Recycled bird with outer covering of elements of woodblock print image from a 2007 wall calendar from the Honolulu Academy of Arts of Katsushika Hokusai’s Kirifuri Waterfall on Mount Kurokami in Shimotsuke Province from A Tour of Japanese Waterfalls (c. 1932-33); metallic wrapping tissue; legs made from reclaimed steel wire from a workshop.

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.

This recycled bird has an outer covering of S&H (Sperry and Hutchinson) and Top Value stamps and reused metallic wrapping tissue; legs made from reclaimed wire from spiral notebook spines.

This recycled bird has an outer covering of S&H (Sperry and Hutchinson) stamps and reused metallic wrapping tissue; legs made from reclaimed wire from spiral notebook spines.

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 security envelope outer covering, reused metallic wrapping tissue, and legs made from reclaimed notebook spine 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 made with reused metallic wrapping tissue and DC election pamphlet paper outer covering; reclaimed spiral notebook wire legs.

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 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 covered with decorative paper from a hand soap box; toilet paper roll; reused packing newsprint, metallic tissue paper, postcard; legs made from reclaimed spiral notebook binding wire; mounted on a soap box.

Recycled bird covered with strips of recipes from The Mystery Chef’s Own Cook Book - Breads, Muffins, and Biscuits chapter (and reused metallic wrapping tissue at beak and leg connection). Legs made from reclaimed steel wire from a deconstructed sculpture.