I always start with a reference photo, and I always write the photographer and ask for permission*.  In this case, the photographer...

Mes voila! The really for real final bird in the series, so we end where we began, with Green Headed Tanager.

Ta da!  Bird Number Ten! This one's a red-bellied woodpecker and is what started the whole bird series in the first place.  The ...

At various points, having made various birds, various people have said to me "this is my favourite one!"  Well guess what?   ...

All done! Okay, I need to paint in that little stretch on the hem and I also need to paint the sides of the mounting board, but otherwi...

Golden Headed Blackbird (c) 2013 Kit Lang So, first things first: - here's my finished bird - a golden headed blackbird - and che...

Ta dah! Here's the finished textile collage :) As you can see, there have been some changes since Wednesday - check 'em out, ...

This actually isn't part of the bird series, it was a Christmas gift for my dear friend, Beth Berman of   SewSew Art .  Beth lov...

Okay! I'm finished the first bird - and for a trial run, it's pretty cute. :) But there are a lot of things I'm going to ...