{"id":11836,"date":"2018-10-29T09:27:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T13:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=11836"},"modified":"2018-10-29T09:28:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T13:28:59","slug":"the-making-of-an-upcycled-owl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/the-making-of-an-upcycled-owl\/","title":{"rendered":"The Making of an Upcycled Owl"},"content":{"rendered":"

Art is silent but powerful, just like an owl\u2019s wings. To kick off Blue Hills Trailside Museum<\/a>\u2019s very first Owl Festival, which took place on October 13-14, art, imagination, and creativity were combined with science and conservation to create the Plumage Project. The idea for this project was developed by part-time Teacher Naturalist Karin Sanborn, who is an artist among several other avocations.<\/p>\n

\"Plumage

Plumage Project<\/p><\/div>\n

Before the event, a call went out for “feathers” created from found materials. An activity station was set up in the museum so visitors could easily participate. One of the focal points for this project was conservation, so raw materials were pulled out of recycling bins. Old cereal boxes and construction paper scraps were \u201cupcycled\u201d and converted into art.<\/p>\n

Art Meets Science<\/h3>\n

Another focal point of the project was science education. Visitors to the museum used feather templates, labeled with names like \u201cprimary feather\u201d or \u201ccovert feather.\u201d Posters and other visual displays helped visitors explore feathers: the huge variety of shapes, sizes, textures, structures, and functions.<\/p>\n

Each feather on a bird\u2019s body is like a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, with a unique shape that will fit no other place on the bird\u2019s body. And each feather has a specific function, which can range from flight to protecting a bird\u2019s eyes from sun and dust. Hundreds of feathers were either created at the museum or dropped off by visitors.<\/p>\n

Trailside\u2019s Kathleen Regan provided the sweat needed to complete the assembly of the final product, a larger than life sized representation of a Great Horned Owl. We plan on running future cooperative art projects like this one, combining art, science, and conservation with the goal of helping people connect to nature.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Perry Ellis, Blue Hills Trailside Museum Teacher Naturalist<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Art is silent but powerful, just like an owl\u2019s wings. To kick off Blue Hills Trailside Museum\u2019s very first Owl Festival, which took place on October 13-14, art, imagination, and creativity were combined with science and conservation to create the Plumage Project. 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