I am very much inspired by the work of Maria Sibylla Merian. Merian used her creativity to bring her scientific drawings to life. I want to make drawings that can interest and educate children about nature. In the drawings below I studied and interpreted illustrations from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium.
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