top of page
REGALIA
Regalia - Red-tailed black cockatoo
Mixed media & archival paper
Regalia - Red-tailed black cockatoo
Mixed media & archival paper
Regalia - Red-tailed black cockatoo
Mixed media & archival paper
Regalia - Red-tailed black cockatoo
Mixed media & archival paper
1/15
Dimensions: H:70cm x W:20cm x L:20cm
Materials: Mixed media and archival paper on wooden plinth
Weight: 2kg
Limited edition of 24
Released: July 2025
Comes with a signed and dated Certificate of Authenticity
Worldwide shipping available
£2250
‘Regalia’ explores ceremony, presence, and performance through the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo’s extraordinary crest. Raised like a ceremonial headdress, the bird occupies a moment of poised authority. The composition draws on operatic theatre, where stillness can be as commanding as movement, and where form, posture and silhouette convey power without spectacle.
Regalia is a finalist in the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year 2026 competition.
The piece is sculpted by hand in clay, which is then moulded and cast, creating the underlying form. Over this, each feather is individually hand-cut and painted from archival paper, and layered, allowing for a texture and delicacy that cannot be achieved through casting alone.
This sculpture captures the bird’s territorial confidence and regal flair, chest proudly lifted, shoulders set, and her magnificent, feathered crown fanned like a stage-worthy headpiece, commanding attention with theatrical poise.
bottom of page