An artist who uses found objects to create masterpieces makes clunky scrap metal look as light as a feather. It takes years for South Carolina artist Matt Wilson, 37, to gather the medium he works in—old silverware and other metal junk, as well as driftwood and natural materials—which he combines to create animals that seem to have a life of their own. Birds, in particular, have become a mainstay in Wilson’s body of work. Making use of metal spoons, forks, and other cutlery, his avian creations are so lifelike, they look as if they could take flight at any second. “One day, I was working on building a motorcycle out of found objects. I used a bent spoon for one of the parts, and thought it looked like the head of a bird,” Wilson told The Epoch Times. “So, I made a simple bird out of two spoons. My birds …