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15 of Nadia Tolstoy's Best Illustrated Puns

Ever noticed the toe in "potato"?  Ever notices the cat in "caterpillar"? Well, Sweden-based Nadia Tolstoy couldn't help but notice when she first heard those words. She's not even an illustrator nor an artist - she's an architect - but in her spare time, she does illustrate children's books. This gave her a new, playful angle on language learning, and she made a full series of doodles that visually communicate literal meanings and puns she found in the English language. Enjoy! 
If you enjoy her work, you can see more of it here: Instagram | surrealians.com

Nutritious AND rare!

visual puns by Nadia Tolstoy unicorn
visual puns by Nadia Tolstoy house plant

Have been waiting for this pun a lifetime

visual puns by Nadia Tolstoy potat toe

The only right way to be fully booked

visual puns by Nadia Tolstoy fully booked
visual puns by Nadia Tolstoy hedge hog

Such a caterpillar can only be seen in dreams

visual puns by Nadia Tolstoy cat caterpillar

Well, she's not wrong here!

visual puns by Nadia Tolstoy pan-cake
visual puns by Nadia Tolstoy sun flower
visual puns by Nadia Tolstoy jelly fish

Seems friendly enough to me!

visual puns by Nadia Tolstoy sword fish
visual puns by Nadia Tolstoy light headed

But how would it fit in a flashlight? 

visual puns by Nadia Tolstoy bat tery

Badum-tss!

visual puns by Nadia Tolstoy ear drum

Welcome to the headquarters 

visual puns by Nadia Tolstoy head office
visual puns by Nadia Tolstoy turtle neck
All photos are from the artist's Instagram
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