Friday, March 13, 2015

Friday's Birds With a Twist

I had the opportunity to see a lovely decorative item from Guatemala.

I was stunned by the over 100 different birds that adorned the poncho.
Or is it a serape?  I am going to have to get clarification. 

As best I could tell each and every bird was unique - there was no duplication.

Look at the bird on the upper left hanging upside down.
And I like how the birds 'intrude' from their space into their neighbor's.

I am thinking the bottom left bird might be a hummingbird of some sort.

Flying birds, strutting birds...

upside-down seed eating birds!

File:Resplendent Quetzal.jpg
Wikicommons photo contributed by Joseph C. Boone
The Resplendent Quetzal is the national bird of Guatemala.
Let's go an see one! 

12 comments:

  1. Lucky you, it's a beautiful garment.

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  2. Wow! that poncho is somethin'! The "intruding" birds make it all the more intriguing.

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  3. Beautiful poncho, the bird is so striking to look at what beautiful colors.

    Catherine

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  4. Oh my! What a unique piece of art. Love it. Makes you wanna buy it, doesn't it?!

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  5. Wow! That is stunning. Thanks for sharing your pics.

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  6. I love that poncho! Is it embroidered? It's really spectacular!

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  7. Wow, so much detail and so many gorgeous birds.

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  8. Such a unique piece of fiber art--I can only imagine how much time and patience went into that piece!

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  9. I do love that bird art--not sure what it is--poncho? wall hanging? But it certainly looks "made for you"!!!!! I hope you can sneak it to your house!!!
    That bird photo is absolutely beautiful! So amazing and colorful!!

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  10. That is absolutely beautiful! I wonder if they have all those colorful birds or if some were the imagination of the designer.

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  11. It's beautiful. So much work! And not just the stitching but planning it all out. Amazing!

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