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Month: November 2016

Dandelion seed puffs preserved in resin ?>

Dandelion seed puffs preserved in resin

In this post I will share you how to make dandelion seed puffs preserved in resin. This is a practice for me to make a stag beetle specimen in resin (P.S. please also see a stag beetle in a hemispherical resin). Below pictures are what I made.   Things to prepare ・Epoxy resin ・Silicone mold ・Release agent   * If you visit Japanese page of this post, you can check links for these products on Amazon.co.jp.   How to make it…

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Art and a stag beetle in Europe – “Lucanus cervus depictus” ?>

Art and a stag beetle in Europe – “Lucanus cervus depictus”

I got a book “Lucanus cervus depictus”, which covers arts and culture with an European stag beetle “Lucanus cervus”. The book contains 239 beautiful pictures of art. The oldest one dates back to 4000 B.C. and the newest ones come to 21 st century. There are chapters of mythology, art, entomology and decoration/illustration. In the chapter of art, there are many arts with the stag beetle drawn in 16-18 st century. Previously I wrote that many Japanese (especially children) are…

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