[Art] Ant as Totem - Redo

[moonvoice]

Ant as Totem

This illustration is based off the Australian Myrmecia family, which includes bull-ants, sargeant ants and inch ants.

The keywords for ant as a totem are:

Stockpiling. Preparing for the future. Caring about our children. Storage. Hoarding. Nourishing future generations. Challenging others. Hard work. Planning ahead. Doing what is right. Teamwork. Determination. Storing energy. Causes.

read the full totem essay for ant here.


Ant as Totem
Original available at Etsy / Prints available here.

Comments

[ariestess]

This is gorgeous and very organic. It still looks very womb-like to me, but that makes it even more interesting in that "coming from the Earth's womb" kind of way.

[white_rabbit]

Ohh, these colours are brilliant. The gradations are really stunning. :) I'm loving the shapes that are working their way into your backgrounds. I can't seem to remember if it's in general or with the ones you're redoing for your deck. Either way, it is awesomesauce.

[silverjackal]

I really like the subtlety of the shading in this, and the colours -- very warm, very living.

[outlineofash]

I love the gradation of colors; it gives the piece such a soft, glowing effect.

[sarah_tv]

That is so beautiful! *heart*

[darakat]

I can't help but think Find the Queen!

Oh and is there a bit of a fertility aspect in this one? Just a tiny one?

[toeknuckles]

Completely, completely love the colours in this. If they look this vibrant and alive over the web, they must be just jaw-dropping irl!

[moonvoice]

They are crazy-insane IRL. They look like they're glowing. Something about the orange to yellow gradation with a brown background and it just went 'wooooooooah.' Will definitely be using that combo again.