Bird Woman - gloss for ASL Poem (from Joanne)

Hands in front of face

Book open (Facebook sign)

Bird,  hand reaches up toward sky

Flutter down (flutter five hand shape) and lands on shoulder (double crook fingers)

Bird,  hand reaches up toward sky

Flutter down (flutter five hand shape) and lands on head (double crook fingers)

Bird,  hand reaches up toward sky

Flutter down (flutter five hand shape) and lands on chest (double crook fingers)

Three hops to mouth (double crook fingers)

move into mouth,  open wide,

surprise (with eyes)

Both hands at chest (as if grasping baseball bat,  but pointing toward chest)

Hands flutter open slowly (flutter five hand shape)

Move up to head and both hands are at the side of the face

Look out of the portal (as created by the hands in similar position to facebook sign)

Surprise,  intrigue,  curious (show through facial expression)

sit on swing (double crook fingers atop of two fingers of opposite hand)

swinging motion 1 -  work up momentum,  show effort with set teeth

swinging motion 2 -  continue momentum,  show effort with pursed mouth

swinging motion 3 - final push -  two hands become wings of bird

flying motions (can be whatever you like)  (flutter five hand shape)

show surprise, curiousity,  joy (with face)

gradually bring hands back to chest (baseball bat position toward chest)

Double crook hands hop two or three times

bird sign

fly out of mouth - (flutter five hand shape)

look of loss, disappointment

hands at side of face (facebook sign)

close hands in front of face

Note:   hopefully this will be easy enough for you to try in front of the mirror!  Let me know how it goes!


Lab II: Joanne responds to Berny's piece
in response to Berny's video: Lifebook

Bird Woman [with ASL poetry]



Bird Woman [with voice]