All around the world today (well, almost) was Bird Art Installation Day! Artists installed their bird art in group locations for just a few hours and have taken lots of photos. Local found-object sculptor Bill Thomson invited those he thought would be amused to make birds for this pop-up event and he and Burnaby Arts Council provided their garden behind Deer Lake Art Gallery. The word has been passed around by facebook and that is where we’ll see what artists in the Netherlands and other exotic places have created.
This Picasa album is merely what I could capture on a sunny Fall day here in BC’s Lower Mainland. I’m hoping others will find a way to credit the artists. All I could be sure of were the pieces made by Bill Thomson and me.
It was fun to have been part of an event that included artists who used all sorts of media: clay, metal, plastic, fabric, dime-store finds. I’m fairly sure I wouldn’t have made a clay/found object bird unless I had this event to work towards although the dandelion digger metal part has had me thinking sometimes! So thank you Bill, and I’ll look forward to similar events in the future.
