People Love Her Turkey Tail Art

People Love Her Turkey Tail Art FARM HOME recreation 29-3-43 Heather Honeywell of Baker City, Oregon is an artist who paints wildlife on the tail feathers of wild turkeys. Honeywell likes the challenge of working on the big tail feathers because they leave very little room for mistakes. "I've painted on paper, wood, metal saw blades, T-shirts, clay and glass ornaments, but none are as enjoyable or rewarding as feathers," she says. "It's a delicate surface, so I first spray them with a clear coat of polyurethane to keep the feather's fine blades from separating." Family members and friends supply Honeywell with the colorful reddish, bronze and green-tinted feathers. She paints them with wildlife scenes featuring deer, moose, bighorn sheep, elk and even horses. At the top of the tail feather, she glues a downy feather, which covers the quill. She has done paintings in watercolors as well as acrylics, and displays them in oak frames that she makes with the help of her husband, Todd. Prices for her framed, matted feathers start at $85, and are in big demand primarily through word-of-mouth. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Double H Art, Heather Honeywell, 2400 û 19th St., Baker City, Oregon 97814 (ph 541 523-0884; email: doublehproductions@hotmail.com).

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