Voice of the Caldera

'detail' shown in image 2 & 3

Out of this magnificent & abundant region comes the diminishing calls of some rare & endangered birds. If we are quiet we can still hear some of their calls...

Represented in fused glass is the arial view of the Caldera land formation where spiralling out come the sounds of several birds, revealed here by the distinctive call of the Olive Whistler. On each note are fused iron oxide images of, in order of appearance the Olive Whistler, Paradise Riflebird, Rufus Scrub bird, Coxen's Fig Parrot, White Browed Scrub Wren, Rainbow Bee Eater, Dollarbird, Eastern Bristlebird, Tawny Frogmouth, Mistletoe Bird, Wompoo Fruit Dove and last but not least the Regent Bowerbird.

 This work was created for the Caldera Artfest 2011 and is over 1 meter across