After placing photos of the birds on different shapes to see how they looked, Kaszovitz decided to use the skylight as a mold to cast paper sculptures made from recycled cotton materials and her photos. Afterward, she worked in images of 14th century manuscripts she’d been researching by painting or “collaging” them into the sculptures,

Article source: http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-04-20/news/fl-artist-profile-debra-kaszovitz-042212-20120420_1_grackles-birds-sculptures