Plague Doctor Drawn Bust Mugs

Plague Doctor Classic Bust Design

Daler Rowney A4 Bristol Board || Kuretake school nib, black ink 60, white ink 30

Plague doctor with bird mask

"We tell ourselves that pestilence is a mere bogy of the mind, a bad dream that will pass away. But it doesn't always pass away and, from one bad dream to another, it is men who pass away." --Albert Camus, "The Plague"

Originally an ink drawing, this is one of many Amabie's drawn during our pandemic. Amabie first appeared in Japanese in the 1800's. At the time Amabie said “If an epidemic occurs, draw a picture of me and show it to everyone.” A tee shirt seems the perfect vehicle for this! Amabie is described as a mermaid-like creature with long hair, a beak and 3 legs. Amabie is categorized as a yokai in the Japanese mythical tradition. This is my interpretation of Amabie, she looks good with a plague doctor's mask. Today she is feellin' kinda cute, IDK might go kick some Covid19 later!