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Animal Symbolism

Alligator - stealth, survival

Ant- diligence, industry, community, remarkable strength, hard working, success, patience

Antelope- action

Armadillo- boundaries, self protection

Badger- aggressiveness, passion and drive

Bat- rebirth, longevity, joy, good luck

Bear- gentle strength, dreaming, introspection, power, protection

Beaver- builder, accomplishing goals

Bee- divine messenger, love, service, gathering, community

Bird- enlightenment, perspective, swiftness, vision, prophetic knowledge

Boar- nature-based wealth, prosperity, success, protection, courage

Buffalo- prayer, abundance, survival needs met, good fortune, healing

Bulls’ horns- a good symbol in meditation for motivation

Butterfly - rebirth, the soul, transformation, the three phases of life

Cat - feminine energy, mystical power, used to keep the wearer safe in travel, wholeness

Chameleons- ever-changing future, inconsistency

Cheetah- speed, focus

Chihuahua - best animal in the world, pure love and joy!

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Growing up, cartoonist Daniel Clowes liked to draw, but he never thought he’d make much of a career out of it. “I was expecting to work for Cracked magazine for four years, and then try to get work putting up aluminum siding or something, doing my prison drawings while I was down for a DUI,” he jokes to Fresh Air’s Sam Briger.

But instead Clowes, 55, has become one of the most influential artists in the independent comics world. His comics Ghost World and Art School Confidential have been adapted into movies, and Clowes was nominated for an Oscar for co-writing the screenplay for Ghost World.

His latest book, Patience, is a love story that was five years in the making. In it, Clowes uses time travel to explore themes like tragedy and regret. He is particularly interested in the ways in which unique events can set a life on a new path. He says that with time travel “you can kind of examine this person that you were back here, when you’re down the road here, and see: How the hell did that happen?”

Cartoonist Daniel Clowes On Time Travel And Giving Readers Their Money’s Worth

Images: Daniel Clowes/Courtesy of Fantagraphics

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Great idea: Turning art supply tests into standalone works of art

I like these pieces from “Test Me,” an exhibit by @chrisormitch (Chris Maddux) on display at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery’s Image Lab, the interdisciplinary work space run by @thenearsightedmonkey (Lynda Barry)

Here’s a closer look:

They remind me of these wonderful test prints by my friends @aestheticapparatus, one-of-a-kind artworks made by layering elements from different screenprinting projects they’re working on: