Bird on a Wire

 2013   3 x 4”   7.5 x 10 cm   Hand Pulled Serigraph   16 stencils   Edition 60  A.P. 6

I noticed some birds hanging out on the wires near my house one day, which became the germination point for this piece. When my husband and I lived in the Maritimes I often noticed in the fall, birds descending on any berries left in the trees or bushes. As it got later into the fall the berries could become fermented, and sometimes you would see the birds, staggering about on the wires, or perched at odd angles.
I used a blue jay in this piece, instead of a smaller song bird, because the blue bird has such striking markings, and because I have this wonderful thing I like to use, called an artistic license. This blue bird art depicts a bird from the corvid family of birds which includes crows, ravens, magpies and jays. I love this whole group of birds, and over time they have all appeared in my artwork. This family group is on the smartest branch of the bird tree, ravens have even been observed bending a stick to make a hook to get at food. That is one smart bird!

This Serigraph Has Participated in the Following International Exhibitions

 "Fascination worldwide art and color" 2016, Cologne Cultural Center in Cologne-Mülheim, Germany    2016

"Fascination worldwide art and color" 2016, House Eberhard, Diez, Germany    2016

"Fascination worldwide art and color" 2016,  Günter Leifheit Cultural Center, Nassau, Germany     2016

International d’art miniature, Galerie Louise-Carrier, Levis, Quebec     2015

‘35th Mini Print International of Cadaques’ Wingfield Barns Art Centre, Wingfield, United Kingdom;    2015

‘35th Mini Print International of Cadaques’ Tharrats Printmaking Fd., Pineda de Mar, Barcelona, Spain    2015

‘35th Mini Print International of Cadaques’ Galerie L’Etangd’Art in Bages, France      2015

'35th Mini Print International of Cadaques, Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaques, Girona, Spain    2015

BIMPE VIII Biennial Miniature Print Exhibition, Federation Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada    2014

13th Lessedra World Print Annual - Mini Print 2014, Lessedra Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria    2014

BIMPE VIII Biennial Miniature Print Exhibition, UBC Okanagan, Kelowna BC, Canada    2014

BIMPE VIII Biennial Miniature Print Exhibition, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB, Canada    2014

IBAM, 2014 International Biennial Art Miniature, Galerie du Rift, Ville-Marie, Quebec, Canada    2014