“The Unnatural History Museum” is a collection of cute needle felted woolen sculptures by Japanese artist/illustrator Hine [pronounced hee-neh] Mizushima.
Hine Mizushima was born and raised in Japan. She majored in Japanese traditional paintings, and worked as a designer/Illustrator in Tokyo. Then she moved to Rome, then Paris, then NY. She now lives in Vancouver, Canada with her family where she works as a slow Crafter, and Stop-motion puppet animation video artist. She has been commissioned for a number of commercial music videos, including several for They Might Be Giants. Her felt sculptures have been exhibited in galleries in NY, LA, SF and other cities.
Anatomical Female
Red Ants
Giant Daphnia
Octosnake
Ectoplasm
Giant Amoeba
Giant Paramecium
See more at her Flickr Stream
Also see Kay Petal’s Needle Felted Celebrity Wool Sculptures
Hine Mizushima was born and raised in Japan. She majored in Japanese traditional paintings, and worked as a designer/Illustrator in Tokyo. Then she moved to Rome, then Paris, then NY. She now lives in Vancouver, Canada with her family where she works as a slow Crafter, and Stop-motion puppet animation video artist. She has been commissioned for a number of commercial music videos, including several for They Might Be Giants. Her felt sculptures have been exhibited in galleries in NY, LA, SF and other cities.
Anatomical Female
Red Ants
Giant Daphnia
Octosnake
Ectoplasm
Giant Amoeba
Giant Paramecium
See more at her Flickr Stream
Also see Kay Petal’s Needle Felted Celebrity Wool Sculptures