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 much from them) I have been inspired by doll artist Shelley Thornton. She makes beautiful dolls, but what I love the most about them is their hair. Take a look through her site and you'll see what I mean – little stuffed nodules of fabric sewn to the heads give this amazing impression of hair in the wind. With that in mind, I designed a new crest for the tall birds.
And I'm thinking more about this idea and how else it could develop with birds.
oh yes, shelley thornton’s work is quite wonderful isn’t it?
i am liking all these new birds of yours, they are wonderful as well.
The crest is great and I had a quick look at those dolls! Wonderful! Thank you for the link.
Hi Abby –
Me again. Forgot to add that I have left you a tag over at ‘Handmaid in Israel’. Not sure you are into these things, but I thought I’d join in for once! Now you can too…
Lisa
Hello Abby! I love your work, these birds are fantastique!
Hope that you are recovering and having a Happy New Year!