We see butterflies all around us and they strike a sense of beauty and wonder every time. How can this beauty be tied to space exploration? Cassini, the NASA spacecraft that has captured vivid images of Saturn and changed our understanding of space, has also given us a new sense […]
If you visit Half Moon Bay, CA, a beautiful coastal gem just 30 miles south of San Francisco, be sure to check out the home goods store West Main Half Moon Bay. They sell really high quality home goods that are sourced mainly from the United States. The owner and […]
I acquired a collection of vintage French handwritten documents from an antique store in San Francisco and created some one of a kind shadowbox displays featuring these documents with a Blue Morpho butterfly. The dates on these handwritten papers range from late 1700’s to mid-1800’s and are in pristine condition. […]
The proprietors of the popular Wish Bar & Lounge in San Francisco commissioned local artists to create decor for their new venture called The Bond Bar, which is a neighborhood bar in the heart of the Mission District serving fresh, organic cocktails with music. I was picked to create five […]
Charaxes butterflies are some of my favorite insects due to their sleek design and aggressive behavior. This group of butterflies has some of the fastest butterflies in the world as well as some with bad attitudes. This includes the Green Veined Emperor, which is in the Guiness Book of World […]
One of the first manufacturers of framed butterflies and butterfly wing jewelry was established in the late 1800’s in Wellesley MA. By the turn of the 20th century this manufacturer of insect art had gained fame and notoriety around the world. The New York Times gushed over what was called […]
I have been busy adding new framed insect displays to the store and want to highlight some of my favorites in this post. A new framed cicada display (seen above) I call “The Splendid Ghost” is a combination of two of my favorite cicada species — the Ghost Cicada and […]