tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87207029375219241822024-03-18T21:25:03.127-07:00BirdSpokeBirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-44220681781195790192011-10-11T20:00:00.000-07:002011-10-11T20:03:28.787-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7QfUiHSRfmE88enqmLP8KD3K-aF4xJbz5SRC38Ti3brIgjNSdDU3CSnCYKK-Lu_2oUDuIQmtKnJq4W5phyphenhyphenFiDB-vcQ1nwFnCA-zd2c0VujXjk_NZJC5F5CraIN8rOULIgc2jgZ_caJOI/s1600/sm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7QfUiHSRfmE88enqmLP8KD3K-aF4xJbz5SRC38Ti3brIgjNSdDU3CSnCYKK-Lu_2oUDuIQmtKnJq4W5phyphenhyphenFiDB-vcQ1nwFnCA-zd2c0VujXjk_NZJC5F5CraIN8rOULIgc2jgZ_caJOI/s320/sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662435420510514018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Birdspoke?ref=seller_info"><span style="font-family: courier new;">For the bach.</span></a>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-29970648795721645092010-11-03T15:57:00.000-07:002011-10-11T19:34:47.922-07:00Red Gull<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmcopgjVyGPY-zHUjs6ycpYFXy_olZsoUxH_5tE22NejTpYrlwzHBU6LfK8-TLvteiOtFl6-lRB_GXe3xWFaLkfcCEW9yiik9BneQ50DzIMNB0sme5UvjhgNm7gA0BcgZJNBMcw-myN2s/s1600/full.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmcopgjVyGPY-zHUjs6ycpYFXy_olZsoUxH_5tE22NejTpYrlwzHBU6LfK8-TLvteiOtFl6-lRB_GXe3xWFaLkfcCEW9yiik9BneQ50DzIMNB0sme5UvjhgNm7gA0BcgZJNBMcw-myN2s/s320/full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535462211153065954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Red, red, red. Red billed gull.<br /></span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-56317441094365878562010-10-31T20:15:00.000-07:002011-10-11T19:35:22.850-07:00Black Robin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimB0qa3Ez9yUdYySp6kO7Qejr6BDFSh9tOzBpMqO3ACL4SZaZwcZCKxqSqxjgpVQsI1t15zs_b0RGQxX_LXj9Qk7t_wSO2nG3imxjTGqpgBQSe-jUd7eGSKC6HpdmjT1m0Z1S3sPkB-Diu/s1600/robin+silk3+full.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimB0qa3Ez9yUdYySp6kO7Qejr6BDFSh9tOzBpMqO3ACL4SZaZwcZCKxqSqxjgpVQsI1t15zs_b0RGQxX_LXj9Qk7t_wSO2nG3imxjTGqpgBQSe-jUd7eGSKC6HpdmjT1m0Z1S3sPkB-Diu/s320/robin+silk3+full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534430083273329186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikwq3SNrTQQnRQP30F70yBK5X_DuyrvnYynD07De-qNlFp5oi2CEyZ6C4wD2cPgLmU_yUkU8DA7_UCYj2aWM3fW4qh4DZKnu_KuAo0VEGDHYozR33cISrdQBROaufJiWr3t8xQYX1uk9n/s1600/robin+silk3det+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikwq3SNrTQQnRQP30F70yBK5X_DuyrvnYynD07De-qNlFp5oi2CEyZ6C4wD2cPgLmU_yUkU8DA7_UCYj2aWM3fW4qh4DZKnu_KuAo0VEGDHYozR33cISrdQBROaufJiWr3t8xQYX1uk9n/s320/robin+silk3det+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534428051528622882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">The Black Robin. On vintage silk.</span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-9644886952059528242010-10-20T16:50:00.000-07:002010-10-20T17:27:30.219-07:00Peppermint Mag feature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPKw0L-GwJLI_q81R3SmSYhEQPGwV9Ae9m4g1p0fFlR5PoV1T3Zoe-YS4qHCstbIM8kHr5Yu_j4HF5cxbN9JtW1SmqpGhmUixWCnXAZZN7Yv-RZrFyzEPh-JRvDv2_6eB_E3ibolNd8kO/s1600/peppermint+mag.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPKw0L-GwJLI_q81R3SmSYhEQPGwV9Ae9m4g1p0fFlR5PoV1T3Zoe-YS4qHCstbIM8kHr5Yu_j4HF5cxbN9JtW1SmqpGhmUixWCnXAZZN7Yv-RZrFyzEPh-JRvDv2_6eB_E3ibolNd8kO/s320/peppermint+mag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530280603916559586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">thanks Peppermint Mag for the full page fashion feature.</span> Spring 2010 pg 51.BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-39684948164257737022010-10-10T17:53:00.000-07:002010-10-11T15:13:15.889-07:00Bird Sale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/18572407/sale-autumn-birds"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXrOz7XJ5hwY_hkHkDAZyHKGVYXpv9g3EIxaUKn2NvidOkxxLesFw864iDPJp6d1H1o4hHXZedPuU744SiuPVsmY7SOuFCWXVzuHaqsomzdWULejybWZiMG_R0VqyyeOVPcD9TUOsCOuX/s200/01+main1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526914900287035426" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Over in my </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Birdspoke">Etsy shop</a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> I am having a short sale on all bird necklaces. New Zealand customers welcome. Order now for Christmas.. and have your necklace delivered to you, how easy is that!<br /><br /></span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-42332606387889853672010-09-20T15:26:00.000-07:002010-09-20T15:32:20.361-07:00This weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OqUy4Sw4DOI3sh2eaoeTCo826_HnBLCkWCPUeVBc_ouYNIv2cBCU5vHcrGaCgFpbfcTpS9zvD7S7KWNtJqmt8pK7Borfj5RoF-N_W-AhaSEoeh0XUBqBezcXcdVIOaGSSySHkoUWOaie/s1600/IMG_4513.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OqUy4Sw4DOI3sh2eaoeTCo826_HnBLCkWCPUeVBc_ouYNIv2cBCU5vHcrGaCgFpbfcTpS9zvD7S7KWNtJqmt8pK7Borfj5RoF-N_W-AhaSEoeh0XUBqBezcXcdVIOaGSSySHkoUWOaie/s200/IMG_4513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519127118885098114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">New embroideries at Kraftbomb. This Sunday 26th sep 11-2pm, Gry Lynn Community Centre.</span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-54222281218993761482010-09-13T17:53:00.000-07:002010-10-04T19:15:13.687-07:00Interview on Felt<h1 style="font-weight: normal;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Featured Seller: birdspoke</span></h1><small>Monday September 13th 2010<br /></small><em style="font-family: arial;">At her home near bush in Auckland, artist, crafter and budding birder Rachelle Wood sketches, stitches and models the creations that comprise <a href="http://felt.co.nz/browse/user/birdspoke"><strong>Birdspoke</strong></a>. Inspired by local birdlife, she applies traditional hand-stitching skills learned from her grandmother and draws upon her love of sculpture to create her distinctive artworks.</em><br /><br /><a href="http://www.felt.co.nz/browse/listing/30715/Stitchbird-Embroidery"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2862" style="border: 0pt none; width: 352px; height: 264px;" title="birdspoke.felt.co.nz" src="http://www.felt.co.nz/media/blog/birdspoke02.jpg" alt="birdspoke.felt.co.nz" /></a><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;">What do you make?</strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> I make bird-related jewellery, homeware, embroideries and plushies. Why birds? Because they are everywhere. On a rainy-day walk recently I noticed a seagull atop every other lamp-post. An underdog but a survivor, the common old seagull is my favourite.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;">How did you get into your craft?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> I got sick of working in hospitality and decided life was too short to spend on somebody else’s dream. I decided to commit fulltime to my own art practice and as a means to earn a crust I developed the crafty side of my work. With all the craft fairs popping up I didn’t need to look far to find a platform to showcase my work. People were becoming very enthusiastic about the indie scene and the new craft object. General interest in craft now is very healthy and our awareness about producing things sustainably has grown.</span><br /><br /><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2861" title="birdspoke.felt.co.nz" src="http://www.felt.co.nz/media/blog/birdspoke_quote.jpg" alt="birdspoke.felt.co.nz" height="135" width="400" /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> My grandmother taught me embroidery when I was a girl. She talked about her experiences in embroidery school in the 1930s, which she described as art school for girls. My mother, also, was competent with a sewing machine but would get me to hand sew the hems and detailing of the clothes she made, something she hated doing herself.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Hand-stitching for me has always been soothing and therapeutic and feels like something very special passed down through the generations of women in my family.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> In my twenties, I went on to learn dressmaking and pattern-drafting and even worked for a time as a knitting pattern designer. All these skills are connected with textiles with which I have a deep affinity.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.felt.co.nz/browse/user/birdspoke"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2863" style="border: 0pt none;" title="birdspoke.felt.co.nz" src="http://www.felt.co.nz/media/blog/birdspoke01.jpg" alt="birdspoke.felt.co.nz" height="300" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;">Do you have formal training or qualifications in your craft?</strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Yes, I went to Elam Art School and majored in Sculpture. I loved every minute of it.</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;">Is there a philosophy behind your work?</strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Although I am constantly looking for new approaches to my work I typically like to infuse old-fashioned values into the modern and everyday. Doing less attracts me too, perplexingly harder than it sounds!</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;">What inspires you?</strong><span style="font-family:arial;"> The big tree in our backyard.</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;">Describe your workspace:</strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> A sunny, frustratingly cluttered room in the front of my house. Oh, to have more space!</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;">Your favourite materials, tools and processes?</strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Fabrics, particularly silk. I collect patterned silks and feel warm and tingly when I see them arranged in colour-ways on my shelves. Also, any/all objects and their relationships with each other. I like to treat common materials with great respect and attention. And, I often marry these everyday materials with materials we consider precious and which are at the opposite end of the hierarchy. For example, I spend hours modeling the polymer birds for my long necklaces and then use silk, a luxury fabric, fairly informally as a carrier braid. This juxtaposition feels exciting and unexpected.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.felt.co.nz/browse/listing/24092/Black-Bird-Necklace"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2874" style="border: 0pt none; width: 324px; height: 243px;" title="birdspoke.felt.co.nz" src="http://www.felt.co.nz/media/blog/birdspoke03.jpg" alt="birdspoke.felt.co.nz" /></a><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;">Five words that describe your mind:</strong><span style="font-family:arial;"> Determined, alert, enquiring, busy and sometimes undisciplined.</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;">What are you currently listening to?</strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> The birds and the traffic, I like to be connected with what’s going on around me.</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;">Recommend an album:</strong><span style="font-family:arial;"> My all-time favourite album is Leonard Cohen, </span><em style="font-family: arial;">Songs From A Room</em><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;">Your favourite childhood book?</strong><em style="font-family: arial;"><br />Thumbelina</em><span style="font-family:arial;">. Something about being very small in the wonder of the world.</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;">What are you reading now?</strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Dostoyevsky, </span><em style="font-family: arial;">The Brothers Karamazov</em><span style="font-family:arial;">. I have a chapter read aloud every night while I sew birds. I also have a huge non-fiction library in my hallway that I am constantly dipping into. Apart from my study at art school, which feels like a long time ago now, I am largely self-taught, an autodidact.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.felt.co.nz/browse/listing/27726/Kakapo"><img class="alignnone" style="border: 0pt none;" title="birdspoke.felt.co.nz" src="http://www.felt.co.nz/media/itemuploads/7711-1280728637/7711-t-50543-kakapo-fulllighter.jpg" alt="" height="108" width="132" /></a> <a href="http://www.felt.co.nz/browse/listing/27941/Native-Robin-Wall-Art"><img class="alignnone" style="border: 0pt none;" title="birdspoke.felt.co.nz" src="http://www.felt.co.nz/media/itemuploads/7711-1281060591/7711-t-60591-robin-1-fulla-felt.jpg" alt="" height="108" width="132" /></a> <a href="http://www.felt.co.nz/browse/listing/29618/Rose-Lavender-Bird"><img class="alignnone" style="border: 0pt none;" title="birdspoke.felt.co.nz" src="http://www.felt.co.nz/media/itemuploads/7711-1283128921/7711-t-28921-felt-2.jpg" alt="" height="108" width="132" /></a><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;">Your hero/heroine:</strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> I can’t say that I have a mentor or a heroine. I admire ideas, not so much the people who have them.</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;">Do you have any pets?</strong><span style="font-family:arial;"> Old cat Feni, follows me around.</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;">If you were a crayon, what colour would you be?</strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Yellow, the colour of my room when I was a girl. I love yellow houses, kowhai flowers and summer.</span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-12238861912153212992010-09-09T23:10:00.000-07:002010-09-15T14:45:05.062-07:00Huia wall-bird<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.felt.co.nz/browse/listing/30259/Huia-Wall-Piece"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDW2T41jGevMpwzboxZkh_IU4SakiBYVccZNj_c1HfCOOQohXaXc70Pus_LmA1udbcswo7_X3nftYUbmQC415QTEMMQWttuVjEykc2wXpz3wv9NRBjNGNZwiVbXWTChpMeKFMiQvZiD41C/s400/huia+full+view.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515164426685778866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Newly listed on felt. Plump, gothic ... extinct.</span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-19886895064758813662010-08-30T16:54:00.000-07:002010-09-15T14:50:10.911-07:00Sale Claw Pins<span style="font-family:courier new;">Yippee, sale on Claw Pins! </span><a href="http://www.birdspoke.esty.com/">Claws for sale</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://etsy.com/listing/49310579/sale-brown-claw-brooch"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEW26fskocotMKnz5yWdEDo3s_VeKvyc-p0UFg5-whJI36Et01YPTC_JiM5tDZWCcRE9ZDLtEg0YHdm6os4pgBxI-pKRoJdlPCA88-WJyXKaAcbIV_DsdP7KNPPEFl1aIDkv5Nba3ZbFE/s200/claw+07+E+b+hat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511358294343198834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNftM5aPiw1HdMU3oQskzrdOziET3E4XkVOD_1jhc1flVPOXgep3vvSAljkgIjyHhUGipbtYsjLDMYVQhELv_cEcHYZRokfmvJvtzuNhzJrBqkdsSyGyUYsyaEyok8_kX40wqVvo1T56PT/s1600/claw+07+E+a.jpg"> </a><a href="http://www.toggle.co.nz/jewellery/brooches-1/bird-claw-pin.html"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNftM5aPiw1HdMU3oQskzrdOziET3E4XkVOD_1jhc1flVPOXgep3vvSAljkgIjyHhUGipbtYsjLDMYVQhELv_cEcHYZRokfmvJvtzuNhzJrBqkdsSyGyUYsyaEyok8_kX40wqVvo1T56PT/s200/claw+07+E+a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511357885871297410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRW3PwtqOcujD49pLDcG_ei-uUWJ4ciGRxagI9EcFOYKQoES6hjHoRSsKOZxQhmT8IhqW_2qpE6HX3Eh1_sGyVX_930PQg-8SG_19sBa1DG7AOVDP9NimsfYgD3vWmf7CLrv9ETK_MdUgC/s1600/claw+05+E+spare.jpg"> </a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/54002102/sale-white-claw-pin"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRW3PwtqOcujD49pLDcG_ei-uUWJ4ciGRxagI9EcFOYKQoES6hjHoRSsKOZxQhmT8IhqW_2qpE6HX3Eh1_sGyVX_930PQg-8SG_19sBa1DG7AOVDP9NimsfYgD3vWmf7CLrv9ETK_MdUgC/s200/claw+05+E+spare.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511358647518669874" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49056026/sale-cream-claw-pin"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-3Q2hQpkiChipKXRWoFkMvMeksA7_vg-NDjQx_jiYTMfzh7RrJsxEoD1juw4-pM4Ml4MxqbOCsj_Rj1LYbn1vZGXs9ohqVj51B9N4CRhMiLKXc_FTbDh3_hF5duXsCPN_oJqX9SwwYdr/s200/claw+06+cream+e+hat2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511358045758872226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVLIKL5cSSM3E7KGFmtfWb1rK6CP_1IJiEdBayx-W5kXR6oPlz_aTtQ4t9AfExXmChIcfZZvb0Y0CnBP3gma0sMorQd2Re9KL9HT4R72J7zqudhK04zDLX10FRLh3epr4rCwvLIr0M85z/s1600/claw+05+E+spare.jpg"><span><span></span></span></a>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-82755334189008358742010-08-14T17:59:00.000-07:002010-08-14T18:03:30.475-07:00Bird Card Sets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTf3pJvVrxM8NlGXFZXTsyyVP8byGtapCJRevO7eWdpsRplpu8PHYsfQsXevEKaiQArWqsCW3-zwLp37EoH8B4ibqcrgKVpkbj5LSUvJNkC3dSxRf0sDX-5Eh_JZuHTmFC5v6IvrWKpDk/s1600/full+view+etsy+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTf3pJvVrxM8NlGXFZXTsyyVP8byGtapCJRevO7eWdpsRplpu8PHYsfQsXevEKaiQArWqsCW3-zwLp37EoH8B4ibqcrgKVpkbj5LSUvJNkC3dSxRf0sDX-5Eh_JZuHTmFC5v6IvrWKpDk/s320/full+view+etsy+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505435615535249234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9EgytLlScDEb58zWjUQOUGz_zRgbmFLZZmIcxIAa7ZGTeMPxCD7sKjvLsFicasAuvlqyRE_I0fMgOCty9-36v7zZb74WqWKVQFN9j3eBrar5-87Qr0tS5edTvDDIRC36OIHVxzEudH-V/s1600/saddleback++close.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9EgytLlScDEb58zWjUQOUGz_zRgbmFLZZmIcxIAa7ZGTeMPxCD7sKjvLsFicasAuvlqyRE_I0fMgOCty9-36v7zZb74WqWKVQFN9j3eBrar5-87Qr0tS5edTvDDIRC36OIHVxzEudH-V/s320/saddleback++close.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505435471584634178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">New cards listed on Etsy and felt</span>. <span style="font-family:courier new;">They come in singles and sets up to five designs.</span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-7495783924473238182010-08-05T19:14:00.000-07:002010-08-05T19:20:26.611-07:00Stitch birds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9M4zihHCVGEok342DN2QXK6gRfu5KvTsuiddJ4sAECG5zN3EZq9PvwigEOHH7Z9FKjKTnrnU34SXpk2Lbsnugo0Ai-aLcsiLk_dC2y1q3T9cz6pSm8jCNzSQOLEKNhF-aLkKy4C7RQ1U/s1600/green+tui+2+full+felt.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9M4zihHCVGEok342DN2QXK6gRfu5KvTsuiddJ4sAECG5zN3EZq9PvwigEOHH7Z9FKjKTnrnU34SXpk2Lbsnugo0Ai-aLcsiLk_dC2y1q3T9cz6pSm8jCNzSQOLEKNhF-aLkKy4C7RQ1U/s400/green+tui+2+full+felt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502114817132656130" border="0" /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: courier new;font-family:courier new;" ></span></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Stitched natives now being listed in my felt shop.</span> <a href="http://www.birdspoke.felt.co.nz">www.birdspoke.felt.co.nz</a><br />International shipping options.BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-21996588303553407452010-07-30T16:43:00.000-07:002010-07-30T16:48:16.067-07:00Lavender Bird<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgh7MiGovlThCau_Yg9uIb2yQ0rS4UEln5ojIyQXS_5B47POeGf6eiR8cOW-xkJKKTu1J4K13_XA1eS5byJap5Odyvi8hMOueAIWwse8v0m_ZNRyPBoZDjDOOjizqushlaxGcSq67C_91/s1600/+lavenderbird+khaki+4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgh7MiGovlThCau_Yg9uIb2yQ0rS4UEln5ojIyQXS_5B47POeGf6eiR8cOW-xkJKKTu1J4K13_XA1eS5byJap5Odyvi8hMOueAIWwse8v0m_ZNRyPBoZDjDOOjizqushlaxGcSq67C_91/s400/+lavenderbird+khaki+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499850248576294898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Lovely, soothing lavender birds in french linen. I have one hanging next to my bed. It nests under my pillow when I need a calm night's sleep.. ahh.<br /><a href="http://www.birdspoke.felt.co.nz/">www.birdspoke.felt.co.nz</a><br /><br /></span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-62659126033299154302010-07-20T21:15:00.000-07:002010-07-20T21:36:57.856-07:00Emboidered Bird<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZBH_70WYXlDtcO1b6JxwZbQUvffkQEW1vMplDzOXH6SLt1iZNmHsCi0asUoFGBLmBp2Z-dxLwrbsFkjiuDgaaCzEW5Udf66iLbJ3FXb3XxhFYEOOMFLUP0vQRMF_hZ4-KmY8QAogD7n4/s1600/IMG_4426adj.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZBH_70WYXlDtcO1b6JxwZbQUvffkQEW1vMplDzOXH6SLt1iZNmHsCi0asUoFGBLmBp2Z-dxLwrbsFkjiuDgaaCzEW5Udf66iLbJ3FXb3XxhFYEOOMFLUP0vQRMF_hZ4-KmY8QAogD7n4/s400/IMG_4426adj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496213590680425154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLMov6QBBxbLv1jR5OS1MYv-brtzLPrK6BhrNIHKXveykF6edOdzb659xCa8USd61txLiCNm4_E4A23Cigum2xscvhEqVKNGQiFhxCkaFXpPU2ztnjAVUnYRZdcRTG1lIPWeumQunHTJK/s1600/IMG_4428adj.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLMov6QBBxbLv1jR5OS1MYv-brtzLPrK6BhrNIHKXveykF6edOdzb659xCa8USd61txLiCNm4_E4A23Cigum2xscvhEqVKNGQiFhxCkaFXpPU2ztnjAVUnYRZdcRTG1lIPWeumQunHTJK/s400/IMG_4428adj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496213467913944642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTNeaBfjoGVc0yrzd8y_Gs9yQFXXBW2vygYIUsBmm4890aQIX5BQ74fR4DSXtdB6lR3LZW9t2PokEIR0qh0RRxH0MYsZOd_TsoZZEKMYtuPPBqqQv9MkBDqnTM6YteNu9upEne4CQb0E7/s1600/July_Poster2010_A4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTNeaBfjoGVc0yrzd8y_Gs9yQFXXBW2vygYIUsBmm4890aQIX5BQ74fR4DSXtdB6lR3LZW9t2PokEIR0qh0RRxH0MYsZOd_TsoZZEKMYtuPPBqqQv9MkBDqnTM6YteNu9upEne4CQb0E7/s400/July_Poster2010_A4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496209435964387826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Here's a sneak preview of what I will have on my table at the fair this Saturday.</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">The Auckland Art and Craft Fair is shaping up to be a very exciting event. This saturday from 11am to 3pm at Auckland Art Gallery.</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Come along and help me out! I will need lots of refreshments.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">and if you miss it, the following day is Kraftbomb at Richmond Road community centre (11am-2pm). Yes, I will be there too!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTNeaBfjoGVc0yrzd8y_Gs9yQFXXBW2vygYIUsBmm4890aQIX5BQ74fR4DSXtdB6lR3LZW9t2PokEIR0qh0RRxH0MYsZOd_TsoZZEKMYtuPPBqqQv9MkBDqnTM6YteNu9upEne4CQb0E7/s1600/July_Poster2010_A4.jpg"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></a><br /><img src="file:///Users/imac/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-54561795256427921422010-07-10T22:17:00.000-07:002010-07-10T22:20:21.311-07:00Little Claws<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-78UTd2kjDpgW4bmkHZjzCSLusZtZ06bDsnyrwpknckWj6azaUCE9Fnio3b3_j8Cz6pu52Y9Z83vvttAbxk2EHLeBS5lvIk7vd20qBBlm1FtmuBqdOi540Wp85sLT1H3JGKBr0Z7HNFw1/s1600/claw+07+E+b+hat.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-78UTd2kjDpgW4bmkHZjzCSLusZtZ06bDsnyrwpknckWj6azaUCE9Fnio3b3_j8Cz6pu52Y9Z83vvttAbxk2EHLeBS5lvIk7vd20qBBlm1FtmuBqdOi540Wp85sLT1H3JGKBr0Z7HNFw1/s400/claw+07+E+b+hat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492514050861633330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoX4YN3zero8cCcea8MwkoTBkmv5vDMRjiFWnm6JuOIkgaALxcXOI5kxzV5jxK4xMNV3drsvfma4r_V_Dw2PFdSwuhW84gWrRYHwJphWB_Q1Dy8HTlVPLEsuW4B0YwPq6j5nu9qeo98HA4/s1600/claw+06+cream+e+cloth2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoX4YN3zero8cCcea8MwkoTBkmv5vDMRjiFWnm6JuOIkgaALxcXOI5kxzV5jxK4xMNV3drsvfma4r_V_Dw2PFdSwuhW84gWrRYHwJphWB_Q1Dy8HTlVPLEsuW4B0YwPq6j5nu9qeo98HA4/s400/claw+06+cream+e+cloth2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492514039560570306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-68985626884837776452010-06-10T15:47:00.000-07:002010-06-10T15:52:03.277-07:00Charming House<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdatVKsic8q5Ybb9mskpslmoDfvfkXmNArZ76wBd4BOxpIMxBLFOxnjUKLmL2NSKx1ebJ8uhGZTbB767DCYEwGBy3QEMbeMsNbRvmrcA_fc5NLMS3MEbyRk8g1wOJgKDxy-zk_dItpDhA/s1600/group+for+on+line.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdatVKsic8q5Ybb9mskpslmoDfvfkXmNArZ76wBd4BOxpIMxBLFOxnjUKLmL2NSKx1ebJ8uhGZTbB767DCYEwGBy3QEMbeMsNbRvmrcA_fc5NLMS3MEbyRk8g1wOJgKDxy-zk_dItpDhA/s400/group+for+on+line.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481281491797016658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEeUDzsUfvMspbIFgIMp9m4Duak3H0pT06q20nuzc2tPUejRQ7zguubxLSdixNvfU-McU6jRU16yFFX3mGPG60iOJutTrY7W1t3yV0uBY1k5-ozBsd8zzE0KcLG4az95etAhPXLalm0uR/s1600/det+1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEeUDzsUfvMspbIFgIMp9m4Duak3H0pT06q20nuzc2tPUejRQ7zguubxLSdixNvfU-McU6jRU16yFFX3mGPG60iOJutTrY7W1t3yV0uBY1k5-ozBsd8zzE0KcLG4az95etAhPXLalm0uR/s400/det+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481281249991213954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I am listing my Red House series of buntings in my various on-line shops. Bunting have a cottage, villa and bungalow theme. Charm to write home about.</span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-1563913312886408602010-05-31T20:04:00.000-07:002010-05-31T20:11:13.306-07:00Kokako go!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIvWI0cqz7UZ2doI_bQrfh-lUAe8H_axl4cIIduSrdm7AauvJEkWSgR-LaJ-b1_vzno5cnPMpu1k31niNEZBuu-kPPaNwnMWYp8rfPT8Sc-kVUTMRXhD-y5p_VYoJ9X6Uy6Gpx4Z-Z7sx/s1600/kokako+felt+1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIvWI0cqz7UZ2doI_bQrfh-lUAe8H_axl4cIIduSrdm7AauvJEkWSgR-LaJ-b1_vzno5cnPMpu1k31niNEZBuu-kPPaNwnMWYp8rfPT8Sc-kVUTMRXhD-y5p_VYoJ9X6Uy6Gpx4Z-Z7sx/s400/kokako+felt+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477636940179018530" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Phew, what a lot of handiwork!</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;">Yes, I got out my power tools to create frames for my embroideries.</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;">Newly listed Kokako embroidery on <a href="http://birdspoke.felt.co.nz/browse/listing/23414/kokako-Embroidery">birdspoke.felt.co.nz/browse/listing/23414/kokako-Embroidery</a></span> <span style="font-family:courier new;">Ready to hang, stretched onto a pine frame.</span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-36007802964154247932010-05-15T16:18:00.000-07:002010-05-16T15:38:03.542-07:00Birdspoke on Felt<span style="font-family:courier new;">Birdspoke is now on FELT where New Zealand's indie designers sell their wares in one place. Check out my first few listings. All going well so far.</span> <a href="http://www.felt.co.nz/browse/user/birdspoke">http://www.felt.co.nz/browse/user/birdspoke<br /></a>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-68857144501986541392010-05-02T22:23:00.000-07:002010-05-02T22:29:27.332-07:00Polar Bears on Ice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qAsSkRnY_MGRsnF_jJpkhEvSgQiqslbQ6tPXhG6LYIzRs6uiqI2xpX17PK55gzyAGY3V5tE9Cc9Otv7sdhB_lO8JtMODUxHeXQCY6F9-SiRjVVPw0fO0IylfSgrulNj_8LdpYbaWHqUN/s1600/b.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qAsSkRnY_MGRsnF_jJpkhEvSgQiqslbQ6tPXhG6LYIzRs6uiqI2xpX17PK55gzyAGY3V5tE9Cc9Otv7sdhB_lO8JtMODUxHeXQCY6F9-SiRjVVPw0fO0IylfSgrulNj_8LdpYbaWHqUN/s400/b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466910663716011698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Set on ice ledges, hand modeled polar bears, climbing, standing watchfully, descending and playfully supine.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzd8_3QKxgqbZxHKgXlUG6TmcvohDSTZGugCqZkD5AUJU5jFe7yv9IVxgDyLKPu5GptEQX9A2IQBRDAlJnU2mgEkRUfsQ7EsJChPj9-ga1_GUccVuqoCEmzXw_zgR2kPktSM4vgcY6Dem/s1600/full+2+bit+blurry+1000+sq.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzd8_3QKxgqbZxHKgXlUG6TmcvohDSTZGugCqZkD5AUJU5jFe7yv9IVxgDyLKPu5GptEQX9A2IQBRDAlJnU2mgEkRUfsQ7EsJChPj9-ga1_GUccVuqoCEmzXw_zgR2kPktSM4vgcY6Dem/s400/full+2+bit+blurry+1000+sq.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466910478500839122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQBpP0CwXLE_oZQ-YgeJfcuXh3bNsg-cUdCE6WkC9wIkNHXluogvRjHr6KjqDcO61jzM0Samv6YaKZIZWGX7hyNkGb5K97lc9txRmRwO-mOIrg9rzaIxeVXBCopPxBCL_LdyBfjC64xv3/s1600/pb+wall+4+close1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQBpP0CwXLE_oZQ-YgeJfcuXh3bNsg-cUdCE6WkC9wIkNHXluogvRjHr6KjqDcO61jzM0Samv6YaKZIZWGX7hyNkGb5K97lc9txRmRwO-mOIrg9rzaIxeVXBCopPxBCL_LdyBfjC64xv3/s400/pb+wall+4+close1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466910342787496322" border="0" /></a>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-52941798724703642702010-04-20T20:27:00.000-07:002010-06-30T17:42:23.577-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TWIL3R-G5VeGmsHHtGsKDADboPYWZuMzW4tKqKOKJwhqWzkUpnLsRiAUOdFTiOvlhA6ypUjtoNovrmRw6PHTklLttl3MEAgUDJ8jjG732ofFLYx2HXUlvpFOjH9KmMMvEmPOLaaZ9jDb/s1600/141-4195+for+blog.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TWIL3R-G5VeGmsHHtGsKDADboPYWZuMzW4tKqKOKJwhqWzkUpnLsRiAUOdFTiOvlhA6ypUjtoNovrmRw6PHTklLttl3MEAgUDJ8jjG732ofFLYx2HXUlvpFOjH9KmMMvEmPOLaaZ9jDb/s400/141-4195+for+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462429981266293538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrw5aikauVsDEQag5IydW_Y48DFflQpmsZzft32IuxY37uRW-ox_HNc41iorIPeIVxLa95_28mdi2BPOp6aS03X_Wyp5_gOOPtVhf-rxp0st7fdEeZv9PtUwGWAB76lyqcJa2eGL0fhSiz/s1600/kb20-apr10.jpg"><br /></a><br /></span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-75251805889327620262010-04-14T17:27:00.000-07:002010-04-14T17:31:24.899-07:00New Zealand gothic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1k_52VdMJ8O0WVQRjhQVFI86QFlbuxFXovzV8BxcjXvRlA7lPEdV_ABZatOLWA9-wT_YdqumDOMdbLUioTC1Zq-affz2U2YyJBuXEXdGW0iE1xG052Byznai7pjTlZ00RGGJMvPjipgSR/s1600/full+view+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1k_52VdMJ8O0WVQRjhQVFI86QFlbuxFXovzV8BxcjXvRlA7lPEdV_ABZatOLWA9-wT_YdqumDOMdbLUioTC1Zq-affz2U2YyJBuXEXdGW0iE1xG052Byznai7pjTlZ00RGGJMvPjipgSR/s400/full+view+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460155251516860962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">New Zealand gothic Tui. This would make a wonderful Mother's Day gift. Newly listed on Toggle.co.nz. Housewares-Birdspoke. Check it out.</span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-68622304825596342552010-04-12T18:58:00.000-07:002010-04-12T19:15:27.463-07:00Fur Children<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFp_5BjhR6yrLaqLHUC5sPTUqme7R3clFInoHCuY9O2P1b2EMmAq-rhcVAQbpnr9AcH9QujM9EwdpJOL1jyfQL18AkKBXpnP9nQwoxZgQCRNOt4zgBZEp38WaqNdz21gSSbI5DQiwX1Wt/s1600/141-4186adjfor+web.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFp_5BjhR6yrLaqLHUC5sPTUqme7R3clFInoHCuY9O2P1b2EMmAq-rhcVAQbpnr9AcH9QujM9EwdpJOL1jyfQL18AkKBXpnP9nQwoxZgQCRNOt4zgBZEp38WaqNdz21gSSbI5DQiwX1Wt/s400/141-4186adjfor+web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459436902786858674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;">New commissioned work.<br />I hand-embroidered this furry portrait for Amanda Fifield using a combination of stem and satin stitch. She sent me a photo of her beloved fur children and I worked from there. All up the stitching took between 6 and 7 hours. The sketching and prep work, however took a day. I stitched a few different colour samples to figure out shade and how to draw out the facial features amongst all the fur!</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;">She was very pleased, in fact, I made her two.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;">Thanks for the patronage Amanda!</span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-72397359389808976192010-03-27T16:25:00.000-07:002010-09-09T23:27:05.371-07:00And here I am<span style="font-family:verdana;">Featured in Ellie Smith's 1st issue of Extra Curricular, Birdspoke poses in some bush and domestic settings. A lovely publication of artists and crafters doing their thing. Thanks Ellis for the wonderful article. Issue 2 of Extra Curricular is out now. Order your copy from www.Toggle.co.nz</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM98Zkp5Z0WKrxoSk8dBnEx26Lg_0mX56SLxx7HJINxJIvRIT5hkQrw5sOdDlN6rHEQhYqM9N-hf1-fY-H_NScbKQhbGzedY2moMCeHeYTQxO3cJ0yV3TU9x4HJn0niJoxd_gofm_-DPtH/s1600/A+Bird+in+the+Hand+total+_Page_1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM98Zkp5Z0WKrxoSk8dBnEx26Lg_0mX56SLxx7HJINxJIvRIT5hkQrw5sOdDlN6rHEQhYqM9N-hf1-fY-H_NScbKQhbGzedY2moMCeHeYTQxO3cJ0yV3TU9x4HJn0niJoxd_gofm_-DPtH/s400/A+Bird+in+the+Hand+total+_Page_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453461809161347778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjE-sf52zTimUzO1_2tKsrYvnvcAkDEMFmhYGsndtl2H3Jf5VEfB7QWttYV2q2L510zwbgmkCM3IRZ7b5uW-RNnTN7IoBdgnQBVhcz19VIH2piwLtx2-xMgttmTOTbsOxbPbURHEGdC78/s1600/A+Bird+in+the+Hand+total+_Page_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjE-sf52zTimUzO1_2tKsrYvnvcAkDEMFmhYGsndtl2H3Jf5VEfB7QWttYV2q2L510zwbgmkCM3IRZ7b5uW-RNnTN7IoBdgnQBVhcz19VIH2piwLtx2-xMgttmTOTbsOxbPbURHEGdC78/s400/A+Bird+in+the+Hand+total+_Page_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453460783923430162" border="0" /></a>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-79336052060261400622010-03-22T16:14:00.000-07:002010-03-22T17:50:55.549-07:00New kiwi on the block<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYfF_P_Yh9oZhuSQZpXXp0W2RQCvI8oDj9SY3B8R7SJDlW8SSVvKXgQWH8pt-rMttkG90wwRUF599TFA0Y00W0HBgohZ2OGK6KgeJVEv9Zb3rne_9hnDNu9hGg5pQBsJSLUqzi7s4NCpp/s1600-h/full+shot+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 339px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYfF_P_Yh9oZhuSQZpXXp0W2RQCvI8oDj9SY3B8R7SJDlW8SSVvKXgQWH8pt-rMttkG90wwRUF599TFA0Y00W0HBgohZ2OGK6KgeJVEv9Zb3rne_9hnDNu9hGg5pQBsJSLUqzi7s4NCpp/s400/full+shot+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451625383567283906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWzL6RO_XNhK2UXPG3WUGW-fqPfDBFN4QKnAImMrZP8JxWvdVzcw-cJyMToBuYytjKiElE0q5GCKNiJEGmbBB9ekZwT6nkmJjGD8Sy_2Xd93BQx_Fw979hdsHWdRwX9dRfSuMd5rBHIED/s1600-h/full+shot+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWzL6RO_XNhK2UXPG3WUGW-fqPfDBFN4QKnAImMrZP8JxWvdVzcw-cJyMToBuYytjKiElE0q5GCKNiJEGmbBB9ekZwT6nkmJjGD8Sy_2Xd93BQx_Fw979hdsHWdRwX9dRfSuMd5rBHIED/s400/full+shot+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451625301184507650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Soon to be listed on Toggle.co.nz under homewares. Adorable soft, freestanding kiwi. Lovely, cuddly, cutie.. pure wool and tiny handmade eyes and claws.</span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-83677566100213556152010-02-22T14:32:00.000-08:002010-02-22T14:59:42.739-08:00Bears on Ice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGqGuqATwPygYgu4DOpaS3exCif0Y05pQLRaS5CzYaCFF5mTadLeVPGq0pW5zzxlQZkp3yODR6Zw4wxPDbsHMlReoia5CC8b0f_s8YG1ys_ARYYP4Lj59J2C6bwxCGEIRhdCXd2LRaW7S/s1600-h/138-3898_IMGadj3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGqGuqATwPygYgu4DOpaS3exCif0Y05pQLRaS5CzYaCFF5mTadLeVPGq0pW5zzxlQZkp3yODR6Zw4wxPDbsHMlReoia5CC8b0f_s8YG1ys_ARYYP4Lj59J2C6bwxCGEIRhdCXd2LRaW7S/s400/138-3898_IMGadj3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441204617058091794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">New Polar bear work</span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720702937521924182.post-51186625660708092122010-02-22T14:06:00.000-08:002010-06-30T17:44:56.945-07:00Polar Bears<span style="font-family:courier new;">Beat the heat. Birdspoke with new polar bear work.</span>BirdSpokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053976763728101885noreply@blogger.com0