Larger Birds and Other Sculptures

I occasionally make larger recycled sculptures, usually birds or bird-related objects (like nests). You can find examples here, including those currently for sale.

Red Raffle Bird

$325.00

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.

A portion of the sale of this bird will be donated to Bread for the City to support their programs for food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services to reduce the burden of poverty in Washington, DC (https://breadforthecity.org). Dimensions: 4.2 oz; 10" H x 12" L x 6" W

Yellow-legged Black Bird

$375.00

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)

A portion of the sale of this bird will be donated to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in support of their work with marshes and wetlands. Dimensions: 4.6 oz; 12"H x 10"L x 5.5"W

Tea Rose Bottle

$275.00

Used tea bags have a beautiful patina and they are usually made with strong, thin abaca paper - perfect for translucent layering. The little nest on top of the stopper is made from cut rose stems, drilled and wired together.

Willet bourbon bottle covered with saved abaca tea bag paper, gold leaf, and rose petals (cartouche); rose stem nest at the top of the cork housing two paper eggs covered with rose petals (attached to the nest with wire). <br> <br>

WEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS:

1 lb 12 oz (804 g); 13"H x 6" diameter

Twist Tie Nest with Rose Petal Eggs

$175.00

We had a huge pile of accumulated twist ties and I have been expanding my basketmaking skills over the past year, so it seemed natural to make a nest and put a couple of eggs in it. I like the contrast of the light but solid nest with the denser texture of the rose petals.

Nest made from twist ties, stiffened with acrylic medium, with two paper eggs covered with rehydrated rose petals (attached to the nest with wire).

WEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS:

1.5 oz (42 g); 4.5" diameter x 2.5" <br>