Avian Awareness

THE ART OF CHRISTINA EMPEDOCLES
Christina Empedocles was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, earning her BA in Studio Art and Geology from Oberlin College and later her MFA in painting from California College of the Arts. Discovering her love of nature on early morning bird watching trips during elementary school, Empedocles channels that same sense of wonder into her wax pencil drawings of lustrous birds in flight. 

The Principle of Flight - oil, 2010 by Patrick Redman on Flickr.

Raven Queen by h.koppdelaney on Flickr.

Chicks are Cool by w4nd3rl0st (InspiredinDesMoines) on Flickr.

Twins by w4nd3rl0st (InspiredinDesMoines) on Flickr.

via BirdAndCat

This is an entirely unique life-sized paper sculpture of a Cherry Headed Conure, mounted on a branch, with paper leaves, inside a protective glass case, with a painted background depicting San Francisco’s Coit Tower. Approximately 12” wide x 14” tall x 7”deep

I make my Vegan Taxidermy birds using crepe paper for the feathers, over a hand-sculpted form. I do not use any molds, and the only pre-fabricated part of this sculpture are the glass eyes, and the wood base and case.

These gregarious South American parrots live in large flocks. They feed on fruits, flowers and grains. Native to South-Western Ecuador and North-Western Peru, escaped pets have formed feral flocks in the Telegraph Hill area of San Francisco, Berkeley and many locales in Southern California.                                              

Vegan Taxidermy

Telmo Miel

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#DIY wall art inspiration: 1) Paint the canvas all crazy like 2) Use painter’s tape to create a herringbone pattern with some missing 3) Paint over the canvas in white 4) Remove tape and voila!

via Etsy shop QuillnAros