Some glowing work by artist Anne Hunter who came along to the artist bookmaking workshop back in August, and then made a this delightful bird after the Open Studio in September. The  delicate tea-light holders are made from wire and papier mache formed around a mould.

Have a look under "news" to see details of my open studio days. 
There will be wire to play with in case you fancy hatching your own birds!

Freshly fledged and out of the nest. Glue still wet.

Freshly fledged and out of the nest. Glue still wet.

Magical lighting by Holly Ross.

After a long battle to keep out the Red Deer, he admitted defeat and let them win.

I couldn't post this inspiring image until I found out to whom credit is due. The link is here.

Mosses, grasses, coloured tissue, printed papers, threads. Fixed with acrylic varnish. Fragments of shell found last week.

Trying to get these to hold together fills me with respect for birds' craftsmanship. 

Staggering collection, and the museum has a joyful approach to offering out their beautiful images: pretty much free access to digital images, provided that the use is non-commercial. The world at our fingertips!

And my personal favourite, a bathing floozie with lapiz lazuli eyes:

A fantastic resource book from Black Dog Publishing. 
Read about Georgia Russell (work shown above and below) here.

From the same book, Rob Ryan's work can't but bring a smile.