As of the release of my latest screen print I have decided to donate $5 from each sale from the screen print editions that feature birds to the Cornell Lab or Ornithology. I am happy to try to give back to the creatures that have inspired me personally and artistically for years now.
I chose the Cornell Lab because of what they have done for my personal love of birds and my education of them. I had been a lover and observer of them for many years already. I think my deeper resonance with them began with the Great Blue Herons and Great White Egrets in my area. as they are large, elegant, and as long as you keep your distance you can observe them for a quite a while even when you don’t have binoculars yet. When I discovered the Merlin bird app, which is run by Cornell Lab, my education began to accelerate. I could identify those birds that I saw and record them, see which ones are most likely in the area where I was, and use their sound recording to help me identify them by ear as well. It was a revelation for me that quickly inspired me to get my own pair of binoculars and set out officially birding. I then took some online classes through their Bird Academy, like “Birding by Ear” and “The Wonderful World of Owls. After gaining some education, I also now use their eBird app when I want to have an engaging and lengthy “bird walk” where I pay attention and record ALL the birds I see. Most importantly, they are also at the forefront of important conservation efforts of habitats and protections of birds in the US and worldwide.
Birding has change my life in the best ways. I often tell people that it has made my world so much bigger. Every where you go there is an opportunity to observe birds! I also find it very relaxing, as it is an activity that asks me to pay close attention to my surroundings and the present moment.
I hope you will enjoy the prints that have been inspired by these creatures and will enjoy that a small part of your purchase of any of these, goes back to them.
Learn more here about The Cornell Lab or Ornithology
These are the 5 limited edition screen prints of mine that are currently in my donation program!
“Mountains Embrace Their Wings”
“Denizens of the Waters Among Us”