Creative Collections: You bug me!

Collection of bugs cast in perspex | H is for Home

We often come across these things when we’re trawling auctions & markets. They’re bugs cast in resin – and they were sold as educational toys. They came in cases of about 15 specimens with labels and additional reading material.

Collection of bugs cast in perspex | H is for Home

We reckon that the ones we normally see are about 30 or 40 years old.

Collection of bugs cast in perspex displayed under a glass dome | H is for Home

They’ll no doubt divide opinion amongst readers – some will like, some will loath. They have a definite following though – people like to display them in their ‘vintage museum look’ and nature-inspired rooms. We have some alongside the various fossils, feathers, shells, skulls and mineral specimens in our dark, atmospheric winter bedroom.

Collection of bugs cast in perspex displayed under a glass dome | H is for Home

We put ours under a vintage glass dome. We like the way that they catch and refract the light – and you can still make out the extraordinary forms and colours. We buy & sell them regularly – so keep an eye on our eBay and online shop.

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