Barn Swallows - Bronze, edition of 15, 12”H x 11”L x 12.5”W 

Exhibitions: 2011 Birds In Art - Woodson Art Museum, WI

On a summer camping trip, I became mesmerized watching a swarm of Barn Swallows flitting in and out of an old picnic pavilion.  Their speed and aerial acrobatics made it difficult to closely study them, but I was inspired.   However, sculptures of birds in flight pose a problem for the sculptor because they must be anchored to a base.  I chose the smallest contact point possible, the wing tips, and an unobtrusive cube for a stable base.  Their wings seem to just graze the base as they fly past.