Monday, February 6, 2023

The Teenager

 As I was making the little birds I realized that all my "kids" were small. But not all children are smaller than their parents. Sometimes the kids get taller than their parents. Especially teenagers, who tend to shoot up quickly. They are often gawky and awkward, so that was my inspiration for this guy:


I make this guy taller with a narrow tummy, long legs and I gave him a tiny beak, because...


The Mom is pretty sure of herself, and certainly not a shrinking violet.


3 comments:

Linda Swanekamp said...

Shrinking violet, hah, hah! Just too funny.

Pandy said...

I like all your birds but the story behind this one and it being a teenager is absolutely great.

Pandy said...

I like all your birds but the teen ager and why it is, is absolutely wonderful.