You might think that this is a rather gloomy pair of images especially as we are all under the cloud of the current pandemic of Covid-19. This poor squirrel was a regular visitor to my bird feeder from a young age, when it was small enough to squeeze through the so-called squirrel-proof guard. Unfortunately for the squirrel, it gradually struggled to leave the feeder as it grew until one day it was trapped by his pelvis. My attempts to help it escape failed and it suddenly stopped struggling and died. I buried him/her in my compost heap. A couple of years later I was moving the heap to an excellent hotbin compost system and rediscovered the skeletal remains. It was quite easy to clean up the skull and I was impressed by the elegant curves. This inspired these two prints. Click here to visit the Latest Page
Graham Clayden Prints 