Wendy's choice this week - "I'm not an early bird, or a night owl, I'm some form of permanently exhausted pigeon" - this had me completely stumped so I am looking forward to seeing what Wendy has done for hers. Ideally I should have had a bird, an owl (which I do have) and a pigeon - or at least the heads of them to put on my figures.
So how do I explain what I have done? Starting with a blue inked background I divided the page into three and put some lightening streaks to show the divisions with a black pen. Then I put some different shapes with a blending tool through a stencil to give me different backgrounds in each section. What next!
Next came the figures. I chose to use my tiniest figures and thought back to the one I had done once with someone exercising - that would do for the early morning person. Not like me, a cuppa and a sit down trying to remember what day it is but someone up and at 'em with a bit of cycling on their back. The next figure was a bit of a challenge - how do you do a night owl - ideally I needed the figure who is strutting her stuff in her leotard, dressed to the nines and living it up - but as I had nothing suitable I decided to put her head in her hat to signify darkness - ie night time!
I knew exactly what I wanted for the last figure but sadly I did not have any stamps to portray a figure with legs splayed out at either side of them, hands on head and a dizzy look about the face so I went with a sitting figure with a skeleton head. Why a skeleton? Well, I cannot think of anyone more permanently exhausted than that.
So that is me and my interpretation of this quote. Not happy with it but I did the best I could think of in the circumstances.
Let's hope next week does not pose such a problem.
6 comments:
This is a fun page, whether it works for the quote or not. I think it works. Sometimes I do feel like that exhausted person. And sometimes I don't. It is a fun quote. Happy Thursday. Hugs-Erika
Haha, if you know what you mean, that's all that matters... I thought you'd have used a self portrait, with the way you've been feeling lately... that said, I'm hoping you're a little better?
Fab figures and a great portrayal of three character types... I WAS a night owl but now am definitely NOT... You two set yourself some sticky challenges!
Hope you're on the up...i'll text later!
Cath x
Your creativity know no bounds at times Neet - what characters that so aptly fill the quote!
Blessings
Maxine
Not an easy one, but you managed to portray the idea very well. I thought of using three figures, but gave up at an early stage. Hope you are feeling a lot better. Hugs Wendy xx
I think it's a really inventive take on the words. I especially like the exhausted pigeon - her pose does look like a pigeon perched on a branch! Cool idea with the triptych background too.
Alison x
What fun Neet, love it. Sending hugs, Angela xXx
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