The joyful process of making recycled tin birds is taking a piece of metal and zeroing in on the perfect spot. In this case a Christmas popcorn tin has some really nice design elements that are better than the whole.
See how exciting these wings are when taken away from the surrounding area of the tin.
Gearing up for the Tacoma Urban Craft Festival, now in its 8th year. Come by on Saturday, June 30 and check out the birds.
So much fun.
Little tin birds are migrating to my Esty shop, one by one they are flying in.
and on page 60, 2 images of my recycled tin artwork. This is a huge ego boost for me.
click on image to enlarge.
Thank you Brigitte from the bottom of my heart.
48 to be exact. Available soon at the Seattle Art Museum gift shop. Recycled beverage cans and metals.
Here it is finished. This was one of those pieces that practically made its self. Measures 15"x 10".
Our mother always made Easter baskets for us that were over the top with jelly beans,speckled malted chocolate eggs, foil wrapped chocolate eggs,peeps, little dime store fuzzy chicks and unique little toys from around the world. It was like nothing else. I miss that kind of thing and so I'm making this piece for my sister as a fun reminder of those special baskets and our mother.
...until real flowers come out. It's lightly snowing here today, can hardly wait for Spring.
I didn't put locking nuts on some key screws and they were falling off. My mistake. So I brought it into the studio and took it apart. The top was bothering me too. It didn't feel right so after spending some time goofing around I attached this tin toy bank globe. It spins around now too. Love it even more. In time the bank will fade and at that time I can easily replace it by cutting the nylon ties. So many possibilities.
If you live in the Seattle area and you love whirligigs, may I recommend that you take a whirligig workshop from Chris Theiss. I did and it was more fun than I've had in ages. I loved learning how to put it all together. Chris is a marvelous instructor. He is patient, kind,thoughtful and has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in making whirligigs. If you don't live in the area but want to learn how, you can buy Chris's instructions. Soooooo much fun.
I was in La Conner last week and came upon Hutch Studio. There were marvelous whirligigs spinning in the wind and a little sign that said Whirligig Workshops. I just about lost my mind with excitement.
They were closed at that moment but I found more information on Google and was able to sign up for a workshop. Stay tuned.
