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Cheryl Andrews
… writer, poet, blogger and lover of books …
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12 October 2014 at 6:04 pm
Heart To Harp
A wonderful fish out of water! Love the eyes – wish I could reach for a Moose Head right now!
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14 October 2014 at 11:39 am
Cheryl
Me too, Janet! I find Alanna Baird’s recycled work at tinfish.ca fascinating.
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9 October 2014 at 5:43 am
Wunderkamera
Ah! I was wondering why it had Moosehead caps for eyes but, reading the other comments, I understand. Is New Brunswick the home of things made out of old tin cans, then? I remember when I was a child, people made “tinsel” for Christmas trees out of the little metal strips left over from opening tins of sardines and mackerel, saved all year long. But you have something infinitely more creative. I especially love the flare of the tail. Also, the shadowy boreal forest behind him – wonderfully out of place, yet evocative of seaweed!
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9 October 2014 at 10:40 am
Cheryl
Alanna Baird (the tinfish artist) has made quite an NB career out of old tin cans and her website is simply put, WOW!
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8 October 2014 at 4:00 pm
Lucid Gypsy
That’s fab up-cycling!
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8 October 2014 at 4:04 pm
Cheryl
Hi Gilly … loved it at first sight!
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8 October 2014 at 3:55 pm
carin
Ah, it IS canned fish! Now I can study it more closely. And I see those Moosehead eyes. The verticals in the background that gives it a nice sense of juxtaposition, picks up the vertical lines in the ‘body’. I realize you’re just holding it out for the pic, but it’s a lovely composition. And a very lovely piece!
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8 October 2014 at 4:04 pm
Cheryl
‘tin it ’tis, it is … did you check out the tinfish.ca link in the tags? Some pretty exciting fishy bits …
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8 October 2014 at 3:53 pm
carin
Not reading the other posts… I’m going to offer this: canned fish…
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8 October 2014 at 4:00 pm
Cheryl
🙂
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8 October 2014 at 11:21 am
Allison Howard
Without reading the above, I too was guessing a weather vane made out of tin cans. What personality she/he has! The red touch gives it just a bolt of colour against the wonderful patina of the rusting metal.
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8 October 2014 at 11:45 am
Cheryl
Thanks, Allison. This shot was for you, mostly … didn’t know if you saw any of Alanna Baird’s tin fish when you were in St. Andrews. This cute critter was a housewarming gift from our NB pals who live in St. Andrews and were just here for a few days.
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8 October 2014 at 10:27 am
Barbara Lambert
Talk about a Fish our of Water!!! wonderful. Intriguing. First thought, a weather-vane, but I think not??? A hanging decoration on your water-view porch??? Very mysterious and a lovely contrast of the shiny metal against the wilderness verticality beyond.
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8 October 2014 at 10:50 am
Cheryl
(S)he is hanging in my studio, Barabara, but was dangling at arm’s length for this shot. Pals who came from St. Andrews-by-the-Sea NB brought it along as a housewarming gift. They just knew I’d love it, especially with the Moose Head beer caps for eyes!
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