Some folks call me Michelley Morelli The morel mushroom season is starting to heat up! Life has felt so crazy & up in the air lately. I’ll be taking advantage of the season as best I can. PS. Don’t forget to pick up some trash while you’re out foraging, it’s good luck! 😉

Hi hello. I still exist. 👋 I’m making some Japanese knotweed pickles inspired by @blackforager.bsky.social and @foragerchef.bsky.social My friend and I ran into a lot of invasives/medicinals at one of our morel mushroom foraging spots.

Vernal equinox mode, engage! My heart & soul re-entered my body yesterday. Best menty h day of 2026 🥹 Thankful for the spring awakening every year. A fresh start, a lot of growth & changes. Taking some time to imagine the positive future I want for humanity, so that I can fight to make it real.

Just a few more days to catch “Imagine” at Nanny Goat Gallery. I have a piece in the show! Some really incredible artists participated in this one. I wish I had been able to go see it in person. :)

Prepping 6x6 panels for Keep It Wild! Art show in White Salmon, WA A portion of proceeds goes to @columbialandtrust 🖤 Affordable original art for an excellent cause! What should I paint?! I trend toward species found in the Columbia River Gorge. Last years paintings for reference 🎨🖼️⤵️ #art

Got more yarrow, aster, & echinacea seeds planted today. I’m trying multiple methods because my fall sown wildflowers may have been TOO protected from elements this winter. I’m scared it’ll be full of weeds & grass if I don’t fill it up! Here’s a lupine emerging from its winter slumber to say hi. 👋

It’s almost time for morels! I’M SO EXCITED! Here’s a mushroom greeting card I made a long time ago now 🤓 #mushrooms #morels #foraging

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I just looked at my #garden plans & dang, I’ve got a lot of 🧅 Garlic/garlic chives already out. A mystery allium (2nd pic.) Started chives, shallot, & onion inside! I’m also adding more greens & cabbage this year, in addition to my usual veg. What are you going to grow? #mygarden #growfood

You’re welcome. Happy day! 😆

So eepy.

Separating onion seeds. The larger ones came apart much easier. Not so sure these small ones are worth the effort. #seedsaving #gardenplanning #growfood

QRP with your skull art.

The Voyageurs Wolf Project of Northern Minnesota tags & documents grey wolf ecology & behavior: www.voyageurswolfproject.org The video you see here is confirmatory proof: Wolves. Love. Blueberries. As much as 83% of a wolf's calories in summer months comes from eating berries.

If you enjoy my nature and wildlife art pls consider getting a print, sticker or card in one of my shops! This is the slow season and boy is it slower than ever. 🍄🌲🌸🍂✨ My Shop: swordfernstudios.company.site Etsy: swordfernstudios.etsy.com #shopsmall #supportartists #art #naturedecor

Ready to start seeing these meadow friends again over the next several months. HBU? That painters tape in the earlier stage is to block in a critter. Looking forward to sharing more of the beautiful complexities of our natural world with y'all. #animalart #naturepainting #wildlifeart #frogs

Quick question! When you think of a wetland habitat, what animals and plants come to mind first? I’m planning my next piece and have ideas, but i’m curious what other folks think lives in a wetland. Here’s some of my wetland-ish art! 😊 #wildlifeart #conservation #conservationart #animalart

ICYMI: Trans people's IDs in Kansas were revoked overnight. They are: - Unable to drive - Unable to fly - Unable to leave the state on their own - Unable to apply for work - Unable to vote (Kansas has voter ID) - Unable to apply for driver's licenses in *any other state* /1

Hi! Here’s my painting of an alpine meadow titled “Symbiosis” Crafted after observing a favorite meadow in the MHNF in OR. for a couple of seasons. Most of my pieces are a well researched labor of love. Because of AuDHD, I have to be REALLY compelled to follow through! #artsky #animalart #frogart

Here 4 the MOSS 🌱🌱🌱 + lichens, mushrooms, and long toed salamanders 🍀🦎🍄‍🟫🌱 Sweet hexagon piece from a group show in December. 🖤 #animalart #painting #natureart #artsky #wildlifeart

When in doubt, fruit study. Unearthed some ooold (older than me) oil pastels. Trying to not lose my mind while stuck at home. Plus, practicing low stakes creativity is something I’ve been lacking. The constraints of not being able to focus on details is good in this case. 😄👍 #art #artpractice

Grass widow watercolor painting. I’ve been too sick to go see them. I bet they’re getting going out there though! The last pic is the print in a vintage hand carved frame my mom found at an estate sale out in the country. Isn’t it beautiful?! #watercolor #art #floralart #botanicalart

I’m now offering free shipping on all US orders over $35 on my Etsy! Hoping to drum up some sales, it’s been extra slow! Hopefully I can get some eyes on my shop. I would be so grateful if you’d check it out & maybe favorite some items to help me get seen by new folks! swordfernstudios.etsy.com

The stars aligned and I was able to print out some fresh greeting cards! I’ve been running low on this one. Sometimes I imagine what it would be like to not feel like I’m in a depressed burnout state nearly single day. I would make all the art that’s stuck in my head! I need to go on a hike. 😅🥲

this is why the whole “oh, suffering creates great art” thing is bullshit you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from

Some moody shots of The Crow and the Pitcher (plus mushrooms!) My take on one of Aesop's Fables. Created for the Fables Of Time with Poetic Tiger Gallery last November. It still needs to be adopted! The Crow and the Pitcher 9 × 12 inches Acrylic on birch #contemporaryart #crowart #symbolicart

Sent an original off to its new home & got a small order out today. Fingers crossed we get a wee bit of snow in the next day or two! It’s been so freakishly warm this winter, hoping we can get rid of all the billionaires & turn this good green earth around soon! Anyway, that’s all for now. 😇☺️🤷🏼‍♀️

The Winter Chanterelle Acrylic painting of a cute lil yellowfoot mushroom in a bed of moss, with a moody forest background. I wanna live in this magical forest scene. 🍄‍🟫🥰 #foresttherapy #mushroomart #fungi

1/2 Hey pals, my friend is running an Instagram auction to raise money for her dogs surgery. The auction starts today & includes beautiful handmade goods like jewelry, art, ceramics, yarns, & more! Go to @oreandstonecrearions on IG to bid. I donated a framed original mushroom painting! ⬇️

If you’ve been to Leach Botanical Garden you’re aware of what a special place it is. I went in January, it was beautiful and peaceful to have that escape, to meander the tranquil grounds right in SE PDX. Please support them! I’m thinking of auctioning off original art to make a nice donation 🖤

Studio Assistant 1. "Helping" me "cure" my quick sketch. See what happens when I walk away?! I was going to add a fern frond and share it to main. Hopefully he didn't cure it too much. 🥴 #art #artist #sketch #charcoalart #wip #cats #catsofbluesky

It’s Superb 🦉 Sunday! Here’s a Pygmy Owl study. These precious pals are ferocious hunters considering their tiny size. Kind of like me 🤷🏼‍♀️ Oddly enough, I was dreaming about owls last night. Maybe it was my cold med induced slumber. Maybe it’s Maybelline. 🤔 #birdart #owlsketch #Superbowl

Still sick. I didn’t get much done today. I was able to get the new stickers up on my non-Etsy site though! swordfernstudios.company.site

Sick day. Laaame. Here’s a cute sticker with my art on it 🤷🏼‍♀️

Taking a stab at pressing some ferns. I was pruning some of the old fronds back and decided to keep some of the less haggard trimmings to repurpose. Went over lightly with an iron. Now smooshing them under a heavy acrylic block with a textbook on top. Fingeys crossed they turn out!

What platforms are artists / small biz using as shops these days? I have Etsy, an Ecwid shop, & Squarespace (used as a portfolio.) My main shop is Ecwid, & it’s a pain imo. I’d like to switch to something easier to manage & less clunky. Maybe Square, or add a shop to my squarespace? #smallbusiness

New Camassia Quamash sticker! I recall seeing a meadow of camas as a teen & thinking it was lupine. I didn't understand the details, but I knew to take it all in because it was important. Recently added to Etsy, along with 3 other sticker designs. #naturejournal #botanicalstickers #floralart #art

More on the ICE facility. 🤬

Remember her name: Aliya Rahman Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself. It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did. ICE MUST GO‼️

Long toed salamander painting. I love small critters in lichen filled forest scenes. 🎨🦎🤷🏼‍♀️ Courtship acrylic on wood panel, 12"x14" www.antlerpdx.com/products/mic... #animalart #natureart #contemporaryart

I promise I still make art! 2 paintings in Jan. I’m just bad at sharing atm bc *everything* Peek of my piece for "Imagine" group show opening at @nannygoatgallery on Feb 20th in Petaluma, CA. Feat. small but mighty Crocidium multicaule & Lomatium piperi #contemporaryart #floralart #naturepainting

I love it when the patches on an Amanita muscaria are smaller and abundant, like on this beauty 😍 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/80, ISO 400 Stack of 18 images 10/19/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

My sh0ps are closed for the general strike in solidarity with Minneapolis. Instead let’s engage w/ community. Whether it be protesting, mutual aid, education, or contacting your reps. PS. If you support my art this weekend instead of today, I'll throw in a free frog sticker.

In this house, we believe: - love is love - science is real - fried potatoes are a health food - Bigfoot is an interdimensional being - the forest is haunted, but in a good way - moss rules everything around us

An epic golden chanterelle find for ya. Golden Hour Chanterelle Acrylic on birch panel 8x10

Hey all, Ian (they're a friend of the bot) has a thread about what's going on in Minnesota that I think is worth reading. Resources to help: standwithminnesota.com bsky.app/profile/look...

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ACTION ALERT! Call your senators and tell them to oppose H.R. 655 to protect Mt. Hood and public lands! Use the script in this post. Oregonians, call Senator Wyden at (202) 224-5244.

“We can do a lot of guesswork as to the motivations behind [the legislation], but the reality is we need to protect our water resources. We need to protect the wildlife, and we need to protect the land for the betterment of the citizens of this country.” -Will Fett, Executive Director, Bark

look at them. murderers itching to murder again but these people chose to stay, to film, to witness, to risk being next, to risk having their families targeted, their names dragged through the mud before their bodies are even cold. i wish they did not have to be brave but i'm grateful that they are.