MAY 2026
MONTHLY ART:
SMALL AND WILD - AMAMI RABBIT
Five to six pounds is a small size to carry a history that stretches back to the Pleistocene, but the Amami Rabbit (Petagalus furnessi) does so on just two, also diminutive, islands of Japan.
A direct descendant of ancient rabbits that once lived across much of mainland Asia, the Amami is also related to prehistoric species of rabbits with mythical sounding names like Pliopentalagus and Aztlanolagus that lived across other continents.
With a dark coat, small ears and eyes, and large claws, the Amami Rabbit is built for nocturnal living and cave dwelling, and feeds off a wide range of native flora in its native island habitat. It’s a primarily solitary creature, only scratching out little shelters for their young to hide in during the day, and filling its life mostly with foraging.
The closed island habitat of the Amami is why it has remained long enough on this earth to be considered a living fossil. But after millions of years of thriving, the Amami Rabbit has been reduced to a few thousand individuals across the islands of Amami and Tokuno.
Read more about Amami rabbits and the symbolism of this month’s exclusive illustration over at www.patreon.com/beastieandbone
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Beastie and Bone is taking a break from shows and events this summer to focus on bespoke work and new original work for Fall exhibits and events!
Projects are now being booked for 2026/2027.
NATURAL HISTORY FACT:
The lifestyle of the Amami rabbit with its lack of permanent, social living like in a warren and opportunistic feeding habits, is more akin to that of hares. Hares, of the Lepus genus, are the bigger, lankier cousins of rabbits, which fill ten different genuses that are found across every continent of the world except Antarctica.
Hares have longer pregnancies than rabbits, and are born with fur, open eyes, and the ability to run. Useful when you don’t have a burrow to hide in!
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Ologies with Alie Ward
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The child-friendly version, Smologies, is released in the same feed anywhere you get your podcasts.
Learn more and where to listen at alieward.com/ologies
NEW IN:
A new drop of linocuts and prints for the Spring 2026 collection, plus restocks of your most loved prints and sticker bundles, are now available at beastieandbone.com/shop!
Fossils and Flora Miniprints $5.00 ea
Spring 2026 Eco-Vinyl Sticker Bundle $18.00
New 5x7” Linocut Prints $10.00 - $15.00 ea
Hercules Beetle I Linocut Print $25.00
LAST CHANCE:
These retired Patreon exclusive prints and stickers are available publicly in the Beastie and Bone online shop only through the month of June!
Lineart for No Less Lovely, a new piece on memento mori and a critique of the specimen-collecting industry and perfect specimens. Available soon in a new group of paper art originals, including much-requested single Luna moths.
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