

Commission a unique, life-like animal sculpture, individually created in various plant paper
In addition to carving, I experiment with the "additive process" by making a mixture of ground up "rice/plant" papers and wood glue to form the body of the animal sculpture. Then, I cut individual feathers (for the birds) from different weight rice papers and apply them to the body, wings and tail. All are painted in acrylics. Each sculptural work of art is life size. In my research of different animals, my ultimate goal is to capture the animal's realism.

All birds are individually "feathered" with cuts of rice paper and painted in acrylics, all are mounted of a found base





starting a bird with my feathering art technique

life size little owl in NE

my butterfly and moth art are made from the same rice papers, with silk threads for veins and set on a small mount; or with a small eye screw for hanging

hairy with grub from bark

life size. like the ones I catch

only the female has the brown belt

different species of butterflies and moths made in rice papers

the hummingbird is suspended by a wire going into the hibiscus flower, also made of rice papers

fish skin is several layers of smoothed glued papers; painted with acrylics and mounted on bases

ruffed grouse beat their wings to make a drumming sound, often heard in wood and fields

white breasted nuthatch scouring branch for food