The back side of this little shrine says "the spirits of love are among us like birds at our window sill". As I sat in my studio I was sort of off day dreaming, looking at a photo of my grandfather, long passed away. Just in that moment a little bird perched at my window and I couldn't help feeling it was the spirit of my grandfather hovering about, making sure I felt loved. And I did. This piece started an ongoing connection to birds in many of my pieces. The little cross above the birds head is hand made and aged. This piece can sit on a table or be hung on a wall.