Curiosity - 5"x5" painting

A curious yellow-green moth with a lively striped pattern, painted on a deep green background, has his eyes on a sparkling jewel hanging over his head. Signed and hand-stamped with the word curiosity on the top edge of the canvas. Wrapped in a blue vintage millinery ribbon that matches the moth's stripes, and embellished with a unique hand-wired, beaded bauble hanging from the top.
 
This painted insect is a specimen from my Notes to Self collection, my own cabinet of curiosities, inspired by antique book illustrations of the natural world & the collections of entomologists. Each insect specimen represents one of my own “wonders of the world,”  concepts such as magic and mystery, emotions like joy, physical phenomenons like sunlight - these are the dreamy things that I don’t want to forget when times are tough. I’ve painted each insect in a way that conjures the feeling of these things for me, and hand-stamped the word that inspired the painting onto it.
 
This original painting is completely one of a kind - and ready to hang! It's a small, lightweight canvas, wrapped in ribbon that is knotted to form a decorative hanging loop. Perfect for adding to your own space or giving as a gift to any bug collector or art lover!
 
painted in acrylic gouache on stretched canvas
canvas edges are finished with ribbon tied into a hanging loop
no need for a frame - ready to hang on the wall!