tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post4331444254115965231..comments2024-03-20T12:56:39.078-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Crafty Crone: Dead Sparrows in Sweatersjafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-72162710433331967612009-03-31T05:20:00.000-07:002009-03-31T05:20:00.000-07:00eeeeeew, I would not want to do taxidermy yuk! I d...eeeeeew, I would not want to do taxidermy yuk! I don't think it would have been hard for her to find sparrows and other so called "pest' animals for taxidermy. They are the target for pest control in many cities and finding a supply would be easy. She did those birds in 1970-71 before peta were formed in 1980.<BR/><BR/>thanks for looking shana and the info.jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-32775585498938381832009-03-31T04:49:00.000-07:002009-03-31T04:49:00.000-07:00well, i looked and i cannot find an answer to that...well, i looked and i cannot find an answer to that...however, i did find that she had learned how to do taxidermy....so i believe she may have done these herself. <BR/>the shining light here is that PETA is not up in arms against her anywhere that i can see. that is really the true test with animals, imo.shana goetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16237772115819065394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-8971525362908658002009-03-28T07:27:00.000-07:002009-03-28T07:27:00.000-07:00Hmm.. somehow they seem a bit creepy to me. I don...Hmm.. somehow they seem a bit creepy to me. I don't know why. I mean, obviously they are dead birds, but I saw a stuffed tiger at the National History Museum and that didn't bother me, I thought it was beautiful. The same thought crossed my mind though - I hope they didn't kill the poor thing just to put it on display.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's because the birds still look dead?Undauntedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600222853782999884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-74172483174138480342009-03-28T06:56:00.000-07:002009-03-28T06:56:00.000-07:00I agree with shana, I would hate to think the bird...I agree with shana, I would hate to think the birds were killed to make an artistic statement, BUT I agree about the pathos birdy. For me it evokes a compassion for this common little bird that so many ignore or regard as a major pest.<BR/>did you know the Chinese during the great leap forward had a "kill the sparrow" campaign between 58 and 62. I just learned that.jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-74110930308092242842009-03-28T06:48:00.000-07:002009-03-28T06:48:00.000-07:00I can appreciate the pathos and humour in this pie...I can appreciate the pathos and humour in this piece. Being the bird-mad chick that I am, is it bad that I kinda giggled at the absurdity of dead sparrows in sweaters? V. provocative, no?Top Bird @ Wee Birdyhttp://www.weebirdy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-57627538841008301542009-03-28T06:45:00.000-07:002009-03-28T06:45:00.000-07:00I totally respect your concern, I don't support th...I totally respect your concern, I don't support the killing of animals for art. My understanding is they were taxidermy birds (and I am presuming they were found and taken to the taxidermist or bought from the taxidermist). shana, if you find out, let me know. I don't have a problem with taxidermy animals that were found dead being used.jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-49835394991889922892009-03-28T06:20:00.000-07:002009-03-28T06:20:00.000-07:00i worry about the animals....where did she get the...i worry about the animals....where did she get the birds? are they 'found' dead, i wonder? i can't really jive with this concept if she killed and then stuffed them herself. i suppose i could look it up...shana goetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16237772115819065394noreply@blogger.com