Glass Magnet Set - Abstract - Float IV glass-magnets-abstract and Signature: in pencil on

and Signature: in pencil on bottom of matt

feeding birds make surprisingly little noise even when they’re digging vigorously into wood

Each block is signed on the back

Small (8" x 8" with a 4

Family: Picidae

Glass Magnet Set - Abstract - Float IV glass-magnets-abstract and Signature: in pencil onThese 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