CHRIS MAYNARD
Artist Chris Maynard carves feathers into intricate art in order to make their natural beauty more noticeable. 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 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.
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Chris Maynard, Forever
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Chris Maynard, The Window, Miranda Brandon II
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Chris Maynard, And Another Star is Born
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Chris Maynard, Meadow Harken
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Chris Maynard, The Window, Miranda Brandon
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Chris Maynard, Three Woodpeckers
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Chris Maynard, Swallow Clouds study
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Chris Maynard, Bugbird
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Chris Maynard, Guillemot Creates the Starfish
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Chris Maynard, Glorify
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Chris Maynard, Close Call study
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Chris Maynard, Rattle the Cage II
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Chris Maynard, Diving Loon study #4
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Chris Maynard, Swift Transformation
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Chris Maynard, Andrea's Birds
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Chris Maynard, Drop Down study
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Chris Maynard, Witnesses
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Chris Maynard, Argus Owl Mob
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Chris Maynard, Federal Reserve Bird
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Chris Maynard, Dandelion Seeds
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Chris Maynard's work highlights the patterns and colors of the feathers themselves, inviting the viewer to look and look again.