Description
To Whom All of Heaven is Gateless depicts a male ruby-throated hummingbird in mid-flight. This scratchboard was first etched with a sharpened sewing needle. Next, iridescent watercolor paint was applied to the white scratches. Finally, a clear coat of varnish protects the artwork. This 6″ x 6″ scratchboard is a jewel in the Radiance Flies Christmas 2023 Collection.
You swallow, like a drawn bow driven,
And phoebe, always everywhere,
And to what else the sky is given,
Whatever walks with wings on air—
O birds, to whom all heaven’s gateless,
You seem a-sudden barred with bars
And heavy weights, beside this weightless
Haunter of honey-chambered stars.
— Kenneth Slade Alling
