About Bower Birds​

Bowerbirds are a family of birds with an eye for the aesthetic. Male bowerbirds build structures (bowers), decorating them with sticks and other brightly colored objects.   

They creatively construct these bowers using a wide array of objects including shells, leaves, flowers, feathers, stones, and berries; today, they also incorporate discarded human articles such as broken glass, rifle shells, colorful plastics, coins, and nails. They spend hours arranging these collections into interesting decorative structures to attract a mate.  ​

How they inspire my work:
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Oddly beautiful teal trash bags full of garbage
Re-use of discarded items - I aim to re-use whenever possible.  It forces me to be more creative, and can be particularly relevant when organizing on a small budget.  
A pile of blue Leggos, they are both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
Different strokes for different folks - I love the way individual birds decorate their bowers differently. It’s not that they are building the most perfect, most objectively beautiful nest - they are making it unique to themselves and their mates' tastes. ​
Elegant stained teal planks of wood
Aesthetics as important to life - Oddly enough, I often find spaces designed with the sole purpose of functionality in mind to be less functional. I am more productive when I am in an aesthetically appealing space. Beauty brings me joy, and being happy makes me more productive.  I am always striving to find the intersection between the functional and the aesthetic.