Recently I have become enamored with the species of animal called Bovidae, or Bovids. They are a species of 140 different cloven-hoofed mammals, including water buffalo, antelopes, gazelles, sheep, goats, muskox, yaks, domestic cattle, and my favorite: the bison. I am not sure what it is about the enormous furry horned beast that I find so amazing, but lately I am in love.
Not surprisingly, Etsy is chock full of bison-related stuff. Here are some of my favorites:
First, the not so ubiquitous and very cool bison tee . This one by Etsy Seller CritterJitters. This one is on my list of "to-gets."
Next we have the bison riding a bike (with a bunch of other animals on his back) print. Otherwise known as Why are those animals on a bike (Question Mark) . This clever print is by Etsy Seller VROOOOOM.
And for those of us secretly wishing for a bison head over our fireplace (but are also sort of creeped out by the idea), we have the Billy Jr. Medium Bison Head cardboard taxidermy by Etsy seller cj8n.
Speaking of creepy, I am in love with Etsy seller GrandOleBestiary's Ulysses L Bison III - Bison Photographic Art Print . Oh, and in case you are wondering, Grand Ole Bestiary is (and I quote) "a collection of faux-antique, anthropomorphic, mythological curios that were recovered from an ancient archival vault found buried deep inside the core of a metaphysical holy mountain." Awesome.
Totally not creepy and most definitely adorable is Etsy seller Studio Lyon's rendition of the bison .
Last but certainly not least are these really beautiful (love the color) linocut cards of bison by Etsy seller melissakate.
Are you a fan of the bison and other bovidae? Stay tuned, as artist Amy Ruppel and I are collaborating on an upcoming show featuring paintings of the hairy horned beasts of the bovid family scheduled to open at Rare Device in November. We'll keep you posted.
Moooo, and happy Monday.
