was rewarded with a few pieces:

Remember Ed [...]

Cthrong of Cthulhu

nifercritter — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +0100

Well after a solid month of felting wool and the occasional blood sacrifice here or there, my huge order for ThinkGeek is almost ready to ship out!

A Cthrong of Cthulhu take over my dining room...

oooOOOOOOooo, Spooky!

Rugged Femininity, my new work corset!

nifercritter — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:00:00 +0100

What a joy it is to be back again here in the Black Rock Nevada desert! I have once again ventured to the playa as a proud member of the Black Rock City's DPW an [...]

Dali Finger Stash

nifercritter — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0100

I just decided to mess around for the heck of it, and staged a Salvador Dali photo, with finger (thumb?) stash.

Below is the photo of Dali, from which I based it off of:

GIANT MARSHMALLOW

nifercritter — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:00:00 +0100

For my best friend’s birthday, I decided to give her a gigantic marshmallow. She always joked around that wouldn’t it be funny to go to Burning Man, and hold a gigantic marshmallow over The Man as he burned. So, I decided to make this joke, reality…

How does one acquire a gigantic marshmallow, you may ask? Well make one, of course! I slowly melted down 5 pounds of marshmallow, and poured it into a mold, which was in fact, a gigantic cooking pot. To insure that the sid [...]

Mo the Two-Toed Sloth

nifercritter — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:00:00 +0100

What better thing to make my sweetie for his birthday than a sculpture of his self-proclaimed spirit animal, the sloth.

Because these critters are never seen out of their favorite trees, I knew I had to make Mo as a wall sculpture, clutching onto a branch. But to address the desire to hold the fuzzy guy, I made tiny eyelets that attached [...]

March of the Dames

nifercritter — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:00:00 +0100

What a beautiful Sunday spent with my lovely lady-friends this past weekend.

There was no real occasion for meeting, other than for the sake of dressing up snappy, drinking mimosas, walking to Dolores Park to nibble sandwiches with the crusts cut off and sip lemonade, and then engage in a rousing (but ladylike!) game of croquet.

Love is a Battlefield

nifercritter — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:00:00 +0100

I'm so honored to announce that I was selected as one of the winners of Craft Magazine 's 2009 Valentine's Day Project Contest ! My winning creation was a soft sculpture, made entirely of hot pink merino wool, called "Love is a BattleField."

The "Love is a [...]

Sunday Excursions � Buddhists & Bikes

nifercritter — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:00:00 +0100

I couldn’t imagine a better way of starting off the new year, than communing with friends over brunch on a Sunday morning, so
this past Sunday I invited friends out for some sharing food & conversation at the Thai Buddhist temple in Berkeley, Wat Mongkolratanaram .

It's such a fun experience, exchanging your bills for handfuls of Thai tokens, and then you stand in one of the many food lines and exchange them in for Thai deliciousness. The place is packed with pe [...]

Oh, those locks!

nifercritter — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:00 +0100

Three adorable flip wigs arrived from China today for use in NifNaks photo shoots!

New Toys � A photo lightbox

nifercritter — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:00 +0100

I’m very excited to be using my new photo light box setup for mass documentation of my latest NifNaks, as well as regular picture updates.

Here's a sample of the great quality I can now take with the light box with very little fussing:

Neat, huh?

Blog Entries

Love & Hate, triptych, 2011

Baby Sloths are Rad

My First Trip To Europe!

VOTE!

Introducing FuzzBotz!!

Banksy Was Here

Cthrong of Cthulhu

Rugged Femininity, my new work corset!

Dali Finger Stash

GIANT MARSHMALLOW

Mo the Two-Toed Sloth

March of the Dames

Love is a Battlefield

Sunday Excursions � Buddhists & Bikes

Oh, those locks!

New Toys � A photo lightbox