Schaefli is a wool rocking-seat for children to help self-soothe, offering security and comfort through repetitive motion. The model was needle felted, and was designed to resemble a variety of creatures, it could be a sheep, a turtle, a bug...
My original inspiration was a simple rubber duck. I played off of that form and made three models, the first a bouncing bug, the second a rocking sheep, and the third a rolling octopus. I chose to continue with the rocking motion because it is already accepted in homes (no learning curve).