swivelsphinx Report post Posted July 17, 2009 This is a piece of commissioned work I did in May. This is a neck piece I did for a gentleman on commission. The leather is hand dyed veg. tan belly. The frame surrounds actual sections of peacock tail feathers. The brass hardware is a Chinese drawer pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADMAX22 Report post Posted July 17, 2009 That is really cool looking, did you glue the feathers in? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swivelsphinx Report post Posted July 17, 2009 I brushed the backs of the feathers with a thin layer of "Tacky Glue" then applied them. Then, I bent the collar after this dried and added another slightly watered down layer of tacky glue. Now that I know this works, I would like to experiment with a spray-on matting adhesive (like you use for prints)which works like a contact cement. Feathers can be tricky if you are not laminating them because they tend to pop off what you adhere them to if you do not get absolute coverage. I also tend to use the feathers with the least amount of "spine", or actually "break" it by twisting the feather around a 1/4-3/4 inch dowel and pressing down the hollow section until it is fairly flat before cutting off the larger sections I want. With other feathers, like turkey, I'd remove the barbs from the spine with an X-acto, keeping the sides in tact, then *carve* a faux spine right into the leather before applying glue. Thanks for asking! swivelsphinx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted January 29, 2010 Looking good!!! Nice use of the colors to match the feathers!!! Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swivelsphinx Report post Posted August 12, 2011 Looking good!!! Nice use of the colors to match the feathers!!! Tom Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
