When Toronto-based artist Ray Cicin heard some graphic designer friends disparaging the humble ballpoint pen set about collecting all of their discarded pens and using them to create a tentacular masterpiece. This awesome blue octopus was inspired by a famous cephalopod lithograph created by German naturalist Ernst Haeckel in 1904 for his book Art Forms in Nature.

Cicin’s enormous octopus is part of his ongoing Deep Blue series. To check out more of his artwork visit Ray Cicin’s website or follow him on Instagram.

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