Create modern wall art with a map, board, glue, and paint. Glue a discarded map to a piece of heavy cardboard or a piece of plywood. Wrap the edges of the map around the back of the board. Paint a tree branch or a telephone wire on the map. Complete the artwork by painting or gluing silhouettes of birds on the branch or wire. Spray or brush clear shellac over the artwork to seal it. Attach a hanging wire to the back or frame the piece.
Colorful pieces of rustic folk art can be created with wire, aluminum foil, newspaper, glue, and paint. Form a basic bird shape from a piece of wire. Flesh it out with newspaper and aluminum foil. Cover the entire bird form with 5 to 6 layers of wet newspaper dipped in glue. Create a beak and wings from this papier-mâché material. Allow to dry.
Fashion legs from pieces of wire. Bend one end of a piece of wire down an inch. Press this end into the body of the bird at an angle. The bend in the wire should hold the leg in place inside the sculpture. To allow the piece to stand, bend the other end of the wire down. Paint the piece with acrylic paints. Colorful feathers can be glued on for the tail, wings, or top of the bird's head.
Create bird wall art from pieces of thin metal and acrylic paint. Wearing gloves, cut the top and bottom from an aluminum can with a pair of sharp shears. Hammer out the metal to flatten and to give it texture. Draw and cut out a bird shape. Use pliers to bend the edges to form wings and a beak. Paint your bird with paint formulated for use on metal. Finish with a coat of clear shellac. A flock of birds can be hung in a V formation on your wall or even made into a wind chime.