Charlotte Nash Byrdfeather

The Sparrow

Who will defend this sparrow
with the broken wing?

Not even the four brothers can
blow trouble away.

This sparrow cannot fly with
a broken wing,
so she’ll  run.
On swift feet and hide until

She stands in the rain long
enough to see the rainbow

Is there no warrior brother,
no man that will provide
shelter or warmth
No there is not

She will arise, no matter
to fly another day,
just not today.

When the sun smiles upon
her face and the humming of
Her wings begin again,
she will  fly,
she will soar
and instead
Of the small sparrow ,
she will become
An eagle.

Proud once again.
Her pale feathers streaming
as she moves
Silently through the air to
the tallest tree,
there she can be
the one to chose

Only Carefully this time

Byrdfeather
Charlotte Nash Byrdfeather
Chairman of the Board for The Robertson County Art Council.
2008 Original Logo thru June 2009
I have been painting all my life. I still have my very first drawing that my mom kept for me. It was a drawing of a car with its lights on.
From those first few artistic scratchings on paper I feel I have developed as an artist. I was self taught until coming under the
instruction of Master Painter, David Gillihan; where I have enjoyed furthering my creative endeavors.  There have been times when
I struggled as an artist to arrive at where I wanted to go in my work. Now after years of self expression, I have a beginning, middle
and the end where I am happy to sign my name. Where I hope people understand what I imagine in my paintings.

My work has benefited Dollar General Corporation’s “Art from the Heart” The American Heart Association and American Cancer
Society as well as other charities.
I have always felt that Art is the music of the mind created by a brush stroke on canvas. I enjoy knowing that my patrons hear the
music I create in my paintings.  

In 2007 I was appointed the Chairman of the Board for The Robertson County Arts Council for two years.
I am a proud member of Artists on Main Painting Society & Studio.

In 2008 I created and directed Strolling thru the Arts; an annual event in Springfield, TN showcasing the arts of Robertson County
not only including visual arts but theater, music and dance venues, etc. I participate in the art shows; Hot Art & Salsa Nights,
Heaven and Hell, Eros as well as various Native American shows in the area