My love for feathers began after seeing a tawny owl on the BBC's Spring watch programme. The combination of textures and colours in its feathers were beautiful, and immediately I began to imagine how I would take these qualities and use them in my work through using knit and earthy coloured fabrics.
The image in the bottom left is one I took at the Natural History Museum in London. The bird section there was amazing, the colours in the feathers of the different birds were fantastic, it's fascinating how a creature can be so colourful. I find the structure of the wings really interesting and would love to incorporate this into my work.
The top central photo and the photograph on the right are examples of how designers have used feathers, the skirt is by Matthew Williamson and the head piece is one I found on the web. The head piece is fabulous, the combination of colours is gorgeous, the entire thing looks as if it could take flight any minute.
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