The Bluebird Patch

The Blue Trees is a performance and installation artwork by the artist, Konstantin Dimopoulos , that takes an urban landscape with which you are familiar, and changes it for a brief period of time, so that it becomes something unfamiliar, even uncomfortable by using a powerful colour transformation to provoke discussion about a very important issue,  global deforestation .    Every year the globe is deforested of some 13 million hectares of old forests, trees that sustain life on earth. Trees breathe for the planet and without them life cannot be sustained. The colour used on the trees is biologically safe pigmented water. As an ephemeral artwork, the colour will naturally degrade and the trees gradually revert to their natural state.     In nature colour is used both as a defensive mechanism, a means of protection, and as a mechanism to attract. The Blue Trees attempts to waken a similar response from viewers. It is within this conte...

Belén Segarra,  is a young illustrator from Valencia, Spain. She dreams of becoming a children's book illustrator.  Her artwork evokes ones curiosity, is poetic, sublime and whimsical. Belén was born in December but she hates the cold. Collecting vintage photographs, buttons and notebooks are the little things that makes her happy.  My absolutely favorite illustration from her is the "Bluebird Woman". I'm obsessed with this one. This is such a unique piece. I love the colors and the style. Simply stunning!  Belén sells her artwork at society6 which is great since it lets you order your favorite illustration in different media (stationary, pillows, iphone covers, laptop skins). To view more illustrations by Belén Segarra please go here.  

 Meet the Edgewater Hill Blue Birds thirty-five sculptures in a small section of Cleveland’s Detroit Shoreway neighborhood that have been  installed on utility poles, street corners, warehouse buildings, and homes. The Edgewater Hill Blue Birds make visible the connection between the neighborhood and Lake Erie. During the summer months, some of the Blue Birds are hidden in the trees. In the fall and winter, the Blue Birds will reveal themselves and appear as bright blue ornaments set off against the seasonal backdrops. Amazing project don't you think? Someone needs to contact Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue so he can bring these breathtaking sculptures to Atlanta. Well, maybe I'm a little itty bitty bias but I think they would make a great statement in our city ;) I can help hanging them ha!

Easy Styrofoam Bluebird Today's craft is courtesy of Kids Craft Weekly This pensive little bluebird is even simpler to make than it looks. Once kids get the hang of using a skewer to make holes in the polystyrene they will happily come up with their own exotic bird species! You will need • two small polystyrene balls • wooden skewer • kid's pvc glue • acrylic paint and brush • match sticks • scissors • googly eyes • four feathers 1. Paint the polystyrene balls. I have found that this is easiest if you skewer the balls first. 2. Attach head and body using half a matchstick and a spot of glue. Then stick matchstick legs into the body. 3. Use a skewer to make holes for two wings, a tail and a feather on the top of the head. Then stick in the feathers. 4. Glue on googly eyes and use half a match stick as a beak. For more amazing crafts please visit Kids Craft Weekly and ma...