Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Blue Frog, 12x9 Collage


This little dude is the Blue Poison Dart Frog. The toxin from these frogs was used by South American Indians to poison tips of blowgun darts. Needless to say, these little guys have few predators in the jungle. In the wild, its diet of ants, termites and beetles causes its skin toxins. In captivity, a more bland diet renders the frogs non-poisonous.

My frog is made of ripped magazines and is perfectly harmless.
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4 comments:

  1. Carol BlackburnJanuary 24, 2012 at 7:41 AM

    This is awesome Carmen.

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  2. c.dingmanJanuary 24, 2012 at 8:54 AM

    This one caught my eye on the Daily Paintworks site. I enjoyed looking at the rest of your lovely artwork.
    I was once a quality assurance inspector and preceived as very annoying when I came around. Also a gauge technician, that's the fancy work for it.

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  3. Paraskevi Lamprini M.January 24, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    it's like a live frog... but blue!!!

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  4. Linda PoppleJanuary 26, 2012 at 9:56 AM

    I've seen these frogs in photographs and they are beautiful. I like what you did with the magazines.

    I read your article in International Artist and really enjoyed it! Your paintings are lovely, especially the spoonbills. Would love to see your work in person. :-)

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