A Gift for my friend Sarah's 30th Birthday

My oldest friend (as in, known the longest, since childhood) Sarah turned 30 in June and one of the presents I gave her was the painting below.

Its a small canvas which I painted in a lovely bright blue acrylic paint with birds made from maps glued on top.

The bird on the left is a map of the village we grew up in, Netherthong in the Holme Valley. The bird on the right is a map of the area she lives and hangs out in now- Thackley/ Idle/ Saltaire/ Shipley in Bradford.

I'm really pleased with how this piece turned out. I've got a bunch of old maps stored up now so thinking of doing some more pieces similar to this. Most importantly, Sarah seemed to like it!