THUNDER BAY -- Local artist Christina Meadwell saw needle felting online in 2018. “It really grabbed my attention,” she says, and she ordered a little starter kit on Amazon. “I was hooked after that!” Meadwell now has an Etsy shop where she sells her needle-felted animals. Born and raised in Thunder Bay, her favourite subject matter is the flora and fauna around her. “I live in the country so I see more animals than people,” she says. There are deer, foxes, bears, owls and other birds in her shop, and she also does custom pieces by commission. People send her photos of their horses, dogs and bunnies, and she creates a perfect little miniature, complete with the pet’s distinctive markings and even expressions.