Handsome pair

Hand-modelled clay animals from Ocotlan, Oaxaca.

Arts & Crafts of Mexico

Bears and birds

An aurora of polar bears I have dreamt of
Five proud birds
Birds that have caught my eye in print, but I've never been lucky enough to see in reality

By Louise Jennison
Edition of 100

Available here.

Quadrupeds drawn from London's Natural History Museum collection by Louise

originally uploaded by gracia+louise.

QUADRUPEDS DRAWN FROM LONDON'S NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM COLLECTION
Louise Jennison
Edition of 100

"This zine features the African elephant named George who resided in the main hall of the Natural History Museum in the years prior to the Diplodocus; Johnston's okapi on display in 1901; a tiger from the Game Animals of the Empire exhibition of 1932; a lion in a damaged cabinet after the 1944 bombings; a rabbit frequently sketched by schoolchildren in the Children's Centre, 1949."

Discover more,
Coloured like ripe lemons or egg yolks.
In two shakes (of a lamb's tail).

Newsletter 19

I meet many Italian animals

A suite of prints available

The passage home was long.


A possible shortcut is considered.


A moment to hold close to the chest.


Looking for a way in.


A chance sighting.


One moonlit night with little to no prospect of success.


They had returned.


It was worth it if only to see the stars scuttle across the shore.

Eight new prints now available through Gracia & Louise's online store. Go and see.

Looking at the sketchbooks of others

, originally uploaded by anja mulder.

Oh Isabelle!

Found! At last! Isabelle Tibeault is an artist who makes amazing animal masks and this is her blog. Visit and see for yourself.

All images above I've borrowed from her site. I hope she doesn't mind.

(Found via Ulla's own blog.)

Jaguar Mask Huichol

Jaguar Mask Huichol, originally uploaded by Teyacapan.

In a recent copy of a French edition of Marie Claire I came across the work of artist Isabelle Tibeault. She makes amazing animal masks that are nothing like the above. This morning I am looking at animal masks on the internet and wondering what one I would pick for my self to wear.

A to Z of animals

Adorable Animal index cards by (found via Apartment Therapy).

frolicsome

frolicsome, originally uploaded by Ben Kimball.

Whitetail in Snow

Whitetail in Snow, originally uploaded by Hard-Rain.