bird of a different color

I bought two awesome pieces by this dude at the Cotton District Arts Festival this past weekend.

They are dishwasher safe and absolutely fabulous.

<3 <3 <3

incidental bird

Ah, the noble chicken. The Easter bird. Always depicted as a gallant creature.


Zach got a wind-up chicken for Easter (from me, of course). We were all so delighted by our new friend that we videoed it several times. This has now ended up on youtube. Where all such things should end up. 


Happy Holidays.

twenty-fifth bird

Make something portable (or that seems portable) that normally isn't.


I did a lot of pondering with this one. Not really liking anything that came to mind, I settled.


I call it "Bottled Water."

twenty-fourth bird

Work with nature. Go to your yard or a nearby park and collect materials to work with.

I went out to my back patio, armed with my trusty spray paint. I grabbed some leaves and, Voilà!

Art, or something like it.

twenty-third bird

Transform an old book into something new by cutting, folding, gluing, and so on.


I found an old Reader's Digest book with the most amazing cover, so I made a journal.

Since it had epic seahorses on it, I had to do a Jacques Cousteau quote. Here is the man himself, awesomeness personified in a red hat: 

twenty-second bird

It's not easy being green. Work only with green-colored materials today. Try working on a green surface for a real challenge.

I'm guessing the author chose green for the song. Here is the song for you:

Here is proof that I used all greenish materials, other that white glue. Which really doesn't count (although, my completist self considered dyeing the glue green. I resisted the temptation.)



Here is the finished product. It sort of looks like a bad Saint Patrick's Day picture.

twenty-first bird

Waste not. Dig in a recycling bin for all of today's materials.


Well, I couldn't think of a recycling bin that I trust that was easily accessible, so I decided that "recycling bin" could equal "Library Freebie Table." It's sort of safer.


I found four educational art prints:

Mona Lisa by Leonardo DaVinci

The Plains of Heaven by John Martin

The Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge, Venice by Canaletto

The Water-Lily Pond by Claude Monet






















These four paintings have been altered and, therefore, reduced in value, aesthetic, and grandeur. But, I get a kick out of them.


I give you:

Ramona

They're Here to Take Us Away!

Casting a Large Shadow

It's the Code for Love.






Unfortunately, the pictures are all too large for my scanner, so I had to find a place in the cave (aka, my apartment) that had enough lighting. Brightest place: the washing machine closet. And I still think it could have been brighter. Most likely, it would have been best to wait for daylight. But, I was feeling impatient.