I’ve talked before my love for illustrated animal totems. I think, partially, it comes from a childhood fascination I had with my mom’s miniatures that she kept displayed old printer drawers. Through her online shops, Emily Rose Thomson crafts similarly tiny creatures you can hold in the palm of your hand. Sloths, camels, foxes, and more are hand-sculpted and adorned with repeating patterns and my favorite—tiny pillows and other colorful packs.
One of my favorite pieces that Emily has made are her “Sloth of Fortune.” You fill the “sloth vessel” with “good luck tokens, coins, or crystals.” It’s a totem… inside a totem. Very meta, not to mention double good luck.
Emily sells her work in her own online shop as well as Etsy.
