Clik here to view.
Black Belt Birding Festival 2022
Christopher Joe, Casey Girard, and Alex Troutman at the Joe Farm. Black Belt Birding Festival was a blast. I am so grateful I was able to attend and be a part of it this year’s Fest. This is the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sage Grouse
About Them: Sage Grouse encompasses the Greater Sage Grouse and the Gunnison Sage Grouse both residents of the sagebrush steppe that ranges across 11 western states. These are the birds of paradise of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Desert Bighorn Sheep
Clarifying: the Bighorn Sheep listed as endangered are specific populations, called DPS, Distinct Population Segments. The two subspecies within these populations are the Ovis canadensis...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fairy Shrimp
About Them: These are maybe the cutest crustaceans in the world, they are what are often called sea monkeys. Of course they don’t come from the sea. They are a species of Fairy Shrimp, we are focusing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
photo referenced from Karen Hogan and Teresa Noel About Them: Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are residents of the south east. They live in old grown pines, specifically Longleaf historically, but they have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hawaiian Goose or Nēnē
I wanted to ensure we focused on one bird from Hawai’i and went with the state bird, the Hawaiian Goose or Nēnē. Given that Hawai’i is considered the endangered bird capitol of the world I waned to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Attwater Prairie Chicken
About Them: While called a chicken these are actually a grouse. They are striking birds that may at first look like a chicken until you see a male doing a full display. They are like birds of paradise...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shenandoah Salamander
About Them: Like many salamanders found along the Appalachians these are about 3.5-4.5 inches long and overall brown, sometimes showing a yellow to reddish delicate stripe down their backs and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Black-Footed Ferret
About Them: This is a species that went extinct in the wild, but through captive breeding is being reintroduced into the wild. They are the only ferret of North America. They have dark colored feet, a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Whooping Crane
Photo reference from Donna Pomeroy About Them: Whooping Cranes are the largest birds in North America standing 5 feet tall with a 7 foot wing span. They are a rare bird to see, unless you go to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Masked Bobwhite
About Them: These are a subspecies of the Bobwhite Quail often lumped with the Northern Bobwhite. Their distinctions are really only visible in the males, having a mostly black head instead of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Unique Friends
Ehawk and I are still working on our sketchbook! We had a fast turn around this past month. She sent me a snail inspired by my previous piece and a recent trip of hers. Once a snail was dropped into...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Octo-Puss in Boots Catch up!
Octo-Puss in Boots still lives on. I have only gotten a few in the past couple of years. At DesignerCon 2015 I was able to ask Leslie Levings of Beastlies and Shing Yin Kor of Sawdust Bear to each...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Birding and Leaf Painting
I have always collected leaves. Every year as the leaves turn I find myself picking up my favorites. In past years I did this without much plan; I would pick them up and shove them between book pages...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hippo for Christmas
Thank you to those that came out to SF Bazaar and Cal Academy’s NightLife and shopped with all of us crafters and artists. We really appreciate the support! Shop news, the closing down has begun. My...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Work and Old Work
I assume one day I will have a handle on working. If the work is being done for a client that obviously gets my full attention and deadlines are met. However, for myself I am not as prompt. I’m not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shadow Boxes
After years of building with clay and painting with watercolors I believe I have finally found the place where they meet, shadow boxes. Our school community hosted a show for the women that make art....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reading
I love to read. I started reading when I was 8. I had always wanted to read but, I found the words on the page would not speak to me. I remember sitting in front of my book shelf and pulling down book...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Plein Air Painting
I was able to go on a road trip for Memorial Day. It was so neat to see the coast of Northern California. A friend and I drove up to Crescent City to visit a friend. Doing a short day trip. Mostly we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Specimens for SF Bazaar at Maker Faire
Totally excited that I got into SF Bazaar at Maker Faire! Go here for details. It has meant that I am in deep production of many specimens. Here are some works in progress and I prepare them for full...
View Article![Cloonee, Yandel & ATLAC – Movimiento – Single [iTunes Plus M4A]](http://i.imgur.com/Q8tO40p.jpeg)
