Chicken: Illustration Friday

On one of our wanderings through the streets of Fengyuen, we stroll down a dark alley beside the old temple. In an even darker alley off the first, we come across a collection of what must be the most beautiful chickens in the world. Each cage is a jewel box; gold, silver, sapphire, ruby and emerald feathers flash in the shadowy alley. One coop houses golden hens with high, spiky crests that would make an 80's rocker envious. Another coop holds birds with the downiest, purest, white plumage you've ever seen. We decide that these must be rare show birds. We are wrong. As we watch, money changes hands, two of the snowy birds are yanked from their flock, dispatched and tossed into a dryer-like contraption. They reemerge minutes later, stripped of their feathers. We are sad, but somewhat amazed when we see that their skin and even their meat is blue. This is a true story from the six months we taught English in Taiwan.
SPECIAL THANKS: to Lexi who gave me the wonderful little Moleskin watercolor book that I did this painting in! You're the best sister ever!
QUESTION: Does anyone actually make money selling stuff on Etsy? If you are a seller on Etsy, please comment. This is a running joke between Andrea and I. One of us will create something and share it with the other and get the reply, "You should put that on Etsy and tell me how it goes." Neither of us have Etsy shops and both of us are dying to know if anyone actually makes money on Etsy and if so, selling what!??