# Hairy Pet Depictions These Animal Portraits by Sue Wurzel Are Made from Dog Fur By Jana Pijak | Published 2013-03-12 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sue-wurzel References: [petportraitsbysue](http://petportraitsbysue.com/sw/default.asp) & [petportraitsbysue](http://www.petportraitsbysue.com/sw/wf.asp) Visual artist Sue Wurzel is known for creating paintings, illustrations and hair-clad relief portraits of one's pet. Using a non-shedding dog's hair pieces, the artist creates furry pet depictions that are both lifelike and soft to one's touch. Sue begins her process by mounting pet hair onto a woven background. She works best with dogs whose hair is not one solid color but instead multi-hued, adding more dimension and depth to her creations. Whether depicting a Tibetan terrier or Portuguese water dog, artist Sue Wurzel creates these imaginative, bizarre and extremely lifelike portraits using your domestic pet's hair. Sue's custom and commissioned pieces vary in price amount according to one's desired size of the artist's unique portraits. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 62% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Live Arts](https://www.trendhunter.com/livearts) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Pet Hair Art:** The trend of creating artwork out of pet hair provides a new way of preserving one's pets and creates a unique, personalized art piece. - **Non-traditional Art Mediums:** Artists using non-traditional mediums like pet hair opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the art industry, offering a new form of creativity and a chance to innovate. - **Customized Artwork:** The trend of commissioning customized pet hair portraits reflects the growing interest in personalized art that allows individuals to create a work of art unique to them. ### Who This Affects Most - **Pet Industry:** Entrepreneurs can create a niche business for pet owners by offering pet hair art services as a sentimental way of preserving a beloved pet's fur as well as a visual representation of their furry friend. - **Fine Arts Industry:** The fine arts industry can incorporate the use of pet hair as a new medium to create unique and challenging works of art that can disrupt traditional art concepts. - **Textile Industry:** The use of pet hair as a textile material can open up disruptive innovation opportunities in the textile industry to create new and sustainable materials, such as yarns and fabrics, that are eco-friendly and biodegradable. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI Pet Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drawmypet.md) - [Human Hair-Made Pots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/range-of-pots.md) - [AI Pet Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/petpic-ai.md) - [Spooky Charming Pet Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crown-paw.md) - [Personalized Pet Photo Gifts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personalized-pet-photo.md) - [Oil Painting-Inspired Rugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/antonio-santn.md) - [Folk Creature Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fibredog.md) - [Detangling Pet Brushes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pet-teezer.md) - [Body Hair-Centric Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fur-kits.md)