The temple in this illustration looks a bit like a dragons face - it is based on the wats of Thailand. I was lucky enough to visit Phuket a couple of years ago and see a few of these beautiful temples for myself:
Friday, 29 July 2011
"Nowhere you can go is more peaceful than your own soul" - Marcus Aurelius
I like the idea of snails being low and ugly creatures, but having somewhere beautiful and sacred to retreat into. Marcus Aurelius said: "People try to get away from it all - to the country, to the beach, to the mountains. Which is idiotic: you can get away from it any time you like. By going within".
The temple in this illustration looks a bit like a dragons face - it is based on the wats of Thailand. I was lucky enough to visit Phuket a couple of years ago and see a few of these beautiful temples for myself:
The temple in this illustration looks a bit like a dragons face - it is based on the wats of Thailand. I was lucky enough to visit Phuket a couple of years ago and see a few of these beautiful temples for myself:
Labels:
exhibition,
imagination,
Marcus Aurelius,
monochrome,
pen and ink,
snail,
Thailand,
Wat
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5 comments:
I LOVE this illustration, you should make prints of this. I would buy it. Are you going to do a series of snail homes. That would be lovely :)
Thankyou so much for your kind comments! :) I'm setting up a shop very shortly, and the snail illustrations will be available as prints! xx
PS: I had a peek at your blog - gorgeous work! :)
Thank you so much. I cannot wait to see your shop. You are one of my favourite illustrators now.
totally amazing...
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