I have a affection for the childlike surreal world that Joan (hoh-ahn) Miró created. His lyrical lines and beautiful forms and color appeal to the pre-schooler to the grandparent. Miró talks to everyone. His inclusion of animals has always interested me. Dogs, cats, and birds move about his works regularly. Today I will feature some of his works with birds. First up, is the first Miróthat I ever featured and probably one of my favorites. A bird is flying around the arch nemesis, the cat.
Cat Encircled by the Flight of a Bird-1941
The Lightening Bird Blinded By Moonfire, 1955
Woman and the Bird in Night-1944
Woman, Birds, and a Star-1949
And I am ending with a painting whose title is one of the best that I have ever run across!
A Dew Drop Falling from a Bird’s Wing Wakes Rosalie, Who Has Been Asleep in the Shadow of a Spiders Web-1939
May you have a Joan Miró week, lyrical and magical. Here is the link to my original article featuring Joan Miró.
Retiring after thirty-two years as a K-12 visual arts teacher, Terri Gardner now devotes time to a long and early interest: fashion. With her blog, MeadowTree Style, Terri advocates for developing a personal and creative style. She encourages finding fashion in ethical ways such as shopping at consignment/thrift shops, creating it yourself, as well as supporting local designers.
Her second blog, Time for Poodles and Friends, advocates for rescued animals.
Her interests dating from childhood led to her sense of fashion, doing, and living. These interests include sewing, spinning yarn, knitting, design, and giving space for animals. She lives on a small Missouri farm with her husband, a large garden, and several animals including chickens and ducks, dogs and cats, and Shetland sheep and Alpacas. For her beloved rescued dogs, Terri created dog accessories and made them available under the label Sophia & Niko–Exclusive Design for the Distinctive Dog.
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