Day 8 – New Moon Bird (In Progress)
November 9th, 2007
Oops, posted this later than I intended to! It's not quite done yet (as you can see, still wet with medium, as I laid it on real thick), so I'll have to finish it another day. (Remember all you creators out there that it's totally fine to work on a piece over more than one day! I did that last year and it was very cool to work on a piece over time, as I continued working every day.)
This piece, partly inspired by the fact that the new moon is tomorrow (and I totally didn't realize that when I drew that new moon in my art yesterday.) Seems like there's a lot of art going on around the idea of transitions and this idea of a bird in the moon, came to me today. So far, it's made entirely out of torn collaged paper on wood panel, 8"x8".
I'm itching to do some more encaustic work, but I need more wax. I'm going to be working at my old job (keeping an eye on the teenager in the house and the dogs of my former boss while they're out of town) to make a little extra dinero. I'll be able to make art there, but no encaustics. 
My sleeping patterns are all out of wack. Hopefully, I'll get on a better schedule this weekend when I have to get up to feed their dogs.
10 Responses
I really like the pattern paper you have used on the bird….the colors are bold…I look forward to seeing where you take this….have fun house sitting.
Peace–Ellie
Posted by: ELLIE | Nov 9, 2007 at 4:43 am |
Beautiful bird, Leah. I love all the texture. Have fun at the old job, even though you can’t do encaustic, hope you enjoy your time there.~xo
Posted by: tinker | Nov 9, 2007 at 6:10 am |
Wondering if you use pure beeswax for encaustic or only the stuff you can buy in art stores? I bought 1lb pure beeswax made by a local beekeeper a few months back and its beautiful but i use it without colors just as it is. I chucked all my encaustic “equipement” though when I had to move house into noplace so i cant melt up my beeswax until I find another slow cooker which is how I did it.
Posted by: suki | Nov 9, 2007 at 9:04 am |
I love this, Leah! I think it’s interesting how you did it as well. xxoo, O
Posted by: Olivia | Nov 9, 2007 at 12:13 pm |
I love this bird in the moon. It looks very much like a bird I once sketched that always makes me think of freedom and rebirth. Can’t wait to see it finished! Makes me want to start making collages again – sketches are getting to easy to meet my art every day! Need to stretch some….
Posted by: tammy vitale | Nov 9, 2007 at 12:46 pm |
I like this. Its fun and I love birds. Interesting that I did a bird for todays creative day too with colored pencils.
Posted by: cris | Nov 9, 2007 at 7:04 pm |
I love this piece, Leah. And I just love the texture of it. It’s so good I’m not there or I’d want to touch it and that would mess it up!
I don’t know about you, but it’s really feeling like a new moon to me!
Posted by: Jamie | Nov 9, 2007 at 7:15 pm |
i am always awed by your work. xoxo nita <3
Posted by: nita from red tin heart | Nov 9, 2007 at 9:39 pm |
Hi Leah, Just catching up with you & what you’ve been doing for AEDM. I LOVE this piece!!! Can’t wait to see it finished! Great stuff. Like your Sirens, too!
Christine
http://passionforpainting.blogspot.com
Posted by: Christine DeCamp | Nov 12, 2007 at 10:06 pm |
A moon bird. Novel concept. Night bird by moonlight. Liquid Mirror: Waiting on the New Moon.
Posted by: Poetryman | Nov 21, 2007 at 8:27 pm |