I finished Sam, a comission, just yesterday and wanted to share the beautiful sunset. Sam's a big fellow at 13 1/4 inchestall and 17 inches long. His tail and wing feathers were hand-embroidered. They were painted with heat set dyes to give them a subtle purple and green cast. His legs are a bit thin and it took a bit of work to get him to stand on his own. He probably would be best supported to help him to stand. I can imagine him on a stack of books. I've also included an old skeleton key that my husband & I found while out hiking in the desert. There on the ground among the creosote bushes was a whole key ring full of skeleton keys. It's strange what you can find sometimes.
You are sure keeping me in suspense!
ReplyDeleteI can't see the photo :-(
p.s. you've won the cow :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Helen, I just noticed that I can't see the pictures either. So I reloaded them to the post.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I won your beautiful painting! You are so very talented, Helen!
Wow Robin, this must have been a * of a job ! He looks perfect with the embroidered wings, the loose feathers around his neck, wow.
ReplyDeleteI'm working on a raven off and on for a couple of weeks now but I find it very difficult because of the black wool.It keeps on looking dull.
Wow! He's gorgeous Robin! We have a lot of these birds around here although I'm not sure if they're Ravens or crows? I do know we have a lot of Jackdaws and I love them all! Beautiful work as always.
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