EMU FLIGHT

600 x 600mm

Many years ago I was given two large bags of feathers from North Western Queensland, one of which was full of emu feathers.

6 years ago I discovered how truly beautiful these feathers were. Right there and then I decided to place them on Fabriano art paper and frame them in Perspex….

I was excited by the look – no one I knew was using feathers in Perspex….. Creating something new in the art world is a challenge and I felt I had found preserving or recycling beautiful feathers to show many people was exciting.

Here are some emu facts I find very interesting:

• The female emu lays several clutches of eggs in one season – May to June…

• The male incubates the eggs – rarely leaving the nest to eat or drink.  After 8 weeks the eggs hatch and the young are reared by the father until they reach full size, aged 6 – 7 months…..

• The emu is the 2^nd largest bird by height – 1.9m (6.2ft), they can travel great distances and sprint up to 50K/hour….

• Did you know, given the opportunity emu’s swim!