Golden Gate Bridge String Art - 24x12 Nail and Thread Wall Art

How it is made

Hundreds of nails are driven into a wooden board along the outline of the image, and coloured thread is then wound between them, pass after pass, until the density of the crossings builds the picture. Nothing is printed and nothing is glued down. The shading you see is thread laid more or less thickly, which is why the surface changes as you move past it.

Why this one

The suspension cables are the hard part. Each one is a straight run of thread between two nails, and the curve of the main cable only appears because dozens of straight lines are laid at shifting angles - the same trick that makes string art of a bridge more convincing than string art of almost anything else. 1,875 g (approx. 4.1 lb) on a rigid 10 mm board, in landscape format at two feet wide.

Where it goes

Above a media console, a desk, a bar cart or a hallway bench. The landscape shape suits the space over a sofa where a round piece would look stranded, and it is the natural gift for anyone who has lived in the Bay Area.

The other string art pieces

Two more are made the same way, both 30 inches across: the Ganesha face and the Om (AUM) wheel. All three are signed by the artist, Ekta Thakur Sharma.

Hanging it

Hooks are fitted to the back. Fix into a stud or a drywall anchor rated for the weight; a plain picture nail will not hold. Screws and wall anchors are not supplied.

Care

Dust occasionally with a soft dry brush or a low-suction vacuum brush attachment. Keep water and cleaning sprays away from the threads - they will mark and sag.