Rogue Entomologist

The art of Judith G. Klausner

Things Made Out of Bugs
Off With Their Heads!
Individual Pieces
Pinned
Bugs Made Out of Things
Individual Pieces
Computer Bugs
Things That Aren't Bugs At All
Individual Pieces

The Facts of Life

2008
Dimensions: 8"x8"x"8 (exterior) 5"x4"x7" (interior)
Materials: Clay, honey bee wings, cicada wings
One of the earliest attempts at a system of taxonomic classification was by Pliny the Elder, who classified birds and flying insects together as flying things that inhabit the air.

Icarus

The wings didn't fail Icarus, Icarus failed the wings.

Apis Ignota, Operaria Alvi

An individual honey bee will sacrifice its life to save its hive.

2009
Dimensions: 1"x0.5"x0.25"
Materials: Honey bee, wood, paint, bee stingers

Khepri Who Moves the Sun

The ancient Egyptian god Khepri (often represented as a scarab beetle or scarab-headed man) rolls the sun across the sky. He is associated with rebirth, renewal, and resurrection; indeed, the name “Khepri” means “to come into being.” As in Genesis, this act of creation is linked to bringing light to the world.

Mantis Music Box (A Different Kind of Role Model)

When the key is wound, it plays Swan Lake
2008
Dimensions: 6.75"x6"x4" )
Materials: Music box, mantis

Bee Flower

Made of honey bee wings

Triumph

The moth and the lightbulb are now one