Birds Art Life: A Year Of Observation
- Author: Kyo Maclear
- Narrator: Laurel Lefkow
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Duration: 4:50:34
Synopsis
A writer’s search for inspiration, beauty, and solace leads her to birds in this intimate and exuberant meditation on creativity and life—a field guide to things small and significant.
When it comes to birds, Kyo Maclear isn’t seeking the exotic. Rather she discovers joy in the seasonal birds that find their way into view in city parks and harbors, along eaves and on wires. In a world that values big and fast, Maclear looks to the small, the steady, the slow accumulations of knowledge, and the lulls that leave room for contemplation.
A distilled, crystal-like companion to H is for Hawk, Birds Art Life celebrates the particular madness of chasing after birds in the urban environment and explores what happens when the core lessons of birding are applied to other aspects of art and life. Moving with ease between the granular and the grand, peering into the inner landscape as much as the outer one, this is a deeply personal year-long inquiry into big themes: love, waiting, regrets, endings. If Birds Art Life was sprung from Maclear’s sense of disconnection, her passions faltering under the strain of daily existence, this book is ultimately about the value of reconnection—and how the act of seeking engagement and beauty in small ways can lead us to discover our most satisfying and meaningful lives.
Chapters
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BirdsArtLife 01 Open
Duration: 35s -
BirdsArtLife 02 Winter
Duration: 17min -
BirdsArtLife 03 December
Duration: 22min -
BirdsArtLife 04 January
Duration: 24min -
BirdsArtLife 05 February
Duration: 28min -
BirdsArtLife 06 Spring
Duration: 19min -
BirdsArtLife 07 April
Duration: 31min -
BirdsArtLife 08 May
Duration: 32min -
BirdsArtLife 09 Summer
Duration: 22min -
BirdsArtLife 10 August
Duration: 22min -
BirdsArtLife 11 Autumn
Duration: 13min -
BirdsArtLife 12 October
Duration: 21min -
BirdsArtLife 13 November
Duration: 19min -
BirdsArtLife 14 Winter
Duration: 13min -
BirdsArtLife 15 Credits
Duration: 38s