Bineshiinh Ogitigaan (Bird Garden)
New window installation at Eau Claire protects birds with beauty
At Heart Berry we love to grow and learn. This past summer we worked with the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire to create bird safe windows.
What does this mean? As many of you have probably seen, large windows can confuse our feathered friends and often result in them crashing into these unseen surfaces. UW Eau Claire is restoring Native plants to their grounds and with this comes more birds!
We were tasked with the fun puzzle of creating huge pieces of art with no more than 3 inches of space between! This seems simple? haha jokes on us. But one of our favorite things is creating usable, real life Ojibwe art. Pieces that work in specific spaces. How to make art small enough to make that three inch margin but big enough to be seen clearly from far away! And at Heart Berry we love to create art that has space and simplicity. There is a poetry to the way old style beadwork holds our plants. There is rest in the blank spaces.
These kind of thoughtful, beautiful projects are a joy to work on. Needless to say, many iterations later we are proud to share these windows with you!
We want to thank the UW Eau Claire for their beautiful land restoration work and thoughtful care of our feathered friends.
Do you want to create a custom installation? Email us info@heartberry.com
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