"Le Jardinier Satiné", The satin bowerbird, has been on my mind lately—a creature that builds elaborate, color-sorted displays using twigs, flowers, even bits of plastic. (image BBC)

This little bird isn’t particularly pretty or colorful himself, and he doesn’t care where his treasures come from—only how he can use them to build his house. I find that incredibly inspiring. It’s not about perfection or preciousness, but about instinct, adaptability, and creating meaning through arrangement. He reminds me to stay playful and resourceful in my own process—to let materials speak, to build from what’s around me, and to trust that storytelling can come from the most unexpected combinations.

The satin bowerbird 's ability to choose and arrange items based on design, colour, and shape for designing his nest as a performing stage is a lesson of creativity and resilience, a demonstration from Nature about how beauty can emerge from and despite human neglect.