"My signature blue is spiritual. It is vibrant, yet subtle. It invites [you] to engage and derive personal meaning." - Gregory CoatesGregory Coates’s inventive use of unorthodox materials allows him to create art that is visually and spiritually multidimensional. He began incorporating feathers in his work in 2007, after the death of his father-in-law. During the process of grieving, Coates was given a torn feather pillow from an art installation created by a friend. Instead of throwing it away, he chose to take it to his studio and incorporate the feathers into his art. The repetitive process of adhering individual feathers to the canvas allowed him to consider his own feelings of loss while simultaneously recognizing and celebrating the finality of death as an inevitable component of the cycle of life.