Hi! I’m Mariella, the artist behind Mariella Felts. I create beautiful, one of a kind custom pet portraits (and other unique pieces that are near and dear to my heart). I use a barbed needle as a “brush” and wool as “paint”.

I started needle felting small 3-D animal figures in 2017. The doctor I worked for at the time first told me about needle felting. From the beginning, I loved this medium and found it very meditative. Then in 2020 I became interested in 2-D “painting with wool”. After trying it, I was hooked!!! I knew at that point I wanted to learn all I could about this fantastic art form. I watched hours and hours of YouTube videos and couldn’t get enough. I then took a course by the needle felting artist and teacher, Dani Ives, which took my artistic level to new heights. I knew then that I wanted to try to make this my business and devote my time creating beautiful pet portraits.

It warms my heart so much to see the reactions my clients have once they see their pet’s portrait done in wool. Many of my portraits are done as memorial pieces so those are really special and heartfelt.

Other things I love to do are going to the beach and getting there as much as I can! I love searching for and collecting sea glass, going to live music shows, reading and gardening. I married my high school sweetheart soon after high school and started my family of two kids and now a daughter-in-law.

If you are interested in a commission, or have questions about my work, please don’t hesitate to contact me on my Contact Page or at mariellafelts@gmail.com. I’d love to connect with you! Also, all of my commissions and pieces are sold in my goimagine and Etsy shops! Enjoy browsing my shops!