“Who knocked out Pity B.?” - A question I posed in 2010.

“Birds of a Leather”

Ascension and Asos, the Scarlet Leather Macaws

34” x 54”, Mixed Media with Found Objects, Part of the Junkyard Bird Series

All the items used in Birds of a Leather were found while on a walk with my dogs and within a mile of my home or studio. They include: red, green and white leather swatches, yellow, corrugated drain pipe, t-shirt rag, tongue depressors, a Dura-Line sign, cardboard, Hollywood Feed paper shopping bags, paint stir sticks, microchips, circuit boards, an Amazon gift card, a salvaged shelf, a salvaged rusted plumbing pipe, a wine cork, 6 plastic spoons, a plastic grenade, 2 take out containers, assorted metal pieces, salvaged wire, metal conduit, Dos Equis beer bottle caps, Angry Orchard beer bottle cap, assorted plastic pieces, an allen wrench, assorted screws, nails, staples, glue and acrylic paint. Displayed on a wood panel and in a salvaged black frame. 

“It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.” 

 -Aesop

“Balanced Diet”

Amos, the Wabi Sabi Toucan

36” x 36”, Mixed Media with Found Objects, Part of the Junkyard Bird Series

All the items used in Balanced Diet were found while on a walk with my dogs and within a mile of my home or studio. They include: A car side view mirror case, broken mirror, plastic car parts, upholstery leather, ping pong balls, pieces of an old frame, carabiner hooks, wires, rusted metal, circuit boards, assorted metal pieces, R tile from a Scrabble game, assorted plastic pieces, an allen wrench, assorted screws, nails, staples, glue and acrylic paint. Displayed on a wood panel and in a salvaged black frame. 

“Life is a balance of what we can control, and what we can let go.” 

 -Anonymous