ABOUT

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Welcome to my "Housing Crisis" series of reclaimed, sculptural bird houses and home decor.

Foreclosure hit me early in 2010. I saw it coming, and my life started to fill with boxes. I collected some good ones, filled them, and slowly prepared for what was sure to be a fast move. The process was anything but swift, however, and two moves later the boxes are a clutter that I'm still trying to sort.

For the first time in a long time, though, I feel at home... and I have a garage!

In 2011, I made my first five birdhouses as Christmas gifts for my family. They were well received, and requests started to trickle in from friends all over the country. Finding the occasional fence slat morphed into something much bigger.

Soon enough I was scooping up tables and chairs from the dumpsters, items that should always have a home. I apply a variety of finishing techniques to liven up old furniture: sanding, oil, stain, paint and wax.

And now my life is filled with boxes again, but of a different quality. Each aviary estate is unique, using a variety of rescued items that demanded an extension on their 'Use Agreement'. Road, rail and waterways are my main source of detail elements. Every bird home comes with its own deed and story.

I tend to see inherent value in a lot of things, and have always appreciated certain aesthetic qualities in discarded items. I'm amazed at what goes to waste. There's a reason that reduce and reuse come before recycle. They're easier. However, rethinking should really be the first step.

Keeping the good things alive, remadusa.

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