good news/bad news! good: I'm temporarily offering some cheap commissions! bad: it's because one of my cats is sick and my wallet's suffering (she's feeling better for now, and the financial strain is hopefully temporary, but it would be really really helpful to get a little boost like...asap 🙃)

good news/bad news! good: I'm temporarily offering some cheap commissions! bad: it's because one of my cats is sick and my wallet's suffering (she's feeling better for now, and the financial strain is hopefully temporary, but it would be really really helpful to get a little boost like...asap 🙃)

sleepy 💤 (this bear has already sold, but I should have more in my shop soon!)

got some new stuff & some restocks in my shop! get em while they're hot 👉 asterwild.etsy.com

Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi)

brown bear & pink salmon

pov you are holding a kestrel

maned wolf + wolf apple

a little late posting over here, but happy valentine's day! here's a couple redraws of old vday animal art, featuring a shortnose gar and red river hogs.

another printable for u in honor of #penguinawarenessday -- my penguin species mini zine :) ko-fi.com/i/IC0C11SO6SF

a little one-page calendar for you :) download for free at ko-fi.com/asterwild

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kestrel 🪶 #birds

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