What the Finches Said

I’ve always been a big birdwatcher and springtime brings about a flutter of activity. There are nests to build and yummy morsels to discover. The Purple Finches and Goldfinches begin to get their more robust plumage. This is the inspiration for this instillation.  If Finches could speak I think they would remind us that winters always pass, time to get busy is upon us, follow the seasons, listen to the spring winds, beauty is sometimes hidden, and don’t be afraid to sing your sweetest most haunting songs.

1.  Paint GSLC For the Birds Birdhouses and eggs with White Gesso.

2.  While still wet sprinkle with Fusion Slime and Rusty Car stains.

3.  Layer and Spray with Aqua Net until you have an interesting effect.

4.  Allow to dry fully before taking apart GSLC For the Bird birdhouses and eggs.

5.  Find an old wooden cigar box to tear apart and use the bottom to create your panel.

6.  Coat Wooden Cigar box with matte Medium and add Bird Tissue paper randomly.

7.   Use Acrylic Paint in Shades of Brown and Yellow to paint a GSLC Bird Nest.

8.  Glue GSLC Bird Nest Together Layering with four eggs.

9.  Dab Metallic Paint in Shades of Gold and Copper using a paintbrush sprinkling with Chili Powder and Ground Nutmeg to add further textures on to GSLC Wrought Iron Corners.

10.                Add GSLC Tiny Shingles to the top of the GSLC Birdhouses you chose.

11.                Layer your Art Panel together using Weldbond.

12.                Weight down with a bag of kitty litter or other weighted item to squish all the layers together.

Some Final Thoughts.

All Over Ohio- Over the Rhine

Well the rain it has been falling
Like it wants to drown us all
And the trees are gently swaying
Like they're thinkin' 'bout the fall
I still get shivers when I hear
You singin' down the hall
I'm gonna kiss you all over Ohio

And the starlings they were flying
Earlier today
Doing their maneuvers
Clouds of feathers on display
Makes me wanna kneel in prayer but
I've forgotten what to say
I'll just name all the birds in Ohio

Now the reason I am writing
Is to tell you 'bout the flood
Ahh, the river is so beautiful
But it leaves a load of mud
All I have now are these dirty songs
I guess they're in my blood
They make me wander so far from Ohio

(Yeah) It's a silly undertaking
To fly halfway 'round the earth
With an imaginary womb of songs
Intent on giving birth
I gave all that I had to give
I'm not sure what it's worth
Scatter the ashes right here in Ohio

All I wanna be is a thousand black birds
Bursting from a tree into the blue
Love - let it be not just a feeling
But the broken beauty
Of what we choose to do

And the halleujah
Used to make my Daddy cry
I still wonder 'bout the ruckus
Angels make up there on high
In the meanwhile there are measures
We can take to get us by
Lay me down next to you in Ohio

But my expectations stand still
Like beggars at the door
I'm flat broke from the dues
I've paid them all before
Gonna let the Cuyahoga
Wash me up on burning shores
Shipwrecked with you in Ohio

All I wanna be is a thousand black birds
Bursting from a tree into the blue
Love - let it be not just a feeling
But the broken beauty
Of what we choose to do

I have seen the slow corruption
Of the best ideas of Christ
In the pulpits of our nation
Gospel turned into white lies
If you preach a subtle hatred -
The bible as your alibi
Goddam you right here in Ohio

But my shameless hallucination:
He's still knockin' at my door
And I know how this one's gonna end
He's gotten in before
I've run as fast as I can run
I've had to ask, What for?
He haunts me all over Ohio

All I wanna be is a thousand black birds
Bursting from a tree into the blue
Love - let it be not just a feeling
But the broken beauty
Of what we choose to do

Well the rain it has been falling
Like it wants to drown us all
And the trees are gently swaying
Like they're thinkin' 'bout the fall
I still get shivers when I hear
You singin' down the hall
I'm gonna kiss you all over Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:  Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts-For the Birds, Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts-Wrought Iron Set, Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts-Tiny Shingles Sampler, White Gesso, Paintbrush, Fusions-Slime and Rusty Car, Aqua Net Hair Spray, Wooden Cigar Box Bottom, Bird Tissue paper, Matte varnish, Acrylic Paint in Shades of Brown and Yellow, Weldbond, Metallic Paint in Shades of Gold and Copper, Chili Powder and Ground Nutmeg 

I cannot wait to see your interpretation of this project. Share it on the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Craft Group Page on Facebook. I would love to see what new creations you are working on!