Sunday, February 5, 2012

Watch the birdie.........

What did I do before ATCs?  Little pieces of whimsy, or just a smaller place to make a mess!  Some things work better in my head than on the page, but NOBODY's perfect, and the world hasn't crashed to a halt.

The Poobahs at Opus Gluei decided on a bird theme (its called Tweet, chirrup and trill) and the other entries are so cute.  Go and look (or if I get the Mr Linky thingy working, they might even be here on the bottom of this post).  Mine are an odd assortment on the avian theme.........  I started with the bird cage and the little silver dove and added a chain to hang the cage from, then I went hunting in the Busy Room.  First to light was the emu family and their very disapproving stares.  I don't think they like being on a card so I apologise to them right now.  I love their double feathers and the stripey chicks, and they have a penetrating red glare that follows you.  Their beak is sharp and unforgiving too. 

Next was a scrap of a Kay Nielsen illustration for "A Thousand and One Nights".  There's a whole other story about how I came to discover his work but I'll leave that for another time.  In the original, the flamingoes float in deepest blue so I made it the night sky.  The last is a protective mother bird, except that I think she should be sitting on the eggs, not watching them from a branch.

See what other people have done......

3 comments:

  1. Oh my very favourite is the flamingo's but they are all lovely!
    Thank you for joining us at Opus Gluei :-)
    Gini
    xx

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  2. These are gorgeous, I can't pick a favorite! I love the smoky air around those flamingos! Very nice group! Thank you for joining in our Opus Gluei challenge, sorry about the linky issues!

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  3. Oh, it makes me so happy to see you participating in our challenges! YAY!!!!

    I find your stories to go with the ATCs pretty darn amusing too, perhaps mother bird is just enjoying a little free time before she's having to run back and forth to provide for the nestlings! The emus do look a bit perturbed don't they? Love these, they have wit and whimsy and are perfect for our challenge!

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