As received
Extremely dusty and dirty, birds askew
Layers of dust, missing glass eyes
Dust and very dirty groundscape
So much dust the colour and pattern of the bird is not even distinguishable
Knocked from his perch, utterly disheveled
Groundscape removed, birds cleaned and reattached to perches
Missing eyes replaced
"Fluffed" after cleaning
Feathers put back into place
New groundscape installed, with some of the original reused
The finished piece
Finished piece, side view
Back, note wood case was repainted in glossy black
Finished piece, side view
Finished piece, close up
Original "nest" reused in new groundscape
Original painted background cleaned, much more vibrant now
Patterns and subtle colours now visible
Before and After side by side