Faculty of Design

Illustration

Mira Armstrong

A Diet of Imitation

The common garter snake has a varied diet and often consumes eggs, worms, snails and small birds/mammals. This piece depicts a garter snake reaching to consume the items falling from a chipmunk pinata.

“Our understanding of true nutrition has become lost to us over the years. Nowadays, we often go to great lengths to alter a food's characteristics to mimic a more wholesome alternative. ”