Hi everyone! My contribution for this week is the most loathed sea bird of them all - the lowly seagull. I made my tag by first drawing the seagull. Next, I took a piece of white cloth and fused it to a midweight fusible piece. After that, I cut our some of the larger pieces of the gull and used markers to color the gray feathers on it. Then I took the white piece and cut our lots of little feathers and applied them to the body of the gull starting at the bottom and layering to the top. I placed the gray pieces on the gull's body over the feathers and put the white head on top of all of it. I used Copic markers to color his feet, legs and beak. Out of a remnant of the fused fabric, I created a wooden post and the waves and attached the gull to the wooden post. I punched a hole for his beady red eye and used a red brad for the eye. The string is burlap and the background is a piece of blue fabric that mimics a summer sea sky. He's a rather splendid gull with a lot of attitude!
Love this tag! Seagulls are lovely birds, but nobody seems to like them! Valerie
ReplyDeleteI always feel Seagulls get a bad press - I like them! This little one is so cute - I love the texture on him. A really great tag.
ReplyDeleteWow, a lot of work! Nice job!
ReplyDeleteoh this is brilliant! how often do we see gulls sitting just like this! I love it, really well created. x
ReplyDeleteLove the feathery effect!
ReplyDeleteHe does have attitude Martham. I love how you have used fabric to make your tag. Your work on layering up his feathers is great.
ReplyDeleteA great tag, love how you have created him out of fabric.
ReplyDeleteNothing lowly about this seagull. I actually love the real ones too! Very wonderful detailed work!
ReplyDeleteHe is a magnificent seagull. Love the layered effect of his feathers. Just perfect and as someone has already said eaxctly the stance you them in. Hugs Mrs A.
ReplyDeleteFantastic Martha and I really like him, he has character.
ReplyDeleteLynn and the Doodly birds
Hurray for seagulls! its a shame they always get a bad press - great to watch them flying high at the seaside and posing like this one. Love all the layered feathers, Jane xx
ReplyDeleteHe is indeed a splendid gull. You have put so much detailed work into this tag - very impressive.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I loved the way you have built up the seagull, those fabulous layers. All that work was definitely worth it, GREAT tag.
ReplyDeleteHe is indeed 'a splendid gull' with all the work that went into this, it's brilliant Martha! :0)
ReplyDeleteWow! I love the intricacy of your design. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteWow! Love your seagull. Great tag.
ReplyDeleteSissy, I KNEW this was your tag without even looking! You are so talented! I love the feathers and waves and the gull and...well everything about this! Fantastic! xoxo, MA
ReplyDeleteOh what a wonderfull Gull tag..love his little layered feathers and the waves....You did a fabby job!!
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