Bird totters on painful feet. Sea creatures on land and sky creatures on earth both share an infirmity. One step and another and she can walk no more. But give her a rope or a bar, let her climb and watch her fly. Frozen feet mean little in the air.
This is Bird. She is two feet tall and is made of acrylic yarn, embroidery thread, and Sculpey. Her feet are hand sculpted and securely set into her legs. She is slender and spindly, designed to lounge or hang from a bar rather than be cuddled.
Bird was featured in the recent Cirque Voltaire. I had her hanging by her knees from a chandelier which looked beautiful. Although the area they had the art in was rather dimly light, she showed up nicely. Indeed, she seemed to glow. Her head is tilted back so that she is looking at people beneath her.
Bird is for sale on Etsy. I've been neglecting my poor little Etsy shop in favour of local sales. I had to renew a bunch of expired listings just now. I really need to keep on that more.
