Their eyes move independently like those of a chameleon... I love the notes by artist #AmmiLeong, as she prepared to illustrate 'A Seahorse Story'. Sketches, storyboard & some finished pages are on her website & reproduced here with permission.
https://www.ammileong.com/anak-murid-yang-memakai-kain-cawat?lightbox=dataItem-kr7y15li5
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The story is set in a seagrass meadow.
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#seagrass #Malaysia #pipefish #seahorse #seabed #iconicfishes #AmmiLeong
Here Ammi introduces some of the characters who live in the seagrass, & shows us part of their home.
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#razorfish #pipefish #seahorse #nudibranch #seastar #seagrass #habitat #IconicFishes #AmmiLeong
The #razorfish #pipefish & #seahorse are all related – yet so different from each other, & from us! See the call by @iconicfishes for a global arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes, & the glorious images / videos / details in the Inspiration Kit at https://www.iconicfishes.art
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#syngnathidae #IconicFishes #music #dance #craft #art #OceanArt
Meanwhile, Ammi worked with Dr Adam Lim of #SaveOurSeahorses in #Malaysia to answer a question important to all Malaysians, #WhatTheyEat.
& while Swiftly Slurping… p.10 of the Inspiration Kit also tells us How They Sound: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGnYP049ps/OC5TbwbBk8jMzOfFeg6HgA/view#10
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The book shows us how they dance…
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… and how the male seahorses give birth.
On p.8 of the Inspiration Kit, you’ll find video of the daily dance, & the outcome: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGnYP049ps/OC5TbwbBk8jMzOfFeg6HgA/view#8
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#MalePregnancy #BabyAnimal #seahorse #IconicFishes #AmmiLeong
Are you inspired to illustrate the other #IconicFishes? Or to highlight?
Anyone can participate in the new arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes:
https://www.iconicfishes.art/participate
Please take a look, boost, & help spread the word about alternative lifestyles.
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#MarineConservation #ArtAndNature #ocean #ecology #conservation #OceanArt #EnvironmentalArt #ArtAndEcology #EcoArt #seahorse #pipefish #trumpetfish #cornetfish #flutemouth #BellowsFish #seadragon
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