Check out the wonderful site at The Metropolitan Museum in New York, ‘New Connections’, with this week’s topic, ‘Bugs’...
…featuring the Japanese screen above (‘Autumn Grasses In Moonlight’ 1872-91, by Shibata Zeshin, and the 18th century Japanese Netsuke Ivory carving below, ‘Autumn Grasses With Praying Mantis’…
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Julie Marabelle at ‘Famille Summerbelle‘…
Edward Lear and his Nonsense Books…
E.A.Seguy…thanks BibliOdyssey…
…and Seguy’s beetle textile patterns…
…and Louis Comfort Tiffany…
Kerry Lemon‘s lovely patterns…
Dru Drury, 1770′s…
Morteza Zahedi, with the last three illustrations from ‘The Trip Of A Butterfly‘…thanks International Children’s Digital Library…
…and a delightful 1912 animation clip from Winsor McCay…
…thanks PictureBookIllustration!
You’re welcome, Shelley! Beautiful collection. Inspiring!