bird, captured

This week's theme for illustration friday is CAPTURE. The first thing that came to my mind was a caged bird, but even more dramatic... a bird with his wings sewed shut.  This is a quick card made in a menu from one of my favorite cafes, Cafe Mia I love the gelatto! it's 5 x 5 inches.

I plan to leave this in one of the tables in the cafe as "found art" to find out more about found art, you can go here.

I used acrylic paint, pastel crayons and black marker, also I used a postal stamp from Mexico with a design of an iron gate, adding to the feeling of capture. The eye is a lens from a disposable camera... (I find inspiration everywhere!)

Comments

[Gina]

How sad for the little bird but a very lovely piece.

[murphy girl]

what a great idea....i would cherish this if i found it in the cafe!

[hemelsgroen]

o no, all those stitches! And still she's tweeting, but I bet it sounds very sad...
Lovely work.

[gigi]

belissimo!!!!

[The Unknown]

Wonderful. I love it.
love

[Tiger Mouse]

Poor sad little bird - but a beautiful piece of work. I'd love to find that.

[Da Ghost Prod]

Really original, i love this piece, something poetic behind... ;)

[haze]

ooooh - nice one - and so very original.

[Sweet Pea]

This is lovely, your collages are beautiful :)