In a world filled with low quality mass-produced items, there is something special about beautiful things with age and history. I have a particular affection for old yellow ware bowls like the one in this drawing. The vintage flour canister is one of a set of four from the late 1940s or early 1950s. They belonged to my mother and hold special meaning to me. I still use them today. When baking, I’m a fan of old-fashioned pie birds to vent steam. One day the idea for this drawing popped into my head: A freshly baked berry pie with a bird in it, next to a berry-eating bird on a bowl; thus, the name "Pie Birds."