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Published: 2012-05-30 00:49:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 28300; Favourites: 2464; Downloads: 322
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This is something from my Moleskine sketchbook.For whatever reason, I've always identified with sparrows. They may seem rather common, but there's something remarkable about them---to me at least. They're brave, often to the point of stupidity, taking on much bigger birds and protecting their nests to the death. So in this, I am the sparrow and the grackle ripping out heartstrings on the left is, well, somebody else.
Materials: Tea, colored pencils, pen, white ink, red felt, red thread.
(And yes, I did literally sew the heart into the page
.)Sorry that this is a little blurry. I think my scanner is on its way out...
EDIT: Oh my gosh! A thousand favorites in under 24 hours? Thank you so much for your attention and comments!
EDIT: Featured on Facebook 5/26/13
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Comments: 162
Excellent piece and love the accompanying story.
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Looks very good,
Nice work indeed,
I like this picture.
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Beautiful! But I'm curious why this is under collage?
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I really like the way you made left bird, really nice colors and treatment
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Thank you very much!
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This reminds me of the album cover for "Transatlanticism"
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A lot of people have been saying that, actually. However, I hadn't heard of Death Cab for Cutie until after I made this! 
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I, too, saw this on Facebook. It's very moving! Thank you.
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Thank you so much for your kind words.
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Thank you, dear. I'm happy to hear that.
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So beautiful ! I think this was a great idea to add real red thread. Nice work 
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I'm really pleased you like it. Thank you!
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I love this! But may I ask why is the other a crow and what does it mean when your heart is picked apart?
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I chose a crow/grackle because it is a type of bird that is just as common as a sparrow, but is considered to be far more beautiful and intelligent. I wanted that to parallel how some people think that they are inherently better than others, despite the fact that we are all human and carry the same value.
As for the heart, I really was just going for the idea of having it slowly torn out, piece by piece, though the crow/grackle is looking away and doesn't fully realize it.
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I see. Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it, as well as your art (:
and may I say that we are subjected to similar fate.
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I've been playing Hatoful Boyfriend recently, so this really hits home.
Really nice.
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Haha, I understand exactly what you mean.
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So, the string in the other bird's beak... was that threaded or colored? I can't quite tell! The details seem great to me! (I'm not a bird expert, so take that as you will.) I actually saw this on facebook and just HAD to see your description of your work! AWESOME!
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Thank you so much for stopping by to check it out!
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Ah! It looks so awesome! That made the picture so much more creative to be done that way.
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I came across this piece through DeviantArt's Facebook page, and it was justly showcased on it. It's a really nice piece of work, and I don't always click into the work, even if I do share it on Facebook, but I had to check if there'd been sewing involved, and knowing there had been made it that much more powerful to me.
This will sound cheesy, but you can tell that there is a symbolic element to the piece that is personal, which you established in your description. You can really feel that.
Other than that it's very well done. Not perfect, but nothing in this world is. It's gotten a lot of well deserved attention and praise, keep working hard, you did a great job
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Thank you so much for your kind words. 
I'm really happy it connected so deeply with you!
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Simply beautiful. Concept and all. 
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Wow, I really relate to this. Beautiful work.
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You have been featured at #AlteredMixedCollages
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Really gorgeous work! I love thow you drew the birds and the red thread idea is brilliant!
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You're welcome! ^^
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