{"id":292,"date":"2013-05-26T15:00:46","date_gmt":"2013-05-26T22:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alleyartstudio.com\/?p=292"},"modified":"2017-05-02T23:19:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T23:19:53","slug":"funky-junkyard-birds-a-new-flock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=292","title":{"rendered":"Funky Junkyard Birds: A New Flock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1267.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-293 aligncenter\" alt=\"Latest Flock of Funky Junkyard Birds\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1267-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I recently finished up a batch of my <em>Funky Junkyard Birds<\/em>, birds made from recycled, upcycled, and found objects. I haven&#8217;t made these birds for over a year, maybe longer, so it felt good to get back in the groove. Once I made the new flock, it got me clamoring to make more, so I spent a couple of days cutting out bird body parts and I can&#8217;t wait to dig in because I&#8217;ve got some great ideas to embellish and\u00a0 make the next batch a bit more flamboyant.<\/p>\n<p>I thought it might be fun to see some of the materials in my basement studio (where my metal, wood, and plaster work is done). From raw materials to finished art.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1320.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-297 aligncenter\" alt=\"A Pile of Tins\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1320-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1324.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-300 aligncenter\" alt=\"Drawers and Drawers and Drawers of Metal Bits\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1324-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1312.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-295 aligncenter\" alt=\"The Bird Leg Store\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1312-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1330.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-303 aligncenter\" alt=\"A Box of Knobs\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1330-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_13151.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-307 aligncenter\" alt=\"Possible Bird Parts\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_13151-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1337.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-306 aligncenter\" alt=\"Bird Body Components\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1337-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A sampling of my most recent <em>Funky Junkyard Birds<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1261.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-313 aligncenter\" alt=\"Zoey\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1261-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1246.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-312 aligncenter\" alt=\"Addison\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1246-263x300.jpg\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1243.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-311 aligncenter\" alt=\"Scooter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1243-298x300.jpg\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1240.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-310 aligncenter\" alt=\"Chancellor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1240-262x300.jpg\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1239.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-309 aligncenter\" alt=\"Nadine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1239-240x300.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1237.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-308 aligncenter\" alt=\"Katherine the Great\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1237-237x300.jpg\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I recently finished up a batch of my Funky Junkyard Birds, birds made from recycled, upcycled, and found objects. I haven&#8217;t made these birds for over a year, maybe longer, so it felt good to get back in the groove. Once I made the new flock, it got me clamoring to make more, so &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=292\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Funky Junkyard Birds: A New Flock<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8,11,1],"tags":[7,9,10,12],"class_list":["post-292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-work","category-funky-junkyard-birds","category-recycled-art","category-uncategorized","tag-found-objects","tag-funky-junkyard-birds","tag-recycled-art","tag-upcycled-art"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=292"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8136,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292\/revisions\/8136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}