Chopstick nest with recycled bird made with outer covering of Japanese chopstick wrappers.

6” high x 12” diameter

Pair of recycled birds, one perched on a small found tin gelatin or cake mould with cornucopia imprint - covered with strips from the Mystery Chef’s Own Cook Book (1943 edition), Cooking Tips section focusing on tips about eggs and cakes; copper and aluminum legs.

Recycled bird with outer covering of labels from Gordon’s gin and Fever Tree tonic labels and metallic wrapping tissue with lime produce stickers on ear coverts; bird body made from reclaimed materials (cardboard, postcards, packing newsprint); legs made from reclaimed wire from reclaimed wire from spiral notebook spines.

I was originally planning to make this into a pair - one gin, one tonic - but all the labels ended up on one bird. Mixology!

Also - Wabi Sabi! Foil papers do not play well with others. The end result is quite fun and dramatic, but some of the edges on this beauty took a beating to adhere. The final sealant stabilized the surface, but close scrutiny will reveal some cracks in the foil and curled edges.

Recycled bird with outer covering of pages from the Book of Ruth in an old German bible (discarded and incomplete) and reused metallic wrapping tissue; bird body made from reclaimed materials (cardboard, postcards, packing newsprint); legs made from reclaimed wire from a spiral notebook.

Recycled bird with outer covering of portions of wallpapers and a junk mail gift card; metallic wrapping tissue; legs made from reclaimed wire from a spiral notebook spine.

Recycled bird made with outer covering of wrapping paper; reused metallic wrapping tissue; legs made from reclaimed wire from spiral notebook spines.

Not quite a crow, but not a blackbird, this recycled bird has an outer covering of black framing paper, with painted iridescent highlights, and reused wrapping tissue. Body made from cardboard packaging and reused postcards; legs made from brass wire; mounted on a Reeds Crystalized Ginger tin top.

Dimensions: 9” high x 11” long x 4.5” wide (base)

This bird has an outer covering of paper from a Guittard Bittersweet Chocolate wrapper; body of reused cardboard and postcards; legs made from wire reclaimed from a spiral notebook spine.
Wabi Sabi! This paper rejected the adhesive like crazy, and when I added pressure to try to keep it in place as it dried, the color on the surface rubbed off and then the paper cracked as it shrank. But I love this color and the fluid script in the logo. The fact the the biggest crack disrupted the word “bittersweet” was just an added bonus. So be it. The final sealant makes the surface more durable, despite loose edges.

Recycled bird made with outer covering of chopstick wrappers, restaurant placemat, and new year flyers; reused red glitter and metallic wrapping tissue; legs made from wire reclaimed from spiral notebook spines.

Recycled bird with reclaimed outer layer of the cover from the Harvard Guide to Careers (c. 1984 a little inside joke, as it is my copy from college and my various careers were not listed anywhere in the guide); body made from reclaimed cardboard, reused postcards, packing paper; reused metallic wrapping tissue; legs from reclaimed steel wire from a sculpture workshop. Image includes a reproduction of an 1836 drawing by Eliza Quincy of the alumni procession from the Parish House to the Pavilion.

This recycled bird has an outer covering of Top Value stamps and reused metallic wrapping tissue; legs made from reclaimed wire from spiral notebook spines.

Recycled bird with outer covering of Brooklyn Brewery Winter IPA Sledder’s Choice labels, event tickets, and metallic wrapping tissue, with legs made from reclaimed wire from spiral binders.

Recycled bird with outer covering of raffle and admission tickets and reused metallic wrapping tissue; body made from reclaimed cardboard packaging and postcards; legs are reused galvanized steel wire. Approx 9.5” long and 5.5” high.

Recycled bird with outer covering of images Gustav Klimt’s Tree of Life (c 1905-1909, from a used notecard) and floral wrapping paper; body made from reclaimed cardboard, reused postcards, packing paper; reused metallic wrapping tissue; legs from reclaimed steel wire from a sculpture workshop.

Recycled bird with outer covering of images from a reproduction of Joan Blau’s 1665 Atlas Maior; body made from reclaimed cardboard, reused postcards, packing paper; reused metallic wrapping tissue; legs from reclaimed spiral notebook wire.

Recycled bird with outer covering of deconstructed incomplete Belgian bridge deck and metallic wrapping tissue; bird body made from reclaimed materials (cardboard, postcards, packing newsprint); legs made from reclaimed wire from a spiral notebook.

Recycled bird with outer covering of collected San Pellegrino water bottle labels and reused metallic wrapping tissue; legs made from reclaimed wire from a spiral notebook spine.

Recycled bird with outer covering of images from a 2011 Brooklyn Museum wall calendar of Utagawa Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (c 1850s), in this case, “Inside Kameido Tenjin Shrine”; metallic wrapping tissue; legs made from reclaimed wire from a spiral notebook spine.