Altered Canvas

Here is an altered canvas I made for Michelle Remy (she is banned from looking at my blog until after she receives it) in another swap an Altered Guild. I have struggled with this project, something to do with the fact that I separate painted art and altered art in my mind and using canvas has really mixed me up. In the end, I worked on flat canvas, thinking of it as paper, before stretching it on frames.

Anyway, it is painted canvas, watercolour, stamp and spotty feathers sewn onto canvas, collaged bird and a tag with poetry attached. The poem says:

"Each twig I chose for you, my dear,
Down plucked from my own chest
I give you protection and warmth in here
My humble, jumble, little nest."

Again, photographed at an odd angle to avoid glare from the acetate on tag and shiny bird.

Kari x