Daily Archives: June 20, 2007

Poem of the Week: artful cuts

Posted on June 20, 2007 by cicada

“Flayed Angel” Jacques Gautier d’Agoty If you’ve not yet done so, pop on over to new blog Morbid Anatomy for a tour of some beautiful vintage medical illustrations. My favorite recent post was this collection of links to the work … Continue reading →

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Free Aegypt!

Posted on June 20, 2007 by cicada

Hidden Cities II: Embarkation for Cythera  Peter Milton, 2004 For you impoverished John Crowley fans out there, there are two more days to win a free copy of volume 1 of the “smart-looking” new paperback reissue of Aegypt. To win, … Continue reading →

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What’s up with the bees?

Posted on June 20, 2007 by cicada

Bee and Echinacea watercolor, 8.5″ square 2007 A few weeks ago, I asked a beekeeper at the Portland (Oregon) farmer’s market whether his bees were ok. “Yeah, they are,” he said, “but I get that question a lot.” On Saturday … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, My Artwork, Science | 7 Comments