The Story of the Feather Ball
The inspiration for the feather ball came from an experience I recently had with a Carolina Wren. In February, I took two months off to remodel my kitchen. Upon returning to the studio I discovered a wren had built a nest in a container on a shelf in the corner of my studio. I was shocked at the amount of work this bird had gone through to build her home. For every leaf and pine needle she brought in, she had to fly through my ventilation system, over my workbench littered with broken glass and across my studio. I couldn’t imagine how many times she had braved these obstacles to build her nest. I felt bad to disturb her plans, but I had to return to work. I worked all day and decided to leave the nest where it lay as a reminder of the benefits of hard work. The next day I was admiring the nest again and discovered she had returned to her nest and laid an egg! I couldn’t believe it! Again I felt horrible, assuming she would not return after another full day of me working in the studio keeping her away. The next day I discovered again another egg had been laid overnight! Two more nights went by and each morning I discovered an addition to the nest until there were four eggs. I realized then that nothing was going to keep this bird from making her home in my studio, with all the loud noise and long hours away from her eggs aside. I started to worry; it couldn’t be good for the eggs to be exposed to the cold air for eight hours at a stretch, so I decided to take a chance. During the day I would move the container with the nest close to my warm kiln, trying to give them an edge against the spring chill, in the evening finishing up I would move the nest to exactly the spot it lay in before. I did this faithfully for about ten days, but I was constantly worried about the eggs. I decided to move the nest into the ventilation duct and close it off so she would have privacy and I prayed she would accept the move as being better for the both of us. The next day I saw her fly out of the duct as I approached….success! Four baby Carolina Wrens hatched two weeks later. The whole experience was amazing and
totally surreal. The fact that the little bird decided to return to her nest after I had moved it had a profound effect on me.
It is a reminder of the beauty and resilience of nature and life.
THE SYMBOLISM OF THE FEATHER BALL
I see the feather representing a dream or goal that you may have and the clear ball surrounding it representing the importance of seeing that dream everyday and protecting it, until it can fly. There is other significance to this idea,
I invite you to find your own interpretation of the feather ball.
totally surreal. The fact that the little bird decided to return to her nest after I had moved it had a profound effect on me.
It is a reminder of the beauty and resilience of nature and life.
THE SYMBOLISM OF THE FEATHER BALL
I see the feather representing a dream or goal that you may have and the clear ball surrounding it representing the importance of seeing that dream everyday and protecting it, until it can fly. There is other significance to this idea,
I invite you to find your own interpretation of the feather ball.