Here is the scientific ID chart for “Toxic Tango 1: Sea Slugs”. There is some confusion and several synonyms for some of the creatures, so I’ve asked my father to …
Bordered Butterfly card sets
I’ve arranged most of the new bordered butterfly (and moth) cards into sets of four. Four cards just barely squeeze into a single clear sleeve, along with a slip of …
New Butterfly Notecards
I ceated a new line of butterfly and moth notecards to give as Christmas gifts this year. They all have decorative marbled borders to match. There are 29 different designs, …
New Art Books
The third version of the art books is similarly titled. It’s “A Little Book of Metamorphosis”, subtitled “Five Caterpillars, Four Moths, One Butterfly”. I found some gorgeous handmade marbled paper …
New Art Books
I’ve been working on some new versions of art books using the moth, butterfly, and caterpillar images. They are all variations on “Little Book of Metamorphosis”.The first one, also shown …
Award for Fishes
All the fishes in “Hawaiian Fishes All the Way Down” are very excited. They were just awarded an Honorable Mention in the “All Creatures” juried show at Marin Society of …
Caterpillar book, Step 6
The latest installment for of the caterpillar and moth for “The Little Book of Metamorphosis” is now completed. The caterpillar of Citheronia regalis is known as the Hickory Horned Devil. …
Caterpillar Book, step 5
This next moth is my favorite so far. It’s Acherontia atropos, the Death’s Head Hawkmoth. Actually, the Death’s Head Hawkmoth refers to any one of these three species of moth: …
Caterpillar Book, step 3
The third caterpillar/butterfly combination is Marpesia petreus, the Ruddy Daggerwing. I find the small similarities between the caterpillar and butterfly forms of the species fascinating.
Hawaiian Fish
The watercolor painting of Hawaiian fish is completed. I’m currently working on the identification chart for it. I’ll take it to be photographed as a 4×5 transparency, which is then …