Flawed & Fabulous!
Featuring Eco-Conscious, Upcycled & Gently Used Furniture - Copyright by Lyrae Perry 2012
A whimsical and useful line of furniture items featuring...what else? Birds! The furniture is refinished and I paint portraits of the most beautiful birds on the planet on table tops and benches. I enlist help from my macaw and cockatoo friends who add some special touches. It's a wonderful co-creative process and it's a lot of fun! The birds help me make something special for you, and therefore each piece is a unique artwork.
The surface of the artwork is sealed with a durable varathane, which resists water, most cleaning supplies, alcohol and is easily maintained. It's recommended that the painted furniture pieces be used indoors or in a protected patio. All pieces receive a satin finish, unless otherwise specified or requested by you.
If you plan to use your furniture piece outside, please let me know and I can use an exterior grade of varathane which will better withstand weathering. Please note that the paint used for the bird images may fade or discolor in high intensity, long-term direct sunlight, or any other extremes in weather, including cold. Short term exposure is not usually a problem as the varathane contains a sunscreen to protect the surface and color. All reasonable care for this art-furniture is your responsibility once it is in your possession.
If you want a particular species painted on a table or bench, please contact me with your request. Prices do vary according to the size and type of furniture piece. I will post a picture and price for current offerings when available, however, these sell quickly and most people order ahead.
Generally, the price for a tray table starts at $50 plus shipping, and prices go up from there.
Please Note: Your purchase of any Flawed & Fabulous product helps animals and the environment. I donate 10% of the purchase price for each piece sold towards a charity for birds or habitat protection.
The surface of the artwork is sealed with a durable varathane, which resists water, most cleaning supplies, alcohol and is easily maintained. It's recommended that the painted furniture pieces be used indoors or in a protected patio. All pieces receive a satin finish, unless otherwise specified or requested by you.
If you plan to use your furniture piece outside, please let me know and I can use an exterior grade of varathane which will better withstand weathering. Please note that the paint used for the bird images may fade or discolor in high intensity, long-term direct sunlight, or any other extremes in weather, including cold. Short term exposure is not usually a problem as the varathane contains a sunscreen to protect the surface and color. All reasonable care for this art-furniture is your responsibility once it is in your possession.
If you want a particular species painted on a table or bench, please contact me with your request. Prices do vary according to the size and type of furniture piece. I will post a picture and price for current offerings when available, however, these sell quickly and most people order ahead.
Generally, the price for a tray table starts at $50 plus shipping, and prices go up from there.
Please Note: Your purchase of any Flawed & Fabulous product helps animals and the environment. I donate 10% of the purchase price for each piece sold towards a charity for birds or habitat protection.
"We made something special just for you!" - Copyright by Lyrae Perry 2012
This is the painted and finished surface of the hardwood TV Table. The images are Hyacinth Macaws, and the the words, "We made something special just for you!" are hand painted by me.
The decorative edge finish, i.e. chunks taken out of the table, were beak-done by a couple of creative macaws who had nothing better to do on a Tuesday afternoon. They did a terrific job considering that they are basically not destructive birds. We did have a chat about speeding up the process a bit. Only time will tell if my speech was motivating enough.
A TV table like this sells for $60, plus shipping and handling. I have a few other table styles and will post those completed works as soon as they are ready. If you'd like one please put a note in the contact form on my home page!
The decorative edge finish, i.e. chunks taken out of the table, were beak-done by a couple of creative macaws who had nothing better to do on a Tuesday afternoon. They did a terrific job considering that they are basically not destructive birds. We did have a chat about speeding up the process a bit. Only time will tell if my speech was motivating enough.
A TV table like this sells for $60, plus shipping and handling. I have a few other table styles and will post those completed works as soon as they are ready. If you'd like one please put a note in the contact form on my home page!
This Flawed & Fabulous TV table sold 4-15-12!
Telephone Stand & Magazine Rack - Copyright by Lyrae Perry 2012
_ The images are
Hyacinth Macaws, and the the words, "We made something special just for
you!" are hand painted by me on this hardwood telephone stand and magazine rack. It looks just like the above image of the TV table tray.
This piece of fun furniture has been appropriately altered by my co-artist ( a Greenwing macaw) and is ready for a new home!
Available 1-21-12 - Price: $80.00 SOLD 4-15-12
If you live in the Phoenix area, you can pick it up. This piece doesn't fold flat for shipping, but if you've got to have it, I may be able to take it apart and ship it.
This piece of fun furniture has been appropriately altered by my co-artist ( a Greenwing macaw) and is ready for a new home!
Available 1-21-12 - Price: $80.00 SOLD 4-15-12
If you live in the Phoenix area, you can pick it up. This piece doesn't fold flat for shipping, but if you've got to have it, I may be able to take it apart and ship it.
Here's the newest Flawed & Fabulous table !
Commissioned 4-15-12
Portraits of two very loved birds--a Moluccan cockatoo and a Congo African Grey.
This was a lot of fun to paint! If you'd like to have your beloved pet's portrait painted on
a very useful piece of upcycled furniture, please contact me for a quote. All of these pieces
are unique and I can't guarantee that you'd get exactly the same piece, and for the same price,
but I can usually find something close that will please.
This piece sold for $180.00
This was a lot of fun to paint! If you'd like to have your beloved pet's portrait painted on
a very useful piece of upcycled furniture, please contact me for a quote. All of these pieces
are unique and I can't guarantee that you'd get exactly the same piece, and for the same price,
but I can usually find something close that will please.
This piece sold for $180.00
This is a view of the table top showing
the details of the painting.
The table is sold wood, dark walnut in color. The portraits
are painted by hand and then the top of the table is given two
coats of verathane to protect the surface from marring.
are painted by hand and then the top of the table is given two
coats of verathane to protect the surface from marring.
Flawed & Fabulous Cache Boxes - Upcycled and ready to use!
These cool cache boxes are one-of-a-kind art. Nearly all of them are solid hardwood and really nice. I refinish and refurbish them as needed. Some sport prints of my artwork and some are hand-painted with my original art. The boxes make nice gifts, are inexpensive to ship, and eco-friendly too.
You're doing something good for the earth when you buy one of these in two ways:
1. You are upcycling a solid wood product and giving it new life
2. 10% of all proceeds are donated to a wildlife project
$ 25.00 - Hyacinth & Lear's Macaw Cache box with fine art print - copyright by Lyrae Perry 2012 - this box has
a sliding top lid and is painted inside. Shipping & Handling: $7.00 via USPS
$ 15.00 - Black Headed Caique Parrot Cache box with fine art print - copyright by Lyrae Perry 2012 - this box has a hinged top and is finished wood inside. Shipping & Handling: $ 6.00 via USPS
You're doing something good for the earth when you buy one of these in two ways:
1. You are upcycling a solid wood product and giving it new life
2. 10% of all proceeds are donated to a wildlife project
$ 25.00 - Hyacinth & Lear's Macaw Cache box with fine art print - copyright by Lyrae Perry 2012 - this box has
a sliding top lid and is painted inside. Shipping & Handling: $7.00 via USPS
$ 15.00 - Black Headed Caique Parrot Cache box with fine art print - copyright by Lyrae Perry 2012 - this box has a hinged top and is finished wood inside. Shipping & Handling: $ 6.00 via USPS
Other Cache Boxes...
I collect many different boxes and here is a picture of some of them in my studio ready for art work, paint and prints. I put two finished pieces in the picture so you have an idea of what can be done with the rest of the boxes. If you want a special bird or any other image put on a cache box, please let me know...I'll be happy to customize one just for you. The prices vary with the type and size of the box and also if it will be including a print (less expensive option) or if it will have an original painting added by me (more expensive). Price Range: $15 - $150 each.
Two of the unfinished boxes in this picture are really recipe card holders and both are in near new condition. The other boxes are all hardwoods and have beautiful finishes already. The frame with the pencil holder attached at the top right is perfect for a small original painting, as is the maple colored flat box under the Hyacinth and Lear's macaw box. The large dark box at the left rear could be fitted with either a print or an original artwork. All other boxes will have original art painted directly on them.
Two of the unfinished boxes in this picture are really recipe card holders and both are in near new condition. The other boxes are all hardwoods and have beautiful finishes already. The frame with the pencil holder attached at the top right is perfect for a small original painting, as is the maple colored flat box under the Hyacinth and Lear's macaw box. The large dark box at the left rear could be fitted with either a print or an original artwork. All other boxes will have original art painted directly on them.
"MY FAVORITE BIRD SHIRT"
New T-shirt design from Flawed & Fabulous!
Copyright by Lyrae Perry 2012
Believe it or not, this is a high quality, heavy weight T-shirt. It's been pre-washed & shrunk and has been hand decorated with realistically colored, carefully placed, hypo-allergenic, completely machine washable, droppings in 3-D paint!
You can wear this to the Canadian Parrot Conference and blend in with the crowd! Or, wear this when your bird is on your shoulder with confidence. Your bird's droppings will be indistinguishable from the decoration - no one need know your birdies poop is not part of the design...
$30.00 each includes Shipping and Handling - Please contact me via the form on my home page for your custom-made T-shirt.
Warning: Non-bird people will be freaked out if you wear this in public---but if you have birds, you already know this and you probably don't care.
You can wear this to the Canadian Parrot Conference and blend in with the crowd! Or, wear this when your bird is on your shoulder with confidence. Your bird's droppings will be indistinguishable from the decoration - no one need know your birdies poop is not part of the design...
$30.00 each includes Shipping and Handling - Please contact me via the form on my home page for your custom-made T-shirt.
Warning: Non-bird people will be freaked out if you wear this in public---but if you have birds, you already know this and you probably don't care.
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images are copyrighted and owned by the artist Lyrae Perry. No use or
reproduction in any form is allowed without express written permission
from the artist.
I do license images to individuals and businesses - please contact me if you'd like to purchase a limited use license for any of my images. Some of my artwork images state a copyright is owned by another company - you may not use those images without express permission of the owner of the copyright either. I can be reached by email at: [email protected].
I do license images to individuals and businesses - please contact me if you'd like to purchase a limited use license for any of my images. Some of my artwork images state a copyright is owned by another company - you may not use those images without express permission of the owner of the copyright either. I can be reached by email at: [email protected].