water skipper…

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A water skipper (or strider) and duckweed, on an oyster shell.

The small, front pair of legs are used for balance/stability, while the other two pairs of legs do the work of moving.

Growing up, I spent a lot of time swimming in the pond my father had built in the woods. Seeing water skippers always makes me flash back to slowly kicking along in the summer sunshine, with my arms over the edge of a black inner tube.

Soon to be for sale in the shop at the Seattle Art Museum. For information on purchasing, see my website: https://kitozbooks.com/product/painted-oyster-shells/

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