March BJP




OLLIE THE OWL PUTTING ON HIS BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH LANDING!

Well .... basically I just fancied having a go at an owl.  My school badge was an owl, the symbol of Athena the Goddess of Wisdom.  March is my birthday month - perhaps I'm supposed to be a wise old owl by now?? I've certainly had a few lucky landings by the skin of my teeth!

The original idea was an owl with its wings closed. Then I saw a great photo of an owl coming into land (yes, I know it might have spotted a mouse, but I'm ignoring that possibility!).

I sketched out the shape and got rather carried away. The piece is bigger than I had intended. If I'm honest, it's a bit on the large side for a cuff and you can't see the wings properly round the sides.

Still, I loved creating it and tried to capture some of the different textures of the feathers with a variety of stitches.

I may well take the owl off the cuff and turn it into a little wall hanging with a twig (something like the last photo). Alternatively, it would make a great feature on my fleece gilet/vest, which is a similar colour to the background. I'd have to make it easily removable as I don't think it would take kindly to going through the wash!

[PS I've been wanting to bead in browns and blues - thanks for the inspiration Susan (S)]