Dry Birds
THESE ARE THE ARTICULATED BONES of a kiwi and a house-
martin drawn in a museum using a steel pen, India ink,
and water. Beginning with very pale tones, I darkened
lines as each drawing progressed. With speed, I
sought to capture the form, balance, and sharp, dry,
weightlessness of the kiwi. I made repeated studies of
the housemartin to discover its mechanism of flight.