Grandpas House

I chose to create a birdhouse surrounded by the flowers that my grandpa plants on his property in Michigan every year. My goal was to be as realistic as possible from the tree trunk holding up the birdhouse all the way down to realistic shingles on the bird house. The flowers were hand drawn and cut out of different steels and aluminum to add different colors and textures.

Since moving to Canonsburg, PA, me, my wife and kids have been close enough to visit family a couple of times a year including my wife’s grandfather, Art Magsig, in DeWitt, MI. His 4 acres tucked away in a remote area is like home away from home. He has handmade bird feeders all over the property bringing in all types of beautiful birds and other animals. He has a wide variety of flowers growing around the property like sunflowers, irises (our late grandmother’s favorite), peonies, wildflowers and zinnias—just to name a few. I wanted to create an art piece that reflected the memories and I'm happy to share them with you.

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