Friday, April 12, 2013

Home - A Soft Place to Land

"Home - A Soft Place To Land"
I came a cross this sweet, bird house at an estate sale a few months ago during our winter months. I remember, it was rainy and gloomy outside, and there was not much going on in terms of garage sales.

When I saw the plain white bird house, I thought of Spring, and birds and things that are green . . .  and I longed for the rainy season to pass. I thought, as soon as Spring time came, I would want to work on something Spring'ish.

To start this piece, I covered the outside of the bird house with bird images from a 'bird' encyclopedia. To embellish, I added a door plate, a vintage skeleton key, a brass plaque from Meadowood, Napa Valley, and bicycle chain.  A silvery seagull at the very top is mobile. Oh, yes, I almost forgot to mention the copper flashing I used on the roof.

The piece is ready to be wall hung or placed on a shelf.

9 comments:

  1. That is beautiful. I almost thought it was your work. Who ever made this piece really did a great job. Make one Rebeca. You wouldn't be copying. Inspiration won you over and you made one too. How's that? Will that do? :))) Just joshing, I like to joke. Make one though. Take care and have a great Friday.

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    1. thanks Gloria HA! HA! you are funny!
      i DID make this, and yes i am working on a second one . . . stay tuned, i will post pictures as soon as i finish it.

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  2. Great transformation! I really like the bird images you used.

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    1. thanks for stopping by.
      i have been cutting out birds (and fish) out of throw away books for as long as i can remember. i love using them in collage work, i think it's the 'single' eye that seems to look right at the viewer that i like.

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  3. Aaaw, love the sentiment of a soft landing and the bird cage is lovely... the use of the bike chain is inspired!!

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    1. Thanks A
      I, too, love using bicycle chain. i found a new source for bike chain pieces, my local repair shop, they have tons in their recycle bin. the only problem is cleaning them of all the 'grease'. . .

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  4. What a great piece.....I love the idea of the key in the key hole as the perch for the bird....fabulous:)

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  5. You are the ULTIMATE recycler. I should have asked you to show a few of YOUR pieces this month. Your birdhouse is incredible. Everything about it screams SPRING.

    You asked what I meant by "scan." My camera is the world's worst, so anytime I can lay something on my scanner, I will "scan" it. When that is not possible, I photograph it, and the results are far from ideal. Thanks for asking.

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