Absurd Birds

Zara Zannettino

21 x 60 inches

2021

ARTIST STATEMENT

With a flagrant disregard for blending into the sub-Saharan savanna plains, these inquisitive yet aloof Helmeted Guinea Fowl seem to defiantly say “What are you laughing at?” Which is quite ironic really, given they scavenge food from the manure of monkey troupes and display absurd physical attributes.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES

Commercial cotton, fabric paint, cotton and polyester threads, cotton and wool-poly batting

Screen printed, raw-edge fabric collage, free-motion machine stitched and quilted