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May 4th, 2009
kate mccgwire

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good morning! i’m starting off a little slowly today because i indulged in a little sleeping-in so i’d be awake for our ‘design by the book’ panel in dumbo tonight (hope to see you there!). so my apologies for the late start. we have a guest blogger from portland, OR coming up this week so those posts will be up soon, but in the meantime, i wanted to kick off the day with these gorgeous feather installations from artist kate mccgwire. i saw them on my friend amanda’s tumblr page and have been sitting here with my jaw on the floor ever since. click here for more info on kate’s work.

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18 comments
Amanda said:
May 4th, 2009 - 9:16 am

Wow, thanks for the shout-out, friend!

May 4th, 2009 - 10:13 am

I’ve been seeing these photos everywhere lately! They’re absolutely astounding. Congratulations to the artist!

Erin said:
May 4th, 2009 - 10:28 am

Oh, they’re kinda creepy, like strange feathered snakes or something.

Iva said:
May 4th, 2009 - 10:32 am

this is really interesting and creative! love it!

Samantha said:
May 4th, 2009 - 10:45 am

I’m curious: where does she get all the feathers from?

Jessica said:
May 4th, 2009 - 11:09 am

These are beautiful… and a bit creepy from a textural perspective for some reason. They look like they should have faces or heads.

Devi said:
May 4th, 2009 - 11:21 am

Woww!! Stunning!

puddle said:
May 4th, 2009 - 11:26 am

sometimes it sucks to be me.
i have deep dislike of touching and seeing feathers (not down, oddly enough). it kind of makes me feel sick.
but other than my hang up/ crazy streak, nice!

Teri said:
May 4th, 2009 - 11:44 am

wow, beautiful.
at first I thought the first photo was of a dress, something Alexander McQueen would make…

May 4th, 2009 - 11:53 am

Love the Gothic Dreamy feel of her work. It’s just beautiful… ~susan

jackie said:
May 4th, 2009 - 12:06 pm

I’m a huge fan of visual + tactile installation art ~ these are beautiful.

Kadeedy said:
May 4th, 2009 - 1:15 pm

This is incredible. They look so fragile and solid solid at the same time. And very touchable.

dbdtron said:
May 4th, 2009 - 2:03 pm

Jaw.. dropping…

koolaroo said:
May 4th, 2009 - 9:44 pm

stunning

Kristen said:
May 5th, 2009 - 12:32 pm

These are beautiful, but I am also curious where the feathers come from?

Justin said:
May 5th, 2009 - 6:23 pm

Wow!

NancyQ said:
May 5th, 2009 - 9:15 pm

Interesting…but yes, where does she get all the feathers from?

Ursula said:
June 30th, 2009 - 7:06 pm

nope. not my thing. It’s creepy and depressing. Looks like human hair that kept growing after death.

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