Wrapped wire and fabric bilby sculpture : Wilma Simmons 2016 Over the years I have been fascinated with the plight of the bilby and it has inspired quite a few of my cloth creations... With long pinkish-coloured ears and silky, blue-grey fur, the Bilby has become Australia’s version of the Easter Bunny. Unlike the rabbit, bilby numbers are falling rapidly. There were originally two species but the Greater Bilby is now commonly referred to simply as ‘the Bilby’ as the Lesser Bilby (Macrotis leucura) is thought to have become extinct in the early 1950s... Bilbies are nocturnal, emerging after dark to forage for food. Using their long snouts, they dig out bulbs, tubers, spiders, termites, witchetty grubs and fungi. They use their tongues to lick up grass seeds. Bilbies have poor sight and rely on good hearing and a keen sense of smell. To minimise threats from predators they’ll mostly stay within 250m of their burrows, but sometimes roam further afield depending on the food...
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Hmm, I love pink, red.. though usually not together! And green... Gee, I'm so decisive!
ReplyDeleteGreat birthday gifts! I love turquoise and burnt orange combined, and also all shades of green.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Wilma.
ReplyDeletemy favorite colours are ocean colours - blue, aqua, turquoise!
yum!
I think your felt brooches are fabulous.
A very happy birthday to you... what a lovely giveway. My favourite colours at the moment are red and black put also am a fan of pink...
ReplyDeleteGood Luck everyone.
Micky
xxoo
I love that babushka bag wilma - lucky you.
ReplyDeleteI too love red, pink and black..
wow, lovely idea!
ReplyDeleteI love soft muted earthy tones... browns, greens, mauve, pink, aqua, greys... dusty colours..
Those are really gorgeous brooches in your pics! Love the leaf one!