The phoenix picture standing on a light oak shelf against a pale wall, seen straight on, the bird whole inside its white frame

String Art Phoenix

Eight layers of clear strings. Stand in front of them and they become one bird.

Straight on, it is one bird.

A phoenix rising: wings raised in two fans, a golden crest, a long tail curling right along the bottom.

Step to one side.

The bird comes apart. Each feather floats at its own depth, behind the strands in front of it.

Eight layers deep.

From an angle you can count them: eight strung slides, one behind the other, in a frame 2.8 in deep.

The top bar lifts off.

It sits across the tops of all eight slides and holds them in their slots. Lift it straight up and they are free.

Eight slides, front to back.

Pulled apart, each slide carries only part of the bird: the head and eye at the front, gold wing tips at the back.

One slide out.

With the bar off, any slide lifts straight up out of its slot, and goes back in the same way.

Bar on. Whole again.

Sit the bar back on top, stand in front of it, and the eight layers line up into one phoenix.

Eight slides. Each one holds part of the bird.

Every slide is a thin clear rim strung with straight vertical strands about every 1/8 in, and flat colour pieces sit on the strands. On its own, a slide is a scatter of feathers. Here they are in order, front to back.

  1. Slide 1 alone: the gold head with its crest, a red throat and the black eye

    The head

    Golden crest, red throat and the one black eye. It sits at the very front.

  2. Slide 2 alone: the red body and both red wings with cream and orange flecks

    The body

    Red breast and both red wings, flecked with cream and orange.

  3. Slide 3 alone: a low sweep of orange, cream and gold feathers along the bottom

    The low sweep

    Orange, cream and gold feathers along the bottom edge.

  4. Slide 4 alone: a few red and cream feathers on the right wing

    Wing accents

    A few red and cream feathers under the right wing.

  5. Slide 5 alone: red, orange and gold tail feathers at the lower left

    The tail root

    Red, orange and gold tail feathers fanning down at the lower left.

  6. Slide 6 alone: the orange middle of both wings and a cream tail strip

    The orange band

    The orange middle of both wings, with a long cream tail strip.

  7. Slide 7 alone: gold left wing feathers and the gold tail curl at the lower right

    The gold curl

    Gold left-wing feathers and the tail's curl at the lower right.

  8. Slide 8 alone: the gold tips of both wings, high at the left and right

    The wing tips

    The highest gold tips of both wings. It sits at the very back.

Up close

A picture you can see the wall through.

It stands on its own on a shelf or a desk, 7.1 in wide, 7.1 in tall and 2.8 in deep, and weighs 8.2 oz. The frame is open at the front and the back, so whatever is behind it shows between the strands.

The picture from a low side angle: the white frame's open side and the feather layers stepping back one behind the other
From the side the bird breaks into its layers, each one a little further back.
The picture from the left at three-quarters, the phoenix seen through the clear strands with the gold wing tips floating behind
From the left the gold wing tips sit well behind the red body.
Close on the head and wings: golden crest, black eye, red wings edged with orange and gold, thin clear strands running top to bottom
Closer in: flat matte feathers, the thin clear strands running top to bottom.
The top bar and the red body slide out of the frame, resting flat on the table beside it, the rest of the phoenix still standing in the frame
Top bar off, the body slide out and set beside the frame. It goes back down the same slot.
Close on the lower half: the red body, cream flecks and the gold and orange tail curling right along the bottom
The tail curls right along the bottom edge in orange and gold.

Stand in front, and it lines up.

The phoenix is drawn across eight planes. Stand straight in front of it and every feather lands where it belongs. Move to one side and the planes slide past each other, and the bird breaks into its layers.

Drag the slider to add the slides one at a time, starting at the back.

One slide's clear strands, the grid every slide shares Slide 8 in the stack Slide 7 in the stack Slide 6 in the stack Slide 5 in the stack Slide 4 in the stack Slide 3 in the stack Slide 2 in the stack Slide 1 in the stack
you, in front back front
The picture at three-quarters on a plain ground: the phoenix's right wing slips out from behind the frame's edge, showing the layers
At three-quarters the right wing slides out from behind the body.

String Art Phoenix

A phoenix made of strings, for a shelf or a desk.

Ten pieces, one picture.

8
strung slides, each carrying part of the phoenix
1
matte white frame, open at the front and the back
1
top bar that sits on and holds the slides
Size
7.1 × 2.8 × 7.1 in (wide × deep × tall)
Weight
8.2 oz
Slides
8, strands about every 1/8 in
Colours
four feather colours (red, orange, golden yellow, cream) and a black eye
Strands
clear translucent plastic
Frame
matte white, rounded corners, stands on its own
Power
none: no light, no batteries
The whole picture straight on: white frame, clear strands, the phoenix rising in red, orange, gold and cream

Good to know

Does it need batteries or a plug?

No. There is no light, no battery and no switch. It is a picture made of strings and flat colour pieces, and it looks its best in ordinary room light.

What is it made of?

Plastic throughout: a matte white frame and top bar, clear translucent strands and slide rims, and flat matte feathers in red, orange, golden yellow and cream, with one small black eye.

How do the slides come out?

Lift the top bar straight off. Each slide then lifts straight up out of its own slot. Lower it back into the same slot, and sit the bar back on top to hold all eight in place.

Where does it go?

On a shelf or a desk: it stands on its own, 7.1 in wide and 2.8 in deep. Put it where you will see it straight on, which is where the phoenix is whole. From the side you see the layers instead.

Can you see the strings?

Yes. The strands are thin and clear, so you see through them to the wall behind, but you can still see them. That is part of the look: a picture made of strings.