“Flamingo and Flower in France” celebrates the birds and flowers of the Camargue in the south of
France. Almost white when young, they become pink as they eat shrimp in the marshes. These elegant endangered birds gather in lagoons and fly above the white horses and black bulls of the region.

Many birds are challenged by loss of habitat from natural disasters as well as climate change and commercial development. My art honors these birds through hand-cut, sculpted, layered papers that offer a playful and colorful representation of their forms and feathers. Rare and endangered birds are especially vulnerable, and I hope my art draws attention to their plight and demonstrates hope for their survival. As Emily Dickinson wrote: “Hope is the thing with feathers.”