Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel was a Prussian polymath (scientist, artist, physician, etc.) best known as a champion of evolutionary theory. He was a bit of a character (to put it lightly) and while many of his theories have been discredited such as “ontogeny…
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Peter Ferguson
Peter Ferguson is a mind-bogglingly talented Montreal illustrator that I have the good fortune to count amongst my friends. Imagine my excitement when I saw that he was mentioned by Hi-Fructose and that he has a current show at Roq…
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New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Clowder of Cats
It would seem this is more than just a passing fancy, it looks like I’m working up to an abecediary of collective nouns. Today, cats. Or more specifically, a clowder of cats. Looking at online etymological sources, clowder comes from…
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New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Bevy of Otters
Again, with the collective nouns. A group of otters is a “bevy”. When you see otters flying around in the water as they play like a bunch of nutbags it’s kind of hard to take them seriously. That said, the Spanish…
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New Artwork – Ian Rogers – an Ambush of Tigers
Collective nouns are interesting. You know, like a flock of sheep, a pod of whales, a school of fish… A group of tigers is called an ambush. Whaddaya know.
