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I Spent A Year Making This Life-Sized Peacock Sculpture One Feather At A Time
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I Spent A Year Making This Life-Sized Peacock Sculpture One Feather At A Time

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Four years in the making, I spent about a year working on this one-of-a-kind fine art piece. It is created using scrap metal, stainless steel, copper, brass, wood, enamel, and more. Each feather and various elements were handcrafted and I learned new patina techniques to get the color and finishes that I wanted, to create an old-world look and feel to this life-size scene.

I’ve also included a look at some of the progress photos.

My overall focus of style- Discovered in the basement of a World History Museum, left and forgotten.

More info: cindychinn.com

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    Here I am standing next to my one of a kind art piece. This photo really gives a sense of scale to the project

    Here’s a closer look showing the range of feathers in these beautiful birds! He is almost 7′ tall

    There are 28 tail feathers made from stainless steel. On the ground you find nearly 500 little leaves hand crafted from copper and brass

    The orange flight feathers on the wings are hand carved from Padauk wood

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    The wing feathers are mostly made of brass and patinated using gun bluing for the brown colors

    The brite green back feathers are enameled copper

    There are 184 train feathers ranging from 12″ to 5′ long. I used stainless steel rod with thin gauge copper wire soldered to it to give it the light delicate look of real feathers

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    I made 170 cloisonné eye feathers to complete the train

    The body is made of copper mesh with thin gauge sheet copper patinaed blue using ammonia and vinegar.

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    I disguised the supports by making them look like branches to give a natural look to the scene

    I made the eyes in my glass studio

    Here I am with all of the feathers that go into one wing (closest to me are the hand carved padauk wood)

    I used the cloisonné technique for the eye feathers- there are 170 of them on the train

    Here’s a look at the start of one leg, using scrap metal rods and rebar

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    The talons are made from steel rods

    Here’s my “bald” peacock before I added the patina and other feathers!

    Each feather on the back was cut from copper and then enameled

    This little Long Eared Jerboa is protected the log and if you look closely, you will find his friend hiding in the dark. They are made from spoons

    I repurposed a broken Mr. Heater into a hollow log. The grass is made from copper and the flowers are enameled

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    Cindy Chinn

    Cindy Chinn

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    Cindy Chinn, a Midwest-based artist, weaves magic from the mundane. Her hands, guided by creativity and a love for sustainability, transform discarded materials into captivating masterpieces. Join in the kaleidoscope of her artistic journey.

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    Cindy Chinn

    Cindy Chinn

    Author, Community member

    Cindy Chinn, a Midwest-based artist, weaves magic from the mundane. Her hands, guided by creativity and a love for sustainability, transform discarded materials into captivating masterpieces. Join in the kaleidoscope of her artistic journey.

    Gabriela Zagórska

    Gabriela Zagórska

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    My name is Gabriela, and I’m a Community Manager at Bored Panda. In real life, it means that every day, together with my team, I ensure that all the posts submitted by our creative pandas display their work in the best possible way. I'm always on the lookout for new artists who would like to join our community and share their content with a wide audience. In addition to that, I keep my finger on the community pulse and supervise its activity, ensuring that any problems our members experience on our website are promptly resolved. Before joining the Bored Panda team, I worked as a freelancer, offering my creative services to people around the world—starting with graphic design, photography, and finally videos. Now, I pursue these activities only as a hobby, capturing moments with my cats and documenting new places I visit during my travels.

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    Gabriela Zagórska

    Gabriela Zagórska

    Moderator, BoredPanda staff

    My name is Gabriela, and I’m a Community Manager at Bored Panda. In real life, it means that every day, together with my team, I ensure that all the posts submitted by our creative pandas display their work in the best possible way. I'm always on the lookout for new artists who would like to join our community and share their content with a wide audience. In addition to that, I keep my finger on the community pulse and supervise its activity, ensuring that any problems our members experience on our website are promptly resolved. Before joining the Bored Panda team, I worked as a freelancer, offering my creative services to people around the world—starting with graphic design, photography, and finally videos. Now, I pursue these activities only as a hobby, capturing moments with my cats and documenting new places I visit during my travels.

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