Tuesday 24 October 2017

The Tale Of The Blackbird's Daughter...

Next month I'll be holding a little online exhibition.
Some of the paintings have their own stories, here's one about the blackbird's daughter...
The Tale Of The Blackbird's Daughter.
There was once a kind and hard-working carpenter and his wife who lived in the middle of a forest.
Although they were very happy, they longed for a child.
One morning, while feeding the birds by the back door, the carpenter's wife wished for a daughter.
The very next day, a beautiful blue speckled egg dropped down the chimney.
To their astonishment there was a tiny baby inside the broken shell.
As the years passed by, the baby grew into a beautiful young lady.
Every evening, as the sun went down and the forest grew quiet, she would sing the most beautiful song.
And if you saw her in a certain light, you could just see from the corner of your eye, the slightest glimpse of her shadow wings.

12 comments:

  1. You should make these little stories into a book Letitia illustrated with your paintings. It would be great.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oo that would be my absolute dream!
      Thank you xxx

      Delete
  2. Ahhhh ... Mrs. B. this is lovely !
    Not only a talented painter, but a storyteller as well ;-)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you so much, it took me quite a while before I started to share my stories, everyone has been really kind x

      Delete
  3. Months ago I was trying to learn to animate images. I appropriated an image you posted and added a blackbird. The nimation is poor but you were the inspiration. I will try to share it on instagram.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I absolutely love it!
      Thank you, you've made my day xxx

      Delete
  4. Ah, I live the idea of a gift of a daughter from a blackbird. I love watching them in my garden and heart their sweet song x

    ReplyDelete
  5. I second womanwithafish's comment, and would buy it, ...'taken at the flood...' and all that! x

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you so much, that means the world because writing a book is my absolute dream xxx

      Delete

Would you like to make a comment chuck?
I'd love to hear your thoughts, just a minute and I'll put the kettle on.
Custard cream or bourbon?