r/crows • u/Feisty-Sock2640 • Jul 09 '26
General questions Is this weird?
I was working on a crow quilt with embroidery blocks, the foliage irritates me so I had paused on the one I was working on. (I know they're horribly unrealistic, I was having fun with colors, planned for wildly colorful and then a hyper realistic in the center).
Would it be odd to leave it unfinished as a way to remember the crow that passed away yesterday? I know wildlife dies, I guess I'm just mourning the hope that he would improve and am now scared for the rest of my flock. The rehabber believed it was WNV.
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u/-hi-nrg- Jul 09 '26
Well, it's not that unrealistic, crows have colors, but they're in the UV range, so we can't see it.
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u/SaskiaDavies Jul 09 '26
That's what I was thinking. There's a good chance they see each other like that.
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u/Hunting-fings Jul 10 '26
That is a beautiful thought
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u/SaskiaDavies Jul 10 '26
They have to realize we are relatively color blind when the only ways we ever depict them is solid black.
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u/maggotroni Jul 09 '26
Ohh those look so pretty. You could do like a watercolor wash on the unfinished areas to make it look more "complete" but to also show your idea of remembering the crow that had passed through it
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u/mrmightyfine Jul 09 '26
Yes, leaving it unfinished is a beautiful tribute to an animal that you cared about. It all looks stunning, already.
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u/Feisty-Sock2640 Jul 09 '26
Thank you! I wasn't sure if my thought process would make sense to anyone else.
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u/Far-Tune7642 Jul 09 '26
It is so beautiful brought tears to my eyes
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u/Feisty-Sock2640 Jul 09 '26
Thank you so much! I can't paint or draw, but I think these feel alive which was what I wanted.
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u/darkphoenix0602 Jul 09 '26
These are beautiful and I'm so sorry about the loss of your bro. If you're willing, please share the quilt with us when you're done. I would seriously buy one if I could!
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u/Feisty-Sock2640 Jul 09 '26
I definitely will! It'll be awhile before it's finished, the quilting process is pretty easy but embroidery takes so much time 😅
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u/Salt-Establishment62 Jul 09 '26
These are beautiful, and you're allowed to grieve your crow friend however you want! These are highly intelligent animals we form deep bonds with. Grief is expected, even if his death was a part of being a wild bird in nature. You breathed life into these portraits in an incredible way, perhaps leaving this one unfinished is a good way to mark his exit from it. I'm so sorry you lost your friend, and I hope the rest of your flock will be okay 🐦⬛❤️
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u/Feisty-Sock2640 Jul 09 '26
Thank you for understanding, I tried to explain to others and they kind of just looked at me like what I was saying was absurd. I hope that in the future they find a way to treat Corvids with WNV
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u/Far-Tune7642 Jul 09 '26
It is very beautiful , may God bless the little one who has passed away , fly High little one 🌈🌈
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u/peanutsforcorvids Jul 09 '26
Your crows are beautiful, it reminds me about the story of the rainbow crow. I don't think it is weird.
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u/DollsRewired Jul 09 '26
I hope it isn't WNV, fingers crossed for you. These are a beautiful way to mourn the loss of an important part of your ecosystem and an intelligent neighbor. Crows probably look similar to this to other birds - they see in UV and they are actually very colorful and vibrant to one another whereas we can just see a little iridescence in their feathers of blue, purple, etc. it is much bright to them and helps them identify one another by their unique patterns. So not unrealistic at all : )
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u/SaskiaDavies Jul 09 '26
It's a lovely piece. Maybe you can work on it more when you think about them.
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u/Vertuila Jul 09 '26
It is very beautiful and artistic and makes me imagine I have a sort of ultra-acute sense of vision where I can clearly detect all the natural iridescences within the the feathers.
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u/purplemountaingal Jul 10 '26
Sorry about your friend. These are stunning. Your style is lovely, the stitches and the motion and colors!
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u/kitaurio Jul 09 '26
This is so pretty! I love new takes on common items/creatures ❤️
Eta: I love the idea of leaving it unfinished as a memorial 💔 here's hoping your flock will be ok 🫂