A Japanese Artist Turns Pebbles Into Tiny Animals
Tania
9:04 AM EDT, March 26, 2022, updated: 4:13 PM EDT, March 26, 2022
Akie Nakata is a Japanese artist who turned riverside pebbles into life. She collects stones at banks of rivers in the city of Saitama. Nakata’s pieces are palm-sized featuring detailed images of lifelike animals. Her university training wasn’t strictly in art – it was in art education. Today she dedicates herself to her craft full-time, and creates lifelike creatures with piercing eyes.
#1 Cat With a Penetrating Gaze
#2 A Bull With Recreated Paintings From the Lascaux Cave
#3 A Penguin Tending His Egg
#4 A Resting Dog
#5 Sheep
#6 A Deer
#7 A Colorful Chameleon
#8 Mops and a Bird
#9 Gorilla
#10 Guinea Pig
#11 Rooster in a Fighting Mood
#12 A Parakeet
#13 Cheetah
#14 Fox
#15 Owl
#16 Peruvian Penguin
#17 Hare
#18 Cat Resting on a Rock
#19 Lovebirds
Which stone did you like best?
