Blood star… why are you such a simple but complex being??? After hours of drawing and redrawing I think I’ve reached a star that I like and that represents the many blood stars I’ve seen hidden in between rocks. Next up I will spend days agonizing over the leather star
Did you know that sea urchins in the wild wear shells, rocks, leaves, and algae as hats? It’s theorized that they use the hats to help weigh them down and to protect them from predators. They might even help protect the urchins from UV rays and help camouflage them.
In aquariums apparently urchins kept taking parts of the exhibit to use as hats - including items like baby corals. To help keep the exhibits intact, staff started printing small 3D hats for urchins. These hats were not only functional - but made aquarium urchins so much more fashionable than their wild friends.
Look at the spikes on this one! This Frosted Nudibranch (dirona albolineata) was super intimidating at first - but I actually loved playing with the many layering “spikes”. Crazy to see all the forms these creatures come in
My hands have decided to cooperate today so I’m taking some time to work on more Salish sea Nudibranchs while I listen to crooked kingdom! Did anyone else binge Shadow and Bone on Netflix?
It’s almost that time of year again! Because of possible shipping delays this year throughout Canada Post and USPS I decided to get my cards done early! If you’d like a larger order of cards please contact me ASAP and I can get your order in!
