Pour quoi frog?

Why frogs? Well, why not. These frogs are for Darcy, who has been in isolation in The Sydney Children's Hospital. If you want to follow Darcy's progress check out the journal updates here: www.caringbridge.org/visit/darcygilmour10/journal

If you want to make a frog you can find instructions at: http://www.savethefrogs.com/teachers/images/Origami-Jumping-Frog.pdf .

If frogs are beyond you, you can also give blood. Details of how available from the Australian Red Cross Blood Service.







Showing posts with label british museum history art UK. Show all posts
Showing posts with label british museum history art UK. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The lemurs also wish it to be known...

Baboons? Hah.  As if they are cool.

The lemurs also wish it to be known that they look pretty darn fine in paper too.

 Source? here.

Monday, August 15, 2011

Baboons demand right of reply

The baboons would like it known that they resent the slur cast by Frog.
They assert their right to exist and be modelled in stone or paper.

This blog would like it known that it finds the origami skills of Beth Johnson - creator of these cool dudes - to be somewhat awesome. Check it out here.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

A long lost relative?

When looking for branches on the family tree, frog found himself in the British Museum, where he met this chap.



A Late Predynastic - early First Dynasty, about 3100 BC frog, carved from andesite.  At the beginning of the First Dynasty a few large sculptures of animals were produced, the frog and baboon being popular subjects.
Frog could understand the popularity of the frog as a sculptural subject, but had no idea why anyone would bother with a baboon.