Tipple Birds
These birds all have final decorative coverings taken from drinks packaging. During the 2020 pandemic, people seem obsessed with all sorts of beverages, alcoholic or otherwise. These Tipple Birds roost at the feet of the gods of inebriation, sugar highs, and caffeine. If you have a favorite tipple and would like to express your devotion, please feel free to contact me about using labels or packaging to create a bird (or two).
Included in LVA/Kentucky Opera Songbird exhibition through February. If sold, delivery will be after February 26.
Recycled bird made with outer covering of labels from Les Dauphins Cotes du Rhone, Rue de Perle Bordeaux, Dolin red vermouth; reused metallic wrapping tissue; legs made from wire reclaimed from spiral notebook spines.
Included in LVA/Kentucky Opera Songbird exhibition through February. If sold, delivery will be after February 26.
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.
Included in LVA/Kentucky Opera Songbird exhibition through February. If sold, delivery will be after February 26.
Recycled bird with outer covering of collected San Pellegrino water bottle labels and reused metallic wrapping tissue; legs made from reclaimed steel wire from a sculpture workshop.
Included in LVA/Kentucky Opera Songbird exhibition through February. If sold, delivery will be after February 26.
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.
Included in LVA/Kentucky Opera Songbird exhibition through February. If sold, delivery will be after February 26.
Recycled bird with outer covering of labels from Civic Pride vodka labels and metallic wrapping tissue; bird body made from reclaimed materials (cardboard, postcards, packing newsprint); legs made from reclaimed wire from reclaimed wire from spiral notebook spines.
Republic Restoratives Distillery is a DC, woman-owned, LGBTQ-supporting business that produced this label as a fundraiser for Whitman Walker Clinic in DC.
Recycled bird made with outer covering of wine labels and Celtic wrapping paper; reused metallic wrapping tissue; legs made from wire reclaimed from spiral notebooks.
Included in LVA/Kentucky Opera Songbird exhibition through February. If sold, delivery will be after February 26.
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.
Decorative paper from cardboard packaging for 12-pack of San Pellegrino Pomegranate and Orange flavored sparkling water; toilet paper roll; reused packing newsprint, metallic tissue paper, postcard; legs made from reclaimed spiral notebook spine wire.
Part of the Tipple series (favorite beverages) – Recycled bird with outer covering of wine labels (Linden Avenius Sauvignon Blanc 2017, Casa Magoni Chardonnay Vertimento 2018, Heidler 2016 Langenlois Riesling (Kamptal), and mystery 2019 label with bird graphic) and used metallic wrapping tissue; bird body made from reclaimed materials (cardboard, postcards, packing newsprint); legs made from reclaimed steel wire from deconstructed sculpture.
Recycled bird made from toilet paper roll, postcard, reused packing newsprint, reused metallic wrapping tissue, bottle labels and decorative paper peeled from Sierra Nevada 40th Anniversary cardboard packaging; legs made from reclaimed spiral notebook wire.