Glass Magnet Set - Abstract - Jardin de Fleurs canadian-bird-series but drum loudly against pieces

but drum loudly against pieces of wood or metal to achieve the same effect

Order: Passeriformes

Woodpeckers produce a variety calls and body signals to communicate

and often noisy bird

Acrylic on Wood

Glass Magnet Set - Abstract - Jardin de Fleurs canadian-bird-series but drum loudly against piecesThese abstract glass magnets are my take on the Japanese art of Suminagashi. Also known as floating ink and practiced in Japan as early as the 12th century, Suminagahsi is the process of marbling paper with water and ink to transform it into swirled patterns. While living in Tokoyo in 2009, I became interested in Japanese art and particularly in how the art attention to detail was applied to everyday life. I have modified the suminagashi process and