“Blackbirds on a Wire” pen and ink drawing.
found objects, wood, adhesive, ink, acrylic media. 15.25 in x 13.75 in x 3.5 in.

“Blackbirds on a Wire” pen and ink drawing

I remember the big swarms of blackbirds that would migrate across the delta in the spring.  There were big iridescent black grackles and red-wing blackbirds and huge flocks of smaller black birds.  The grackles would sing something like “boh-bob-a-lee.”  That’s about the best I can transliterate the song.