Specimens
The form itself, undrawn.
Specimens kept as they are — without art applied. Farm-raised, having lived their full span, and honored before being prepared. The sweep of the horn, the burnished elytra, the commanding frame — presented quietly.
Reference illustration — the bare form, no art applied. Photography of the actual specimens & individual data are in preparation.
Specification
- Species
- Dynastes hercules (Hercules beetle)
- Provenance
- Farm-raised, natural lifespan only
- Finish
- No art applied — the bare specimen
- Delivery
- Shipping charged separately (at cost). Insured delivery.
- Availability
- Introduced one at a time, as they arrive. No cap on numbers.
Specimen & Art
One beetle. Painted, or left as it is.
Art and specimen begin with the same beetle — farm-raised, having lived its full span, honored, then selected. Hand-painted upon the elytra it becomes a work; left untouched, it remains a specimen.
We never kill for art.
Our specimens, too, come only from farm-raised beetles that lived their natural span — honored, then preserved.