The Alternate Encyclopedia
Student work inspired by Sue Johnson’s The Alternate Encyclopedia

Sue Johnson,  Accidents in food engineering (Mrs. Paul’s fishstickfish with lemon garnish tail) (1997)

Sue Johnson, born in California in 1957, is a contemporary printmaker and painter with a love and flair for the bizarre. F ascinated and inspired by quirky entries in her collection of old encyclopedias, Sue Johnson has created an evolving body of work that she has called The Alternate Encyclopedia. The Alternate Encyclopedia is made up of images and objects meant to look like they are documenting newly discovered creatures as well as creatures that look like they have resulted from a mad scientist's experiments. She is currently a Professor of Art at St. Mary's College of Maryland. This year's 5th graders have participated in a correspondence with Johnson, sharing their work with her.
For more information, check out her link:
http://www.smcm.edu/users/srjohnson/altenc/

(PDF Version)

Created by the 5th grade classes of

Helena H. Dyer Elementary

&

James Otis Kaler Elementary

South Portland, Maine

ACid_Shooting Hamster.gif
Animal_Lady.gif
Antler_Fishy.gif
Antlered_Pig-Nosed_Dog.gif
Armaxod.gif

Bablizwing.gif
Bearwolf.gif
Blue_Penguinsnake.gif
Bunica_Burger_King.gif
Butterbunnybird.gif

Cataponywormtailhead.gif
Catarow.gif
Clockalope.gif
Clothenater_360.gif
Crawmangeuin.gif

Crocking_Bird.gif
Dingocatfly.gif
Dogowlbatit.gif
Donny_Winagar.gif
Ducogoman.gif

Eagle_Fish.gif
Elsea.gif
Emperor_Tamerin.gif
Evil Fortress Fairy.gif
FBMB.gif

Flinky.gif
Flyin_Lion.gif
Flying_Kitty_Bear_Snake.gif
Flying_Kitty_Cat_Jack-O-Lantern.gif
Foomple.gif

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Foxelent.gif
Funky_Dog.gif
Gatoraxar.gif
Glockinsmele.gif

Gohon.gif
Great_Gold.gif
Hoofbeak.gif
Horn-Headed_Kagrew_Crab.gif
Horse-Headed_Bugie_Spider.gif

Howler_fish.gif
Hummingfish_Bird.gif
Kangachow_Fly.gif
Koalbirliz.gif
Legendary_Snubzard.gif

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Leofly.gif
Lotion_Lips.gif
Mantifox.gif
Merrkat_Scorpion_Spider.gif

Monkey-Antler_Fruit.gif
Orca-Lizogent.gif
Overcheckin.gif
Polar_MonkeyBird.gif
Quackador.gif

Quilled_Bobowl.gif
Refrigerated_Geckofish.gif
Siberian_Jellybear.gif
Skater.gif
Sneard.gif

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Squirel_Fruit_Leopard.gif
Squolfgin.gif
Super_Simon_Monarch_Monkey.gif
Teagle.gif

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Tekans.gif
The_Poisonous_Beaver_Rattlemoth.gif
Three-eyed_Dogabird.gif
Tiberlizar.gif

Tibuttur.gif
Tiger_Flowefly.gif
Tragapod.gif
Water-Skipping_Flying_Monkey.gif
Weaver_Mcbeaver_Bird-bear.gif

Wiger.gif
Wildcat_bird(rare).gif
Winged_Elefaint.gif
Wolf-Deer.gif