Birthdays and Holidays

Rilla Alexander

Last week Animalarium turned two years old, and I am sorry I didn't celebrate the day here

but we were busy organizing a big party for Seba, who shares the same birthday.

So here's a belated thank you to all the artists, bloggers and readers who have supported 

this blog with their talent, encouragement and generosity. And a special thanks 

to the 1,000 plus faithful readers who follow Animalarium through Google and Facebook.

Sara Fanelli 

I was recently surprised and delighted that my other non-animal-centric blog Iconoclassics 

was included in Tumblr's art directory,causing its followers to quickly jump from 1,500 to over 10,000.

Iconoclassics is a mix of vintage and contemporary graphic design, art, illustration, stylish photos

 and other stuff that strikes my fancy, and I hope you'll find that interesting too. 

Camilla Engman

Now I am going on a month long vacation away from the computer, but I'll be back 

in early September with lots of new topics, artists and collections.

A great August to everyone and see you soon!

Sunday Safari - A Walk in the Woods

 Camilla Engman, Morran in the woods

 Diana Sudyka

  from Nurseryland Annual 1969 (illustrator?), thanks to buglady 1104

 Petr Poš, Zvirata V Lese, 1969, at terryposters

 T. Zebrova, Lullaby at Library Things

 Celestino Piatti, The Happy Owls, 1963, thanks to art.crazed

Adelheid Schait, Nikolaus und der dumme Nuck, 1987, thanks to Natalie Birkle

 Elizabeth and Gerald Rose, The Great Oak, thanks to Faber Books

 Mirko Hanák, Bambi, 1967, 

thanks to a billion tastes and tunes

Barbara Cooney, Bambi, a life in the woods, 1970

Who lives in the forest and what grows in the forest, (author/year?)

 Jenny Williams, The SIlver Wood, 1966, thanks to try-whistling-this

Sunday Safari - Lovebirds

Birds of a feather, be happy together

Lovebirds by Lisa Congdon

Letter from a shy lover by Rafal Olbinski

Bird Heart by Amy Ross

Lovebirds by Joy Ang

I sing only for you by Betsy Thompson

Giovannina x by Camilla Engman

Lovebirds by Geninne

I want to be adored by Leia Bell

Two-gether by Kathleen Lolley

Enamored owl by Alberto Cerriteño

Lovebirds by Ben Newman

Kissy birds by Joanne Liu

Strange and magnificent print by Freya Art, discovered thanks to Kickcan and Conkers

J'adore by Heather Amuny-Day, thanks to Grain Edit

Sunday Safari – Some Like It Cold

Watching you, without me by Robert Hunter

Polar Bear by Camilla Engman

From behind the glass we watched him play for hours

and He was showing off to a captive audience by Leia Bell

Polar Bear print by Eleanor Grosch

Polar Bear print by Sebastiano Ranchetti

After the flood by Chiho Makino

Cover of The Little Polar Bear by Rudolf Lukes,thanks to Grain Edit

Illustration from The Wild and woolly animal book by Dale Maxey, 1966

thanks to Bonito Club's flickr illustration collection

White Bear by Jane Mount

Global Warming by Kun-Jum Park

Bear stencil by Simon Oxley, thanks to Share Some Candy

Sunday Safari - To all the little red foxes

Cover illustration for 3 tours de Renard by André Paul, 1944

I consider myself lucky to live at the edge between city and country. I can take a walk to downtown, 

but when I am home I can forget about the intense pace of urban life and immerse myself in nature. 

For the past few years, a family of foxes has been living in a wooded area on the hill in front of our house. 

We usually observe them through the lenses of binoculars, but my two encounters with them at close distance 

in the afternoon field where truly special. One evening in the garden last summer I turned to see one 

walking a few meters from me. We both froze and stood looking at each other for sometime, 

then with quick and light steps she continued her way. I love to think of my little neighbours

 and sometimes worry about them. This post is my way of wishing them a safe and generous winter.

 Thanks to all the artists for expressing their foxy spirit so well!

Red by Camilla Engman

Fox fabric sculpture by Jennifer Muskopf at Clive + Sunshine

another illustration from Kto w lesie mieszka by Zdzislaw Witwicki, 1958,

again thanks to Our Patron Saint of Forgotten Beauty A Journey Round My Skull

Fox in the snow by Jon Klassen at burst of beaden

illustrations from Yaboki by L. Mileeva, thanks to the always lovely Kickcans and Conkers

Sitting fox by Nicky Clacy

Pinzorro by Javier Jaén

Winter illustration from Seasons by John Burningham, thanks to Masha

fox by Karolin Schnoor

stuffed fox by Natasha Fadeeva

illustration from Cuento populares rusos by Violeta Lópiz

fox by John Reddinger on flickr