Free Bird

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Sometimes the events of my life influence my work in more ways than I know. There was a tense few months when I felt trapped and stuck. It was stressful and all consuming. I just wanted to get lost in my art, but I found that it was robbing me of that joy. I wanted to be free of the things that were weighing me down and longed to escape.

It started with a simple idea of a bird flying free.

Over time the idea developed into a bird taking flight and escaping from the confining world that it once called its home. In the end, God brought me through it all and set me free. Sometimes beauty speaks through our pain and creation comes from the ashes of our struggles.

$210

Dimensions: 9 x 11 x 2.5 in

I wanted to create a truly unique bird. Different from all that rest. A patchwork of different colors and patterns. Beauty all of its own.

It all started with a bird.

Free Bird is born!

In Japanese culture, the cherry blossom is a reminder that life is overwhelmingly beautiful but that it is also tragically short.

Free Bird is all put together, but something was missing. I added in the swirls afterwards and felt that they symbolized the paths of other lives around us all going through their own journeys.