My mandriltee for #MerMay! Some believe that the mandriltee is imaginary. Who am I to say?

Though it appears to be rotund, short-armed mermaid with strange facial markings, the mandriltee is neither fish nor primate and certainly not the composite creature of myth. Their name, however, is inspired by their unlikely ressemblance to the mandrill, and they 🧵

https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/238566684

#linocut #printmaking #washi #mandriltee #mandrill #manatee #mermaid #imaginary #compositeCreature #mastoArt

I made my friend a birthday card with washi tape, stickers, and rhinestones. It doesn't say "happy birthday", but I still think it looks neat.

#art #washi

This is one of a series, each unique, of my hand made cyanotypes on watercolour paper (14” x 11”) with an image of a cloud-filled sky overprinted with my linocut print of several kites, and wind-socks each collaged with beautiful Japanese washi papers.

The carp-shaped Koinobori wind socks (also known as satsuki-nobori) are flown in Japan to celebrate Tango no sekku, or Children’s Day each May 5.

#linocut #printmaking #cyanotype #washi #kite #windsock #ChildrensDay #koinobori

A wee bat print for Bat Appreciation Day!

#linocut #printmaking #bat #washi #wildlifeArt #mastoArt

My beaver lino block print is hand printed on delicate, translucent, handmade Japanese paper with a deckle edge. This is a North American beaver (Castor canadensis), symbol of Canada. 🇨🇦

April 7 is International Beaver Day. While a species of “least concern” according to the IUCN Red List of mammals, numbers of North American beavers have been literally decimated since colonization. 🧵1/

#linocut #printmaking #beaver #InternationalBeaverDay #conservation #washi #wildlifeArt #sciArt #mastoArt

It’s #WorldFrogDay to draw attention to the important role frogs play in ecosystems.

Linocut on gampi of a leopard frog from years ago.

#linocut #printmaking #frog #washi #leopardFrog

It's a very gloomy day today in #Leipzig, Saxony. A good day to write some postcards or letters with the fitting #washi 💌

https://postkartenfundbuero.com/produkt/washitape-saxony-city-tape-creabrulee/