Thursday 15 December 2016

One Of The Many Things Our Kittens Enjoy,

is chasing feathers,


 but for Olympia, Washington-based artist Chris Maynard

 they are his medium,

he makes shadowboxes of cut feathers depicting the silhouettes of birds as they sing, perch, and swoop across the canvas, from his web page, 'he has worked with feathers since he was twelve. His unique feather shadowboxes are recognised by art collectors, bird lovers, and a wide and interesting variety of people from around the world. He only has time to turn a small portion of his ideas, which fill many notebooks, into his shadow box feather designs. His favourite tools are the tiny eye surgery scissors, forceps, and magnifying glasses passed down through his family, he combines his strong backgrounds in biology and ecology into not only his art, but also a tabletop book and engaging and informative talks on the beauty, function, and meaning of feathers. He is a member of Society of Animal Artists and Artists for Conservation',

above are a number of recent works, some of which will be on view at an upcoming solo show next year at the Bainbridge Museum of Art also You can see much more on his Instagram and Facebook pages, and no I am not on commission, but what an almost magical way to use discarded feathers.


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