Butterflies & Art
By webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
United States
October 10, 2007 9:30am CST
The attatched photo is a piece of art/knick-knack I bought many years ago. I think it is beautiful. It also is a great conservation piece as it is a real Butterfly. Do you like this? Do you own anything made of a real animal etc? I have another great pice from South Africa from a friend made with butterflies. That discussion will follow. What types of knick-knacks do you own/like?
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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15 responses
@aidonia (4209)
• Greece
10 Oct 07
I haven't nothing with butterflies even if I love them,so many kinds and colors just fantastic.
I have a Small eagle,another one bird and a very small crocodile.All gift from same person.The truth is I wouldn't decide to by real animals in this position(I know there is a right words for the way they call animals like this but my poor English don't help me remember).
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
10 Oct 07
An animal that is called stuffed. I don't recall
exactly what it's called though. rated & left a
comment on your photo as well. Thanks.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
10 Oct 07
Ahhh the art of mounting a real animal like this is called TAXEDIRMY.
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@aidonia (4209)
• Greece
10 Oct 07
You are right,I check the word taxidermy.....also dermy mean skin at Greek language.
I don't know who did it,but I think they buy like this not from hunting...I check about the crocodile and is real animal but I didn't know how can be so small crocodiles...
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@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
11 Oct 07
Wow grandpa bob, its really really nice!
But I just pity this poor butterfly, she will not be able to spread her wings and fly for she is forever on that plastic or something.
Its more beautiful to see if that butterfly be flying with the flowers and hopping from one flower to another.
It makes me ant to free her from the confines of that container.
Hope you have a nice day and happy mylotting.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
11 Oct 07
Most butterflies lives are VERY short. A majority
live just a week or less actually. It's a shame.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
11 Oct 07
Lovely piece Bob. You know that I couldn't pass this one up! I am a butterfly collector. The one you have sits on a strawflower. I have only a few pieces that are made with real butterflies. Most of the pieces I have are made with butterfly designs.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
11 Oct 07
Hope you read my other discussion called South Africa Art or something like that. I actually thought of you as I took the photo. Hee hee.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@carolbee (16230)
• United States
10 Oct 07
That is a beautiful butterfly work of art.
I am a butterfly lover. Have a wall mounting, encased in thick plastic, that has seven butterflies mounted to the back of the case. Three butterflies are larger ones. More people comment on the beauty of this art. Can't remember where I bought it but have never seen anything like this before in another home.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
10 Oct 07
Check out the discussion called "South African Art" that I have started as well today. That one is more of an elaborate piece of artwork. I love butterflies as well. I have many plants/flowers in my yard to attrcat them each year. My grandsons love seeing so many at once.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@heavenschild (4777)
• Canada
11 Oct 07
It is beautiful...It reminds me of a piece my grandmother had...very similar to yours but I do not think the butterfly was real.
I love items like this but don't really own any...I tend to buy them for other people. My mom has several hummingbird and rooster peices and I gave my mother-in-law a butterfly in a musical globe. I myself own a lot of angels but that is for another discussion! :)LOL
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
11 Oct 07
Funny thing is that I can not recall where or from whom this
piece came from. HAHAHA! Maybe someday I'll remember this.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
10 Oct 07
I love Terry Redlin. I have three of his pictures and nine of his plates. I also collect prints and watercolors from Nina Fritz. They are seaside pictures with children. I also collect John McCellen plates. They are also with beautiful children on them...I love stuff with kids on it. The Terry Redlin I collect however is not the wildlife. It's the Christmas and winter scenes.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
10 Oct 07
I have a couple paintings by Redlin also. I buy them at auctions actually. I pay about the price of what the frame is worth too.
Can't beat getting a Redlin painting for under $40.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@usmcsgtwife (4997)
• United States
10 Oct 07
that is very pretty!!!! I have dreamsicles, my friends collected things and decided I needed a collection about 12 years ago so for birthdays and christmas they started buying me dreamsicles, I now have about 50
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
10 Oct 07
The only "dreamcicle" I recall are those ice-cream bars that
are orange with vanilla creme ice cream. Hahahaha! What are
they to you? I am hoping you don't collect ice cream bars anyhow.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@wisconsin26 (3859)
• United States
10 Oct 07
I love knick-knacks... I like Dolphins, Eagles...Those are the two I have the most of.. Yes I do like the butterfly knick-knack i think it's beautiful.. I remember when I was younger my grandmother had one just like that, And one that lite up and had music with it.. We'd sit and watch it and go around in circles and listen to the peaceful music to it..
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
11 Oct 07
Somewhere in my house I have a lamp with Butterflies in it with the fiber optic strings that also is a music box. I loved cranking the music box up & turning the light on watching & listening.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@kaplya (1578)
• India
11 Oct 07
i once had a real crab, filled with papers, as a wall hanging. it was really beautiful. also in India we have such stuffs made by peacock's tail and toys made of shells. right now i keep one little statue of peacock made by shells on my computer desk!:)
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@someonesmom (5761)
• Canada
11 Oct 07
Hi Grandpa Bob,
Something 'some' know about me, while others don't (of course), is that I've always loved butterflies. I have 'many things' in my home with this theme. I actually have 'a real butterfly' mounted in a case, as well. I'll see if I can get a photo of it, and include it in 'your other butterfly topic.' Very interesting discussion.
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@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
12 Oct 07
I'm not one for collecting/buying knick-knacks. Just not my style, I guess. Since I can't see the pic till afterwards, I'll add comment after I hit reply.
@susieq223 (3742)
• United States
11 Oct 07
That is a beautiful piece. I'm not much for knick knacks, but I have a friend that makes minature flowers out of clay and I am nuts about them. I have bought several of her pieces. This narcissus is one of my favorites.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
11 Oct 07
I recall your discussion along this line of the clay flower.
I rated and left a comment on your phot as well.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@sunnywaters (189)
• United States
11 Oct 07
I like dolphins. I have a few knick/knacks and most of them are of this fish. I used to get lots of them but found collecting dust was all they were used for!
sunnywaters
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@goodsign (2287)
• Malaysia
10 Oct 07
To show my respect to your good art work of insectarium or insectary, I have rated your photo after the user name "aidonia" placed comment there. And it is nice to display it in the guest hall/area to persuade people love the beauty of nature living thing and love butterfly, a symbol of freedom and harmony.
Thank you Grandpa Bob.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
10 Oct 07
This sits inside my wentertainment center actually. I see it each
day as I use thwe TV or stereo etc. Thanks also for the rating.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@sweetgirl_k1 (3972)
• United States
11 Oct 07
I think that's really neat. I don't own anything that was from a real animal. My mother in law and her husband go hunting and he went to school for taxidermy. So they have a duck, a bob cat (it was a real one at one time and I'm so scared of that thing that I don't even like walking by it), they have deer heads, fish, etc...
