The Leaf Thief ~ Plant sketches

Botanical illustrations by Toni Gürke of Cactaceae taken from 'Blühende Kakteen.'

Published in three volumes, 1900-1921 by Julius Neumann.

Gold fish pendant, Middle Kingdom Egypt, 12-13th Dynasty 1878-1749 BC

Terracotta vase in the form of a lobster claw, Greece, circa 460 BC

Saturn seen in visible light, infrared and ultraviolet

June page taken from ‘Through the Year with Birds and Poets.’

Poetry compilation by Sarah Williams.

Published 1900 by Boston, Lee and Shepard.

It’s a rain forest. Inside a volcano. With a lake at the very bottom. Wild would be an understatement | nate_dodge

Geometric pattern imitating flame stitch. Kata-gami : Japanese stencils in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum. 1979.