Firstly; I started a new group for scientists who are artists, or artists who are scientists If you are a sciencey artist, do drop by and say hello -> #Scientist-Artists  Secondly;

IMMY'S IMAGINARY CREATURES CONTEST - [link]

Well the time is come. The hour is nigh. The badgers are restless.
The lemurs are, frankly, a pain in the arse (but you can't send them back to Madagascar, its busy being f***ed over by everyone else).  

THIS can only mean one thing. There is a winner of the fame, the glory and the lemurs in the creature contest...

Although there can be only one (as we all know from bad 80's film) all entrants get an ACEO from me.  To get your ACEO, partipants please note me with your address! And now...
... Here is the very endearing winning creature;
*JettieHier's Made out of Wood

Its a beautiful creature, which impressed me in form and colour as well as getting the most votes in the poll:' "Xestobium-rufovillosum-fusiforme-ex-Hibiscus-rosa-sinensis" is its name but it's awfully long to pronounce. It prefers to be called Worm.'  The background story is with the deviation, please go and check out this beautiful creature! The winner gets art requests and copies of 'Citizens of the Sea' and Ernst Haeckel's 'Art forms in Nature' amongst other things. Some more of *JettieHier's creature-themed work is below...



It was a tough decision, and I would particularly like to highlight 2 honorable mentions which captured my imagination;

'The Ghoosh of Innsmouth' by *dagoth-jeff - please take the time to read this imaginative literary creature description
The Ghoosh of Innsmouth They cling to undersoles after wearing boots for extended periods of time. Itching sensations creep from the arch to the heel, beyond the damp barrier of salted cloth. Vacuums form against irritated skin as the sock is plucked outward—the initial indication that thought is present to remove it entirely. Such a feat would be somewhat effortless under normal circumstances...

Unless a ghoosh has chosen you as its prey.

Between the hours of 8:00 P.M. to midnight, preferably under a full moon for better visibility, they lurk around brackish swamps. Fishermen are usually the only ones to complain about the "vile" creatures. They have less ma

'The DevilFish' by ~JackCalcifer - check out this digital demonic squid-fish... I see some fantastic things made in ZBrush, I must try it one day!


*THANK YOU SO MUCH* to all those who entered this contest, I loved readinbg your descriptions and seeing your art
Here are all the entries together

The Ghoosh of Innsmouth They cling to undersoles after wearing boots for extended periods of time. Itching sensations creep from the arch to the heel, beyond the damp barrier of salted cloth. Vacuums form against irritated skin as the sock is plucked outward—the initial indication that thought is present to remove it entirely. Such a feat would be somewhat effortless under normal circumstances...

Unless a ghoosh has chosen you as its prey.

Between the hours of 8:00 P.M. to midnight, preferably under a full moon for better visibility, they lurk around brackish swamps. Fishermen are usually the only ones to complain about the "vile" creatures. They have less ma