Teaching
Needle felting classes in realistic animal sculpture.
Irina has taught online master classes, private online instruction, workshops, and demonstrations focused on the patient construction of realistic animal sculpture.
Online Courses
Learn realistic animal sculpture with Irina.
Explore recorded needle-felting courses taught by Irina through Living Felt. Follow the course links for current enrollment, pricing and materials information.
Rise and Shine Rooster
Learn to shape a realistic rooster in wool, with close attention to feathers, claws, beak and the details that give a bird its character.
View Rooster Course DetailsNeedle Felt African Elephant
Explore lifelike animal anatomy, an internal armature, wrinkles, tusks and the surface details of an elephant sculpture.
View Elephant Course DetailsInstruction
Technique, observation, and animal form.
Irina is passionate about helping other artists discover what is possible with fiber and needle felting. Her teaching centers on anatomy, expression, wool handling, surface texture, and the details that bring an animal form to life.
Master Classes
Recorded and live teaching experience.
Online Master Classes
Irina has recorded master classes in realistic needle-felted animal sculpture, including rooster, elephant, and Basset Hound subjects.
Guest Artist Workshops
She has taught as a guest artist, including workshops in Austin, Texas.
Private Instruction
Irina has also taught private online classes and can discuss future teaching or demonstration requests directly.
Hosted Teaching
Discuss a teaching or demonstration request.
Organizations can start with the audience, desired format, location, timing, and any specific needle-felting topics they want covered.
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