About Us
Growing up in Christchurch, New Zealand, I was inspired by local wildlife to design Windsticks—especially versions with river stones that attract birds and provide enjoyable viewing for people.
Kim
Inventor of Windsticks
Here I am in the Galapagos Islands photographing birds in 40-degree heat.
A Galapagos flycatcher spent hours following me, perching on my lens hood and even sitting on my arm.
I've always loved animals, and they seem to enjoy my company too.
Growing up in Christchurch, New Zealand, our home regularly sheltered injured animals—from magpies and penguins to cats, dogs, and parrots.
We typically had two Great Danes, a fox terrier, a cat, and several birds or recovering creatures at any time.
This experience taught me how to care for animals; some stayed until healed, others, like a one-legged magpie, remained for life.
Inspired by my love for birds, I created Windsticks—a safe way for small birds to feed away from predators, combining functionality with the beauty of moving sculpture.
My Penguin and I
This is a photo of me at age 7 with our rescued Little Blue Penguin.
The Press Newspaper took it for an article about us.
We found the penguin with a broken wing on Waikuku Beach and cared for him until he recovered.
He followed me around our back yard after school, and quickly became friends with our other pets.
My after-school job was to pick up live fish from Independent Fisheries for our little friend, who would only eat them if they were still swimming.
He kept us busy, but I loved having him around, and to this day, seeing a penguin always reminds me of him.
