feather art....

Julie Thompson - Featherlady Studio...


my dear friend, pandora, always sends me the most interesting art in emails...which i often times share with you on my blog...and again, i will do so...

i was amazed when i saw these feather pieces...i had never seen painted feathers before and found them intriguing right from the beginning...i felt like i must research this medium, after all, an art that i hadn't been exposed to in any of my travels?

believe it or not... there are MANY feather artists...just one click to google and names were coming up to surf. it seems to be something that is focused on in the northeast - a combination of found objects, the inspiration of the outdoor life, and the talents of an artist - all collide to bring you these amazing pieces...



i wanted to focus on one artist in particular... Julie Thompson, Featherlady Studio... her artwork is to be appreciated with a fine eye... with each piece taking several weeks to complete, only a limited number of pieces are available each year from her studio...



a bit about julie....



"Being around such awe-inspiring scenery, the wildlife, and the people has given me a tremendous appreciation for the Pacific Northwest and all its unique qualities. These influences permeate most of my works. I'm in the Puget Sound region.







I began painting feathers back in 1990, purely as a means of putting to use all the broad sturdy wing feathers that my mother's peacocks would shed. I had never seen this done before, but knowing the bonding properties of acrylic paint, I thought it was a feasible experiment. I began with simple subject matters like pictographs and still-life's, but soon that grew to a very broad range of subject matter.




I learned my method of pen-and-ink stipple while working as a graphics specialist for an archaeological firm. Lithic illustration was quite a challenge, and I would marvel over the fine tight detail in printed illustrations. I soon found that this style worked very nicely in wildlife illustration, and that I could achieve an enormous amount of detail, form, light and shadow, and a wealth of textures."


this is all so fascinating to me - i hope you enjoy reading and looking over her work... and here is a direct link to julie's site... i have only featured a very small segment of her work.... each and every piece is a small special treasure...available framed.... so go and browse!

http://www.featherlady.net/index.html