Friday, March 4, 2016

BIRDS WITH PERSONALITY!


These delightful hand carved birds are in the gallery!  They are by Dinah Wyatt, our latest guest maker.  Dinah told me that many years ago she had a lady staying with her to attend a week long course.  Dinah thought she was doing a cookery course but it turned out to be wood carving!  At the end of the week the lady returned with a realistic Mallard duck that she placed by Dinah's fireplace.  From then on she was hooked and started to attend similar courses...

Now it has become a hobby that she really enjoys.  She makes many different kinds of birds. Some are left natural wood but she hand paints the majority with acrylic paints.  Each one is an individual - slightly different from the last one of the same species.  Each one ends up with its own personality!  I have a weakness for seabirds so I may have to buy one!...


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