Crow's intelligence

If you know me, you know I love crows. Often I am asked why I love crows so much  and what is their significance.  Crow represents creation, intelligence, tenacity, adaptability and survival. One of my favorite stories about crows comes from Ted Andrews in his book, Animal Speak, in which he explains that his Grandfather told him "Crow was the smartest of all birds. What's more, it even knew it was the smartest bird and enjoyed it to the fullest. In fact, it was so smart it chose to stay a crow, rather than move onto some other area of evolution." This link to a presentation on TED is very telling in a scientific way for those not inclined toward ancient knowings.
http://www.wimp.com/intelligencecrows/   It will be well worth your time.

Penelope's face and some crows

They have changed my blog page so I'm having trouble arranging images and labeling.  I've run out of time to begin again,so these are some of the work I've done these past few months.  As you can see, the Bagby inspired woman, Penelope has a face and a dress though she isn't finished.  I went to Boston before Halloween and wasn't able to finsh this project (is that suprising), and as soon as I got back from Boston, I needed to work on jewels and books for up coming shows.

Gocco Prints into Mini Books

Do you remember my book printing escapade which I started a few months ago? Well, I'm almost finished with the cover- but before I could do that cover I had to make a prototype for it 'cause I wasn't sure of things would print-so that process became a whole other series of limited edition books.
I call these Matchbook Books because they are in the style of a matchbook. They are about 2" x 3" and have watercolor paper inside. The one above is called "Safe Journey" which is an affirmation for the journey we all take in life no matter the map (or lack of one).

This one above (the close up and open view) is called, "Four Crows on a wire".

Above is "Pomegranate Abundance" and is the image that started this whole thing. I want to use this similar idea for the cover of my limited edition journal, you know the one I started way back in May.

Just today as I was putting this book on my etsy site I realized I spelled Pomegranate wrong!!!
This is how my brain works and one of the so called faults that used to make me cringe. But tonight as I realized my mistake I know I have done a lot of growth lately as I am laughing rather than feeling like a complete idiot and thinking"what will they think of my intelligence?" As for now, I think it is okay and adds a bit more uniqueness to the piece. These are Art Books after all. Who says I didn't plan it that way!!!!