Mary Salamanchuk



I have been fascinated with birds ever since I could crawl and spent many hours as a child gazing out the window of my schoolroom watching them. While young, I learned how to impersonate birds and did so all the time to the i got teased badly. I started collecting feathers and obtained the name “Feather Merchant” from my aunt. Doing my artwork has helped relieve some of the symptoms of my psychiatric problems which include mild schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, anxiety and others. I hope you enjoy my work.