[Art] Guinea Pig as Totem

Guinea Pig as Totem

The guinea pig, or cavy, is a small rodent that is neither a pig or from Guinea! Heh. Guinea pigs in Western culture are most commonly known for being wonderful animal companions. However in the rest of the world they are also a cheap, viable food source, and are associated with Indigenous folklore and mythologies. Guinea pigs are intelligent, vocal creatures; and kinda pathologically adorable!

( I used to know a guinea pig called Gizmo... )

[Art] Three Crows as Totem

Three Crows as Totem

This is probably one of my favourite depictions of the corvid family, along with Crowe's Crow. Heh. There is purple iridescence on the ravens, green metallic paint in the swirls, a mix of green metallic paint and dark green pearlescent in the center circles. And a brown/green refractive pigment highlight in the energy lines. Woot. Lots of shiny.

( Three doors to go through... )

[Art] Polar Bear 02 as Totem

liondaughter, feel free to email me, so we can work out which ones you and Lisa want to get / postage etc. :)

Polar Bear 02 as Totem

The polar bear is the world's largest land carnivore (and the world's largest bear!). Polar bears actually spend most of their lives at sea, hunting sea ice, walking across frozen seas and swimming to find new food locations.

The polar bear is listed as Vulnerable, with the IUCN. They are threatened by hunting, global warming, oil and gas mining, etc. The list goes on. They're pretty threatened!

( I have another two polar bears to draw in this request list! )

[Wildspeak] Article: Western Scrub Jay as Totem

Western Scrub Jay – Delayed Gratification

Keywords:

Unusual yet functional family units, scrub wisdom and connection to scrub spirits, theft and appropriation, urban wisdom, growth in urban areas, material wealth, saving something for later, delayed gratification, problem solving, creativity, adapting and learning, great intelligence.

( full essay under the cut )

Man, it's been a while since I've done one of these!