Bad Habit Wildlife Studio

Speck I finished up lastnight.

Yesterday’s project. Still need to make a frame for it. It’s far from perfect, but I’m not completely disappointed with it for my first attempt at feather art. Definitely a lot of room for improvement, but I went into it with no real plan—just eyeballing and figuring it out as I went.
I can definitely see why these pieces cost as much as they do once you get good at it. It’s incredibly tedious and time-consuming. You literally touch every feather a minimum of three times. Definitely a learning experience, but I’m looking forward to trying it again and improving on the next one.

Ol' mallard drake up and drying.

Redhead drake up and drying.

Any guesses on what species im working on tonight?

Up next other table is this beautiful blonde phase spoony (American Shovler).

Next one the table is a juvenile snow i shot years ago. Lots of freezer burn praying for a favorable outcome