Assemblage “Aviator” by Kharris Brill featuring brass bird figures, gears, handwritten notes, and metal details arranged in a vertical wooden frame.
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Assemblage “Aviator” by Kharris Brill featuring brass bird figures, gears, handwritten notes, and metal details arranged in a vertical wooden frame.
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Aviator

$275.00

13.75” x 6.5” x 2.25”

On display at Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick, ME (open Tues - Fri, 10 - 4; Sunday 10 - 11:30)

Aviator assembles brass birds, gears, and handwritten notes into a poetic meditation on flight. Both mechanical and organic, the piece highlights humanity’s enduring fascination with navigation, skyward journeys, and the balance of precision and instinct.

13.75” x 6.5” x 2.25”

On display at Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick, ME (open Tues - Fri, 10 - 4; Sunday 10 - 11:30)

Aviator assembles brass birds, gears, and handwritten notes into a poetic meditation on flight. Both mechanical and organic, the piece highlights humanity’s enduring fascination with navigation, skyward journeys, and the balance of precision and instinct.

Materials List

  • Vintage brass bird figures

  • Small gears and metal hardware

  • Handwritten paper fragments and notes

  • Glass lens cabochon

  • Painted and textured wood backing

  • Wooden frame

Aviator brings together metal bird forms, gears, and fragments of handwritten notes to create a layered meditation on flight and memory. The interplay of mechanical and organic shapes suggests both engineered and instinctive navigation, evoking the timeless aspiration to take to the skies.