'Shy Bird'

The inspiration for this piece came from a tassel pulled off of a Texas mountain laurel bush.  I fanned the tassel out and played around with the flowing shapes that the tassel made.  Was I seeing a peacock’s tail?  A wave of water?  

I settled upon the form you see pictured above, reminiscent of a swan’s tail, slender neck, and tucked head.   

I turned to Mike Drejza for the sculpture’s base.  Mike, a woodworker, makes fabulous custom furniture.  Be sure to check out his website.    

I sealed ‘Shy Bird’ with Permalac and waxed the wood base to a high shine.  Final dimensions are 21" tall x 17" wide x 5" deep.