Thursday, April 19, 2012

My creative space: a bird in the hand

 This week I've been making a tiny bird painting, small enough to fit in the palm of my hand:
 It's a kind of prototype - one day I want to make a giant painting like this.  The background is acrylic on a tiny canvas that a friend gave me and the bird is ink and gouache on a piece of brown parcel wrap.  I glued it on and varnished over the top to keep the bird secure. 


And I've been tracing the pattern for this dress:
 from this book:
It's called the "too cute tunic dress."  Sounds promising! 

To see more creative spaces take a look at the "our creative spaces" blog. 

Happy Thursday!
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4 comments:

  1. JenApril 19, 2012 at 1:35 PM

    love your little painting :) especially the colours

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  2. lamina@do a bitApril 19, 2012 at 1:46 PM

    What a cute little birdy and I love it with the triangle in the background... great idea :)

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  3. AnonymousApril 19, 2012 at 5:44 PM

    Go you! that painting looks fab - and I do love the new house dress style :) lookin forward to seeing some more of your prints on fabric

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  4. NaomiApril 20, 2012 at 6:10 AM

    That painting is really cool. For some reason anything small really appeals to me, especially in visual art. The dress also rocks!

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