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UndeadLife--Starstruck (••)

If you were an alien disintegrating in space, you might look a bit like one of these.

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If you like scientific inquiries, Sea Stars are actually from the class Asteroidea and can be called Asteroids. ~1500 sea stars range from tropical to frozen waters, from reef to abyss. They date back to 450 million years ago in fossil records though they leave little but their spines behind. Sea stars are predatorial and many eat by extruding their stomachs - is this rad alien behavior to anyone else besides me? Nom nom. They walk around on tubules or via jet propulsion, and they can lose or regenerate pieces for survival. Several species of starfish are critical to the health of oceanic ecosystems and are called “keystone species”. Info from www.wikipedia.org/starfish.

And if they don’t look like aliens, maybe they’ll look a bit like fireworks 🤔😬. Happy New Year, everyone!!

-Elm

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Merry Christmas from the reef. :)

(Art by @splashdragon.)

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Seahorse Disintegration (••)

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There are 46 known species of seahorse. Their genus word “Hippocampus” is Greek for “horse” and “monster”. Imagine if this little guy were blown up into monster dimensions and came round to pummel your ship or take over the Earth 👾. In another universe, maybe - in this one, they range from 1.5 cm to 35 cm aka 5/8 in to 14 in. They are a type of fish but they don’t have scales, they have skin that stretches over rings of bony plates that act as armor. They are also masters of camo - check out pics by @/projectseahorse and @/seahorse_savvy on Instagram to squint and see what you can see 😳. Thanks for the info, Wikipedia! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahorse)

-Elm

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My store is open!!! UndeadLife graphic art pieces aren’t just about the black and white, you can color them into life. Find archival quality coloring prints on my store on Society6. They look amazing - they are printed on heavy, natural white, smooth, acid and lignin free 100% cotton rag. Graphics are uploaded 300+ dpi on a transparent background, so the ink is beautiful while the paper remains colorable. Color or paint your print and create an art piece you will feel a connection to. You can also find true black and white frameable art prints on the store. These are labeled as a Print as opposed to a Coloring Page (for example, "Life with An-Enemy - White Print” versus “Life with An-Enemy - Coloring Page"). Some art prints also come in color. I’ll continue to update the prints on the store as I post new ones here. You’ll also find some extras there that aren’t posted here yet, I hope you like them! One of my dreams has always been to help care for our ocean life and wildlife. I’m super excited to draw to help make a difference. With this Undead Ocean series, I am donating 10% of proceeds from each purchase to Oceana, a conservancy that recovers our overfished ocean life, cleans and protects ocean environments, and seeks to sustainably feed the hungry via balanced and thoughtful fishing strategies. Right now Society6 is having a 40% off site-wide sale on prints. If you order by December 14th, they will arrive before Christmas. Click here to check out the store and browse through. These are a few examples of what the prints look like when they come and what you can expect. Thank you so much for your support! - Elm

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UnLife--Smart Questions (••)

Meanwhile, the minnows were still trying to make sense of why they were near the bottom of the food chain. They do say that those who study hardest go farthest...📚🐟 

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UndeadLife--Cover (••)

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Welcome to the deep. Deep waters? Deep secrets? Deep dreams? You and the rest of us. We’re all undead from here…

I’m Elm Christensen, illustrator of unnatural phenomena. This art series shares the end of the world in black, white and greyscale, featuring the graceful undead and the comic unliving. Beginning with an oceanic view — and intended for both those with brains and those without — I hope you enjoy unraveling life. :)