Artwork by TJ McDermott
Trained as a wooden boat builder in Maine, he ran his own boatbuilding shop in Yarmouth Maine for ten years. Then he started carving name-boards for boats, and name-boards soon became its own business, as TJ began carving signs, nationally and internationally, for townships, municipal buildings, and specialty retailers. At some point TJ got his snoot full of having to deal with typically egotistical art directors, on the carved signage, and focused his work on creating one-of-a-kind pieces of art. Weathervanes, sculptures in wood, stone, multi media, and yes, Bugs! He started an art gallery in Portland, Maine, as a way to gain more exposure for his work. But back to the bugs! As he was cleaning up his studio one day, he found some desiccated insects among the sawdust, and a beetle caught his eye: the colors were fantastic, and so he was off and running. Hooked up with a insect-specimen seller in the Philippines, whom he would send 50 bucks, and would get back these gorgeous, dried, and carefully wrapped beetles, dragonflies, grasshoppers, et al., usually destined for entomological researchers and collectors. He found, with experimentation, that if he rehydrated the bugs, he could gently move their legs, wings, and whatever other extremities, into various positions. He would then pin them in these new positions to a board, until they were completely dry again.., and voilà, the art presented itself. Not only are the compositions stunning, the bugs are even more so! Who would’ve believed the fantastic color array? Who has ever seen a grasshopper’s wing, to discern the delicate and subtle colorations? These compositions are done with a sense of humor, by having bugs, surrounding a stone, or other object, and seemingly either protecting or scrambling for it. Please note that each piece is a one-of-a-kind piece, and when TJ makes a duplicate, the stones don’t always, by necessity, match the one we’ve photographed…

Artwork by TJ McDermott

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Lanternflies with Amber (Pyrops spinolae)

Lanternflies  with Amber  (Pyrops spinolae)
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Lanternfly’s (Fulgorid) Surrounding Ocean Jasper Cabochon

Lanternfly’s (Fulgorid) Surrounding Ocean Jasper Cabochon
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Cicada’s with Blue-Green Calcite (Gaeana cheni)

Cicada’s with Blue-Green Calcite (Gaeana cheni)
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Lanternfly’s (Fulgorid) Around Vintage Stock Certificate Lithograph

Lanternfly’s (Fulgorid) Around  Vintage Stock Certificate Lithograph
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Beetles and Grasshopper (Chrysochroa Fulminans and Orthoptera sp4) with Vintage Stock Certificate Lithograph

Beetles and Grasshopper  (Chrysochroa Fulminans and Orthoptera sp4)  with Vintage Stock Certificate Lithograph
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Cicada’s with Vintage Swarovski Glass Stones (Tosena Fasciata, E. Java);

Cicada’s with Vintage Swarovski Glass Stones (Tosena Fasciata, E. Java);
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Javanese Beetles with Carved Lapis Lazuli Cabochon

Javanese Beetles with  Carved Lapis Lazuli Cabochon
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Beetles around a Lab-Grown Bismuth Specimen

Beetles around a Lab-Grown Bismuth Specimen
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New Guinean Weevils surrounding Canvasite Crystal

New Guinean Weevils surrounding Canvasite Crystal
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Indonesian Lantern Flies with Vintage Glass Cabochon

Indonesian Lantern Flies with Vintage Glass Cabochon
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Grasshoppers with Ocean Jasper Cabochon

Grasshoppers with Ocean Jasper Cabochon
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Malaysian Beetles with Vintage Swarovski Crystal Cabochon

Malaysian Beetles with Vintage Swarovski Crystal Cabochon
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Lantern Flies with Red & Green Geode

Lantern Flies with Red & Green Geode
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Filipino Weevils with Vintage Swedish Safety Match Cover

Filipino Weevils with Vintage Swedish Safety Match Cover
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