Brave Birds Inspiration on the Wing

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Maude White’s gorgeous new offering proves a deep trove of inspiration & winged solace. Her words match the calm vibrancy of her papercuts & serve to soothe, balm-like, with their beautiful company. I read the book hungrily in one long sitting, but will go back to it again & again as it offers equal measure of wisdom, the sweet voice of a loved one, & the message we can only get from the wild. While giddily immersing myself in the magic held within the lovely nearly square pages of Brave Birds, it’s message of bravery in ways both large & small formed a wide welcome stripe through the warp of the text. And being a wordsmith myself, smitten with the ways in which well hewn words can subtly cheer & inform, I could not help but think of the connection etymologically between the words courage & heart.

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These papercuts of birds are incredibly detailed and fill me with awe that one person's hand can create them with just an Exacto knife and a piece of regular paper. The book is a perfect size for keeping nearby for inspiration and the meditations that go with each bird are comforting. (Full disclosure: I'm a close friend of the author and I've seen the original pieces in real life.)