I began carving feather pins so that everyone who wishes to enjoy one of my carvings can do so. They are all original carvings from tupelo and I hand paint them with acrylic paint. I use a wildfowl varnish to seal the piece and it is then ready to wear. I was worried that they would be fragile…so I have worn 3 pins on a baseball cap in all kinds of weather for the last four years. So far so good! Please notice I carve the quills on the feather…my goal is to make everything look like the real feather and last time I checked real feathers have quills.
I use a clasp or “tie tack backs” (clutch backs), and on some of my small pins, and clasp backs on the larger size. I use only high quality findings from a jewelry supply company. Each pin is signed and dated on the back and delivered in a jewelry box with an authenticity card also signed and dated.
All pins use Jewelry grade clasps and are applied with epoxy.
