Strigaformes

A single sheet of paper that was made at the Morgan Paper Conservatory holds stitched text and, hidden on first glance, a selection of small bones extracted from owl pellets stitched in place. Housed in a bespoke box that forms part of the artwork.

I recently realized that I haven't seen any owls in a while. Nor have I been able to add to my collection of owl pellets. With the likelihood of being able to add to my owl pellet stash disappearing, I decided to share some of the tiny bone bits found in owl pellets with others. This was a time consuming book to make. A wish to use materials that enhanced both the look and feel of the paper I started with turned me towards weaving and felting, so I had to learn about both of those techniques for working with fiber. The decision to use woven and felted fiber on the book case necessitated more experimentation, trial and error.