Wednesday, July 2, 2008
New Show
The show runs from now until July 22, 2008. The courthouse it located at 11th & Massachusetts St.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Weevils!


One fun fact: If every species of animal and plant were placed next to each other in a line, every 10th animal would be a weevil.
Weevils are very common and are often considered a pest by farmers since they like to eat grains and other plants. Pests or not, you can't deny that they look really cool!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Champs!!
On a completely unrelated note, I'd like to give a shout-out to the 2008 NCAA National Champions, the Kansas Jayhawks! Way to go!!!! Unbelieveable! I was ready to give up with 2 minutes remaining when we were 9 points down, but we pulled it out! I guess destiny had something in the cards for us afterall! Rock Chalk Jayhawk GO KU!!
(images courtesy kusports.com)
Friday, April 4, 2008
Library Show
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
New Gallery Show!

Medium: Dried Insects
Dimensions: 13” (W) x 17” (H)
Price: $400
A delectable study in biodiversity, nine different beetles come neatly wrapped in a luxurious box of “chocolates”. None of the insects have been modified; they are all displaying their natural color.
Beetles used are as follows: going clockwise, starting from the top left:
Goliathus albosignatus, Torynorrhina flammea (blue form), Dichronorhina derbyana, Sagra longicollis (3 color variations), Chrysochroa castelnaudi, Torynorrhina flammea (red form), Polybothris sumptuosa, Rhomborrhina resplendens, Sternocera castanea (center)


Title: “Love Bites No. 2”
Medium: Dried Insects
Dimensions: 13”x13”
Price: $300
A kaleidoscope pattern of Indian Flower Mantises (Creobroter gemmatus) decorates a piece of handmade Japanese Rice Paper. Mantises put a humorous spin on the “O Love, Sweet Animal” theme because of the well-known fact that females often consume the heads of their mates during copulation.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Jan/Feb Gallery Pieces



Here is the second piece entitled “Ra, The Sun God”
The scarab is the symbol of Ra, the Sun God of the Egyptians. Scarab beetles lay their eggs in dung, which they roll into a ball and roll into a hole. The Egyptians equated this with the movement of the sun and its daily resurrection. The opening and closing of the scarab's colorful wings symbolized night and day.
(source: About.com)
This piece uses the large beetle Allomyrina dichotomus politus (actually a Dynastid beetle, a large relative of the smaller scarab beetle. This particular specimen is from Thailand) and the small weevils Celebia arrigans from Indonesia. Their background was painted by me. The large beetle's wings have been gold-leafed by me as well.
Kathryn Jennings, 2008, $400



Monday, November 19, 2007
Media Mentions!







