It is also #CephalopodWeek! Enjoy some of my cephalopods: the adorable bobtail squid (actually, not a squid, but a cephalopod of order Sepiolida, closer to cuttlefish), the octopus, nautilus and bioluminescent firefly squid linocuts.
It is also #CephalopodWeek! Enjoy some of my cephalopods: the adorable bobtail squid (actually, not a squid, but a cephalopod of order Sepiolida, closer to cuttlefish), the octopus, nautilus and bioluminescent firefly squid linocuts.
My Firefly Squid linocut for #cephalopodWeek!
This is a linocut print of the firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans), also called sparkling enope squid or hotaru-ika in Japan. These tiny squid live at depth (200 to 400 m) & they are bioluminescent & emit blue light from photophores.
The print shows the squid against a white background so you can see the whole animal & then its reflection is shown …
New toned cyanotype for #CephalopodWeek! This one features an image of my linocut #octopus with cedar and black locust branches to give it the feel of being in its environment.