My original gouache painting of Amphisbaena will appear in the forthcoming Fantagraphics book "Beasts II" which is due out in December. In addition, I just finished this seven color screenprint for a "Beasts" themed Fantagraphics print show in January. The edition size is 34 and the prints are 10" x 13." I will be sending some to Fantagraphics for the show. The rest are available for sale on my site slimlimb.com. Price is $50 plus shipping. Get em' before they're gone. Email orders to ckerr@colum.edu.
Here is what Wikipedia has to say about the mythological beast known as Amphisbaena:
Amphisbaena (pronounced /ˌæmfɪsˈbiːnə/, plural: amphisbaenae), Amphisbaina, Amphisbene, Amphisboena, Amphisbona, Amphista, Amphivena, or Anphivena (the last two being feminine), a Greek word, from amphis, meaning "both ways", and bainein, meaning "to go", also called the Mother of Ants, is a mythological, ant-eating serpent with a head at each end. According to Greek mythology, the mythological amphisbaena was spawned from the blood that dripped from the Gorgon Medusa's head as Perseus flew over the Libyan Desert with it in his hand. Cato's army then encountered it along with other serpents on the march. Amphisbaenae fed off of the corpses left behind. The amphisbaena has been referred to by the poets, such as Nicander, John Milton, Alexander Pope, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and A. E. Housman, and the amphisbaena as a mythological and legendary creature has been referenced by Lucan, Pliny the Elder, Isidore of Seville, and Thomas Browne, the last of whom debunked its existence.
