Nature Art
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Transforming
For a long stretch of my preteen years I thought of being a zoologist. I would collect Wildlife Fact Files that my wonderful parents subscribed me to. I felt the dazzling power of both order and knowledge creep into my bones. Alas, the allure of chaos, artistic whimsy, and teenager laziness won out and I…
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My Dragon
We all have this innate ability to connect to animal totems. Some of the wisdom for me has been taught by Native American vision quests, Japanese guided meditations, or the various oracle cards I’ve picked up along the way (which is an amalgam of many voices). Most importantly, I grew up using my boundless imagination…
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luna moths and kingsolver
One of my favourite authors of all time is Barbara Kingsolver. And of her many amazing works is a book called Prodigal Summer. One of the main characters is an entomologist who has prophetic visions involving the Luna Moth. Kingsolver’s imagery and poetic fiction style weaves through my own love of nature and all its creatures.…
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For Miranda
I have recently befriended an amazing woman named Miranda (aka Panda). She is probably at this moment HEAVILY pregnant with twins. Having only known her for a brief while but still finding such a DEEP love for her, I was inspired to share a bit of my style/ love language by making her some art.…
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My spirit animal
One creature that has an extraordinary power to move me is the humpback whale. I’m drawn to them, and as a child would listen to tapes of their songs as pastime. They’re in my dreams, they’re powerful totems and symbols of love, song, family, and mystery. Painting and drawing them always fills me with a…
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Druid Avocado
My homage to this incredible artist avocado stone faces and I have recently fallen in love with a lovely man who reminds me so much of this little guy. So I made a few versions of this but they’re not for sale because it’s really the IP of the amazing Jan.