Valentine

Here is the perfect film for St Valentine and lovers everywhere, Little Dark Poet by Bolex Brothers.

Dust

Marta Mattsson

Bow, calf skin, silver

Nest, goatskin, butterflies

Flowerbeetle, beetle, electoform copper, plastic, silver and laquer resin

Jewellery by Marta Mattsson

"I make jewellery for adults but with a touch of inspiration from my childhood. When I was a child I played with stuffed animals, slugs and other living animals. I have always been drawn to both biology and art and in my work I am trying to combine my interests. Nature is a great source of inspiration but so is Pokemon…"

The larger chestnut weevil

Algerian Coffee Stores

The smell of coffee is the first thing that hits you when you walk into the Algerian Coffee Stores, 52 Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1.

Soho bug :) spotted on my way to see some art.

Bug life

I moved a bucket and uncovered a busy world of the woodlouse. Press play to watch the movie.

Bug <3

Bug , originally uploaded by Feltbug.

1. lil' bee - close up, 2. Stack, 3. Lotus and Gold Bug -woodblock print, 4. omus dejeani, 5. all this talk about drawing bugs now, 6. What Comes Down Must Go Up, 7. Not a ladybird but interesting..., 8. Shinya2, 9. Bugs, 10. SOLD! Tom Bugs, 11. Mixed media. 2007, 12. Bark Bettle, 13. mos june bug 002, 14. bug art, 15. Balmain (or Moreton Bay?) bug, 16. Textile Bug, 17. bug collection II, 18. I love the sound of dying bugs, 19. Dead bugs, 20. slime mold with bug, 21. The bugs are on the moon, with umbrellas (meteor showers?), 22. bug in progress, 23. bugs on my wind panel, 24. schumtzie's bug, 25. new bug, 26. Laos bug, 27. Bug and Flor Cotton, 28. Bug Pin, 29. Inseto raivoso / Raging Bug, 30. 008 "litter" bug

Here is a selection of bug related photographs and artwork by some of my lovely friends on flickr. Click on the image to go to flickr where you can find the featured artists or use the links above to go to the individual artist's flickr. Thankyou to all the artists for sharing their pictures.

Web

Spider

Antufev Evgeniy

proto, originally uploaded by antufev.

Antufev Evgeniy makes strange and wonderful bugs, peculiar plants, dolls and costumes for his family. You can read more on his blog мальчик в короне (made in wonderland) or click on the picture to go to his flickr page. I found his work when I was browsing Camilla Engman's blog, always a voyage of discovery.

June bug

Work in progress for the We Make, London craft fair, less than three weeks to go ...

Marcel Wanders

Airborne snotty vase: SINUSITIS, 2001, polyamide. Photo by Maarten van Houten.

Marcel Wanders designed this series of vases based on a 3d scan of a human airborne sneeze produced by people suffering from Coryza, Influenza, Ozaena, Pollinosis and Sinusitis.

Bug feast

Yum yum !

On the allotment

A perfect end to the day - a visit to my sister's allotment with my family. Nature goes wild !