Feather flowers
Feather flowers are artificial flowers created using feathers that are dyed, cut and shaped to resemble petals. Some artists are able to create very realistic looking flowers and leaves using feathers.[1][2]
History
The art of creating feather flowers was mentioned as early as 1873 in a book called Art Recreations published by Shepard and Gill in Boston.[3]
Mythology
Nahuatl, translated as "Precious Feather Flower," is another name for Xochiquetzal, the Aztec god of beauty, sexual love, and household arts.[4]
See also
- Dinardi, stage magician famous for his performances with feather flowers
References
- ^ "HugeDomains.com - FeatherFlowers.com is for sale". Feather Flowers. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Flowers feathers, Feathers for sale, wholesale feathers, cheap feathers". Featherstore.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ^ by L.B. Urbino; wi ...; et al. "Art recreations". Open Library. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Xochiquetzal | Aztec deity". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.