Jet the Miner

by Angela Cater

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Jet the Miner

Coming from a coal-mining town, the closure of the pits and the destruction of the mining industry still hurts 20 years on. This illustration combines various periods of mining - the lamp and canary from my great-grandfather's days, and the helmet and radical badges from my contemporaries.

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Illustration Gouache Animals cat coal miner animal feline canary

3 Comments

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Tim Linville

Tim Linville 27 Mar 2014

Very Humorous Theme,Angela!Smile Inducing!

Lucas Seven

Lucas Seven 22 Jan 2005

...how cool is that?...!...

jane diamond

jane diamond 22 Jan 2005

This is wonderful. I love your style. Very creative idea, wonderful colors, and great details.