The Fauna Collection

A photograph of a black and white charcoal drawing on tan paper. The artwork shows a young chippy with its tail curled around its body in front of three white dandelion heads. The artwork is hanging on a brown wall behind a glass jar filled with three charcoal pencils and 3 rolls of black and white washi tape on a grey shelf.
A photograph of a black and white charcoal drawing on tan paper. The artwork shows a young chippy with its tail curled around its body in front of three white dandelion heads. The artwork is hanging on a brown wall behind a glass jar filled with three charcoal pencils and 3 rolls of black and white washi tape on a grey shelf.
A photograph of a black and white charcoal drawing on tan paper. The artwork shows a young chippy with its tail curled around its body in front of three white dandelion heads. The artwork is hanging on a brown wall behind a glass jar filled with three charcoal pencils and 3 rolls of black and white washi tape on a grey shelf.
A flat photo of the black and white chipmunk drawing on tan paper. The chippy is relaxing in front of three dandelions that have gone to seed. The chippy is facing to the right. Black and white stripes in its fur start at the tip of its nose and travel down the center of its back, ending at the base of the tail. The tail curls around its body, the tip almost tickling the chippy's nose. The three white heads of the dandelions tower over the back of the chippy. One frames the top of its head, the tufts are white star shapes.
A flat photo of the black and white chipmunk drawing on tan paper. The chippy is relaxing in front of three dandelions that have gone to seed. The chippy is facing to the right. Black and white stripes in its fur start at the tip of its nose and travel down the center of its back, ending at the base of the tail. The tail curls around its body, the tip almost tickling the chippy's nose. The three white heads of the dandelions tower over the back of the chippy. One frames the top of its head, the tufts are white star shapes.
A shallow-depth-of-field detail photo showing the flecked, fuzzy, and glossy texturing of the charcoal marks that make up the chipmunk's face, ears, and eye.
A shallow-depth-of-field detail photo showing the flecked, fuzzy, and glossy texturing of the charcoal marks that make up the chipmunk's face, ears, and eye.

Chippy

— 4×6” original art
— charcoal, pastel, and copper metallic pencil
— toned, acid free paper

When I was a young kid, there used to be a chipmunk that lived in his burrow on the hillside by the front door of our lake cottage. He was a cute little guy – he only had half a tail and we called him Stumpy. We would toss a couple shelled peanuts outside when he showed his sweet little face and I remember watching him scramble over to crack them open and eat the little brown nuts inside. At the time, this relationship with Stumpy seemed so magical and unique, it filled me with a wonder that can only be experienced by little kids learning about the world.

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The

Fauna Collection

This collection of beautiful 4×6″ charcoal pencil and linoprint originals were created in the month of October as a meditation on the diversity of nature found in our back yards. Following prompts from the Wild October draw list, many of the creatures featured are characters in my own life story. Now it’s time for them to have a place in your home.

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Habits — Original LinoprintA photograph of a black and white linoprint on light grey paper. The linoprint shows the black silhouette of nine Canada geese flying in a V formation over a white solid circular sun. The artwork is sitting on a brown wooden shelf in front of a dark grey wall with a piece of grey driftwood behind it and a small rock with white quarts vein in front of it.A photograph of a black and white charcoal drawing on tan paper. The artwork shows a honeybee landed on the center of a coneflower. Over the honeybee is a solid copper sun. The artwork is hanging on a brown wall behind two brown leaves and acorns laying on a grey shelf.Eusociality — Original Charcoal Drawing