Each feather, it fell from skin

04 Dec 2014 13:40 in Art Less than 1 minute read

It’s amazing what a person can do with some patience and a sharp knife. Chris Maynard makes shadowboxes of birds from feathers. He has a new book out, Feathers, Form and Function.

Crow Roost - Chris Maynard - a feather cut to look like crows roosting in a tree

Crow Roost

Arias Wedding - Chris Maynard - two feathers, one blue, one yellow, cut to look like birds taking flight and crossing each others' paths

Arisa's Wedding

Pigeon Park - Chris Maynard - a feather cut to look like pigeons roosting on the street and taking flight

Pigeon Park

via Colossal.

Background: Illustration from The Crane Wife by Gennady Spirin.

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