Bird Art ~ Memorial to Grandma Marj

I have 3 events coming up in which to take my art!

{Yeah!  So excited . . . some of my first bigger public events}

So, lot's of work to do

"in the studio"

{kitchen}

{Check out my studio friends here:  Studio JRU}

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In my art journal, I had an idea to do a bird series

in memory of my Grandma Marj.

I get my boards, bird photos, and quotes.

Looking for items to collage with . . .

Last summer my Aunt Janet had sent a package

from Alaska

of a wall hanging sewing project that

my Grandma Marj had started but never finished.

I admit that when I got it, I had no idea what I would do with it.

Until last night.

Grandma had cut these pieces of fabric.

The colors are distinctly her colors.

Golden yellow, avocado, russet.

Her favorite bird book

was always a

Roger Tory Peterson.

I found these amazing quotes of his.

"Birds are eloquent expressions of life and vitality

and watching them makes you a bit

more alive."

"If you get bored with birds,

you get bored with life."

"The birds are HIS heavenly messengers,

not unlike the angels

which are always pictured

with

feathered wings."



I will not be able to part with these pieces.

Won't be finding them on my new Etsy site

{opened this week}

{happy dance!}

Thanks for all of the support!

So many have encouraged me with words,

with giving new homes to my work,

writing notes.

Really, it is fulfilling to do art for myself

but there is something full circle

about another heart finding delight in it.

There is a communication with that person that feels

special,

even

intimate

~

because

what

I

create

comes

out of

my

heart.

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Jodene (Jodi) Shaw

copyright 2011.