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Continuing down the miniature path...here is a wee stag beetle. It was made the same way as the tiny fiery searcher . sketch cut stamp color! The tiny stag beetle can be viewed in my shop  HERE [March 3, 2020]

Today I did a quick sketch of eight beetles...I have plans for them...mwahaha! I'm trying to do some multi-tasking with my shop. I've stated elsewhere in this blog that the only true way to multi-task is when you have one project that counts for two things (this counts as my daily bug and as something for my etsy store...we're trying to buy a house, we need some money!) Left to right, starting at the top row we have: Snout Beetle Checkered Beetle Pasimachus Beetle Longhorn Beetle Bottom row: Leaf Beetle Stag Beetle Fiery Searcher June Beetle [Febraury 23, 2020]

I seem to be making a lot of stag beetles this year. In 2016 , it was preying mantids. Here I've taken my brush pen sketch from  Day 12 and turned it into a stamp. I mostly use these to make greeting cards in my etsy shop.  First I printed out a smaller version of my drawing and outlined it in pencil. Then I taped it face down to a piece of speedy carve, a rubber stamping material.  Rubbing the opposite side with the pencil transfers the lines to the speedy carve. I carve the outlines with my lino-cutting tool: ...and here is the finished stamp... UPDATE!: I made mini greeting cards with this stamp which can be viewed in my shop HERE [January 23, 2020]

And here is the finished dremel-beetle, painted with gold ink and black acrylic paint; sealed with varnish. This could have a pendant bail glued to the back of it to make a necklace, but I don't have any ;) Part I can be viewed Here . [January 21, 2020]

I didn't have time to finish this. Similar to Day 13's project, I've used the Dremel to engrave a stag beetle head onto this tiny wood disc. Same process, but I carved it a little deeper this time. Finished project is Here . [January 19, 2020]

Here is a stag beetle rendered in a brush pen. I think I'm coming to terms with this brush pen... [January 12, 2020] Update: I transformed this drawing into a stamp for Day 23 ... ...and then used the stamp to make cards for my shop which can be seen HERE

The completed 12" ruler. Stag Beetle - Coleoptera (Day 48) Ichneumon Wasp - Hymenoptera (Day 49) Earwig - Dermaptera (Day 50) Luna Moth - Lepidoptera (Day 59) Preying Mantid - Mantodea (Day 60) Scorpionfly - Mecoptera (Day 61) Leaf-footed Bug - Hemiptera (Day 62) Walking Stick - Phasmotodea (Day 63) Spoonwing - Neuroptera (Day 64) Tree Cricket - Orthoptera (Day 65) Cicada - Homoptera (Day 66) Damselfly - Odonata (Day 67)

The inspiration for this comes from antique rulers considered Imperial Japanese treasures. The rectangular drawing of the stag beetle above represents one unit of measurement (such as an inch or centimeter), and the entire ruler is then a succession of ornately drawn plants and creatures along its length. Ten units in all. Fancy! The real rulers feature birds, plants, and hoofstock, but are similarly colored. [February 17, 2016]

This is the umbrella I want. I'd like some wellies, too. It rained almost all day today and is supposed to rain more tomorrow.  The stag beetle umbrella drawing is rendered in India ink and colored pencil. Side Bar: I may not have an umbrella, but I do have a fabulous green coat. [January 27, 2016]