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Pigeon Feather Art by Kate MccGwire

By Queuebot in Animal, Arts & Crafts, Pictures on May 2, 2009 at 1:22 pm



Sluice (2009) by Kate MccGwire

Bits of bones and pigeon feathers may be garbage to you and me, but not to artist Kate MccGwire. The London-based artist used thousands of discarded pigeon feathers to create amazing works of art.

In this interview with Kate, Don’t Panic Magazine asks: why pigeon feathers?

I am currently using pigeon feathers as they come from a bird that is generally reviled – regarded as vermin and referred to as ‘rats with wings’. I started to collect pigeon feathers that moulted from the birds in a shed next to my studio – I realised that they were actually very beautiful.

Link – via dontpaniconline

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  1. Kalel
    May 2nd, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    Health concerns may cause a flap here, so many being down on feathers.

  2. Alex
    May 2nd, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    Art that doesn't ruffle anyone's feathers isn't worth clucking about.

  3. Kaz
    May 2nd, 2009 at 6:52 pm

    Parasites galore!

  4. Evilbeagle
    May 3rd, 2009 at 5:53 am

    Interesting, but yeah, a bit of a health hazard when you consider that pigeons are filthy animals.

  5. emmiline valentine
    May 3rd, 2009 at 7:00 am

    humans are filthy animals. pigeons just happen to live in heavily human populated areas and clean up the trash we leave behind.

  6. Evilbeagle
    May 3rd, 2009 at 7:15 am

    That doesn't make pigeons any less filthy.

  7. kate MccGwire
    May 9th, 2009 at 2:13 am

    These feathers are from racing pigeons that are beautifully kept and cared for - all of them are frozen to ensure that all bug are removed - No health hazard here!
    Kate

  8. Evilbeagle
    May 10th, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    Good thing they are, kate because I would totally feel the need to disinfect myself otherwise if I got near something like that.

  9. Mrpigeon
    Dec 10th, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    excuse me Evilbeagle who do you think you are blaming the pigeon its people like who have no one else to blame for what the humans did to this planet i have four word for you; suck it up bitch

  10. Mrpigeon
    Dec 10th, 2009 at 10:02 pm

    go kate i love your art you are so creative.

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