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Ready for Day 2 @edmontonexpoofficial! Already had a guest stop by looking to trade up! ☺️ . . #EdmontonExpo #hup #darkcrystal #explorercuriosityexchange #societyofcuriouscreatures #smallsculpture #yegartist #angiesot https://www.instagram.com/p/B2rdUhcA09c/?igshid=18zdgjvs8ts7b

Oscar taking a stroll through the garden. It’s been a busy month with some major garden renos. Almost done then time to sit back and watch it all fill in. Has anyone else been up to any garden adventures this month? #smallbusinesssaturdays #societyofcuriouscreatures #botanicalbuddies #polymerclay #yegarts #gardenart #smallsculpture #shoplocalyeg https://www.instagram.com/p/CPevOSnAS4S/?utm_medium=tumblr

Remember that Narwhal sculpture from a couple months back? Finally getting around to painting it! Right now I’m thinking it may be done. Still figuring out the painting style for these so not sure if this is it yet. Will look at it again in few days and see if I still feel the same way. Onto the sea lion next! #narwhal #smallsculpture #societyofcuriouscreatures #wallartwork #wallsculpture #airdryclay #shoplocalyeg #yegarts #holbeingouache @holbeinartistmaterials https://www.instagram.com/p/CPXDXxlg0LI/?utm_medium=tumblr

Original Drawing Sale is up! Twelve drawings in total featuring real life “curious creature” plants. Click the link in my profile to grab yours! #societyofcuriouscreatures #botanicals ##lichens #fungilove #succulents #passionflower #drawingplants #yegarts #angiesot #wearepaper #unipin #polychromos #botanicalart https://www.instagram.com/p/CMaDAuqgvFR/?igshid=1n9bjx52xd0aw

The Devil’s Matchstick Lichen or Cladonia floerkeana is next up in my curious plant series. Lichen are super sensitive to pollution so if you see a lot of lichen in an area chances are the air isn’t that bad. And this lichen even has a great name to go with. #societyofcuriouscreatures #botanicals #lichen #devilsmatchstick curiousplants #drawingplants #yegarts #angiesot #wearepaper #unipin #polychromos #botanicalart https://www.instagram.com/p/CMJBN2wgRRP/?igshid=keewanrk5z8a

Ghost Pipe Plant or monotropa uniflora is a plant that is normally all white and can grow in very dark environments because it doesn’t need the sun to make chlorophyll. That’s the green you see in most plants. It instead acts like a parasite growing on specific kinds of mycorrhizal fungi. What the fungi takes from its association with a tree the ghost pipe plant then takes from the fungi. Seems like a complicated way to get your dinner but it works....and it has a super cool and mysterious name don’t you think? 🍄 #societyofcuriouscreatures #botanicals #ghostpipe #monotropauniflora #curiousplants #drawingplants #yegarts #angiesot #wearepaper #unipin #polychromos #botanicalart https://www.instagram.com/p/CMGkHrKgPCu/?igshid=9l78nngkojiz

Can you believe it’s March already?! No well let me ease your surprise with little guy. Today’s real life creature is the Jawfish. They are tiny burrowing fish that actually stand on end like this when they aren’t scared by something and hiding to keep safe. #societyofcuriouscreatures #creatureart #creaturedoodles #inkandwash #derwentinktense #realcuriouscreatures #yegarts #angiesot #wearepaper #silverbrushlimited #jawfish #tinyfish https://www.instagram.com/p/CL5abijAbXz/?igshid=x2hrfpeppbc9

Hope everyone’s Saturday is going well. A little Pinwheel Protea for today’s botanical drawing. #societyofcuriouscreatures #botanicals #curiousplants #protea #drawingplants #yegarts #angiesot #wearepaper #mgraham #unipin #polychromos #botanicalart https://www.instagram.com/p/CL0hdLpAhUr/?igshid=1qoiapb4sewg3