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Collected objets d'inspiration, source material (images by MsPickle http://stubbynubbins.blogspot.com.au/…/inspired-by-christma… and Max Beatson © Australian Museum http://australianmuseum.net.au/christmas-beetles), scrawled ideas, doodles and sketches leading up to the creation of this year's Christmas card.
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Segmented stipule and scarab
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alternate design that didn't make the cut #1
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alternate design that didn't make the cut #2 – I ended up using this motif for a Facebook post after the terrorist attacks in France later in the year