Written in Color — Metal Wall Art

The rock was something else first.

So was the lichen.

Orange and yellow crusts working the edge of a white quartz boulder.

It is not a plant. It is a fungus and an alga living as one organism, and it is dissolving the stone it sits on — the first step in making soil. Crustose lichens grow on the order of half a millimetre a year. A patch the width of your hand has been at it for roughly a century and a half.

Product features

- Ink infused into a coated aluminum panel

- MDF wood frame; hangs vertically or horizontally, 1/2" off the wall

- Scratch and fade resistant

- Ready to hang out of the box — no frame, no glass

Care instructions

- Wipe clean with a soft, damp cloth. Use non-abrasive, ammonia-free products; dish soap and warm water for spot cleaning.