Labcoats with Lenses

09/29/2022

I finally got a picture of a Belted Kingfisher which is one of my favorite birds. They usually flee before I am close enough to get a photo.

09/29/2022

American Coots on the sunset waters of Cascade Lake.

09/02/2022

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09/02/2022

Mallard duck made from the pattern from

06/05/2022

I crocheted some Showy Lady's Slippers - the state flower of Minnesota. It is currently on display at . The last 2 photos are of some Showy Lady's Slippers we saw at Lake Itasca in June 2017.

05/11/2022

Goslings are getting big and strong at our ditch pond.

04/22/2022

American Avocets on the shoreline. April 21, 2022.

04/22/2022

Good eating on the lake yesterday afternoon. American Coot, April 21, 2022.

01/31/2022

Woohoo! I will have to start working on my 2023 submissions! 🥳💪🖌

THANK YOU ALL! Your generous bidding during our Tiny Bird Art auction was overwhelming! OVER $6,000 RAISED! Our Bog Buddies and Tiny Bird Artists are the best.

Reminder to those who won an auction; Please pay your invoice as soon as you can.

And all you artists out there...Start producing your Tiny Bird Art of 2023 now. We will have a NEW SUBMISSION SYSTEM where each artist will upload their own art piece including photos, medium, size, info about themselves/artist statement (optional). We will let you know when this submission portal goes live.

01/27/2022

I donated three pieces of art to the Tiny Bird Art Auction to raise funds for the Sax-Zim Bog (). The auction went live this morning and runs until 6pm on January 30, 2022. Please consider bidding on my art or any of the incredible pieces donated by other artists! While I have not been to the bog yet, I hope to visit there soon. I had a lot of fun learning about these three birds while creating these pieces as well as all the others listed on the bog's website.
Link for auction: https://www.biddingowl.com/Auction/index.cfm?auctionID=29476
Mixed media pieces. I designed paper layers on . I then cut those layers out using my joy (tiny art requires tiny machines!). I also used a lot of gel printing techniques using my plates! Assembled with glue.
Please bid or consider donating!

01/18/2022

I hear Spiral Bettys are all the rage right now so I decided to jump on that train and did one of my photos of Canadian Geese flying over Cascade Lake. Pretty neat technique!