Ashtray Schematic

This was a cheap pressed Mexican ashtray from Cost Plus. I did some coldworking.

 

 

A Tree From the Internet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Weaver Bird Nests in Africa? I regret that I can’t find the source of this image. Something that was on my twitter feed yesterday, and reminded me of the shapes of trees that George Herriman used to draw,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

so I saved the tweeted image and drew it:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This page is informative: http://www.duskyswondersite.com/animals/social-weavers-hippie-birds/, and has more pictures like this one:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This makes me wonder about the relationship of the Social Weaver Bird Nests in Africa to these mud Swallow? nests under the bridge in Monte Rio California:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do these birds and their nests have a common ancestor, or is it more like a form follows function, parallel development of similar solutions to similar design problems situation?…which all goes to show that I’m fascinated with shapes and what they might or might not mean. And I guess I’m easily amused.

Bambi’s Cape

Thanks for the yarn, Carlos!

Here’s Bambi modeling the cape in a photo by Yukiko:

Ruthie & Freddie

Photo by MJF

Bruce & Bruce

Bursten & Bortin

Everett & Jones

Photo by MJF

Road Trip

Bruce Mary Meg Djeneba

Red Dog

 

Cathy Mary Tom Gayle Djeneba

Huck

Red Dog

 

Djeneba Bruce

Armstrong Woods

 

Mary Bruce

Monte Rio