Bandana design of a lifecycle of a sockeye salmon around the edge. Inside are patterns of salmonberry flowers and salmonberries, in triangles are animals that depend on the salmon roughly during the fish’s lifecycle they are near. Animals: Heron Raccoon Osprey Orca Seal Brown bear Wolf Otter

I don’t think I ever posted the bandana design I did for @waywardretreats.bsky.social last year. There seemed to be a lot of talk about death so I wanted to make a thing that showed the life and death of a Sockeye and the animals that depend on their dramatic lifecycle. Lots depends on death.

An indoor-started cosmo plant blooming a dark red flower. You can see several of its companions next to it in the soil-block tray, one of which looks ready to bloom soon, too.

This Spring has ended up being even busier for me than anticipated. I’m excited to get some of these plant starts in the ground soon!

Shop Update! Tomorrow at 9am PT for newsletter people.
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A drawing of a small house with a leaf for a roof in a meadow. There are dandelions, clover, ribwort plantain and speedwell growing among the grass.

When I put this on tumblr a few years ago, someone complimented me on the accurately drawn plantain (the weed not the banana) and thb I'm still riding that high

Painted fox(ish) figure painted

"A Familiar Friend" ✨

Resin figure (by Faunwood)
Painted with Airbrush, Acryla gouache and mixed media.

For CollectCon LA at the end of the month (with StrangeCatToys)

Group of three squat lidded maple bowls. this group has "cap" lids I've seen on vintage and reproduction loose leaf tea containers.

Group of three more maple vessels this group all has knobs, one with a unified lid and knob (turned from 1 piece) one with a bocote recessed knob, and one with a redgum knob. These are all "candy dish" or "sewing supply" coded imo. They can hold whatever fits in them though.

Example from the knob group. Maple container with the redgum knob lid, open to show a shallow void (container area) just deep enough to fit some dice.

Shop has been updated with some more lidded vessel experiments as I work on my lathe skills.

Inspired by weird little vessels seen in antique shops.

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Ditto as Ophelia.

Day 3 of drawing Ditto until I give in and nab Pokopia...

Shiny black bird strutting by.

They’re back, baby. Neighbourhood crow is strutting around to announce they’re back from winter vacation down south #birds

Vivid blue anemones

Blue anemones! One of my favorite #flowers #BloomSky

Three strange creatures made from brown clay (unfired, not yet dry) stand on a steel banding wheel. They’re multi-legged & furry & there are mushrooms growing off them

The other three WoodsBeasts (same description as prev image)

All six WoodsBeasts standing on the drying shelf

Two days of work = six special little guys (aka WoodsBeasts)!!! So happy to be making these pals again.

That’s super cute! I love your color work details for their back pattern!

I haven't made a new Pokemon for a while but as soon as I saw the design for Mosslax in Pokémon Pokopia, I fell in love and had to make one. Wouldn't these make cool card art for the Pokémon TCG, one can dream. 🌿

Leaf That Came Out Too Early Cold As Shit

Leaf That Came Out Too Early Cold As Shit

Sketchy painting of turtle reading on log

Turtle reading 🐢
Size: 2.5x5"
Acryla gouache, watercolor pencil, ink
$55

A spooky swamp with water reflecting the trees above

I’m so psyched that it’s swamp season I can’t even tell you

Four Walnut (primarily) tiny wood bowls perfect for your tiny object needs

Four minuscule maple bowls for your minute items and adornments

Four Tiny vessels (3 lidded bowls and 1 tiny chalice) the chalice is khaya (african mahogany) and the lidded vessels are all walnut

Khaya (African Mahogany) Altar bowl (3.65" x 1.85") I was trying out different woods to turn and African Mahogany (Khaya) isn't listed as vulnerable so its a safer exotic wood to turn. (also doesn't cause me skin/respiratory problems)

Shop has been updated with 12 tiny vessels and a bonus bowl.
The small lidded vessels were all experiments trying out different lid techniques. The tiny brass knobs were turned on the lathe as well.

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Grab a tiny object today my shop is 100% full I can't list anything more lol

I have been working on some little animations lately!

Sometimes it's hard for me to scale back, so making some that were just two frames feels like an accomplishment!

#plants #animation #cuteart

An illustration of a plains garter snake sitting on a small patch of dirt

Garter snakes! 🐍💖

Little green troll with felted grass base and glass mushrooms

My first troll figurine, has a felted base and glass mushrooms 🍄 ✨🌱

A formal photo of a ceramic sculpture. The piece is 20” wide, and features a long suffering large beast being swarmed by four rambunctious small beasts. It’s squishing one to gain some chil.

Different view of the same piece. Two small beasts are climbing over the leg of the large one, yelling at each other.

A close up on the coloration of one of the smaller beasts. All the coloration on both is due to the ash from the woodfiring melting into a natural glaze.

Close up on the noisy two

Presenting the final sculpture!!
It’s hilarious to be able to look back to my first sketch and track the progress of this beast. My instinct is was right. A pain to sculpt, but worth it!
It’s titled “Storyteller”, and will be part of my solo show at J. Rinehart Gallery, opening April 2nd.

I spent some time scanning in studies from my watercolour sketchbooks the other weekend. The left is from a trip to the Tonquin Valley. On the right is a hill on the way to Nigel Pass.

My leaf litter critter mugs by @jbbartram.bsky.social are among my most prized possessions. I can’t recommend highly enough drinking coffee in the morning looking at neat little critters while you wake up. 🐛🪱🪲

A small orange salamander creekside below a cascading waterfall in the Oregon Coast Range

A remarkable Columbia Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton kezeri) at home beneath a waterfall in Oregon Coast Range

#herps

I will (whale) adapt

A woven patch featuring stages of evolution of the whale, a reminder of resilience, change, and adaptation.
A little reminder I found to be important, especially in these times.

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I would definitely stop by this little robot’s salad shop! :D

The chef 🥗 First illustration of a sci-fi series, for which I've had sketches lying around for so long.
How does the painting feel to you? Would you like to see more of this overgrown world?

#digitalpainting
#scifiart #robotart #fantasyart #digitaldrawing

dandelions

an eastern red backed salamander in the leaves

(._____.)

A painting of a little home in a tree hollow covered in mushrooms with a quilted blanket hanging on a clothesline at the side

A little tree hollow home 🌿🍄‍🟫

blender piece/comic depicting an introspective mole

mole's thought