Saint John the Evangelist (New Spain, 17th century), feather mosaic and paper on copper (Collection Daniel Liebsohn, all images courtesy Himer Verlag unless indicated) Cover of ‘Images Take Flight: ...

The 19th century poet Gerard Manley Hopkins paid homage to the kingfisher’s brilliant plumage in his poem “As Kingfishers ...

ONE of the most dazzling tidbits in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s big show “The Arts in Latin America 1492-1820” is enshrined in a gallery devoted to silver. A richly ornamented chalice made ...

Chris Maynard is obsessed with feathers. The artist, based in Olympia, Wash., thinks feathers show “life’s perfection,” in the way that they overlap and contour to a bird’s body. “Their complexity as ...

When Gloriela "G." Patiño shows her paintings of tigers, eagles or even whole, finely detailed landscapes on bird feathers, people take notice. "I thought her work was pretty cool. I remember thinking ...

Painted onto elegant swan quills, these beautiful examples of feather-art really are fit for a Queen. Painstakingly created by English artist Ian Davie, each individual piece painted over the royally ...