Birds are magnificent! Long-distance flying albatrosses, chatty parrots, gloriously colored macaws, and dive-bombing peregrine falcons. Their feats and features capture our imagination.

But everyday birds deserve celebration as well including the chickadee announcing spring, the bluejay squeaking its protests, and the sparrow on your feeder. Their sounds and presence add comfort and continuity to our lives. 

In this workshop, you will use museum specimens to inspire your own avian creation. Over five half days, artist Gail Boyajian will guide you from start to finish as you build and paint a papier mâché bird from scratch, using everyday materials.

We will complement the art-making process with visits to the museum galleries as well as the ornithology research collections.