Brand: Rice Straw Museum (Museum Shop)
Size 16" X 20" Ready to frame. Have you seen or heard of rice straw art? Rice Straw Art (An Ancient & Endangered leaf art) Rice straw art is an ancient art form which developed before our existing knowledge of color application became known. This leaf art consists of using the natural color of leaves of the rice plant to create leaf art of unsurpassed beauty. No color, paint or dye added to the natural color of the rice straw (Dried leaves of the rice plant). This unique art is on the list of endangered art and only handful of artists around the world practice this unique, ancient leaf art. RayKoshy of Galveston, Texas is the only one leaf artist in USA. Contact Ray at 409-762-5621 MADE IN AMERICA with dried leaves of rice plant, leaves of cottonwood tree, natural sap from a tree called gum arabic as glue. Hundreds of tiny pieces of rice straw are used in the creation of this unique leaf art. Sample piece of rice straw (Dried leaf of rice plant) enclosed. The process of making leaf art The leaf is opened up, flattened by a primitive tool (shaped like an arrow head) apply glue on one side applied in place and cut with a double edged razor blade. (Everything used in this leaf art is natural like rice straw, leaf or cottonwood tree, gum arabic, sap from a tree as glue, stone or arrowhead tool. This is an ECO-FRIENDLY art. Please frame it and it will last a lifetime. No two leaf or two leaf art look exactly alike. Each one is individually handmade, signed & numbered collectible art.
