A Film about Heartfelt Dogs
When: 27.04.2026 to 05.10.2026
Where: Online
Find a Maker member, Von has always been creative; her mum had her down as a Blue Peter presenter due to her ability to produce something out of nothing even when she was a kid. Those of you of her generation might remember the Blue Peter Book of Teddy Clothes with an extensive range of costumes you could make, including a pirate, a cowboy and a pilot’s outfit; she made them all. Growing up, Von was a little obsessed with puppets and stop frame animation; Hector’s House, Pogles Wood, Noggin The Nog and Topo Gigio were all very real for her. She's worked in the arts since graduating from Huddersfield University in 1984, in both the performing and visual arts fields. Paper became her thing for a while and she even went back to college to qualify as a Bookbinder but not until she found the splendid art of needle felting did she feel truly at home. Now she needle felts her own characters inspired by her dog Barney and his ability to change personality according to what he thinks it might get him. All dogs are individual and unique one-offs. They are needle felted from 100% wool with glass eyes. Their minute clothes are painstakingly made by hand, (even the tiny little knitted jumpers) and supplemented with carefully selected additions from the likes of Paul, Ken and Sindy dolls.
A film by R&A Collaborations.
