he won! the mantis won his category in the art of nature comp (general south australian parks, as opposed to belair or cleland) and a wealth of prizes.
what a talented fellow. i think it's time we used those skills to make more matryoshkas?
x
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
the art of nature
to distract from the fact that we haven't posted in months, i'll show you the mantis's entry to the 'art of nature' t-shirt competition (run by the department of environment and natural resources):
isn't it pretty? especially the koala - he's my fave. unfortunately you can't vote for it as it was only entered today, but you can still enjoy it and marvel at the mantis's skills here or in the art of nature gallery once it shows up.
i might just make him make me a t-shirt even if he doesn't win...
x
isn't it pretty? especially the koala - he's my fave. unfortunately you can't vote for it as it was only entered today, but you can still enjoy it and marvel at the mantis's skills here or in the art of nature gallery once it shows up.
i might just make him make me a t-shirt even if he doesn't win...
x
Friday, June 10, 2011
365 animals
for those of you who haven’t already stumbled across it, i thoroughly recommend having a look at my passerine colleague’s latest endeavour: 365 animals.
for the past month she has been blogging the world’s myriad animal species – one for each day – in equally myriad artistic styles. so far we have seen pointilised chameleons, felt-tipped gibbons, water-coloured fiddlers, chalk-dust bee-eaters, potato-stamped fishes, long-stitched llamas and a panoply of waiter and bandit animals (she can explain). her most recent effort involved painting her very own face.
the blog is also a repository of the world’s oddest animal photographs and videos; painstakingly teased from the internet and collected herself while abroad. pandas falling out of trees, llamas eating banana skins and construction worker-mimicking lyrebirds; only the very finest. these accompany every post as well as an informative treatise on the creature in question.
thirty-eight animals, each as brilliant as the next have graced the blog to date. quick, go there now she's about to post 39, her namesake, the sparrow.
for the past month she has been blogging the world’s myriad animal species – one for each day – in equally myriad artistic styles. so far we have seen pointilised chameleons, felt-tipped gibbons, water-coloured fiddlers, chalk-dust bee-eaters, potato-stamped fishes, long-stitched llamas and a panoply of waiter and bandit animals (she can explain). her most recent effort involved painting her very own face.
the blog is also a repository of the world’s oddest animal photographs and videos; painstakingly teased from the internet and collected herself while abroad. pandas falling out of trees, llamas eating banana skins and construction worker-mimicking lyrebirds; only the very finest. these accompany every post as well as an informative treatise on the creature in question.
thirty-eight animals, each as brilliant as the next have graced the blog to date. quick, go there now she's about to post 39, her namesake, the sparrow.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
meet our (other) parrots
my how time flies when you procrastinate! but it takes time for parrot chickerlings (scientific term) to blossom into concentric wooden statues. it takes two monthses time.
and here they are:
grouped together according to beak type for your convenience. would you like a closer look? (yes) cool!
and here they are:
grouped together according to beak type for your convenience. would you like a closer look? (yes) cool!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
meet our owls
happy thursday!
i trust you are well. aren't you just loving this weather?
you know who else loves this weather? owls. our rainbow owls to be exact.
every colour of the rainbow.
except red. and indigo. and also violet. plus a pink one.
more OBPGY than ROY G BIV...
i trust you are well. aren't you just loving this weather?
you know who else loves this weather? owls. our rainbow owls to be exact.
every colour of the rainbow.
except red. and indigo. and also violet. plus a pink one.
more OBPGY than ROY G BIV...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
meet our penguins
good morn' (just snuck that in there...[unless you're from the eastern states {too many brackets?}])
i hope you had a lovely encounter with the primates.
our penguins want to meet you too, so i hope you'll be just as welcoming to them.
aren't they monochromatically marvellous?
i hope you had a lovely encounter with the primates.
our penguins want to meet you too, so i hope you'll be just as welcoming to them.
aren't they monochromatically marvellous?
Monday, March 21, 2011
meet our primates
hi there.
i know what you're thinking.
twice in one day!? that's a bit desperate.
wrong!!
it's merely to make up for months of laziness. consider yourself served...
in any case, our primates would like to say hello.
i know what you're thinking.
twice in one day!? that's a bit desperate.
wrong!!
it's merely to make up for months of laziness. consider yourself served...
in any case, our primates would like to say hello.
matryoshkas in store now!!
we're back!
huzzah i hear you say. correct, well done.
and we're back with exciting news!
three of our sets are now for sale at urban cow on frome road, adelaide.
i will introduce you to the little guys over the next couple of days.
until then...
x
huzzah i hear you say. correct, well done.
and we're back with exciting news!
three of our sets are now for sale at urban cow on frome road, adelaide.
i will introduce you to the little guys over the next couple of days.
until then...
x
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