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.

The best way to do that is with this step cut. The layers, which produce the feather impression and curve out at the ends while still looking crisp, look great on shoulder-length hair. Soft and ...

It was in great body condition, very clean, but all of these feathers are freshly cut. There’s nothing left to the wings and tail. Which is just sad and horrific to do,” Zorge said.

WHEN I FIRST HELD THE BIRD, I NOTICED THAT EVERY SINGLE FEATHER ON BOTH ITS WINGS AND TAILS WERE COMPLETELY SHEARED AND LOOKED TO BE INTENTIONALLY CUT OFF. TAKE A CLOSE LOOK. THE WINGS AND TAIL OF ...

Bass: Another area is the use of feathers as a medium to make representational art and abstract art. The cutting of feathers into different shapes to make compositions. During our visit to the Yale ...