Over the last few months while I've been making wall sculptures and tiles, I've been thinking of shrines and niches. I've made a few of them. Here's one bearing gifts; more embellishments and color yet to apply.
This is an un-retouched photo of a mocking bird outside my studio window teasing my cat. We have reflective film on our windows and the birds think they see a rival in the window. The bird kept flitting here and there up and down the window and I kept trying to capture it still so it would be in focus and then, strangely, this is the photo I liked the best. I love the mystical quality of this photograph as if from a dream. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
There is a nice dream-like quality to it. The photo that's considered most technically correct isn't always the most interesting one. You have such a good eye. I love your titles, btw.
ReplyDeleteHi Teresa, thanks, this photo was purely by accident, Ha, thanks about the tiles.
ReplyDeleteNew tile design is very interesting. I'll be looking forward to seeing finished product.
ReplyDeleteFor many weeks a cardinal once had a relationship with a window in our house- and that was with no reflective film.
Melissa
Hi Melissa, thanks, I've added some hair this morning and some features to the face and thinking about other additions, whether to slip paint colors or do a glaze coloring. We shall see. Strange how the birds look at the windows and see their reflections and keep coming back to the same spot.
ReplyDeleteThe bird photo has a quality similar to the tiles you've been doing. It's a great photo.
ReplyDeleteYou can see how the mockingbird is poised for battle. The photo just radiates energy and yet it's other-worldly, a place we can observe but never really know.
ReplyDeleteHi Lori, thanks, I went back and looked at the other photos I took of the bird and there are some other really good ones, I think I might use some of these decoupaged in the recess of a shrine.
ReplyDeleteHi Ms. Sparrow, thanks, stop by again tomorrow I will post a few more of the mockingbird, there are some more really good ones, one with a reflection of my cat, the bird and me, eerie.
Nice shrine..it has the feel of an old icon. I'm looking forward to it's progress.
ReplyDeleteWe too had a crazed cardinal that attacked our windows for several years. The best part was his mate, who was sit on a nearby branch with a look of total birdie exasperation. How fortunate you are to have a mockingbird, the closest thing we have is a catbird, who learned to mimic our kitty Aloysius this summer.
Hi Smartcat, thanks, more revisions coming very soon. I once read that mocking birds could mimic bulldozers, cranes and trucks in a mine where researchers had recorded their calls, birds, all animals are amazing and we have much more to learn from them than we realize.
ReplyDeleteSome accidents seem so inspired. How very beautiful. ~Mary
ReplyDeleteWhen we were in Greece, tourists bought A LOT of like items for walls and shrines (but without the halo for non-Greek Orthodox Christians.) Hint! Hint!
ReplyDeleteHey, thanks for stopping by. I've also received a lot of e-mails with links. I'll blog later about the decision made, and include those links.
I like that first one a lot because it looks like folk art almost and I'm a great fan of folk art. It would be great for the holidays - obviously.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary, thanks, yes the picture is inspiring me for sure.
ReplyDeleteHi Kittie, thanks, well I am trying to think what the hint is. Ha.
Hi Rubye Jack, thanks, please stop by today to see the color and I have one more folk art piece for the next day too.