fancy birds
These are a couple of fancy, tattered and tragic Miss Haversham sorts of birds. They are made out of the incredibly fragile scraps of an amazing victorian dress. The bird in profile was one of my very first birds and her sister was made last night. I’ve been picking up scraps and lace and too far gone victorian and edwardian clothes on ebay lately and plan on making more fancy birds. I’m trying to decide between these three photos for a little postcard. I used OvernightPrints for the first time last Christmas and was very happy with what they did, happier than with things from more expensive printers. If anybody has another great postcard/ printing source I’d love to know about it.
June 9th, 2006 at 8:35 pm
your birds are so beautiful. do you ever swap or sell them?
June 9th, 2006 at 9:49 pm
as usual, these are wonderful! did you use a light box to photograph them? however you did it, you did it well!
June 9th, 2006 at 10:24 pm
I adore these! Really lovely!
June 10th, 2006 at 9:16 am
Gorgeous little bird! So fragile and elegant. I love the top photo the best, but they are all great.
June 10th, 2006 at 10:06 am
Your description of them is exactly right. Miss Haversham indeed! They are charming.
June 10th, 2006 at 12:27 pm
Miss Haversham! What a great description! They are gorgeous! I love repurposing the materials from old clothes. I’m a sucker for things with a past.
June 10th, 2006 at 12:40 pm
She is beautiful!
June 10th, 2006 at 8:47 pm
She is so divine! takes my breath away with her delicate froth and plumage!
June 12th, 2006 at 10:45 am
Your birds have an animated character that’s really amazing. I like the first photo best. She’s looking right at you and seems very alive. I see why the other photos are in the running, they show such great detail of her train and plume. Tough decision.
June 12th, 2006 at 11:14 pm
So pretty!
June 13th, 2006 at 1:18 pm
Oh that is absolutely darling!!! Are you ever going to sell any??
Found your blog through the little birds blog. :O)
September 27th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
[…] The silk chiffon lining is shattered - perfect for miss haversham birds. […]
November 30th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Oh, my goodness gracious me! So stunningly fancy birds! I love the miss haversham birds! Would you like to trade - a bird for some vintage kimono silks? I am just so taken by your birds - their personality and seeming strut.
December 8th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Miss Haversham is absolutely beautiful!