Animal Sculptures created
with various plant papers
As a change of method, 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.
Raven cawing
All birds are individually "feathered" with cuts of rice paper and painted in acrylics, all are mounted of a found baseCarolina Wren
luna moth 1
working in paper
starting a bird with my feathering art techniqueSaw whet Owl
life size little owl in NEBlue Morpho butterfly
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 hangingHairy Woodpecker
hairy with grub from barkLarge mouth bass catching minnow
life size. like the ones I catchBelted kingfisher
only the female has the brown beltdisplay of butterfly grouping
different species of butterflies and moths made in rice papersRuby throat Hummingbird and Hibiscus
the hummingbird is suspended by a wire going into the hibiscus flower, also made of rice papersRainbow Trout
fish skin is several layers of smoothed glued papers; painted with acrylics and mounted on basesDetail face of Saw Whet Owl
Ruffed Grouse Beating
ruffed grouse beat their wings to make a drumming sound, often heard in wood and fieldsWhite Breasted Nuthatch
white breasted nuthatch scouring branch for food"Martha", last Passenger Pigeon
eliminated by humans. Martha lived at the Cincinnati Zoo before expiring her speciesShow More