August 13, 2010

aves noir

I found this corvid geek website yesterday (made for me!), saw that they took submissions, and sent them my website URL. I woke up today to discover this nice little write-up. If only all PR was this easy.



From Corvus, by Esther Woolfson:



She is in every aspect, as they all are, in every movement, a sharp, tenebrous grace in her stillness, in her wings and feet and head. Corvids’ beaks are balanced, proportionate, burnished and striated like the metal of a Damascene sword.

The Japanese word ‘shibui’ most encapsulates for me what they are and how they look, a word defined as ‘austere, simple, quietly beautiful’. (It is no surprise to me that they are portrayed at their most exquisite in the art of Hiroshige, Hokusai and others, the art of a culture that sees crows so differently from our own.)




This is my favourite crow model, on Skaha Lake near Penticton, BC.

8 comments:

paula said...

well that oughtta slap some good into you right? thats pretty cool andrea. i left a comment there but it hasn't shown up...oh well. Glad you got some free/easy wonderful PR!

nancy said...

What a nice piece they did on you! It's well-deserved and what wonderful PR.

kikipotamus said...

Oh, what a yummy blog. And yes, you got a great write up!

Hayden said...

Perfect! And absolutely deserved! Congratulations...

mrwriteon said...

I am very happy for any of the deserved kudos that come your way as I am invariably impressed by your talents. However, as it came up on my blog it's sort of jumbled together and difficult to read, though I could certainly get the gist.

Helen said...

What a great write up, Andrea! Loved it. I would have commented sooner, but then I got all involve in reading about crows and ravens. I'm easily distracted. lol

Clara said...

You're welcome :)

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