I love taxidermy - from the brilliantly executed to the very poorly done, it is something that I very much appreciate. I don't particularly like the thought of animals being killed with the specific purpose of being stuffed, and on the whole this is a thing of a bygone era, but I am a big... Continue Reading →
Mothmeister – Interview
Way back in 2018, when the world wasn't turned upside down with a pandemic and we could go and see the wonders of life, I managed to catch an exhibition by Mothmeister held in London. Excitedly I rushed home and wrote about them, as I was so in awe and inspired by their work. I... Continue Reading →
Beauty in Death – Ferry van Torgeren and Jaap Sinke
I don't think I have written much about it before, but I make art out of insects. This isn't necessarily a blatant plug for my own work, but if you are interested in seeing what I do you can find my details on Instagram under WidowCrankybugs. There is something so beautiful in the wild and weird... Continue Reading →
Untitled – Mothmeister
Actually today you are going to get a twofer, as today's piece is technically a collaborative work. I was lucky enough to see this and many other of Mothmeister's pieces at their book launch last Saturday, held in the Crypt Galleries in London. It was an amazing couple of hours wandering around the Crypt seeing... Continue Reading →
Curiosities from the 5th Corner
As you may know by now, I like the extreme. I think the oddities of life, the things most people probably shy away from either because they just don't find the complete cycle of life that interesting that they want to look at things in jars of formaldehyde or it simply isn't their cup of... Continue Reading →