Amazingly, I completed another one of the challenges from Awfully Big Art Adventures-http://www.bigartadventure.blogspot.com
I used a thrift store wood box, with a tiny Art Chix shrine (see the little woodpecker inside?), and antique ceramic clip bird in a yarn nest, prints of vintage calligraphy swirl birds, a tree with a wooden leaf, and little vintage doodads here and there!. Linda, you might recognize a thing or two in the birdhouse :>)
I don't quite have the inventory of inks and paints that these other talented gals have- so I guess another trip to the art supply store is in order- if I plan on doing these challenges!!!
I love this - it's a real treasure chest of little delights!
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Wow - looks like you had great fun making this! There's so much to look at (and I do recognise a few things!)and the colours work really well together - you've done a great job. The bird looks so cosy in its yarn nest - bless!
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Linda x
You've just proved that you DON'T need a lot of supplies to make art! I love how you've recycled things and put images together, but my favourite part is that sweet lil bird in its nest! Good to have you with us again.
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Rosie ABAA
I haphazardly spray painted part of the box, a vintage black game piece is a 'perch' on the bottom, the brass flower button fit perfectly to a vintage telescope piece, with a silk leaf. A saying from a tea bag- 'one can learn from a tree how to live in ecstacy'; vintage rick rack on the cardboard roof, with flowers from Linda! Now, what to do with and where to put this bird house???!!
ReplyDeleteyour little house if so full of wonderful details!
ReplyDeleteand paints?? all you need are the basics and one favorite that you can't live without...mine is golden cobalt teal...and i treat myself about once a month to ONE tube of special paint (goldens are my fav but pricy) that way you can really explore one color in detail and before you know it, you have a whole bunch of paints!! another way to make the cheaper paints special is to buy a golden metallic paint (fine) to mix in or an interference paint that is just a hue mixed into acrylic medium that you can mix with any other paint....
WOW so many details! stunning, I'm impressed of this lovely birdhouse.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun bird house, the yarn nest is the best Pat! You've been busy!
ReplyDeleteThere is so much detail in your birdhouse, its great, Jaqi
ReplyDeleteOh WOW...look how much work. Can't wait to see if you do the cutlery challenge :) I am....
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