Three prints by internationally renowned feather artist, and Olympia resident, Chris Maynard.

Birds were always a part of Chris Maynard’s childhood. As a young person, he took refuge in the woods around his home in Washington State where, his head nestled in moss, he watched the birds up in the tall trees. He began working with feathers at age 12.

Today, Maynard carves feathers into intricate art in order to make their natural beauty more noticeable. His work highlights the patterns and colors of the feathers themselves, inviting the viewer to look and look again. For him, feathers represent flight, transformation, and a bridge between our present lives and our dreams.

Maynard works with feathers from turkeys, parrots, peacocks, and other birds and crafts them into scenes that are displayed in his world-renowned shadow boxes. A conservationist at heart, Maynard’s feathers are legally obtained. Many of the feathers are naturally shed which means that the birds they came from may still be alive today.

Since feathers are universal symbols of flight, transformation, achievement, and hope, Maynard’s art speaks to many people who long for these qualities as well as people who revere birds.

You may have seen some of Chris’s gorgeous artwork at the Childhood’s End Gallery in downtown Olympia.

To learn more about Chris, please visit: https://www.featherfolio.com

Print One: 12 X 18, “Sapsucker Cheese”, Red Tailed Black Cockatoo feathers
Print Two: 12 X 18, “Evening Rush”, Crow feathers
Print Three: 11 X 14, Untitled, Peacock tail feather

Donated By: Chris Maynard, Feather Artist