Animal Motifs

Posted Sunday 26 November 2006 and filed under: Good Finds, Just Sharing

Still fighting this flu bug and still no crafting - but I am thoroughly enjoying catching up on all of my favourite blogs :-)

As promised, here are some images from “4000 Animal, Bird & Fish Motifs: A Sourcebook” by Graham Leslie McCallum.

1. Aegean - Cypriot; 2. Aegean - Greek; 3. Aegean - Greek; 4. Chinese;

5. Chinese; 6. Nomadic Steppe Culture; 7. Chinese; 8. Byzantine; 9. South American Cultures; 10. Medieval;

11. Medieval; 12. Japanese; 13. South American Cultures; 14. Art Deco; 15. Japanese; 16. Aegean - Mycenaean.

The book is organized in the same fashion as the Pattern Motifs book.

As the name of the book suggests, there is noticeably more bird and fish motifs than any other animal but I think I will be going back to this book time and time again as I’m finding there’s always something new that catches my eye. All images are copyright-free with a detailed index at the back to help you find a particular animal. I’d highly recommed this book as a one-stop place for animal motifs. It’s currently available via Amazon UK.

P.S. Please ignore the ‘pinkish smudge‘ on some images - that’s just the by-product of my sloppy scanning!

UPDATE: I have had the pleasure of being contacted by the author (Graham Leslie McCallum) and he has directed me to his website, Columba. On his website, you will learn more about this enormously talented Artist/Designer/Author/Painter, and you will have access to a sample of his plant and animal motifs. This is a website to bookmark and return to often!

 

6 Comments »

  1. Comment by Melly & me — November 27, 2006 @ 9:44 am

    wow - what a great book, and thanks for the link to the Columba website - some eye candy for today!

  2. Comment by rhelynn — November 27, 2006 @ 11:25 am

    Love the patterns - hope you feel better soon!

  3. Comment by ellia — November 28, 2006 @ 5:36 am

    oh my, could you imagine those in paper??????!!!!! your new swap package looks like so much fun and happiness… and i really am in love with those moo cards… ihave to make a doll in one of my illustrations and wanted to have a “chibli” esque doll… would you mind?! :)

  4. Comment by Shell — November 28, 2006 @ 9:19 am

    What a fabulous resource! Thanks for sharing this - I love these images. I think I’ll go and check out the website now.

  5. Comment by belinda — November 28, 2006 @ 3:50 pm

    I had a chance to see this book in person today at dymocks…it’s so wonderful, such a great resource!!

  6. Comment by betsy — November 29, 2006 @ 9:41 am

    Incredible designs! This is an incredible resource. Many thanks for sharing.

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