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Japanese artist Akie Nakata, also known as Akie the "Stone Artist," describes her stone art as a "collaboration between two fragments in the earth." Why, you might ask? Well, the answer is easy enough if you take a moment to appreciate the artist’s hard work. Akie uses stones she finds in nature to create amazing works of art. She uses blunt stones and paints them as various animals such as cats, dogs, owls, and even fish. Each shape of the stone is unique and requires a different approach to get her idea across. Some shapes might seem odd or uncomfortable to paint on, but the artist makes it work, and it really looks like the stone was meant to look like this.

Akie’s work has been featured on Bored Panda previously, and you can find it by clicking here and here.

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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still don't believe it isn't a real parakeet. A-MAZ-ING!!!!

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    Corgimations
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautifullllll... I remember I went snorkeling in Hawaii and a sea turtle swam right up to me and it actually swam under me! Also it had a baby :)

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    Alison Marchand
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I would have felt a Pac-Man living in this one 😏

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    Jill
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought some of the bigger animals weren't as cute as the ones of smaller animals until I saw this one!

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    Xan A. Du
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These owls are awesome!!!

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    Glynna Bowood
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read where the Manatees are dying off due to the loss of their food grasses by Human activities.

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    Rui
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats a very nice pus- perfect kitty hehe

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    Rui
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HOW!!! PLEASE TEACH ME YOUR WAYS!!!

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    Debi Gallagher
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The loneliest polar bear, to bad it's really happening in nature.

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    Sarah Beth
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can almost feel this one vibrating with his puffy tail and crimply ears- WOW!

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ol' matey looks like he saw a nude

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When my coworker asks me to stay late so she can go home early.

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    Debi Gallagher
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So sad! Looks like the mate to the little polar bear, being separated by ice that's broken apart. So, so sad!

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my god I’m so sorry- this is beautiful and aLL of these are beautiful but I was not expecting the pufferfish at the end and I’m laughing hysterically. It looks like a real pufferfish, and that’s why it caught me so off guard. Amazing work!!

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i was hoping there'd be a Pallas cat and so glad I wasn't disappointed!

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the person could make more of these ones of animals that are slowly disappearing, and maybe sell them and raise money to plant trees, etc

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