SciKu: Smilax (2021), watercolor, map, typewriter on silk organza
SciKu: Sycamore (2021), watercolor, map, typewriter on silk organza

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Bird Charms incorporate little factoids about the materials that bird parents include in their nest making, stitched sonograms of the bird calls or songs, and watercolor images of the egg of that species. They are just that — little charms, little ditties. Petite divertissements.

Bird Charm: Scarlet Tanager (2019), watercolor, scrap cloth, thread, typewriter on silk organza
Bird Charm: Cedar Waxwing (2019), watercolor, scrap cloth, thread, typewriter on silk organza
Bird Charm: Field Sparrow (detail)