Species of Feces

by Uncle Claude (a.k.a. Claude Needham)

BK327

Species of Feces

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A Few Words About The Book

A Book Born in a Single Day of Laughter

Some books come from long years of research. Others appear as sudden gifts. Species of Feces belongs to the second category. One morning in 1991, the suggestion floated in: This book should exist.

That was enough.

By the end of the day, 47 monoprints and their titles had appeared—visual puns, outrageous associations, and a parade of unlikely characters, all united by the humble theme of… well, feces.

No apology. No justification. Just one of those projects that takes hold and insists on its own existence, bringing with it the kind of grin that won’t quite go away.

What’s Inside

Species of Feces explores the intersection of wordplay and visual humor, featuring:

  • Animals at their most… expressive:
    Bulldog feces, giraffe feces, zebra feces, unicorn feces.
  • Adventurers and eccentrics:
    Astronaut feces, angel poo, the invisible man on a camping trip.
  • Art movements gone terribly wrong:
    Picasso, Dali, Miro, Warhol… all on camping trips, all leaving their mark.
  • Historical and prehistoric suspects:
    Neanderthal, Cro-Magnon, mastodon, dinosaur, even the occasional worm.
  • And of course:
    Diarrhea on the run, blind cat mishaps, planar poo, and the mysterious Pooh Poo.

Each page delivers one monoprint illustration with a caption—clean lines, absurd juxtapositions, and a quiet insistence that even the lowliest subject can rise to art when treated with enough mischief.

Why This Book Exists

Because it was funny.

Because sometimes a single day of drawing for no reason at all turns into something lasting.

Because puns, like certain other things, have a way of showing up whether invited or not.

Format and Availability

The original Species of Feces was printed in 1991 by IDHHB, Inc., with images courtesy of H.E.I., The Voyager’s Guild, and the artist himself, Uncle Claude.

Now available as a PDF reprint, preserving the original monoprints and titles in all their lowbrow glory.

How to Get Your Copy

[Buy the PDF] (See the link above)

Relive 1991’s most unnecessary yet oddly inevitable art book. Perfect for:

  • Bathroom libraries
  • Gifts for the humorously inclined
  • Anyone needing 47 examples of visual puns on short notice