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
eliminated by humans. Martha lived at the Cincinnati Zoo before expiring her species