Judy Keenan's Photographs

Fans of bird designs (and those who just are curious about artistic inspiration) will enjoy looking at the Facebook page of Judy Keenan NeedleArt.  Find the group of photos posted on January 12, 2017 to see her birds and a turtle and how she turned these pictures into needlepoint canvases.
https://www.facebook.com/Judy-Keenan-NeedleArts-1658037397771146/

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© Copyright January 12, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Bwawk wak wak!

That's chickens talking, for you who aren't familiar with my silly animal noises.   I've been hearing about Raymond Crawford's new chicken canvases, all named after various chicken recipes, but hadn't seen them until Alex Paras put photos of the set online.  Here they are--delicious!
http://store.apneedlearts.com/racrcdi.html

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Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?

According to Pocket Full of Stitches, Raymond Crawford created his new chicken series first, then turned his attention to eggs. Hilarious!
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-series-from-raymond-crawford.html

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It's Not Knitting, It's a Chicken

Do you have the same problem with your spouse I have with mine?  Beloved constantly refers to my needlepoint as "knitting."  I don't correct him anymore, since this is a waste of time--as anyone who's been married more than 15 minutes can tell you.  They hear what they want to hear.  (I'd like to think I'm not the same way but I wouldn't bet my stash of threads on that point!)

This is a long introduction to the funniest thing I've read in a long time, courtesy of Barbara Elmore.  She has a funny story to tell about how her rooster piece got its name. It's a lovely realistic fowl portrait and an amazing piece of needlepoint, but the thing that got me laughing is the link her sister sent her.  Read Barbara's article first and admire that amazing bird before you click on that link.
http://stitchpography.blogspot.com/2011/07/knitting-or-knot.html

Also put down your drink and get out the kleenex because reading Barbara's link made me laugh out loud until I cried.  Don't click on the link until you are someplace private, either.

The next time my husband calls needlepoint "knitting" I'm going to tell him it's not knitting, it's a chicken.  Then I will collapse in laughter and he'll shake his head in wonder.  He might even not call it knitting for a while for fear of my becoming hysterical with laughter again.  [snicker]

Marriage is a wonderful institution, isn't it?

UPDATE:  There's more to the chicken story Barbara linked to.  There are even t-shirts for sale.  Two versions, one more polite than the other. Plus a baby Beyonce complete with flying wild boar on the little one's head.
http://thebloggess.com/2011/06/i-dont-have-a-title-for-this-because-ive-run-out-of-puns-please-insert-your-own/

http://thebloggess.com/2011/07/knock-knock-motherfucker-giant-metal-chickens-revisited/

UPDATE #2:  Ann has a similar problem.
http://stitchingfoolishness.blogspot.com/2011/09/we-may-have-been-married-too-long.html

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