Product Specs: Lucani Beetle specimen Encased behind glass on a walnut base Dome is sealed to base and measures 4" x 4" Mechanics are display only. There is no animation. Image does not fully reflect every art piece. Each interior display will differ slightly in overall presentation, including the mechanisms and positioning. The same attention to detail was placed in the choosing of the watch mechanics. The species of insect will remain consistent. About the Artist Mike Libby (b 1976), artist and owner of INSECT LAB, started his ongoing series of mechanically customized insect specimens in 1999. Libby is a multi-disciplinary artist who makes sculptures, models, collages and drawings using diverse materials, conceptual curiosity, and diligent craftsmanship. Libby has exhibited throughout the US and in parts of Europe, his work is in collections national and world wide. Libby graduated with a degree in Sculpture from Rhode Island School of Design in 1999 and has since worked widely with book writers, editors, publishers, and members of the science fiction community, educators, gallery and museum curators, debuted at high end craft shows such as CraftBoston, Philadelphia and Smithsonian, has been a guest of Hasbro, covered by The New York Times, the Discovery Channel, featured through Neiman Marcus, carried by Anthropologie and inspired designer Jason Wu's "2013 Resort Collection". Originally from central Maine, he currently resides and works in Portland, Maine enjoying coastal views, the vibrant creative community, and maintaining a prolific studio practice.
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