Vulture Wisdom (2020) written, illustrated, and arranged by yours truly. Written for beginner vultures, this is a practical primer on bone collection as a hobby and addresses the hows and whys of sourcing animal bones from found remains.
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“… Time was not merciful to her whilst in that tube… Her horrendous power only grew. Her containment increased as her energy output skyrocketed - as did the damage it wrought upon herself. Those that she loved and would do anything to protect fear her now. No longer did they refer to her as a friend, but monster. She screamed in agony as they tried to weaken her by taking more energy. It didn’t change a thing… except incur her fury…”
“They subdued her. They broke her apart. Her wrath was endless, but in pieces they were manageable. Through horrific methods did they make her think of one thing…”
‘I love this world…’
“And she struggled no more…”
“But…”
“There’s a crack in her tube - a flaw in manufacturing, it seems. It will be replaced tomorrow with no difficulty. There’s only one thought in her mind after all.”
Often scavengers dont have enough time to do more than the face before it gets washed up on the beach, which is what makes this so common.
I wonder if sea faring cultures or specific professions like pirates or sailors would see this more and represent it more in either their mythology or oral traditions.
click for better quality textless ver. and process video below the cut
Total Drawing Time: approx one hour and twenty minutes
I was inspired by whale falls (when a whale dies and its body ges deeper than 1,000 metres into the ocean, feeding the creatures that live in those depths) but like,,, sea monster
