Of course, her incredible collection of faux taxidermy was also very much inspired by her rural upbringing. Having grown up in the countryside in a rural hamlet, deep in the North of England, Yeadon’s home was surrounded by open fields and ancient woodlands, while in the distance, the Yorkshire Dale mountains towered above the horizon. Having spent her entire childhood immersed in nature, nature is second nature to her; it’s also what drives her creative passion.

“My favorite way to seek enchantment is by taking long walks,” says Yeadon. “I’ve always loved climbing mountains in the Lake District with my dad and our family dog, Toby. That moment when we finally reach the summit—icy winds whipping around us as damp heavy clouds form a blanket over our view. A peaceful moment in nature, tranquil, and calm.”

But when it comes to her creations themselves, incredibly enough, she relies on experimentation and much trial and error. “One evening, I randomly decided to dust off my old sewing machine and rekindled my love for textiles,” recalled the self-taught artist. “I gradually began to incorporate fabrics and machine and hand embroidery into my wire creations at the very end of 2017,” she notes, adding that she loves experimenting with mixed mediums.

Take a look at some of her incredible creations:

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In his work, Wilkinson includes faces of villains like Jason Voorhees, Pennywise the Clown, the Creatures from the Black Lagoon, and the demon Valak. He also incorporates faces of iconic Looney Tunes characters into the bodies of beetles and bugs.

The artist categorizes his bugs into four different categories: Timorpersonae, Insanusmelodiae, Machinamera, and Drohnmortae. According to him, the Insanusmelodiae family, which includes the Looney Tunes characters, are loud insects with odd vocalizations.

“Their distinctive characteristics include loud and often odd vocalizations and the very distinctive fast and erratic movements,” Wilkinson shared on his personal website. “A recognizable and perhaps most peculiar aspect of the Insanusmelodiae’s behavior is their clumsiness. They often meet their end under a falling stone or twig, or after falling from a long drop. Their wings, also vestigial, can produce enough uplift to keep them in the air for a moment or two before they fall.”

For each insect, the illustrator also came up with a Latin name that describes its character. Scroll down and take a look at some of his unique artwork.

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“We are not preparing specimens and replicas, we strictly measure the dimensions and prioritize the appearance, features, and senses rather than proportions being exact,” he says.

Let his work take you to a new world of bamboo creatures and you won’t want to escape from it.

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Of course, her incredible collection of faux taxidermy was also very much inspired by her rural upbringing. Having grown up in the countryside in a rural hamlet, deep in the North of England, Yeadon’s home was surrounded by open fields and ancient woodlands, while in the distance, the Yorkshire Dale mountains towered above the horizon. Having spent her entire childhood immersed in nature, nature is second nature to her; it’s also what drives her creative passion.

“My favorite way to seek enchantment is by taking long walks,” says Yeadon. “I’ve always loved climbing mountains in the Lake District with my dad and our family dog, Toby. That moment when we finally reach the summit—icy winds whipping around us as damp heavy clouds form a blanket over our view. A peaceful moment in nature, tranquil, and calm.”

But when it comes to her creations themselves, incredibly enough, she relies on experimentation and much trial and error. “One evening, I randomly decided to dust off my old sewing machine and rekindled my love for textiles,” recalled the self-taught artist. “I gradually began to incorporate fabrics and machine and hand embroidery into my wire creations at the very end of 2017,” she notes, adding that she loves experimenting with mixed mediums.

Take a look at some of her incredible creations:

The post Emily Yeadon Makes Moths, Butterflies, and Fungi out of Fabric appeared first on PlayJunkie.

In his work, Wilkinson includes faces of villains like Jason Voorhees, Pennywise the Clown, the Creatures from the Black Lagoon, and the demon Valak. He also incorporates faces of iconic Looney Tunes characters into the bodies of beetles and bugs.

The artist categorizes his bugs into four different categories: Timorpersonae, Insanusmelodiae, Machinamera, and Drohnmortae. According to him, the Insanusmelodiae family, which includes the Looney Tunes characters, are loud insects with odd vocalizations.

“Their distinctive characteristics include loud and often odd vocalizations and the very distinctive fast and erratic movements,” Wilkinson shared on his personal website. “A recognizable and perhaps most peculiar aspect of the Insanusmelodiae’s behavior is their clumsiness. They often meet their end under a falling stone or twig, or after falling from a long drop. Their wings, also vestigial, can produce enough uplift to keep them in the air for a moment or two before they fall.”

For each insect, the illustrator also came up with a Latin name that describes its character. Scroll down and take a look at some of his unique artwork.

The post Artist Imagines Insects As Pop Cultural Characters appeared first on PlayJunkie.

The post Bugs Can’t Escape From Pen Line Prison! appeared first on PlayJunkie.

“We are not preparing specimens and replicas, we strictly measure the dimensions and prioritize the appearance, features, and senses rather than proportions being exact,” he says.

Let his work take you to a new world of bamboo creatures and you won’t want to escape from it.

The post Japanese Artist Creates Incredibly Intricate Life-Size Insects From Bamboo appeared first on PlayJunkie.