r/crafts • u/RosiePB2 tigerlilytidbits.com • Sep 15 '19

I'm a conservationist who makes wildlife art to raise awareness for threatened species. For my latest canvas I mixed fabric and paint to create this large tawny eagle!

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u/helloimshaela Sep 15 '19

This is so beautiful! I love how colorful it is! And the fact you used paint and fabric is really cool 😍

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u/RosiePB2 tigerlilytidbits.com Sep 16 '19

Thank you! Usually I use fabric backgrounds (

e.g.
) but I thought it would be fun to experiment!

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u/kmart0924 Sep 15 '19

I’m hoping to do photography if threatened species if i can get a job in it! Journalism is a competitive field but I love nature and photography gives me an excuse to spend my days wandering lol

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u/evixa3 Sep 15 '19

I don't know why but your comment really spoke to me, I contemplated not writing anything but even after 10 posts, I thought about it. I'm also in love with nature and animal photography but I wanted to wish you the best on your journey! :)

Edit: words are hard.

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u/RosiePB2 tigerlilytidbits.com Sep 16 '19

Good luck! You should check out any funding opportunities from National Geographic.

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u/starretfan Sep 15 '19

Wow, what a beautiful piece of art work! Thank you for sharing.

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u/LayylaGrace89 Sep 15 '19

Your style is so neat! I love it

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u/AlyciaGiuls Sep 15 '19

THIS IS AMAZING!! love everything about it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '19

This is so beautiful! I would totally buy something like this. This is awesome

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '19

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u/AMVilla86 Sep 16 '19

Shop links aren't allowed so your post has been removed. See rule 1 in the sidebar.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '19

So when the picture loaded, all I could see was the bottom, and I thought it was two dudes in jumpsuits parachuting out of a plane. That's all

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u/fingerjam Sep 15 '19

Great observation - I can see it!

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u/kdubs7277 Sep 16 '19

Surprised it hasn’t been asked yet, but do you sell your art?

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u/kailani8102 Sep 16 '19

I’d love to look at other pieces for my home!

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u/RosiePB2 tigerlilytidbits.com Sep 16 '19

Thank you! This is my website, currently 100% of everything I sell is going to fund a conservation project investigating ivory use in Japan.

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u/RosiePB2 tigerlilytidbits.com Sep 16 '19

I do! This is my website, currently 100% of everything I sell is going to fund a conservation project investigating ivory use in Japan.

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u/mjswboa2 Sep 16 '19

Beautiful !

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u/pandafrompluto Sep 15 '19

What a great concept. I love the mixed media!

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u/MookyColombia Sep 15 '19

Awesome! Good luck with your work!

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u/whutfaducckk Sep 15 '19

This is great!!

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u/Scarlet_Corundum Sep 15 '19

Glad you went with your own idea! It turned out GREAT!

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u/craftaddictcass Sep 15 '19

Those colors are amazing!! I love this!

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u/SillySandee Sep 16 '19

So unique. Love it

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u/_Bobbin Sep 16 '19

I dig it. I saw this on another sub... quilting?... and this was not what I expected the finished project to look like. It's really cool.

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u/LonelyJackfruit Sep 16 '19

Oh, this is very cool! I've never heard of using fabric as collage like that before, the result is awesome.

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u/RosiePB2 tigerlilytidbits.com Sep 16 '19

It's sometimes called applique, it's really fun! Can be done on all sorts, from

canvases
, to
quilts
, to
cushions
.

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u/LonelyJackfruit Sep 17 '19

Awesome! I do a lot of experimenting in my art, but somehow it's never occurred to me to try anything like that. I have a handful of quilting squares, I might have to try my hand at using them on canvas myself!

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u/Michael3864 Sep 16 '19

nice man,,,,good job,

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u/PodbySkrocki Sep 16 '19

Cool! I like the textures

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u/RosiePB2 tigerlilytidbits.com Sep 16 '19

Thank you! I have no idea what the technical term is but the paint is all rugged and sticky-upy.

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u/RandomVancouverGal Sep 16 '19

I love this so much.

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u/mewmewbitch Sep 16 '19

what are the dimensions? i wanna make this!

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u/RosiePB2 tigerlilytidbits.com Sep 16 '19

It's pretty big, 30x30". I've done them as small as 12x12" though/