Hearts and flowers

[offcntr]

Got a last-minute commission from a long-time patron. Could I do a couple of pie plates as wedding presents? Two of her nephews were getting married this fall. (Not to each other. That would be weird.)

She wanted them decorated with hearts, with [initials] + [initials] and [date]. So not my style.

I asked if I could zhuzh it up a bit--make the hearts from intertwined branches or flowering vines, add some birdies. Oh yes, that would be lovely.

Also got an order from another customer--could a make a dessert plate featuring juvenile blue jays? Stellars, Scrub, Eastern, I asked? Stellars and Eastern, she said.

Of course they'd never be in the same ecosystem, but aren't they cute?

Comments

[dine]

I really like the juvenile jays! now I kinda want a scrub jay (that's what I grew up seeing) something

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I asked if I could zhuzh it up a bit--make the hearts from intertwined branches or flowering vines, add some birdies. Oh yes, that would be lovely. <<

Those are adorable. You could save the picture as a reference for future commissions. It's a wonderful and unique gift.

>>Also got an order from another customer--could a make a dessert plate featuring juvenile blue jays? Stellars, Scrub, Eastern, I asked? Stellars and Eastern, she said.

Of course they'd never be in the same ecosystem, but aren't they cute?<<

I've seen them together while on vacation, long ago. Their ranges overlap slightly.

Re: Thoughts

[offcntr]

I've seen them together while on vacation, long ago. Their ranges overlap slightly.

Huh, I did not know that. I know them from two very different times and places in my life: these days, in Oregon, and my youth in Wisconsin.

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

They do prefer different habitats, and that's why their colors differ. But there is that sliver of overlap. It was interesting to watch the wildlife and landscape change from one place to another. :D