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American Bittern

I have begun making my Deep Cleaning interview, but got distracted by The 20, so please-stay tuned, the interview/fugly giveaway will occur this week.

In the meantime, let me introduce the American Bittern. This bird is a marsh wader, from the Heron family of birds. This is a secretive bird, confident in its ability to camouflage itself by stretching its neck upward in a reed like fashion, the stripes on this birds body really help make it look reed-like. I am in knowledge expansion mode, and am keeping notes, drawing, perfecting the images I draw and documenting my process.  In effect, I am making a map, creating a learning journey for myself. Exciting stuff.

 You can also see that I am cutting a multicolor stamp (page 58-59 of Dreaming From the Journal Page). This is an ATC sized image 2.25×3.25″, as are each of the printed bird images seen in the last post. I love working small, so this too excites me. 

This American Bittern image is #7 out of the 20 Birds in Decline. I have 13 more birds to go. I really look forward to seeing all 20 images together.

More to come. I am going to be meeting with a friend today and need to workout, shower and get out of the house!

December 10, 2012 By Melanie Tagged With: Birds, Multicolor Stamps, Stamps, The 20

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  1. Lisa

    December 10, 2012 at 10:26 am

    Looks like a lot of fun! It’s always nice to see your process.

  2. Jeannie

    December 10, 2012 at 12:52 pm

    Have a fun time today!

  3. kathleen Bricker

    December 10, 2012 at 6:27 pm

    I was just wondering the other day about this project. I’m still quite attached to that bob-white!

  4. Holly McLean

    December 19, 2012 at 9:32 pm

    I’m looking forward to seeing this project as you go along. I love making foam stamps and birds a the also a huge part of my life.

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