WIP of my painting for an upcoming art show. "Fables of Time" by @poetictigergallery opens 11/15 Art inspired by the classic fable The Crow & the Pitcher with a nice autumnal touch 🍄‍🟫✨ Join collectors preview to see it now: poetictiger.com/collectors-p... #fablesoftime #artgallery #corvid #forest

Mossy mushrooms in the forest are kinda my thing. Here’s an older piece, inspired by the same mossy PNW forest I posted the other day!

To jump start some holiday savings for folks, I’ve added a discount of 20% off when you buy 2 or more items in my Etsy! Valid through next Wednesday Nov. 20th This Fox skull & Mushrooms print + lots more items can be found here ⬇️ swordfernstudios.etsy.com/listing/1712... #shopsmall #shoplocal #pdx

Apparently if I just ask people for photos of mossy logs, it releases a good amount of dopamine. New ADHD hack?! I think it’s moss. Moss go so hard. Moss is forever.

I’m admiring this mossy mushroom covered log in my recent photos and considering going to visit it today. Show me your best mossy log! 🪵🌱 #nature #moss

Shipping out a postcard order, prepping painting panels 🎨, & dreaming of mushrooms on this fine Monday. Chasing the good light™️ in my studio These older mushroom illustrations make a cute postcard pack so I put them in my shops as a set! Snail mail is a special thing these days! Happy Monday.

If you’re buying presents for people this season, it’s probably more important now than ever to consider buying gifts from individuals, creators, and small businesses. These are the folks hit hardest by *gestures broadly* and if you have extra spending cash it’s a great place to put it.

Amanita Troupe. Yes, another painting of mossy mushrooms for ya. This is an old favorite. Inspired by a late summer afternoon on a solo foraging trip in the mountains. So serene and magical ☺️✨ I’d also like to live here, BTW.

Food drive continues this weekend. We'll be collecting before and after the match. And then again later during the Timbers watch party starting at 5:30pm.

When I checked in here this morning I saw that I had 30+ notifications. I immediately thought, oh shit, what did I say now? Totally expecting to be getting destroyed about something. I looked & realized it was folks reacting & sharing my posts. Thanks! PS. Check out the clouds from last night 🙃

Are there mycologists or publishers out there who need a Mycological illustration artist? This is the only place I’d even ask this question. 😁 Putting it out in the world that I’d love to take on a detailed project & illustrate a fungi book! Willing to build a portfolio if this is a possibility ⬇️

Big box stores won’t miss you this holiday season. It WILL make or break many small businesses. I create nature art! Fine art prints, mugs, stickers, & original gifts If you’d like to support my biz or like my shops. 🤗⬇️ Etsy: swordfernstudios.etsy.com My other Shop: swordfernstudios.company.site

I wanna live on this mossy nurse log with these tiny mycena mushrooms in the forest. 🥹 Who’s with me?!

I like this tree.

Had the weirdest stress dreams last night. I need to go have some nature time, stat! 😵‍💫

I just sold some art prints in my lonely Etsy shop. Yay! I’ve been feeling overstimulated and gloomy lately so that cheered me up a bit. ☺️☺️ My cold, blackened, weird art girl heart is warmed, y’all 🖤

Finally able to get back to some other small business chores today. I’ve been cleaning up a little between paintings, assembling Thank You’s/freebies, stamping bags and shipping envelopes! I enjoy adding little handmade touches where possible. AKA I like doing too much. It’s a proven fact. 🙃

BREAKING NEWS: IKEA now include an enthusiastic yet unqualified assembly otter with every purchase.

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Your art isn’t bad just because it’s not selling right now. We’re in a recession and people don’t know when they’re gonna eat next, nobody can afford fun things because the economy is crumbling. It’s going to be hard a while.

Autumn colors and pretty mushrooms? Yes please. Resharing, because daaaaaaaang. 🥰

When you blocked in an adorable fern in the background of a painting and then realize you have to paint over it. Rip, little sword fern. 🌿 #art #painting #artistproblems #artsky

"From the Depths" is a notable painting by William Balfour Ker, created in 1905, which illustrates the stark contrast between the wealthy elite at a lavish ball and the struggling working class depicted beneath the floor.

Fall colors are in full swing in the Pacific Northwest! Peak autumn vibes and a classic drizzle of rain. Y’all it’s making me want souuup! It’s definitely soup season! Pls enjoy my autumnal painting + a variety of fall themed emojis: 🍁🍄‍🟫🧺🍂🌧️☕️🎃🌲🪾🍄☕️

@brendanlh.bsky.social makes us the best Sunday breakfast. I didn’t catch photos, so here’s an oldie. We savor each one of those summertime huckleberries 🥞🫐🍳 Foraging is such a beautiful way to connect with the land. I remember those days clearly, it’s not just foraging, it’s memories being made!

Artists pour so much effort into our work, plus running a business?! There’s a tremendous amount of skill, time, & effort behind what we offer. Thats why every bit of support means a lot! You don’t have to buy to support: Like posts, comment, or share. All wonderful ways to uplift a small biz.

An elegant, fancy, regal Psilocybe cubensis mushroom painting for ya. 💃🏻 👑 “Golden Teacher” Acrylic on canvas Art prints & more ⬇️ Etsy: swordfernstudios.etsy.com My other Shop: swordfernstudios.company.site #shopsmall #supportart #art #artsky #fungi #mushroomart

“Shes dead, wrapped in plastic…” Whipped us up some quick Twin Peaks costumes. Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween 🎃💀👻 Poisons and Parasites Acrylic on birch 8x10 #halloweenart #spookyvibes #spookyart #skullart #fungiart #macabreart #spookyseason #darkacademia #mementomori #darkart #gothart #entomologyart #botanicalillustration

They put my words in another book! I'm very grateful I got the chance to write about one of my all-time favorite visual artists, Ayami Kojima, for @lostincult.co.uk's Lock-On 006.

Executive function? Who’s that?! I STAY forgetting important things until it’s too late.

My terrarium of rescued bits & pieces of plants is very happy with the filtered light on a cloudy day. Some nice lichens & mosses have joined my rescued fern! Looking forward to having this little world of greenery when the winter blues hit.

Trillium ovatum aka pacific trillium or western trillium, one of my favorite wildflowers. It’s an early bloomer, a signal that lets you know that spring is coming. I hold many memories of visiting them in Columbia River gorge as they open! #artist #botany #botanicalart #artsky #illustration

Now that autumn is in full swing it’s Twin Peaks season. ☺️ I once did a photo shoot of my friend dressed as the Log Lady. Wish I could find more of the photos! Had a blast photographing her and sourcing props. #pnw #autumn #twinpeaks #davidlynch

My little studio assistants are still learning the ropes e.g. Do NOT step on my paint palette. No paint paws (happened once, it was no fun. )🐾 Good job, my dudes! Ps. Despite the icy glare, the judgier looking cat is currently begging me for pets. #cats #catsofbluesky

Amanita Muscaria popping up on the Oregon coast a couple weeks ago. 🍄 Mushroom pictures make things slightly better, right? RIGHT?!

Camassia Quamash Acrylic on panel 6x6 in. Floral mini painting from the 2025 Keep It Wild art show that benefits @gorgefriends.org Looking forward to participating again next year! Thinking of making this camas flower into an oval shaped sticker. Any thoughts? #botanicalart #sticker #natureart

On the last day I’m here to remind you: FREE shipping on all items in my Etsy shop thru midnight 10/27! I rarely do free shipping on merch items (apparel/mugs/bags.) Don’t miss it if you’ve been eyeing a mug or hoodie! swordfernstudios.etsy.com #shopsmall #artshop #smallbusiness

Happy Sunday! All my paintings are in ugly mode, instead I’ll share #trinkets Mostly natural items I’ve collected or been gifted over the ears, & few little keepsakes. Who else has feral pockets full of rocks, seashells, bones, mushrooms, or moss at all times? I love a pocket surprise! #naturenerd

What to do with an abundance of foraged #chanterelle mushrooms on an autumn day? Make soup! Made Wild Mushroom Chowder w/ Leeks & Bacon. Topped w/an Old Bay type seasoning + chopped garlic chives as garnish. I HUNGRY after making a big batch, I snapped a pic really quick before devouring. 😆

My latest. "Do not allow your values to be captured and contained behind a screen in a cycle of inactive reaction. Jailbreak your cynicism and isolation, and escape your devices. Bring your hope, rage, and potential into the world."

Watching from abroad. I can’t believe the stupidity of the Trump GOP. youtube.com/shorts/AOC6C...

Oh hey, it’s the weekend. Let’s celebrate! FREE shipping on all items in my Etsy shop through Mon. 10/27! I rarely do free shipping on merch items (apparel/mugs/bags.) You don’t want to miss it if you’ve been eyeing a mug or hoodie! swordfernstudios.etsy.com #shopsmall #artshop #smallbusiness

I did NOT have a crazy guy saying to get off his property while shooting off a shotgun in the distance on my bingo card for today. I was not on or near his property line, btw. We have a “walk-on” permit for timber land that borders his property. ⬇️

Use code AUTUMN for 10% off any acorns you collect from the forest floor around my hollow tree

My painting “Symbiosis”. In the middle is a carnivorous Sundew plant, their small glands emit a sticky sweet attractant to catch insect prey. At first glance, the sundew & frogs seem devious, but there is an element of cooperation in the web of life. #frogart #wildlife #frogs #art #conservationart

Didn’t get many mushroom/ forest photos yesterday. Safety came off my bear mace. Took a hit to the hand, & lunch burrito. *shakes fist angrily* It was probs funny to watch me rubbing my hands/phone/ponytail in the moss to get the spray off. Saw this idyllic scene of #amanita gemmata(?) though 🥹

Feeling froggie lately, idk what would make me feel that way. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Throwback to one of my favorite watercolor paintings of a tree frog on a toadstool 🐸🍄

This is so true! Proper art supplies eat up a nice chunk of change in an artists budget. #art #artist #supportart #shopsmall

A sunshine Amanita to brighten your feed 🌞🍄 Amanita aprica. #artsky #mushrooms #fungi #natureart