I became intrigued with reindeer a couple years ago when I was able to see one at the Farmer's market. He had come to visit for the day.
Thinking about how things become icons in cultures.... Wondering about my great-great grandmother who came from Finland. Would reindeer have been part of her life?
He's still in progress, not sure how I'm going to do the face. The velvet is dyed with pomegranate, modified with iron. The background fabric is eucalyptus on the top and red cabbage on the bottom. Inspired, of course, by Jude (Spirit Cloth) and the Patchwork Beasts class.