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April 17, 2009

Bountiful Cities Project: birdhouse

I've been helping out a local organization called the Bountiful Cities Project. They run several community gardens in low-income areas, as well as offer resources to anyone interested in making our food healthier and more local. I moderate their discussion list and will soon be maintaining their website. They have an annual birdhouse auction to raise funds for their gardens. I made a birdhouse completely from discarded stuff. Here's a picture:

 Birdhouse

The gourd came from a compost pile, the "Cloverleaf Lard" can, the metal flower and the small grate came from the scrapyard behind our studio. Pretty cute, huh? I call it "Junkyard Bonnet".

April 17, 2009 in art, community garden |

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