Paper and Glitter Take Flight

13 April 2010 | by Jen in Art

loveliette_swanpair-wingsup

This is what I was working on in my last post – little paper swans with movable wings!  Oh, these were fun to make and very satisfying.

It has been years (literally) since I played with gouache paint and I was quickly reminded how tricky of a medium it can be.  It doesn’t seem like it would be but I had gotten so used to painting with watercolor that applying paint in this fashion felt a little uncomfortable.  But you know what they say about discomfort and growth!

loveliette_swanpair

Anyway, do they look familiar?  I based the design off of my Leda the Swan (sewing pattern).   I really love vintage-style soft things and characters and I tried to capture that  in this paper birds with their thick lashes, simple design and sparkly-ness.  (Isn’t glitter the best thing ever?)  After I took these photos I punched holes at the top and added some gold thread so that I may hang them up.

loveliette_swansonframe

They like to hang out (ha!) with Peter Rabbit, for now.  I might need to make a flock of these, yes?  That’s a distinct possibility.  And once I got started making these swans,  I thought such things might find themselves quite at home in le shop.

loveliette_whiteswan

Hee hee, can’t you tell I had fun taking pictures of these?

A lovely Tuesday to you!

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  • At 2010.04.13 14:13, Ann said:

    Jen, these are seriously so beautiful and inspiring! Great work :)

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    • At 2010.04.13 16:47, Casey said:

      These are so utterly lovely and magical!!! What fun! :)

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      • At 2010.04.13 17:59, Lavender Dreams said:

        They are so pretty! You are always thinking of something pretty! ♥ I’ll go window shop! ♥

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        • At 2010.04.13 21:18, Elizabeth Mackey said:

          Those are so sweet! They look so storybook.

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          • At 2010.04.14 11:04, stacy di said:

            how sweet! I think those two are lonely…you should make a flock :)

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            • At 2010.04.14 23:20, jen said:

              thank you everyone! :)

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              • At 2010.04.16 21:04, Andrea said:

                Adorable! You need to shrink these and turn them into holiday ornaments. :)

                xo!

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                • At 2010.04.28 04:52, Maggie said:

                  these are lovely! they make me want to sew a dress adorned with flocks of swans :) beautiful

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