Year 2 Brandon was "For the Birds".
Charm of Hummingbirds c.2004 (sold at auction)
I designed and fabricated this hummingbird conservatory after receiving
divine inspiration from a trip my husband, Scott and I took to the Botanical Gardens in Montreal. The doors open up
to draw you inside to see moss, silk orchids and blossoms. Miniature porcelain fishermen are perched on bridges and
hummingbirds fly free in a zen- like walking garden. There is a tiny bronze dragonfly on one edge and a bronzed salamander
peering inside on the other. A beveled hummingbird graces the back wall,and large faceted stones reflect rainbows
in the eaves. I loved to watch peoples first reaction as they gazed in. This project was all
heart...and I owe so much to Scott for his encouragement to do the garden inside as well as his advice to first build
it out of paper and then to add heavy guage wire for rafters and plexiglass for the foundation.
The wrought iron hummingbird weathervane perched on top was made by Dick Kirby, another
local artist specializing in wrought iron lamps.
