The Nesting for Peace project held its first installation event Monday, March 10, at the offices of the Apex Chamber of Commerce in downtown Apex. Local artist Karin Baumeister-Rehm hung the first of the original art birdhouses to begin an effort to deepen the awareness of all to the need to work toward peace around the world.

“The idea of a whole park filled with colorful birdhouses has been in my mind for many years,” said Baumeister-Rehm. “After a long time of thinking about it and studying ideas the image finally became complete, and I saw what had to be done. This goal is now being realized by an installation starting in Apex designed to spread through the world from there. Each birdhouse will be filled with messages of peace for the world.”

Art is a powerful means to carry a message. Nesting for Peace uses the immense power of art to bring messages of peace to the world.

Each birdhouse will be decorated as an individual work of art, making it a unique and one-of-a-kind object to be enjoyed for its own merit as well as for the message it carries. No two birdhouses will be the same. Each will be suspended from copper wire, formed into the most attractive means to hang the birdhouse and provide the most protection and safety from predators to the birds within.

Personal messages of peace are important, and indeed central, to the project. Through a Web site and letters, short messages and thoughts of peace are being collected from individuals and groups throughput the world to form a universal call for peace.

Birdhouses may be installed virtually anywhere on the planet. This is a project for all to participate.

Birdhouses are available for order through the Nesting for Peace Web site for $35. The charge is to defray the cost of producing the birdhouse.

Visit the Web site (nestingforpeace.com) for information.