The Blackbirds Song: Still I Sing

Beckie Willows

Created using hand cut, fusing glass and glass powders, I mixed the powders to form a glass “paint.” Layer by layer, I build depth and detail, for example, the birds feet and the detail on the branches. I fire each piece multiple times in a kiln at temperatures between 1250° and 1450° each firing, adds detail and dimension. 

$185.00

2D Medium: Glass
Dimensions: 9.75 l x 8 w x .25 h
Weight: 1.31 pounds

Inspired by the Beatles song “Blackbird”, this piece draws from the lyric “blackbird singing in the dead of night.” While the song was written at a  time of unrest, I’ve always heard in it a quiet strength, a message of hope, and the promise of change.

I hope to evoke a feeling of joy and peace as the blackbird sings his song into the night.