Shadowboxes
Shadowboxes are the heart and soul of Chris Maynard’s work. They are made with legal-to-have, mostly shed feathers, and the finest archival cotton papers. They are framed in quality, simple black lacquered wood frames, built sturdily to last and ready to hang.
Installations
Large or small original art on walls or in shadowboxes, in museums, hotels, businesses, and homes.
Photos & Prints
Photographs made by Chris Maynard in studio to showcase the incredible features of each feather.
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Book
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.
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About Chris Maynard
My work with feathers gives me a satisfying perch from which to view the world.”
— 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.