In 2014 I did a number of pieces involving birds. Some were for the Neerim Bower shows but this piece was done just at the final end of the year and I had had the start of the form sitting in the shed for some time. The idea came to me to have her very kind and friendly and open( sort of different from my similar reading girls) and as I had tried to give her legs some movement it seemed natural to have a bird sit on one.Her hands are my size hands but to a degree they emphasize her openness..