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Plumage Series

The Plumage collection is a limited edition of 75 flipbook machines capturing the essence of winged hummingbirds and butterflies in full flight.

Each of the bird flipbook machines within the Plumage Collection begin with paintings hand made by siblings Sheila and J. C. Fontanive. These special artworks were originally commissioned by the prestigious Art in Embassies U.S. Department of State program, and are on permanent view at the U.S. Embassy in Paraguay.

Black-Throated Mango Hummingbird

Flipbook Machine

Flipbook Machine Purple-Throated Euphonia Bird

Purple-Throated Euphonia Songbird

Flipbook Machine

Purple Owl Butterfly Flipbook Machine

Purple Owl Butterfly

Flipbook Machine

Aerial Series

The Aerial collection is a limited edition of 100 flipbook machines, a vivarium of delicately printed butterflies and moths. This limited collection of motor driven artworks is an investigation into the delicate nuances of movement. The intrinsic nature of the tiny creature's mechanics inspire the seamless fluidity of the motorized mechanism.

Flipbook Machine Butterfly

Paper Kite Butterfly

Flipbook Machine

Flipbook Machine Butterfly

Orange-Barred Sulphur Butterfly

Flipbook Machine

Flipbook Machine Atlas Moth

Flipbook Machine