bird as metaphor

this was the first interesting project we had in my intermediate drawing class this semester. the prompt was bird as metaphor. i was playing with the theme of the caged bird, and the idea that we can all build cages around ourselves with ideas, or possessions.


i first made two collages. they're on cardboard, and assembled from magazine images, cut paper and found objects.


both collages express the same idea through slightly different imagery. i initally thought the first was more successful than the second, but now i've become fond of the second as well. they are both hanging on my wall.

for the second part of the project i decided to sew a bird costume for my roomate's doll. i then took a million pictures of her building a nest/cage around herself and filling it with her treasures. here she is surveying her handiwork.


showing off a wing.


an aerial view of the final product.
(i love the colors)