It’s funny how an idea can sprout wings and take-off (dreadful pun entirely intended), such as it has been with these bonnie birds. It’s rather refreshing to have something I can make out of papier mache that doesn’t take forever and a day and that isn’t a bowl! Aside from this pair I’m hatching three more and they should be fully fledged in the next few days (and yes, that was a couple more of dreadful puns that were entirely intended).
This pair seem to be diametrically opposed in terms of form, one’s short and fat and the other a bit leggy with a great fan of a tail, the tail’s something I can see me repeating and refining on future versions.
Of course, like all birds that flock, it doesn’t take long for them to catch-up with more of their own kind …
… I imagine this flock will be growing as they, ahem, get to know each other better … well, it is almost Spring!!
All of these birds are available for sale in our shop.
Tags: abstract, art, bird, craft, handmade, mache, mash, ornament, paper, paper pottery, papier, recycled, red, sculpture
