Karen Kramer’s inspiration
Charley Harper Giant Golden Book of Biology
I was researching a project for Audubon today and found myself digging around for images from Charley Harper's Giant Golden Book of Biology. I instantly recognized a moth in one of the images from the book as one I had photographed last summer on Cape Cod. There is something truly astonishing about Harpers works and his ability to distill creatures down and completely capture their essence.
on the subject of his simplified forms, Harper noted:
"There’s some who want to count all the feathers in the wings and then others who never think about counting the feathers, like me."
In some of my own fumblings in scientific illustration I have become obsessive about describing every crevice and feather of an animal only to discover that what I have created is still and lifeless. I admire Harper's works so much because with minimalism he so earnestly captures the living organisms he is describing.
I was researching a project for Audubon today and found myself digging around for images from Charley Harper's Giant Golden Book of Biology. I instantly recognized a moth in one of the images from the book as one I had photographed last summer on Cape Cod. There is something truly astonishing about Harpers works and his ability to distill creatures down and completely capture their essence.
on the subject of his simplified forms, Harper noted:
"There’s some who want to count all the feathers in the wings and then others who never think about counting the feathers, like me."
In some of my own fumblings in scientific illustration I have become obsessive about describing every crevice and feather of an animal only to discover that what I have created is still and lifeless. I admire Harper's works so much because with minimalism he so earnestly captures the living organisms he is describing.
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International Children’s Digital Library
I was researching a project today and came across the International Children's digital library. The site has digitized copies of children's books from 42 different countries. Really cool resource.
I was researching a project today and came across the International Children's digital library. The site has digitized copies of children's books from 42 different countries. Really cool resource.
Cephalopods David Gallo: Underwater astonishments
really amazing video showing not only footage of bioluminescence, but also some incredible footage of cephalopods (the octopus at the very end is astonishing)
really amazing video showing not only footage of bioluminescence, but also some incredible footage of cephalopods (the octopus at the very end is astonishing)
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