Aviary
Birds are found all around the world. They remind us of ourselves yet are also able to fly up in the heavens. Artists around the globe respond to the birds they admire in myriad ways using a wide variety of materials and techniques.
Learn about how 60 master artists were inspired by birds to create glorious art. In the hands of these artists, the humblest materials: thread, paper, and fabric go through an alchemical transformation into incredible art. Immerse yourself in art that celebrates the birds which bring life into our landscapes and joy into our lives.
Aviary is based upon “Stitched Journeys with Birds: Inspiration to Let Your Creativity Take Flight” (Schiffer, late 2023) by SAQA’s Executive Director Martha Sielman. This publication is available on Amazon.
- Works of Art: 68
- Linear Feet: 250
- Availability: through December 2027
- All hanging apparatus included
- Full color catalog available
- Shipping included in loan fee.
Current Travel Schedule
Gadsden Arts Center & Museum, Quincy, Florida: September 19 - December 14, 2024
McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina: January 13 - April 18, 2025
Brigham City Museum of Art & History, Brigham City, Utah: June 28 - September 27, 2025
International Museum of Art & Science, McAllen, Texas: March 21 - June 21, 2026
Longmont Museum, Longmont, Colorado: February 20 - September 26, 2027
Included Artwork
The Birds and the Beads
Thom Atkins
Santa Cruz California, USA
Size: 74 x 42 in (188 x 107 cm)
Street Cleaner
Barbara Yates Beasley
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Size: 30 x 20 in (76 x 51 cm)
Catch Me If You Can
Linda Fjeldsted Blust
Camarillo, California, USA
Size: 17 x 26 x 6 in (43 x 66 x 15 cm)
Ostriches
Tracey Cameron
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Size: 35 x 64 in (89 x 163 cm)
Bad Hair Day
Lisa M. Charles
Ranchester, Wyoming, USA
Size: 12 x 12 in (30 x 30 cm)
Super Hero
Carolyn Crump
Houston, Texas, USA
Size: 12 x 7 in (30 x 18 cm)
Really Deep Southern Sunshine
Phyllis Cullen
Ninole, Hawaii, USA
Size: 52 x 54 in (132 x 137 cm)
New Jersey Shore Bird
Vivika Hansen DeNegre
Guilford, Connecticut, USA
Size: 12 x 10 in (30 x 25 cm)
Memento Mori: the 100 Dead Birds Project
Carol Eckert
Tempe, Arizona, USA
Size: (Variable)
Freestate Flamingos
Ethelda Ellis
Rosenalis, County Laois, Ireland
Size: 32 x 40 in (80 x 100 cm)
An Early Spring Day
Noriko Endo
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Size: 78 x 59 in (198 x 150 cm)
Precarious Balance
Laura Fogg
Ukiah, California, USA
Size: 43 x 51 in (109 x 130 cm)
Repose
Mita Giacomini
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Size: 20 x 26 in (51 x 66 cm)
Ornithology of Oz
Helen Godden
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Size: 76 x 76 in (193 x 193 cm)
My Corner of the World
Chantal Guillermet
Loire-Atlantique, France
Size: 40 x 40 in (102 x 102 cm)
Song Bird
Kathryn Harmer Fox
East London, South Africa
Size: 51 x 40 in (130 x 100 cm)
Requiem for the Birds
Annie Helmericks-Louder
Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
Size: 11 x 6 x 4 in (27 x 15 x 10 cm)
Standing Tall
Linda S. Hoffmeister
New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA
Size: 25 x 24 in (64 x 61 cm)
Gwendolyn
Nancy Hull
Hamilton Hills, Ontario, Canada
Size: 15 x 24 x 21 in (37 x 61 x 53 cm)
And Then There Were Three
Cathy Jack Coupland
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Size: 16 x 82 in (41 x 208 cm)
Just Fly
Jill Kerttula
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Size: 48 x 48 in (122 x 122 cm)
Quail Among the Miners Lettuce
Denise E. Killingsworth
Walnut Creek, California, USA
Size: 18 x 30 in (46 x 76 cm)
My Divorce Quilt: Shredded
Susan Fletcher King
Houston, Texas, USA
Size: 48 x 36 in (122 x 91 cm)
Patience
Angela Knapp
Castle Cary, Somerset, United Kingdom
Size: 21 x 27 in (52 x 67 cm)
Roosters
Natasha Lashko
Size: 12 x 12 in (30 x 30 cm)
Above the Clouds
Yemima Lavan
Modiin, Israel
Size: 20 x 24 in (51 x 61 cm)
Formosa Taijiang
Hsin-Chen Lin
Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China
Size: 90 x 110 in (229 x 279 cm)
3 Ducks
Irene MacWilliam
Dunmurry, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Size: 24 x 12 in (61 x 30 cm)
Death and Transfiguration
Irene Manion
Dora Creek, New South Wales, Australia
Size: 36 x 20 in (91 x 51 cm)
Preparing for Adulthood
Irene Manion
Dora Creek, New South Wales, Australia
Size: 21 x 18 in (53 x 46 cm)
Wild Birds of My Soul are Disturbed from their Roost
Lesley Mayfield
Winlaw, British Columbia, Canada
Size: 50 x 44 in (127 x 112 cm)
Florida Beach Patrol
Kestrel Michaud
West Melbourne, Florida, USA
Size: 24 x 18 in (61 x 46 cm)
Bush Larrikins
Beth Miller
Kambah, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Size: 79 x 63 in (201 x 159 cm)
Maybelle
Margaret A. Noah
Montrose, Colorado, USA
Size: 57 x 38 in (144 x 95 cm)
Mr. Woolrich
Carla Osterby
Centralia, Washington, USA
Size: 11 x 4 x 2 in (28 x 10 x 4 cm)
Pheasant & Lapwing
Mandy Pattullo
Newcastle, United Kingdom
Size: 11 x 16 in (28 x 41 cm)
Blue Gardener
Sharon Peoples
O'Connor, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Size: 63 x 33 in (160 x 84 cm)
Mad As A Wet Hen
Pamela Pilcher
Portland, Oregon, USA
Size: 23 x 27 in (57 x 67 cm)
Oyster Catchers - The Shoreline
Beth and Trevor Reid
Gowrie, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Size: 15 x 50 in (37 x 127 cm)
Screaming Bird
Hanneke Reinalda-Poot
Purmerend, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Size: 14 x 18 in (36 x 46 cm)
Bee-Eater
Laura Schlipf
Los Angeles, California, USA
Size: 9 x 4 x 7 in (23 x 10 x 18 cm)
Dead As A Dodo
Janet Scruggs
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Size: 8 x 8 in (20 x 20 cm)
Suburban Nest
Sara Sharp
Austin, Texas, USA
Size: 32 x 48 in (81 x 122 cm)
Crows - The Gathering and the Taken
Jo Smith
Northeast Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Size: 17 x 13 in (43 x 33 cm)
The Lord of Birds: Hunting in Mongolia
Mary Jane Sneyd
Dunedin, New Zealand
Size: 35 x 56 in (88 x 142 cm)
Wings of Love
Heidi Strand
Reykjavik, Iceland
Size: 28 x 37 in (71 x 94 cm)
Acorn Nuthatch
Sarah H. Suplina
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Size: 8 x 8 x 1 in (20 x 20 x 3 cm)
Maddy
Blair Treuer
Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
Size: 51 x 72 x 4 in (130 x 183 x 10 cm)
Crow series (triptych)
Emily Tull
Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom
Size: 40 x 12 in (102 x 30 cm)
Target Practice
Joan Webster-Vore
Hudson, Iowa, USA
Size: 60 x 96 x 2 in (152 x 244 x 5 cm)
Family Affair
Valerie Cecilia White
Denver, Colorado, USA
Size: 39 x 39 in (99 x 99 cm)
One for Sorrow, Two for Joy... (series of seven)
Lesley Wood
Durham, County Durham, United Kingdom
Size: Variable sizes approximately 16x12 inches each (set of seven)
Absurd Birds
Zara Zannettino
Highbury, South Australia, Australia
Size: 21 x 60 in (53 x 152 cm)