This copper bird feeder was recently finished. It features a round tower with wrapping ivy vines, a bay window and a stone tower on the left side. This has the same whimsical feel as the birdhouse in the previous post. Also notice the feeder is being field tested. Success.
And a view from the back that show the ivy and round stone tower. The copper ivy is a nice addition with the ivy growing on the oak tree in the background,
A close-up of the round tower and ivy.
For my sculpture friends, here us a picture entitled, How did they do that? This shows the stones being formed in the flat and the beginning of the window. This will be hammered and rolled into a round tower and trimmed and brazed to the main structure.
Tim Summerville, copper sculptor
In an email a couple weeks back your mom mentioned that she put out about 1500 pounds of seed each season. I suspect that all the birds in Illinois have her on their GPS at this point ... really beautiful execution; I'm sure it gets lots of bird face-time under that giant Oak by the pond.
ReplyDeleteHi Jon,
ReplyDeleteThis was a fun project and I wanted to make a totally different look from her other feeders. It holds about 2 gallons of seeds so it is the largest feeder.
I am happy to write that the large eagle featured on the homepage has been sold. Its new home will be overlooking Lake Springfield. This is my largest sculpture to date.