Feather Fans...
Feathers hold Place & Power of nature.
The design of a fan creates a living, functioning technology.
They utilise the birds life energy in motion for healing and prayer.
The stories, teachings & designs of feathered instruments vary between Original Peoples, but they are always used towards the purpose of healing & prayer.
Fine Glass Bead Stitching...
Symbols of Story, Place & Beings.
Click on images to view significance of the symbolism and colours.
One bead at a time, the wood and feathers are hand-stitched with patient precision.
Only using the smallest and finest micro seed beads, measuring 2mm in width.
Eroded from ancient rock and seabeds, silica sand is transformed by Fire. As molten stone, it is blended with minerals and ash to create the colours you see here.
View the true bead size, referenced by world currency.
The Signature...
Beaded where plait meets roots, is the symbol for Olin, my birth name, which means & symbolises universal motion.
Feather Painting...
The art of carefully cutting and glueing natural bird plumage into shapes and designs onto feathers or items.
The white feathers that make excellent shapes are from the necks of the Lady Amherst Pheasant.
All feathers I use are the natural colours of real birds, not chemically dyed, processed or 3D printed.
