3 Feather Wolf

Way back in December, I had a request for a fan painted with wolves.  Two cubs if I could.  She wanted it by April for her man as a gift.  Now to be honest, I am ridiculous when it comes to commission pieces and I make myself nervous to the point I'm scared to work on it.  So that being said, I waited till mid March to start it.  Apparently...I work better under pressure

It turned out really great!  It was a bit of a challenge to work across three feathers.  I don't have the photo of the ends because the shafts still need cleaned up and wrapped, but hopefully everything in this go round will eventually make it much easier to do another fan in the future!

Simple Wrapped Feathers

Painting takes a lot of time and energy.  And when going to CNCPPD 2010, I wanted to have some other options for someone looking for feathers.  These wrapped feathers use turkey wing or tail feather as the main feathers.  They're decorated with macaw, pheasant, and guinea hen at the base, wrapped with sinewette and shells, beads, stone, and crystals.  I'm glad that I have a box of feathers lying around from all those times I visited zoo's and aviaries, and especially friends that have exotic birds.  And another thank you to my mother, who has been picking me up guinea hen and pheasant feathers when she sees them on sale.