The Three Little Swallows
These feathers are less than an inch long! This is as small as I can carve using a surgical scalpel.
Most feathers are not this colorful. In fact, most are some form of brown , black, or white. The feathers that do sport color are almost always small and therefore difficult to carve. I usually cut larger feathers. but these small colorful ones keep calling out. Recently I carved/cut small feathers from Lovebirds, Princess Parrots, Asian Jays, and Amazon Parrots to add some color to my works. They are mostly only about 5 by 7 inches as final pieces….which means they cost less but often take almost as much time to create as larger carvings.