Lisa Wood is a San Francisco artist and jewelry maker who creates insect dioramas, and one of the few artists in the world who animate insects like me. From mantids playing instruments to caterpillars getting eye exams, Wood’s dioramas are whimsical and unique. You can purchase her book “insects at […]
You will never see a dead fly in the same way after seeing Jan Flanigan’s dead fly insect art. In 2012, she began positioning flies on tiny cartoon drawings and photographing them to cheer up a close friend who was caring for her gravely ill husband. She soon had a […]
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 […]