"I was surrounded by 200 marine biologists and students living and working together on a small island. That summer changed everything. It was there that I first learned about nudibranchs-these impossibly colorful sea slugs with shapes and patterns that looked like they came from another planet."
"Wool Creature Lab was born when, as a way to pass time and explore her creativity, Borevich felted a few nudibranchs to gift to some of the scientists who were studying them. She started an Etsy shop and Instagram, going with a gut feeling that these little woolen specimens "wanted to exist in the world.""
"So far, Borevich has recreated more than 40 different kinds, carefully reimagining real, scientifically described creatures into meticulously crafted fiber versions. She has an ambitious dream to sculpt every one of the thousands of known nudibranchs. Each sculpture takes six to 12 hours to make, so this might take a while."
Nudibranchs are colorful, soft-bodied marine molluscs that shed their shells as they mature, earning the nickname "sea slugs." Around 3,000 species exist, each with distinctive patterns and textures. Artist Arino Borevich discovered nudibranchs while working as a cook at a marine biology research station in Russia's White Sea a decade ago. Inspired by their otherworldly appearance, she began felting wool sculptures of these creatures as gifts for scientists. Her Wool Creature Lab business grew through Etsy and Instagram, attracting marine biologists and divers worldwide who requested specific species. Borevich has recreated over 40 nudibranch species with meticulous detail, with each sculpture requiring six to twelve hours of work. Her ambitious vision is to eventually create fiber versions of all known nudibranch species.
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