Week 4 is “moonlit roost” Wild turkeys roost in trees at night to protect themselves from ground predators. Young turkeys will roost in trees at around 2-3 weeks old, or when they are able, tucked under the protective wings of their mother until they develop more weather resistant juvenile feathers.

#sketchyhabitats2026 “Rocky underside” with an American Mink. These carnivorous, solitary nocturnal predators build their dens along waterways.

Week 2 of #sketchyhabitats2026 “twisted brambles” and these are all birds you’ll find among the brambles, but only one of them is singing its own call. The other three are known, to varying degrees, for their mimicry skills. Mockingbirds, blue jays and brown thrashers are all capable of mimicry.

Harbinger of spring (Erigenia bulbosa) is a member of the Apiaceae family, the same family that brings us parsley. Reported to be in only a few northwestern counties in Georgia, it is nevertheless found in other parts of the US where it is a welcome early sign of spring. (1/2) #nativeplants

Week one of #sketchyhabitats creative prompt list is “shallow inlet” and I’ve chosen the Atlantic Blue Crab!

I’m bringing the #sketchyhabitats drawing challenge back this month! Here’s the full creative prompt list of you’d like to join in!

So excited to be a part of this with such an incredible group of artists! Check out the prompts now so you can join in and draw along with us next week! #birdartweek2026

I was devastated to hear the news that a fire broke out in @southriverartstudios last week. Artists not only lost their art, they also lost the tools and spaces they needed to continue to create. I am donating the proceeds from the sale of this print I made at a Big Ink workshop hosted by SRAS.

Hey Marietta! Grab a cup, pull up a chair, and chat with Sam. Every Saturday at Cool Beans until Election Day ☕️ 31 Mill St | 8:30–9:45 AM

The best way I can describe why Wikipedia is the optimal model for all of us is that it is a knowledge base that is crowdsourced BY HUMANS with discussions, revisions, moderation BY HUMANS. It is also transperant (we can see who makes edits) The dumb AI slop is like an opaque synthesis by machines.

Yummy snails

Day 2 of #drawingparade2025 “bones” Any guesses what bird this belongs to?

Day 1 of #drawingparade2025 is “Wren”

More progress on my #bigink block. Already have one divett that will need repairing. #printmaking #woodblock

#bigink progress on my 24 x 36 inch wood block carving!

I’ve started transferring my design for #bigink2025 to the 36x24” wood block! I feel like I’m a little behind on this but it feels good to move onto the physical block so here hoping I build some momentum!

Slowly, one by one, getting stickers listed on my website.

“I asked chatGPT-“ ok, and I asked Tinsel, and she said you’re an uninspired, vapid dork who needs a computer to think for them.

#woodblockprint #reductionprint #woodblock #woodcut #woodcutprint For a while now I've desperately wanted to make a new woodblock print, but I was super nervous lol. I did it though!! Based on a picture of a restaurant at dusk I made when I was in Japan. I'm super happy :))

It’s #mothweek and to honor these under appreciated pollinators I’ve illustrated a Giant Leopard Moth in the shadow of a Hoary Bat on the hunt! I may end up carving this into a linoleum block.

Sketch done for my upcoming #bigink wood block carving!

Robert Gillmor. Avocet Feeding. #Linocut

Recent commission I completed for a t-shirt design! Congaree National Park is home to the incredible synchronous fireflies, who, as the name suggests, flash in unison! Would love to plan a trip to see them one day!

So proud of little Marietta, GA for standing up yesterday. Even the pouring rain couldn’t put a damper on this crowd.

NO KINGS 🇺🇸

Rainbow bug friends 🐌🌈🐛 #art #traditionalart #cuteart #pridemonth

Sin Fronteras, Sin Cadenas. #SinFronteras #SinCadenas

“Szczygieł na gałęzi granatowca” prints it’s a block i carved two years ago as a part of a small birds of fruit trees series, but printed only recently. i like the textures used, especially on the bird #printmaking

The most intimidating part of carving a giant woodblock for the Big Ink workshop is coming up with a design that 1. I can actually execute in this new medium and 2. I like enough to commit to. #bigink

Wood samples and carving tools ordered to start my woodcarving journey! #bigink

Anecdotally: last year I had two Joro spiders living on my porch. This year, I count at least 20 spiderlings.

common loon for may

I've been taking early walks in the park to watch and listen to birds for my sanity, and the Merlin Bird ID app has been indispensable for identifying bird songs. Merlin was funded by a grant from the NSF, the science funding agency that Trump is trying to destroy. www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...

Well… it’s been 3 weeks and no reaction (2-3 weeks is the typical window for first time reactions)… 🤞🤞

a painting of a white and red breasted nuthatch 🤍 #birdart

happy #printpromptmonday! the theme this week is #favorite piece - this was a tough choice, but i’m going with this spotted owl from a couple years ago :)

Journal spread from yesterday's time with the avian residents of Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge. Tried to capture the unique personalities of these beautiful extant dinosaurs. 💚🪶 🪶🎨🐡🦅🐦‍⬛ #birdsky

Has my luck with (or resistance to) poison ivy finally run out? Well, I definitely, accidentally, touched — nay, YANKED it the other day…so I guess we’ll find out.

Had an idea to try my slugs and fungi print (sans border) on one of my mini totes. And I’m obsessed.

Here are some spring ephemerals for yah! #nativeplants Virginia Bluebells Mayapples Woodsorrel

łapy precz!/get your paws away! a small print i made for a local “Linocut” themed competition probably a lot printmakers with home studios can relate to your cats trying to mess with your prints #printmaking

Had a lovely day vending at Little Beer fest in Duluth! 🍻 Great crowd and great vendors! Thanks to all who stopped by (despite the absolutely insane pollen counts 🥴)! #artmarket

👀 what's the most common one you've seen? #nativeplants

I absolutely love stumbling across wild mushrooms on countryside walks. This is a print I did a few months ago, listed in my shop! 🍄 #printmaking #art #wildmushrooms #artshare #fungifriends #natureart

#BlueSkyArtShow #TheJourney Trying out some recommended hashtags this Saturday morning. It seems some are time dependent? Not sure that my aging brain can fathom all of this but I’ll give it a go! Hope I am doing ok so far?

Great printmaking minds! Anyone else got a state flower/bird print to share? #printmaking

Opening a new order from Sticker App. I think I’m most excited about the shimmery possum but I love how all three turned out! I’ll get some better product photos soon.

#printpromptmonday - “Foliage” A Pygmy rattlesnake nestled in a bed of leaves. Made this one for the Reptile Rally last year at Bear Creek Nature Center.

Really struggled to pull a clean print today in black ink. But I did get a couple in this gorgeous yellow! Idk if it’s the low humidity or if my black ink is getting old — the ink just got so tacky so fast and was really hard to work with.