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Drawers full of bird eggs, nests, and feathers will be a special feature of the Lunder Education Center in the newly renovated museum. These pieces are fascinating and beautiful, but the museum staff wants students and families to do more than admire the specimens.
"We want to inspire viewers to care about the lives of birds and understand their important role in our ecology," says chief educator Joanna Torow.
LK Weiss, a designer, illustrator, and founder of Portland Design Co., will work with the museum to illustrate the details of birdlife and scientific concepts, such as how birds fly.
Weiss will apply her artistic and design skills to represent the subjects accurately and highlight details that might get lost in a photograph or be noticed only through the trained eye of a scientist.
Last month Weiss spent several hours at the museum with Joanna Torow and conservator Teresa Myer to work on drawer layouts, specimen mounts, and the design interplay of specimens, illustrations, and text labels. More work sessions will be scheduled to fine-tune details and ensure that every bird feather, wing, and bone gets its moment to shine.
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