I decided last night to tackle some of the birds and get them off my to-do list.
The Cardinals are the only ones in a pair.
After trimming them carefully, I auditioned them on a few backgrounds. In the end, I knew I wanted them against the sky, but not a plain blue sky, and not a cheater sky with clouds. Two minutes of staring at my shelf of hand dyed/painted FQ, one caught my eye.
(It hasn't been there that long but it was the devil to iron all the creases out. Perhaps the paint increases the sharpness of the fold?)
After making a "branch" from twisted wool, I auditioned several positions for these two. As silly as it seems the concept of dominance crept into my head. Is the position on the branch purposeful? or chance? ( Too much time reading about political correctness.)
In the end I'm going with the one I like..... this last one!
1:30 pm
Couching the branch was quick. I straighten it a bit as the "corkscrew hazel" look was too unnatural looking.
I decided to go with a Spring theme, the buds just bursting. It took me a while to decide how to add that touch of red that most trees show when they are first coming alive. A little piece of maroon cheesecloth did the trick.
Small triangles of green fabric rolled and tucked into the stem gave me bursting buds.
The Cardinals are the only ones in a pair.
After trimming them carefully, I auditioned them on a few backgrounds. In the end, I knew I wanted them against the sky, but not a plain blue sky, and not a cheater sky with clouds. Two minutes of staring at my shelf of hand dyed/painted FQ, one caught my eye.
(It hasn't been there that long but it was the devil to iron all the creases out. Perhaps the paint increases the sharpness of the fold?)
After making a "branch" from twisted wool, I auditioned several positions for these two. As silly as it seems the concept of dominance crept into my head. Is the position on the branch purposeful? or chance? ( Too much time reading about political correctness.)
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| Male Cardinal's head is obscured |
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| Too much space between them |
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| Too crowded |
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| JUST RIGHT! |
In the end I'm going with the one I like..... this last one!
1:30 pm
Couching the branch was quick. I straighten it a bit as the "corkscrew hazel" look was too unnatural looking.
I decided to go with a Spring theme, the buds just bursting. It took me a while to decide how to add that touch of red that most trees show when they are first coming alive. A little piece of maroon cheesecloth did the trick.
Small triangles of green fabric rolled and tucked into the stem gave me bursting buds.
A small piece of batting behind each bird, rounds their bellies a bit. Stitching them down will be the last thing I do today.
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