fabulous in wallpaper! Hand-drawn © Su Schaefer 2023
'Black Kites Fire the Land, Sky Blue by Su_G' (https://www.spoonflower.com/designs/15142945): features the Black Kite, a tool-using Australian bird that spreads fire to hunt prey. Looks fabulous in wallpaper! Hand-drawn Line art + Ink pen on paper © Su Schaefer 2023 Aboriginal traditions, across multiple groups in different areas, portray birds of prey as animals which carry fire… and field research has now confirmed this for black kite, brown falcon. Some say people learned from birds. For more, see https://sevenages.org/environmental-issues/birds-of-prey-in-australia-spread-fire-intentionally-as-represented-in-sacred-indigenous-ceremonies/ Companion background available: 'See the Wood for the Trees (Sky Blue) by Su_G' (https://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/10982020). An alternative version is Black kite uses fire by Su_G' (https://www.spoonflower.com/designs/15142853): entry in Spoonflower's 'Birds of Prey Wallpaper' Design Challenge. © Su Schaefer 2023 See other designs by Su_G. (https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/su_g) Original: Hand-drawn line art + Ink pen on paper, internal half-drop, basic repeat. [Currently set @ Fabric: 267 ppi, Wallpaper: 300 ppi; can be resized or re-centered – Spoonmail me or comment before ordering.] [ Proofed on fabric @ 150 ppi // Filename: Black Kites Fire the Land Sky Blue by Su_G_SuSchaefer2023 ] Revision uploaded offset to SW cnr - SF's start point has changed again ]