I have been casting a few small works; these are now out of the mold and painted. The beetles are intended as gifts, but I may have to make a few more for myself. I may have the seed of an idea for a larger artwork, with beetles, that will be for my own amusement. Beetles certainly do lend themselves well to iridescent and metallic paints!

I cannot resist arranging and posing my new bits on older surfaces. I see all sorts of interesting combinations as I snap photos in my studio…