One of my favorite places is the junk-yard, where on the ground, I find the best rusty stuff -- free. These rusty things worked well with a newly found beach-worn pine cone that happened to look like an owl with his back turned away.
The bent coat hanger became the branch, the bed springs became the eyes, and I thought the tightly wound springs at the bottom suggested tail feathers. I weathered and rusted the top finial (originally plastic), and used upholstery samples (in fall colors) for the background.
