I am primarily a portrait/figure painter, motivated by the energy of life and expression. These bird sculptures were born, or hatched, during the unusual period of the pandemic, having more time at home to embrace a new medium, where art took to flight. To me, these sculptures represent nature, beauty, freedom, and whimsy.They bring a little of the outside in to refresh me, and I hope theviewer as well. Each bird’s creation is unique, one of a kind, hand-sculpted of cotton rag and ink, stitched in shape with cotton thread, and embellished with gold metal leaf in places. Mounted on hardwood and brass. Judges CommentsScissortail-Gating / Cindy Rowten / 3DThis is a lovely representation of our state bird. This pair of birds is caught in mid-flight, and there’s something lovely to see in their form from every angle. I love the