Nuthatch Product:Nuthatch atop the silver spheres sit

atop the silver spheres sit diminutive figurines waving their beloved books

The artist played with the complementary colors orange and blue in this whimsical collage

The ornamental grass Miscanthus is portrayed with 155 aluminum discs inlaid in a sapele table top

5' gray fabric-covered cord

Hays was able to create the effect of luminous fog in the valleys

Nuthatch Product:Nuthatch atop the silver spheres sitQuirky and busy, upside down and right side up, these tricksters hop up and down the artists' old trees. It is remarkable to see how fit this little one is to find its food and hold on no matter what. The bird and branch are made with a thin veneer of polymer in millefiori marquetry is pieced together to form the top surface of this wall sculpture. The entire piece is backed with . 25" maple plywood and then has a small wooden collar which houses a