My latest piece, the Tarantula Hawk Wallpaper—25 editions on ZeroOne—is out in the world, and it’s exactly what it sounds like: a celebration of one of nature’s most metal insects. Gorgeous, deadly, and terrifying. I love turning creatures like this into patterns, making the uncommon common, giving people a little jolt of wonder without the risk extreme pain. #tarantulahawk #Wallpaper #Patternsinnature #NFT
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Would I want to live near a real one? Absolutely not. Their sting is basically a natural taser, and the spiders they hunt… well, let’s just say they’re the stuff of nightmares that come with legs. I’ll happily make them into art that lives on your wall or in your NFT wallet. Living next to one? Hard pass.
The truth is, the place I really want to live is right here, in the big skies of Caltowie. Nights full of stars that make you feel small but inspired, days quiet enough to think, create… sometimes
While I don’t have the Tarantula Hawk to contend with, I work alongside one of the deadliest snakes in the world: the eastern brown. They don’t cause much pain when they bite ‘apparently’, they just kill you if you don’t get medical attention quick enough—but it’s a daily reminder that we’re just guests in this ecosystem and need to tread lightly. Keeps you humble. Keeps you alive.
Out here I can keep doing what I love: turning weird, overlooked creatures into patterns, books, wallpapers, socks, NFTs—whatever strange thing comes next. It’s messy, it’s fun, it’s a little dangerous, but it’s mine.
And if you want a safe little hit of that weird, wild wonder for your own walls, the Tarantula Hawk Wallpaper NFT is live on ZeroOne. No stings, no paralysed spiders, just pure pattern and a reminder that the uncommon is worth paying attention to.
Kids Book Illustrator Andy C Marshall 