Our all-time fave Seattle-based expat, James Minson, has finally surfaced to let us know that he’s still alive – just caught in the depths of his dissertation (and fielding commissions on the side!)

Check out this bit of serious gorgeousness, commissioned by peeps who’d bought a condo with a built in fish-tank but wanted to avoid the hassle of live-fishy upkeep.

Now that’s lavish. [Sigh! – we want to win the lotto now and order one. n(Ed)]