Mister Finch: Textile Artist

An artist that continues to inspire me in my work, and has an especially clear presence within this project is Mister Finch. I've been studying his bird pieces especially in order to begin figuring out what kind of form and pattern my own birds could be constructed to.
The general structures seem relatively easy, with a simple seam running down the chest of the bird and techniques of embroidery and use of wire to give texture and accentuate limbs. What makes Mr Finch's work stand out so much to me is how real these creatures seem; especially the ones that are posed as if they were dead. The poses and stiffness of sculptures add to the realism here, they almost look like taxidermy.
One thing I won't have to worry about in my own work are the faces, as these will be covered with either cast or sewn masks.
My birds will hopefully also have a wire armature running through the legs and wings, and so instead of being immobile sculptures they could hold the potential to move and be posed.