Below you can find part of our new collection for 2020. The work was produced during December 2019 in Barunguba or Montague Island in the Barunbuga Island Nature Reserve in New South Wales, Australia. To continue working on our collection “Antipodean Fur Seals of Australia and New Zealand” In February 2020 we flew to New[…]
In #worldaborday at #spacewhale we want to celebrate the positively bewildering variety of plant species on Earth 🌎. The tree you see is the famous #curtainfigtree or giant curtain-shaped fig tree, a specimen of more than 500 years in #farnorthqueensland #australia where we took the photo in December 2019. It is one of the largest[…]
Bakhoor or Bukhoor (بخور [bɑˈxuːɾ, bʊ-] is a wood-chip-based Middle Eastern incense which has been submerged in perfumed oil and mixed with other natural ingredients such as resin, sandalwood essential oils among others. These scented chips are mostly from the heavily oil-laden Oudh wood of the Aquilaria family of tropical trees and are burned in[…]
On May the 27th 2020 from Kennedy Space Center, at the mythical SpaceX’s Launch Complex 39A the first astronaut aboard a private spacecraft will launch from the US. The launch is the first crewed mission in NASA’s Commercial Crew program where they won’t be paying the 85 million dollars per seat ride (2018’s price) that[…]
Dear Friends, as on Monday, March the 9th there are thousands of confirmed cases of coronavirus globally. After China, Italy, Iran, and here in Spain are the main hotspots for the disease. Well, the time has come for us to take the difficult but responsible decision of closing our doors. We aim to re-assess the[…]
Winter is coming and it´s time we left the print studio to head back out into the world to take more photos. With Spacewhale now open for its first season in Frigiliana – we can say that it has been an amazing experience and we are so thankful to the community and visitors for your[…]
Portrait of Charles the III King of Spain by Anton Raphael Mengs 1761 Charles III (Spanish: Carlos; Italian: Carlo; 20 January 1716 – 1788) was King of Spain after ruling Naples as Charles VII and Sicily as Charles V. He was the fifth son of Philip V of Spain. As King of Spain, Charles III[…]
At SpaceWhale we previously wrote a short post on one of Thornton’s magnificent works but we feel we needed to feature him on a lengthier post as he very well deserves. Robert John Thornton (1768–1837) was an English physician and botanical writer noted for “A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnæus”[…]
This week we have the pleasure of introducing you to Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927). Louis was an American ornithologist, illustrator, and artist who set the rigorous and current-day standards for ornithological art and naturalist depiction and is considered as one of the most prolific American bird artists, second only to his guiding professional predecessor John[…]
This September, millions of us will walk out of our workplaces and homes to join young climate strikers on the streets and demand an end to the age of fossil fuels. On September the 20th we will close our online store and our website will be green in solidarity with those taking action. Worst House[…]
We have travelled the world to bring you a cabinet of curiosities where you can find fine art photography, original artworks, vintage natural history illustrations, selected books, organic fair-trade clothing, artisan perfumery, hand-poured botanical candles, aroma and essential oils, selected decor pieces, collectable insects and bugs, delightful stationery, home-grown ornamental plants and other beautiful objects to make life more agreeable.
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