Got the urge to try weaving last week. It's fun! There's a few things I wish I'd done differently but I like the overall result, so I will definitely be revisiting this weird little minimalist penguin.

Barred owl (Strix varia)

great horned owl 🦉 #birds

arctic / antarctic

A little autumnal illustration for the thank you cards I send out with shop orders 🍂🐻

spotted salamander / slimy salamander

mississippi kites + cicadas #birds #animalart

teeny tiny needle felted bear i might have some like this in my shop soon, but for now i'm running a giveaway for this specific bear on tumblr 👉https://asterwild.tumblr.com/post/795690976259850240/tiny-needle-felted-bear-im-giving-this-away

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i've been on tumblr almost as long as it's existed so i couldn't possibly pick a fav, but here are a few i have saved that i quote often

happy fat bear season

earlier this summer I started volunteering at a wildlife rehab facility. we wear ghillie suits with young impressionable birds or those that are getting too habituated. as you can imagine, this is pretty miserable in 100+ degree weather, but you do what you gotta do to keep these guys wild!

bobcat sketch

closing out #AvianAugust2025 with another group sketch, this one featuring the extinct birds from the list: kākāwahie, ʻula-ʻai-hāwane, ʻōʻōʻāʻā, and ʻōʻū

Kiwikiu perched among kanawao for #AvianAugust2025 #birds

catching up on some of the #AvianAugust2025 #birds I missed: Laysan albatross, Hawai'i 'Akepa, Pueo, 'Apapane, 'Alalā, Koloa Maoli, and Manu-o-Kū

Masked boobies (Sula dactylatra) for #AvianAugust2025 #birds

‘Alae ke‘oke‘o (Fulica alai) for #AvianAugust2025 #birds

it's been a busy month, but I'm squeezing in as many #AvianAugust2025 birds as possible. here's the 'i'iwi from day 1!

hi bsky, I know I haven't done much over here, but I come to you now in my hour of need: finding homes for some really cute cats allow me to introduce you to Cosmo and her kittens, Dark Matter, Asteroid Belt, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (aka Mattie, Bell, and Jet)! #cats

there's no place like home! #earthday

I miss them.....(periodical cicadas)

wintry wolverine from december

bear species 🐻

hi bluesky how's it going. guess i'm here too now elsewhere: asterwild.com asterwild.etsy.com asterwild.tumblr.com