Picture a bleak, cold, blustery wet day in a valley, heavy grey clouds closing in, with mountains and glaciers forming a backdrop through the murk, for an Alaskan ghost town. I was in Portage, a town 6ft+ under, sunken by an earthquake in 1964 where houses were either totally or virtually buried; certainly, there was little left to see of the town itself. I found myself in an unusual landscape; masses of dead salt-soaked trees with few branches, (killed when the salty seawater flooded in and permeated the soil after the ‘quake) standing starkly, like broken sticks plunged into the ground; a ghost forest. A ghost forest situated on the shores of the cold waters of the Turnagain Arm and vivid turquoise blue icebergs slowly floating along; a unique landscape for sure! After stopping to take in the view, I spotted a huge bald eagle; it had just caught a salmon and not seeming to care about my presence, it landed on top of the ghost tree in front of me to eat its lunch. What luck and a great photo opportunity! Moments later a second eagle swooped in and ripped the fish from the enormous talons of the first stealing its prey. I will never forget the blood curdling shrieking that followed. In that moment, frozen to the core, I was reminded just what survival really is. I have created this piece using textured, recycled papers, carefully cut, shaped, inlaid and slotted together to fit like a tightly fitting mosaic or tiled floor; colours and textures specifically selected to emulate the colours and textures of the bird, the ghost tree and the heavy skies that day and the reaction the eagle had to its meal being so cruelly stolen, captured.
Bald Eagle Magnet
Product Code: 0952-A7MG
Artify your fridge, metal filing cabinets or magnetic notice boards with this slimline, flexible art magnet, reproduced from a miniaturisation of one of my original recycled and textured inlaid paper marquetry pieces featuring a bald eagle spotted in Alaska, USA. These magnets are super slim and very lightweight so whilst they won’t hold up tatty shopping lists and take away menus, they do make great miniature pieces of artwork for your fridge and, since they have an extremely low profile, they're not easily knocked off if someone brushes past the fridge/filing cabinet. Inspired from what I see in my garden, on my field work, travels and from life experiences, I work only from photographs that I have taken or sketches that I have made in the field.
Ideal for: Anyone who loves birds of prey, bird spotting, wildlife, nature, Alaska, USA, travel, collects fridge magnets, art.
Each flexible art magnet is printed in the UK by an FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified printing company on board with a rubber-free magnetic MagneCote coating, which is biodegradable. Each magnet is directly digitally printed, thereby avoiding the more traditional use of printing plates or photo chemicals. Flexible magnets ordered on this website will be supplied ‘naked’ without each magnet being enclosed in an individual protective sleeve, but any magnets in an order will be packed in a recyclable (PP5) polypropylene protective outer as a ‘pack’ to avoid them getting marked or wet in transit in the typical British weather that we enjoy or marking any other products in your order. This packaging will be kept to a minimum. Flexible magnets are shipped in a board backed envelope or postal box as appropriate and are not gift packaged.
A7: 74x105mm (approximately 2.91x4.13”) & about 1mm (0.04”) thick
Buy 3 Slimline Art Magnets for £5
For every 3 Slimline Art Magnets you purchase, you receive a £1 discount. You can mix and match as many different magnets and styles as you like. Your discount will be applied on the Checkout page.