The Moonlit Monarch
Handmade Oddities and Treasures
crafted with love and respect for the specimens used to capture natures beauty
Always ethically sourced.
in memory of Natalie Krohn
09- 17- 1969 to 09- 10- 2014
I have been drawing and painting for as long as I can remember. I have always appreciated my ability to see the beauty in all things around me and capture them in my work. I have been exploring insect taxidermy and flower preservation for about two years now. What started as a passion project to create something to remember my late mother by, has absolutely changed my whole scope of art and life itself. Butterflies especially have always been a spiritual thing that connected me back to my mom, and now every piece immortalizes the beautiful yet short life of her and the insects included in the frame. Thank you for being part of it all.
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Beautiful cicada sourced ethically from eastern China. Florals include hydrangeas, lavender, roses, zinnias, statice, false sunflowers, and more. Arranged with dried orange slices. All florals are grown and dried by me!
frame is an antique bubble frame made in Italy
Gold antique frame housing a beautiful chinese moon moth. Florals include hydrangeas, gerber daisy, dahlias, zinnias, lavender, and black-eyed susans
Mini dome housing two Graphium sarpedon, otherwise known as the common bluebottle butterfly. This dome is comprised of dried snapdragons, black-eyed susans, strawflower, zinnias, and more.
