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About taking apart the pieces of the world around us—and finding ways to put them back together with care, reverence, and new life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6052a28455154d124d80f051/56486ede-d32d-4b62-a668-568639a5acdf/Great+White+Heron+Close-up Blog - Paper Taxidermy: Why I Take Birds Apart to Put Them Back Together “Cut-paper collage lets me merge the roles of artist and naturalist—dissecting with precision, then rebuilding into a new artistic form.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6052a28455154d124d80f051/93073f6e-5a39-4f26-b929-271a7b77250a/IMG_1360_jpg.JPG Blog - Paper Taxidermy: Why I Take Birds Apart to Put Them Back Together - Make it stand out Using hand painted papers and scissors to create cut-paper collages inspired by 19th century naturalists. https://annabenifieldart.com/blog/reimagining-audubon monthly 0.5 2025-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6052a28455154d124d80f051/ce03d7a3-e0ff-4cb7-ae69-dc32d69a0417/8ou5z2z6.png Blog - Reimagining Audubon Audubon traveled with his dog and gun, gathering specimens for his iconic bird studies—an approach rooted in his era, but one I reinterpret through collage today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6052a28455154d124d80f051/ba3537ad-c928-46d7-b022-e553bbe6e723/IMG_2630.jpg Blog - Reimagining Audubon Audubon books, my field notes, and ornithological references inform my artwork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6052a28455154d124d80f051/1741126377459-5FGIW3WVOHYWS6HUS2HX/IMG-1811.jpg Blog - Reimagining Audubon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://annabenifieldart.com/home daily 1.0 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6052a28455154d124d80f051/1741185280419-U2QFRXV8M0JX27V0DFR5/In%2Bthe%2BMarsh%2Band%2BMud_%2Bdetail003.jpg Home Intricate cut-paper collage artwork of birds based on John Audubon's Birds of America 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