I recently lost my brother Robert to Liver Cancer. He had a farm in Eastern Kansas and we jokingly called it Old McDonald’s Farm. He had pigs, chickens, ducks, goats, turkeys, peacocks, cats and dogs.
His animals weren’t just your regular farm animals, oh no. I don’t know exactly what type his pigs were, I just know they are HUGE! I mean really, really big. His chickens are not just barn yard chickens, they are New Guinea Hens and a rooster that is beautiful…and mean!
Closest to his heart, of the barn yard type animals, was Bumblebee. He is a fancy goat, chocolate brown with white and black markings. He acts like a dog, he will follow you around and lean up against your legs so you will pet him. He is a real sweetheart.
There were dogs and cats of various shapes and sizes including Geneva a Great Pyrenees. She is all white with bluish eyes. Very unusual looking and very gentle and friendly.
Of all this menagerie of animals, my brother was most proud of his peacocks. I think because of their beauty and because you don’t seem them everyday on a farm. I was not able to get them to open up for me, but you can see their beautiful blue color in this photo.
These peacocks were my inspiration for a sign to be displayed during Robert’s memorial. I had an old piece of plywood that I knew I would put to use someday. I painted it and then started searching for a peacock image on the Cricut site and found the Art Nouveau cartridge.
It just so happened I had vinyl in these perfect colors. It was left over from a wedding I created decorations for earlier in the year. I was a nervous about lining up the multiple layers of vinyl, but I think it turned out well.
