A tiny, armour plated marine worm hand drawn in pen and ink.

This little chap is amazing. Its scales glow under ultra-violet light. It's a relatively recent discovery and one of a family of four types of millimetre-long marine worms, each displaying different colours reminding the scientists of Elvis's sequined jumpsuits.

Marine worms are 60 million year old creatures that still survive to this day. There are 28,000 known species with new ones still being discovered, some scientists estimate a possible 100,000 species exist. They are little miracles capable of surviving many different environments including some some varieties that live on volcano edges and can survive 105°C.

Greeting Card

• A6 greeting card with pen & ink drawing of this marine worm.
• The card is blank inside and comes with a plain white envelope, both are made from sustainable materials and 100% recyclable. 
• Supplied in a recyclable, clear packaging.

A4 Mounted Print

• Printed as a 6" x 9" image on high quality, slightly off-white watercolour paper giving a smart, crisp finish.
• Fixed to a white, bevel-cut mounting card ready for you to frame at home.

A4 Framed Print

• Printed as a 6" x 9" image on high quality, slightly off-white watercolour paper giving a smart, crisp finish.
• Fixed to a white, bevel-cut mounting card, and sealed into an A4 black frame.

Original

• Created on A4 white 300gsm, smooth watercolour paper with multiple thicknesses of black fine-liner pens.
• The edges sit inside the white, bevel-cut mounting card so remain visible.
• Sealed into an A4 black frame.
• Certificate of Authenticity fixed to back of frame along with a wax seal imprinted with Bad Dave's Orleander blossom.

Bad Dave Says

Marine worms are extraordinary! Many are beautiful, yet even the ugly ones can do amazing things, like glow different colours under UV light.

This was a challenging piece. Not only did I have to ensure the texture was created right, I also needed to ensure some elements of light/reflection were allowed for or incorporated. 

Handmade in the UK by a small, independent business, and also printed in the UK by another small, independent business.