BIRDS with STARS

OK... So this is me splurging on a mango shaved ice . 

 This is our favorite little shack 

along the Little Miami River walk/ bike/ hike trail. 

 It has been just way too hot this spring and summer!  

Seriously hot...like danger warnings about the heat hot!

So walk in the shade and eat shaved ice

 or drink lots of H2O.  

So of course i have been thinking about Christmas/ Hanukkah  and /or Winter 

season stuff for my gift shop art work.  

We have a big outdoor-in-the-park Art Show 

here in Loveland in mid September... 

and I want to sell a few of my new bird ornaments

 at the LASOM booth. 

 (My backdoor way into the exclusive art show) 

only 80 artist are picked to sell and compete

in the annual big event!  

Twice I did not make the cut . 

  but you can read about that here

 if you really want to be depressed for me. 

 LOLOLOLOL

I sketched up some flying birds and had Mr Nature cut some out for me
using a nice lightweight thinner wood.
then I added my signature feathered texture
with golden modeling paste and base painted them black

I was going to do these birds differently.
 I was going to use patterned scrap book paper on the bellies
 of the birds and colors to match the look of the oriole in my bird book 

 I do LOVE golden STARS at the holidays
so I decided to put stars in this art... somehow

I rubbed on  a mixture of bronze and yellow paint.
with my finger tip.
I like the random folksy-artsy look of that effect.

the star fit perfectly into the beak !
I got out the handy-dandy Gorilla super glue and some soft wire.

tiny-tiny hole drilled into the back wing-tip.

and glue the ends of the wire into the hole
(hold there for 30 seconds and it is set) 

Do You think that maybe these birds hang the stars in the heavens ?

Happy Holidays!

Well...

I have a lot of these to make, so I have to start now!

Hugs To You

KAT

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