Featherstone was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1936 and grew up in nearby Berlin. After graduating from the Worcester Art Museum's art school, in 1957, he was offered a job designing three-dimensional animals for Union Products, Inc. Over his years at Union Products, Featherstone sculpted over 750 different items, the first two of which were a girl with a water can and a boy with a dog.
Featherstone, born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1936, grew up near Berlin. After graduating from the Worcester Art Museum's art school in 1957, he was hired by Union Products, Inc., to design three-dimensional animals. During his time at Union Products, Featherstone created over 750 unique items, with his first two being a girl holding a water can and a boy with a dog.