Chris Maynard
Intricate art carved from feathers
Chris Maynard carves intricate art out of naturally shed feathers – usually presented in quality, simple lacquered shadow-box frames.
About Chris Maynard
“My work with feathers gives me a satisfying perch from which to view the world.”
— Chris Maynard
Feathers have always been part of Chris Maynards life. They represent flight, transformation, and a bridge between our present lives and our dreams. Since feathers are universal symbols these qualities, Maynard’s art speaks to many people’s longings as well as to people who revere birds.
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Shadow Box Gallery
Installations
Large or small original art on walls or in shadowboxes, in museums, hotels, businesses, and homes.
Feather Photography
Photographs made by Chris Maynard in studio to showcase the incredible features of each feather.
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Printed Book
Search the images in this book for a wonder of creativity and learn about the importance of feathers as symbols of our aspirations. Using his ancestor's tools, mainly surgical scalpels, Chris Maynard carves meaning into feathers. Since birds can fly and we cannot, feathers have become symbols of this aspiration for all cultures around the world. Feathers, themselves are perfect creations. Maynard adds interest, nuance, and content for us by carving them into images that we can relate to and find meaning in. This book centers around Maynard's last ten years of art, created between 2015 and 2025. Instead of chapters, he writes snippets for each image, exploring the symbolism and myths associated with feathers, the values and thoughts that arise when observing birds, their flight, and their behavior. This book is the first of four new books of Maynard's art: Meaning. The following books will be about Flight, Biology, and the last book will be about Art including his process for working this unique technique.
Chris Maynard’s book, Feathers, Form and Function: what feathers are, how they work, and why we find them alluring offers a quality tabletop book of his art with insight into how feathers grow, how they evolved, what they are made of, and what they do for the birds. He explores how feathers have given humans meaning for millennium.
Videos
Watch Chris demonstrate techniques, give talks & more.