Carving and Painting a Feather
with Spencer Tinkham
September 28, 2023 | 10:30-4:30 with a 30 minute lunch break
204 S Austin St Rockport, TX
$75 for Members, $90 for Nonmembers
Supply fee $25
About the Instructor
Spencer Tinkham developed a fondness for the natural world, investigating the water’s edge throughout his childhood. Before passing away from cancer, his grandfather instilled a lifelong passion for carving at age eight. Nothing enthralled Spencer more than large flocks of hungry waterfowl wintering behind his home. His first carvings were from small wood scraps. Next, Spencer carved life-sized duck decoys to lure waterfowl closer and to critique his work next to wild birds. As a teenager, he twice won the Youth World Duck Decoy Carving Championship. His sculptures are no longer utilitarian, but Spencer still uses many reclaimed materials. Entirely self-taught, his recent body of work was inspired by a feather he closely examined on a daily walk during the COVID-19 pandemic. Colors, shapes, and textures in natural objects, which are not easily discernible to the human eye, inspired his “macroscultpures.” Spencer’s work is collected and exhibited internationally. He is a David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Wildlife Artist of the Year 2023 finalist and has pieces in the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum and Dollar Tree, Inc. collections.