Last Saturday, we had the pleasure of playing around with some bird seed sculpture-making in a workshop led by the excellent artist Georgia Gendall while she talked to us about her artist-led green space project the Allotment Club.
Now we have a special treat, after much popular demand Georgia agreed to share her recipe for the bird seed mixture that we had so much fun moulding into different shapes.
Check out the info below and let us know what figures you’re able to make at home! If you’d like, you can even take pictures and tag us in the results at @rule_of_threes on Instagram and @ArtsRule on Twitter
Bird Seed Recipe
4 cups bird seed
1.5 sachets gelatine (veggie)
1/3 cup corn flour,
1/2 cup warm water
3 tbsp corn syrup
Over a medium heat whisk gelatine and water till it forms a thick paste. Whisk in corn syrup and corn flour, then add the bird seed. Once the mixture is cool enough to handle, mould with your hands to make any shape you want, then put the bird seed sculptures in the fridge to set.
OR
2 cups bird seed
2tbsp coconut oil
Melt coconut oil over medium heat add bird seed and mix well. Once the mixture is cool enough to handle, mould with your hands to make any shape you want, then put the bird seed sculptures in the fridge to set.
You can shape your mixture into separate pieces and then fix together with string or cocktail sticks. We hope you (and local birds) enjoy your new sculptures!
