Before I introduce another of the Oddfellow's orphans, I'd like to say a little "Huzzah!".
Why?
Well, because yesterday marked the 4 year Etsy-versary of my little ol' Black Apple shop.
Crazy! Crazy, I say.
It has been quite a four years...it feels simultaneously like far more and far less time has passed. I wanted to plan something fun (a sale, a give-away, etc.) to celebrate with all of you lovely applets who have supported my work, read my ramblings, and nerded out with me. But since I'm knee-deep in about five big undertakings right now, it will have to be a bit belated. But I do need to say thank you for the support, readerliness, and nerding.
So, T H A N K Y O U!
And, without further ado, here is another little Orphan from the new collection...
Ava 11"x14"x2" Acrylic on canvas
Ava was sent to Oddfellow's after her parents, also albino, were fatally overrun by bandits while traveling with the unscrupulous Captain Marvelous' Sideshow. Ava escaped by pretending to be a pile of laundry, and, as she is very quiet, was quite convincing. The Headmaster himself accompanied the police to the scene, and found Ava folded up in an enormous quilt and whispering to the finches, whose cage had toppled over in the scuffle. In 1902, she was the first student to recieve the Ornithology badge, and with curiously little effort on her part. It seemed the badge-bestowing committee couldn't help but notice that birds, wild and otherwise, were always landing on her shoulders.
