This flock of colorful birdies

makes my winter less murky and gray.

 

The technique is the same as with the little monsters: two small pinch pot hemispheres joined together with slip; eyes, beaks, and wings attached when the bodies have dried about a day under plastic; bodies and wings carved with a variety of ribbon tools at a leather hard stage.

I made a couple of holes on top and on the back of each bird. You can do it either with a tootpick or a needle/pin tool, just make sure to widen the holes so after the firing they stay large enough to fit feathers.

This little blue bird of happiness went to our dear friends in Spokane:

Comments

[Olga]

I'm blown away, soooo cute! I loved your little monsters already, and now these birdies - wow. Murky winter stands no chance. :) geeeez... one of them actually looks like my Robert.

[Tania]

Hmm, I took a long look at your husband in your blog... Well, which one is he? :)))