Three studies of warblers for a new singing circuit (work in progress). The Red warbler lives in Mexico’s highlands, although its territory may become more northern as a consequence of climate change. The Cerulean warbler is considered to be at high risk of extinction due to human destruction of habitat. The Yellow warbler lives in North America and is thankfully not at risk for the moment.
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Big Pretty Bird process /
Front and back of my “Big Pretty Bird” printed circuit board in the factory, just prior to etching. August 2019
Analog electronic warbler experiment /
This analog electronic birdsong generator circuit is comprised of 5 transistor oscillators, several passive filters, and an audio transformer “voice” generator.
PCB fine art edition, WIP /
Detail of a work in progress (printed circuit board as a fine art edition). Kelly Heaton, August, 2019
Birds, electricity, anthropocene /
From a work in progress, 07-30-19
Birds and the circuits that surround us.
Detail of new work in progress /
Detail of new work in progress, 2019
Ghost Bird /
Ghost Bird, 2019
Pretty Bird gets Bigger /
A to-scale inkjet print of my latest (and considerably larger) pretty bird circuit. Kelly Heaton, July 2019
My Pretty Bird circuit is about to fly to China and get bigger.