Inspired by the jewel beetle, a remarkable metallic wood-boring insect renowned for its brilliant, iridescent sheen. These beetles are masters of light — reflecting it in glossy flashes of plum, pink and molten gold that appear almost unreal.
Extraordinarily sensitive, jewel beetles can detect the heat of distant fires and are known to shelter within the smouldering bark of burnt trees, slipping beyond the reach of predators. A creature of resilience and quiet spectacle, rendered here in richly layered colour and lifelike detail.
Approx. 7 cm long × 3.5 cm wide