Susan 🍁

@susanbytheriver

Fibre and mixed media artist Living on the traditional territory of the Audenosaunee (Iroquois), Mohawk, Haudenosaunee (St. Lawrence Iroquois), and Huron-Wendat. Cats, every day magical stuff, resting she/her 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸

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Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· 21d

Finally finished my little #felted woodland fairy house…it’s been close to complete since the spring. Hurray! #woolfelting #needlefelting #wetfelting #feltart #art #artist

A needle felted and wet felted sculpture of a woodland fairy house: The base looks like a tree trunk surrounded by mossy rocks and amanita muscaria mushrooms. The roof is green, tall, and pointed, with a long curly bit on top. The roof comes off and there’s a little space inside the trunk to keep tiny treasures.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· 22d

Morning visit from an osprey, perched on the church steeple two doors down. #birds #BirdsOfBluesky

Osprey on church steeple, silhouetted against a cloudy sky

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Jul 2

We were so surprised and delighted! Even if Henry had different feelings about it 😾

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Jul 2

New kind of bird visiting the bird bath. Henry extends the stare of menace from inside the house. #CatsofBluesky #cats

Dark grey short haired tabby cat with white chest sits on the edge of a concrete bird bath with his tail hanging down. Bird bath is in a grassy yard, with shrubs in the background.

Dilute ginger cat sits on a beige cat climber behind the glass of a living room window. A white porch railing is reflected in the window. Cat looks concerned and focused.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Jun 19

Hollyhocks ready to go for my aunt’s 80th birthday! #NeedleFelting #PaintingWithWool #Felting #Art #Artist #FibreArts

Needle felted stalks of pink hollyhocks on 10” x 17” black felt background with wooden dowels at top and bottom.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Jun 17

Progress on my hollyhocks! Up too late but wanted to stay in the flow 🌊 #needlefelting #paintingwithwool #fibrearts #art #artist

Needle felted pink and green hollyhocks on black felt, along with felting needles and wool on a stainless steel table top.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Jun 17

Henry the cat oversees the beginning of a new #needlefelted piece, some hollyhocks for my aunt’s 80th birthday 🎂 #woolfelting #paintingwithwool #fibrearts #art #artist

Henry the ginger cat curled up in an array of pink and green wool batts. In the foreground, a rectangular piece of black felt with hollyhock stems and leaves sketched out in needle felted wool.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Jun 10

A new needle felted whale and my branch of felted this-and-thats. #woolfelting #needlefelting #fibrearts #art #artist

Needle felted whale held by a hand in front of a sage green wall.

Leafless tree branch hanging on wall, decorated with assortment of felted objects.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· May 2

Artists, if you see this, post a bird. Any art form, no AI. A little black capped fellow in acrylic paint on a maple syrup can. #Birds #SmallBirdSaturday #TraditionalArt

Hand holding painted tin can: background paint is orange/red, mid ground some robins egg blue, and foreground a black capped bird with an orange/yellow chest and white bits around the neck.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Apr 2

Just finished filling a wet felted vessel with Easter treats for my grown up kid and their gf! I felted this one on an egg shaped resist and cut off the top bit to make the lid. The little egg on top is needle felted and then wet felted. 🐣 #felting #wetfelting #fibrearts #artist #art

Cylindrical wet felted vessel with lid askew, showing a glimpse of wrapped chocolate inside.

Cylindrical wet felted vessel with lid. Handle on lid is a felted egg shape. Colour is predominantly yellow with loose floral shapes and leaves in pinks, blues, mauves, and greens.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Apr 1

Another colourful rabbit! I wet felted the “shells” of two rabbits at the same time with this lovely short fibre Kap Merino…it’s just taken me a little while to finish the second one. After stuffing, I needle felted the rabbit’s features, clothes, and carrot 🥕 #fibrearts #felting #art #artist

Bright pink felted rabbit with robin’s egg blue shirt, yellow collar, blue pants, and striped socks. Pink pocket in front holding a needle felted carrot.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Mar 31

Wet felted springtime! My aunt visited this past weekend, and it was such a delight to do some felting together. I was trying to keep my design loose, more of a pattern than a portrait. #wetfelting #fibrearts #feltart #art #artist

Wet felted rectangle with loose flower and leaf shapes on off white background. Pinks, blues, purples, yellows.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Mar 24

I made a rabbit! It’s my first #felted stuffed animal. The body is wet felted all in one piece, and the details are needle felted. Vegetables not to scale. They’re made to fit in the pocket 😄 #needlefelting #wetfelting #woolfelting #fibrearts #art #artist

Wet felted rabbit in progress. Bright pink merino with brown merino for top of head and ears, and light pink merino/mohair for inner ears.

Wet felted and needle felted stuffed rabbit. Bright pink body with brown ears and black eyes, nose, and mouth. Yellow shirt, green scarf, blue pants with suspenders, pink pocket filled with vegetables.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Mar 12

My snail and leaf have found a perch! I’ve been practicing making vessels on flat resists with lovely merino-mohair carded batts from Canadian business Fibrecraft: fibrecraft.ca/product/meri... I love the colour gradations in each package. #woolfelting #wetfelting #feltart #fibreart #art #artist

Needle felted snail on wet felted leaf, perched on the edge of a wide mouthed wet felted vessel in shades of bright pink and red with subtle green around the rim

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Mar 6

Good day from this humble #needlefelted snail on a bright green #wetfelted leaf…moving along, slow and steady. Eventually, this pair will become a lid for a wet felted vessel. #woolfelting #felting #fibreart #art #artist #snails

Brown, grey, and greenish yellow needle felted snail on bright green wet felted leaf

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Mar 6

A #needlefelted frog sits atop a #wetfelted vessel and its lily pad lid. The vessel opening is blanket stitched with green cotton thread. Thoughts of warm summer breezes and quiet pond side reflections. #felting #woolfelting #fibreart #art #artist #frogs

A green needle felted frog sits atop a pink wet felted vessel and its lily pad lid.

Here is the lily pad lid sitting beside the vessel. You can see a bit of green wool and stitching around the opening.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Mar 6

Strawberry hat cat returns! She’s now set into the lid of a painted box. Open it up and find a pocket under the lid for secret treasures. #needlefelting #woolfelting #treasurebox #fibreart #art #artist

Red box with needle felted cat face on the top. Cat is grey with yellow eyes and wears a strawberry hat.

Red box with lid flipped over to reveal a blue felt pocket adorned with a needle felted strawberry. Bottom of the box is covered with green and cream patterned paper.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Mar 3

Beautiful moon rise over the St Lawrence River at sunset 🌕

Full moon over frozen St Lawrence River in a pink and blue sky with dried grasses in foreground

Full moon over frozen St Lawrence River in a pink and blue sky with lamppost and tree in foreground

Full moon in a purple-blue sky branched in foreground and lit lamppost below

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Feb 18

Strawberry hat cat! 🍓 #needlefelting #woolfelting #fibreart #fibreartist #feltart #felting #paintingwithwool #art #artist

Needle felted picture of a grey cat wearing a strawberry shaped hat

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Feb 8

Finished a commission last week! Three strings of #needlefelted shapes: clouds, crescent moon, stars, planets, hearts, and mushrooms in a palette of blues and greens. They’ve found their home hanging in a front door window 🥰 #felting #needlefelting #fibrearts #fiberarts #art #artist

Three strings of needle felted shapes: clouds, crescent moon, stars, planets, hearts, and mushrooms in a palette of blues and greens

Assorted needle felted shapes in blues and greens on a grey wool felting pad

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Jan 20

Hallway watchman #catsofbluesky

Silvertone photo of short haired cat sitting in doorway/hallway with a direct, serious gaze.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Jan 19

Saturday morning adventures at the Museum of Nature! We strolled through the Butterflies in Flight exhibit and made a new friend for a little while. #museumofnature #butterfliesinflight #butterflies #museums #ottawamuseums

A view from the mezzanine inside Ottawa’s Museum of Nature: there’s a large planet Earth model hanging in front of a window, through which stairs, more windows, and a large Moon model are visible.

Susan and Cam at the butterfly exhibit. Susan is wearing a light blue puffer vest, and there’s a black, white, and blue butterfly perched near her shoulder.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Jan 15

Enjoying block printing on a grey day…this is a pretty new medium for me and so fun. I’m learning a lot as I go. #blockprinting #printmaking #art #artist #creativearts #mushrooms #amanitamuscaria

Three horizontal rows of amanita muscaria (mushroom) prints. Black ink on assorted coloured papers.

Black ink mushroom block print on off-white page of print from an old children’s book.

Black ink mushroom block print on honey coloured paper with subtle floral design.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Jan 4

First full moon of 2026…a view along the St Lawrence River. #fullmoon #seawayvalley #riverside

Cloudy daytime winter view across the St Lawrence River with full moon visible in a space between clouds. Snow and a black lamppost along the riverside.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Dec 2

That little bird was so tiny to needle felt! I used black paint on a bit of wool for the beak. I especially like the contented expression on this snow person ☃️ #needlefelting #feltedsculpture #woolfelting #feltart #fibrearts #fiberarts #art #artist #snowfolk

Needle felted snow person with green hat and blue scarf. There’s a small brown, golden yellow, and pink bird sitting on the hat.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Dec 2

One more snow person, very joyful! ⛄️ #needlefelting #feltedsculpture #woolfelting #feltart #fibrearts #fiberarts #art #artist #snowfolk

Needle felted snow person with red hat and green cape. Smiling upward!

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Dec 2

Cosy sweaters 🥰 #needlefelting #woolfelting #fibrearts #fiberarts #feltart #art #artist #cozy

Five 4” felt covered canvases, each carrying a needle felted sweater with a design on it. There’s a mushroom, a bird, a ladybug, a blue butterfly, and a snail.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Nov 29

More snow folk! ⛄️ #woolfelting #needlefelting #needlefelt #feltedsculpture #felting #fibrearts #fiberarts #art #artist

Four needle felted snow people and one snow cat! All wearing scarves. Four with hats and one with ear muffs.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Nov 12

#needlefelted snow folk to brighten up this grey day ♥️ #fibrearts #fiberarts #needlefelting #woolfelting #art #needlefelting

Three needle felted snow people: one with a blue toque and rainbow scarf, one with a red tasseled hood and teal scarf, and on just plain. All have carrot noses and little hearts.

Susan 🍁@susanbytheriver· Oct 3

A new magical critter to join the family of #felted folk. Henry the #gingercat served as nose model for this little #needlefelted guy. I think he may be a sort that lives inside tree trunks and sleeps a lot. #needlefelting #woolfelting #feltart #art #artist