2008 MD Sheep and Wool Festival – Connections
When you attend a sheep and wool event for the first time like we did and you have the opportunity to wander through the barns and touch the animals, you can’t help but form a connection to the wool bearers that provide the stuff on which our creations depend. It occurred to me that after 35 years of the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival the original intent is still at the forefront–to bring growers in direct contact with artisans. I suppose I am just one of many who attended for the first time and walked away with a feeling of excitement and renewal and a true appreciation for the wool and fiber industry.
Anyway, enough gushing….on with the pictures.
Scottish Blackface Lambs – 5 Weeks Old
Suri Alpaca
Nosey Alpaca
Angora Bunnies
Jacob Ram – WOW!
Karakul Sheep – Straight Wool
Is your mama a llama?
Hungry Lamb
I’m spying on you…
Curly Horns
It doesn’t get more beautiful than this!
That last sheep was a sweetheart. She posed so still so I could capture her beauty. Actually, I think she just wanted her head scratched. Look at that beautiful face. There are even tiny locks growing down her nose. This was my favorite critter of the weekend. She will be the subject of an upcoming felted sculpture.
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maryland sheep and wool festival said this on May 18, 2008 at 8:33 pm