A birdwoman is a being—part human, part bird—influenced by bird-like intuitions. She has instinctive skills of nest-building, navigation or song. She first came to me when I began building large scale nests for myself in the park, and since then I have made dozens of these forms - small homes - out of materials found nearby, in a curious and playful quest to feel grounded and feel held. The nesting is an inquiry seeking to reimagine what it takes to feel safe, connect to the earth, and to, as Donna Haraway says, “make kin with other creatures”.
Birdwoman Essay published in COSMOS Feminist Art Practices & Research (Taylor & Francis) We, the they published in EcoTheo Collective
Watching Bird, 2024, Cardboard, paint and sticks, 36x36" Held from the sky and the ground, 2024, Installation of Branches & Mirror, Forest for Trees Collective on Governors Island, Photo by Paul Rho, ~4x9x9’Nest Woman, 2025, Oil, Snail Shells and Dogwood flowers on wood, 86x45" Collection of Nests, Gathered sticks or other materials, Human-scale nests, 2021-2024Excerpt from my essay Birdwoman, published in 2025 in academic journal Feminist Art Practices & Research, Taylor & Francis.Stone Nest, 2024, High Desert Sites at A-Z West, 2x5x7’Holding, 2022, Laser etched wood panel, 86x45“ Stone Nest, 2024, High Desert Sites at A-Z West, 2x5x7’They held each other (Nesting Project), 2022, 2 minutesSwan neck, 2025, Drawing on Wood, 13.5x13.5" Opening, 2025, Oil and Plaster on Mirror, 28x21"Excerpt from my essay Birdwoman, published in 2025 in academic journal Feminist Art Practices & Research, Taylor & Francis.The one who got free, 2025, Paint, graphite and dogwood flowers on cardboard, 12x7x.5"Birdwomen's Garden, 2025, Mural made in collaboration with the residents at Wanda Patterson Women's Shelter, 2025. I was invited to paint a mural at the newly opened BRC Women’s Shelter in Far Rockaway in collaboration with the residents. The motif of the birdwomen feels uplifting and offered a joyful activity.
Wolfwoman, 2025, Paint on Wood, 36x24x.75"Beaded creature, 2025, Oil paint, dogwood flowers, bone beads, plaster, wood, 8x6x1.5”