Hi there. We are buried under nearly a foot and a half of snow here in Wellesley. It started on Friday afternoon and pretty much didn't stop until Sunday late at night. Sunday afternoon Roxanne and I built the hugest snowman ever. Really. I could barely lift his head. Speaking of not being able to…
Archives for December 2008
tall bird with a new type of crest
This is the first in a series of three tall birds for the show. Instead of making a mask, which is the way I've done these birds in the past, I decided to make a new type of crest. Ever since I got Anatomy of Doll (I love Susanna Oroyan's books and I"ve learned to…
new photos
My sister-in-law, Jacquie Hemmerdinger, took some photos of my birds over Thanksgiving. This is one of my favorites, but you can see them all here. Poor Stella has a terrible stomach bug and was up all night throwing up. So much laundry to do today! She is sleeping now and I really hope she…
flying crow
Today I finished a third crow, this one flying with wings down. They are suspended right now from thumbtacks pushed into the drop ceiling in the studio (read our bedroom) so it is a bit hard to photograph them in good light. Here they are together. The standing one is on the ironing board. It…
standing crow
The title of this post sounds like it could be somebody's name. Today I finished the second in the series of crows. The first one is alighting and this one is standing. I'm hoping to set up a formation of crows in various stages of flight, and another formation of white gulls. Bizarre Bazaar was…
roosters and learning to take pictures
I finished the second of my trio of roosters for the show in March. At the same time I made two more white bird ornaments and I will do another post and shop update with them soon. Over Thanksgiving I brought my new camera and an owl, a rooster, and the new peacock to New…