I don't mind sharing my apple with such a lovely snail

I have an ongoing series of imaginary animals I invent but sometimes I print other people’s visions of #imaginary animals too.

#linocut #printmaking #compositeCreature #snailCat #snailShell #cat #MastoArt

These cats are inspired by a friend's dream:
"Years ago I had a dream about Swedish snailcats, that live along the rocky coast of northern Sweden. Their fronts are marmalade cats, and their backs are snailshells.

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Here’s my #printerSolstice @printerSolstice #linocut for the prompt “texture”. The Eastern Snail Shell Mason Bee (Osmia conjuncta) is a small North American blue bee which makes nests in suitable empty snail shells! In my linocut I show this adorable little pollinator with a Cepaea shell. Each print is 8” by 8” on delicate Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper.