Crows and Ravens have always fascinated me.
A social and intelligent bird that features in myth and art throughout history.
I have made two quilts that feature Crows.
The Watcher
and this one
A Murder of Crows
I have however done numerous drawings, sketches and doodles of my favorite corvids.
this turned into the Murder of Crows quilt.
Here a pair developed extra large bills as I doodled away.
This drawing played with the mystical idea of crows and humanity's connections.
a quick sketch of a young crow cawing for attention
Here I made a drawing that would be so much fun to embroider and quilt.
this was going to be a crow not a dove - sometimes a drawing has a mind of its own...
and lastly this one that represented freedom and could be any bird at all.
Soooo, what prompted all this Crow thinking you ask?
I just watched A Murder of crows on PBS.
It was fascinating and informative. I recommend it highly.
8 comments:
So many of those drawings would make marvellous quilts.
It was you quilt A Murder of Crows that drew me to your blog.
Crows have been a totem of sorts for me. I almost think I can communicate with them. They're amazing birds and I am glad that we have a plethora of them where I live. I love your sketches - fabulous work !
I love this 'crow' posting. We have many, many noisy crows here -- they are so funny and so demanding but I love them.
Those drawings are fantastic!
I love the Watcher...so striking...we have many many crows here...what extensive vocabularies they have...
Love your work! Thank you.
"They" say parrots are the smartest birds around, and will give dogs and cats a good run for the money.
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I am always fascinated by crows too. I really love the black with red crows quilt. So interesting.
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