{"id":583,"date":"2011-06-08T17:33:47","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T17:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christielau.com\/blog\/?p=583"},"modified":"2011-06-08T17:33:47","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T17:33:47","slug":"what-a-mess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christielau.com\/blog\/what-a-mess\/","title":{"rendered":"What a Mess!"},"content":{"rendered":"

As scavengers, vultures are meant to recycle the remains of the deceased. Their presence brings balance to the community. This equilibrium is threatened, however, as Egyptian vultures have been observed using stones to break open ostrich eggs, package of lives just beginning. Intelligence can be a wicked gift, as it does not necessarily guarantee the welfare of the whole.<\/p>\n

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detail of his feathers<\/p><\/div>\n

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This\u00a0painting<\/a> is a commissioned piece of my first painting using the acrylic inks! When I first started using this medium I tried using them with brushes and nibs, ’cause I was primarily drawing and wanted to use some colour for accents.<\/p>\n

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What a Mess, One!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

And the reason why I couldn’t give this painting to my client is because I had traded artwork with my hot glass instructor at the Pittsburgh Glass Center,\u00a0Jason Forck<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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sabre tooth tiger skull of glass!!!<\/p><\/div>\n

I thought it was a pretty unfair trade, since this really is the coolest thing in my studio. If you have been to my studio, you’ll know it’s the first thing I show guests…and here I am showing it all to you now! Okay. Too many dead animals. Bye!<\/p>\n

-Christie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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