Best friends Laurie Williams and Deborah Jelinek became fascinated by birds and the intricacy and natural beauty of feathers during their many nature outings and vacations together. Wanting to find a way to share the magnificence of feathers with others, they began experimenting with different media. After many hours of intense trial and error, they finally settled upon encasing feathers in glass by creating beveled window pendants cast prisms of light as well as creating artistic statements using shadowboxes, textured papers, metal, wood and beads to enhance the beauty of nature. The artists have now expanded their line to include necklace pendants and fall leaf window pendants.

This magical art has captured the hearts of many since they began showcasing it in the summer of 2003 and is now enjoyed by people around the world. Included in the sites Featherdance art work is shown are: Los Angeles, San Jose, Lake Tahoe, Nashville, Boston, New York, Austin, Grand Rapids, and Minneapolis and internationally in Ireland, England, Italy, Spain and Japan. Featherdance was also recently honored with commission work for the Starkey Hearing Foundation's 8th annual So The World May Hear gala, which was held in June 2008.

Residing in central Texas, Laurie and Deborah exhibit their art at various upscale art shows throughout Texas and are beginning to expand by taking their work out of state. Their art is also in several retail locations throughout the Central Texas area. The artists are also frequently commissioned to create works for individuals and businesses. Aside from this wonderful art collaboration, each artist maintains a separate full time business. Laurie is a professional photographer, specializing in architectural work. Her website is lauriewilliamsphotography.com . Deborah has a web design business, specializing in creative services for musicians and artists. Her website is nexuscreativeservices.com.

To inquire about exhibits, retail locations and commission work, please call or write.