The back side "matching" feather on the Yardbird fly is the same thing, only it's dyed Orange instead of Blue.....i just like to do nutty things like that, and idealy when the fly is on display, your able to see all the way around it........i'm really not into shadow box type of fly plate displays for my flies. i like them to be visiable all the way around, so one can get the full impact.....or viewpoint. Which is also why i don't nessessarily do them exactly the same on both sides. That's not art.....that's craft. Fine craftsmanship is rare, difficult and to be highly respected and appreciated.....but it's not art.....in and of itself, solely.
You know what art is.....and knowing that.....IS art. Art is a belief system.....and havin' the balls to stick to your guns. THE, way of life. But not for everyone.
OH! and don't forget what the legendary Polish detective Banaczech said, "Wise man does not play leapfrog with a Unicorn."
Dang, i almost forgot.....the front end of the Yardbird fly is not dubbed.........that's wraped and picked out (above and below), MoHair.
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) Was the body material on the last one like a chenille that you can just wrap around the hook? It looks interesting and would make some pretty neat steelhead or pike flies 