𓃩 dominique vassie 𓆧

Updated my INPRNT with some more pieces and all currently 30% off ☀️

fireflies and oarfish (2019)

Yes I hope so! I'm not sure when I'll next be able to open my online shop but I still have copies of them all (and am working on some new things) <3

Pacific saury (sanma) studies - a culinary sign of autumn here in japan and simply a beautiful animal.

Going to try out Bluesky too, so find me there! 🦋

looking forward, looking back.

Many-legged beauty, Scolopendra japonica.

Fish of Hayama i have met while snorkelling. Thread-sail filefish and rainbow wrasse species.

I was helping observe and tidy some biotopes in Shibuya yesterday and found this tiny fish. Even the tiniest little living things can be so strikingly beautiful, i was very moved by it.

(Sorry for the lack of art, i have been working very hard on client work and sadly haven't had much energy for my own work. <3 )

Studies of some orphaned badger cubs I met last month, in the safe hands of a fantastic wildlife rehabilitator.

Her name is Biscuit, she has many spots and likes to walk in her exercise wheel.

Caran d'Ache Neocolor pastels on bristol paper.

Here is a little fairy I designed last spring for 3Dtotal's book ‘Inspired by Nature’! 🍄 This character is based on the weeping milk cap and its ecology - their task is to be a bus for forest mites and take them where they want to go. 🌲🌳🚌 The velvety mushrooms of this fungus species are fed upon by both crane fly and mite species. However, these tiny mites are too small to easily walk between isolated mushrooms so they hitch a ride on the backs of visiting flies to find a new meal! This is an interaction called phoresis in biology and similar hitch-hiking mites can often be found on big beetles who feed on animal carcasses too (another patchy food source). Find the book containing the full design process here! It’s a huge book full of so many beautiful floral/fungal characters by some amazing artists ✨

Thanks so much for the orders so far! Will keep preorders open three extra days for anyone still wanting to grab one.

Sweatshirts are organic cotton and will be lovingly embroidered by 1831 Studio in Deptford, London. Film photos by Ryan O'Reilly.

Two of the lovely pet commissions I've had the pleasure to do in the last few weeks!

My online shop will close on the 31st March so please get any last commission, originals and book orders in before then. Thank you! <3

EMBROIDERED SWEATSHIRT PREORDERS OPEN!

Something a bit different: finally launching my first embroidered design in collaboration with the wonderful 1831 Studio, London! Featuring a funky speedy creature and a mayfly. 𓃩𓆤

Preorders will close in 2 weeks at 5pm UK time on Thurs 4th April 🌸

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1831 has done such a wonderful job in translating my sketchy lines into thread. These cosy sweatshirts are organic cotton and will be made to order to minimise clothing waste. There are two colourways: black and gold on off-white or the more subtle black and burnt orange on grey.

If you live in the UK, there is also an option to send in/drop off a piece of clothing you already own to have this design stitched onto it.

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Please pre-order in my online shop! 🌱🌻🌸

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These will be handled by 1831 Studio directly so any other items in the shop will be sent separately. Thank you for the lovely support as always! ❤️

Film photos by Ryan O'Reilly / @ardeavalley

Some Japanese yōkai coffee labels done for Nishimuki!

This brief was so fun! Kappa are found in rivers and akaname thrive in dirty, cluttered areas of houses licking grime off things. So best to keep our rivers clean and our homes a little less clean to give these beings space to live!

Can confirm the coffee is delicious too <3

PET COMMISSIONS OPEN! 🌱

Hello! I'm open for a handful of A4-sized pet portrait commissions in either pencil or pastel for anyone interested in seeing their own animal-friends drawn in a similar style to any of the ones above.

Please find more details and order at my online shop and I'll be in touch via email. All will be completed before the end of March as i'm moving in April and price includes tracked shipping.

Books, postcards and other original artworks are also up on the shop now too. Thank you! ❤️✨

microscope life drawings - tardigrade and colony of Vorticella ciliates.