Blueberry Beach - Mixed Media on Canvas

Six leggy birds gather at the edge of Blueberry Beach, surrounded by tiny blue-berried bushes beneath an enormous rolling pink sky and bright blue waves. Saturated reds, turquoise, magenta and pale washes build the painted landscape around them.

From across the room, the work reads as a bold field of color. Up close, stitched birds, exposed threads, layered paint and small reflective details emerge from the surface.

Materials & Construction

• Acrylics, enamel, fabric and other mixed-media bird forms
  
• Mixed threads, including machine stitching and hand embroidery
• All hand painted, sewn, and finished with no printed pieces
• Gallery-wrapped canvas comes wired ready to hang

Specs & Shipping

• 36 × 60 in. original artwork
• One of one
• XL works ship in custom packaging; allow 3–5 working days for preparation
• Complimentary local pickup and delivery available throughout the Twin Cities metro
• International or custom shipping inquiries welcome. Contact us for details

Process

Blueberry Beach is built through Kuki’s layered mixed-media process. The painted ground combines acrylics, enamels, fluid paints, and textured mediums, building broad fields of color alongside smaller gestural marks and layered surfaces.

The birds are constructed individually from fabric and mixed materials, then placed and stitched into the painted landscape. Machine stitching, hand embroidery, exposed threads, and reflective details give each bird its own character and physical presence.

Nothing is printed or simulated. The result is a one-of-one textile-meets-painting hybrid that reads boldly from across a room and reveals its construction the closer you get.