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| A bat?,"
you say. I bet you have never seen a bat like this one. Right? Although bats are not usually this colorful, Flutter breaks all the rules. She can be awake during the day; she can stand on her feet. She can remind you that you there are times when you can break the rules also. She is a reminder to celebrate life . . . |
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When I went to the Butterfly Encounter at the San Diego Wild Animal Park, I was excited by the idea of having a butterfly land on my hand and getting to see it up close. They are such beautifully colorful creatures. I had wanted to make a bat for some time because my friend Janell Cannon had written a children's book about a fruit bat. So, these two ideas came together in Flutter. I wanted her to have colorful wings and a deep nighttime color for a face. I made a full sized hand for the base to represent the idea of holding a live butterfly (in this case a bat) on your hand. Flutter
was part of the IDEX art installation. To see photos of that FOLLOW
ME HERE. |
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