ArtistLisa Lichtenfelsis acclaimed for pushing the boundaries of fabric sculpture.
Photographs of her sculptures are often mistaken for photos of living beings.
Lisa Lichtenfels was born near Erie, Pennsylvania.
After graduation from the Philadelphia College of Art, she joined Disney studios as an apprentice animator.
While working with Disney, Ms. Lichtenfels began experimenting with stop-motion figurines with positionable bodies and nylon skin.
Creating those simple, cartoon-like figures inspired her to attemptrealisticsculpting in fabric and set into motion her twenty-year career.
Delicate surface features can be brought up by sewing the nylon layers with clear thread.
The artist (left) with one of her life sized creations.
[viaCrooked Brains]
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