Deanna Britton's Page

Location:

Benson, VT

About Me:

I am retired from Corporate America (after 23 years) and am now an alpaca farmer. I currently care for 15 beautiful Suri alpacas. Suris are the rarest kind of alpaca making up only 7% of the entire world alpaca population. Their high luster fiber hangs in locks along the sides of their body and is very soft and non-allergic.

Alpacas are sheared every spring, which gives me many bags and pounds of fiber. I have white, light and medium fawn, and medium brown fiber. I sell my fiber by the ounce or pound.

I've learned to spin this year and am knitting and crocheting all the yarn that I spin in order to test the quality and consistency. Once I feel my yarn and yarn products are good enough to sell, I will list them.

I have recently learned about needle felting and am making little needle felted alpacas in many different colors and poses or positions. They range from 3" to 7" tall. I use wool batting for the core as it helps with shaping.

I majored in art in college and enjoy doing pencil portraits from photographs. I will take orders for portraits and also for needle felted alpacas in specific colors and poses.

I have recently published a book of photographs that I've taken over the past five years since I've been raising alpacas on Snowflake Farms in Benson, VT. There are photos of flowers, beautiful sunrises and sunsets, the scenery around our farm in the four Vermont seasons, and a five year photo diary of our alpacas.

Gender:

Gal

I am a/an:

Independent Artist/Designer, Independent Retailer

(Designers only) I create:

Hand felted alpacas
Pencil portraits from photographs
Knit and crocheted objects from hand spun Suri alpaca
Hand spun Suri alpaca yarn
Photography

(Designers only) I am willing to do:

Custom orders

(Designers only) My work is sold at:

AlpacaNation.com
Etsy.com
Snowflake-farms.com

Website:

http://www.snowflake-farms.com

Website #2:

http://www.alpacanation.com/snowflake.asp

Website #3:

http://www.SnowflakeFarms.etsy.com

Favorite Music/Musicians:

Nora Jones, Eva Cassidy, Bonnie Raitt, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Little Feat

Favorite TV Show & Movies:

Grey's Anatomy, all the Law and Order's and CSI's, Numb3rs, Criminal Minds, NCIS