Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Water Baby

My recently finished drawing is called Water Baby in reference to my inspiration, The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby.  I found this story in one of my old fairy tale books and thought it was inspiring.  At one point in the fairy tale the Water Baby watches a creature metamorphous into a new being when silky dragonflies break through a hole in his back.  The Water Baby is very jealous and wishes he too could change into something so beautiful. 
While working on this drawing I also was reminded of the nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence, where four and twenty blackbirds were baked in a pie.   
Photographs of the entire drawing will be on my website soon. Or please come to Delusions at The Waldron Arts Center opening May 7, 2010 to see it in person.

3 comments:

gail knowlton said...

This piece looks so beautiful, and fanciful. I really like it. I am anxious to see the show when we get there just before the baby comes.

pamela said...

abbi! so lovely! you are so skilled. these are great.

Christina said...

Man, you are talented. Love them.