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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · Jun 17

did you know that white-tailed jackrabbits have the highest vertical leap of any land mammal?

side note, these guys are technically hares! hares are usually larger, a bit more solitary, and are characterized by the big ol legs. 🦵 🐇

#animalfacts #natureillustration

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · Jun 16

happy pride month!!

1 in 10 rams form exclusive same-sex bonds.

they groom each other, stick close, and sometimes even mate for life.

queer sheep,,, icons! 🐏🌈

#prideinnature #funfact #natureillustration

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · May 29

bluesky sees it first! 🤫

lil sneak peek at something new im working on… i’ve always loved animals and the interesting facts that come with them, so im starting a field guide series to share what i find

here’s one of my favs!
#illustratorsky #wildlifeillustration #kidlitart

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · May 13

beep beep!

#illustrator #kidlitart #watercolor

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · May 10

saturday = bagel day 🥯

which color is your fav?

#illustrationsky #bagels #kidlitart

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · May 9

oooh great tip from the comments ❤️❤️❤️

Barbara Nairn @barbaranairn.bsky.social · May 9

Smaller amounts can also be made in the microwave oven in a big glass/suitable bowl. Bowl needs to be big because it boils up quickly. Time varies with amount/freshness. Keep in fridge once bottled in clean jar with lid. Same proportions as your recipe.

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · May 9

if anyone guessed raspberry jam, you’d be correct!

learn how to make some great jam and chat about illustrator consistency with me :)

#illustrator #veganrecipe #catsky #procreate

www.plantoven.com/p/fresh-rasp...

https://www.plantoven.com/p/fresh-raspberry-jam

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · May 9

what’s reg making today?

#illustrator #catsky #recipes

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · May 8

this is reg, he likes coffee

#illustrator #catsky #procreate

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · May 5

left & right tigers!

#illustrator #kidlitart #tigerart

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · May 3

scenes from beavers making peanut butter cookies 🦫
#illustratorsky #veganrecipes #kidlitart

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · May 3

big news! i just published my first newsletter i’ve been working on called Plant Oven! it’s where i’m illustrating some of my favorite vegan recipes & getting chit chatty.

i know this is kind of a plug, but i’m really proud of it and excited to share, give it a read if you’re feeling cheeky! ❤️

Viral Vegan Soft N' Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

(Now with Beavers)

www.plantoven.com

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · Apr 21

hello from some tomatoes 🍅
#illustrationsky #vegan #watercolor

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · Apr 4

YAY

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · Apr 4

🐉🐕🐱🍏🪲

#illustratorsky #kidlitart

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · Apr 4

i bet you can :)

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · Apr 4

😮😮 omggggg nothing planned but PLEASE keep drawing winston, i need moreee

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · Mar 31

OMG

EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS AMAZING

subsciurus.bsky.social @subsciurus.bsky.social · Mar 31

##mARTch25 ...too many to list. @elizahowdy.bsky.social

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · Mar 29

i LOVE this!

and omg incredibly impressive that you fit all the prompts in here💪💪

Pauline @paulinedrawsbears.bsky.social · Mar 28

The prompts in this image are: 18 - blue, 19-cycle, 20 - rain, 21 -mug, 22-lucky, 23-puffin, 24-loaf, 25 - basket, 26 - coat, 27 - meadow and 28-trombone 🎺 All from mARTch25, hosted by @elizahowdy.bsky.social

the same image as the main post cropped and with numbered labels:
18 and 19 for the blue bike, 20 for rain, 21 for mug, 22 for the puffins luck in having an umbrella and a raincoat, 23 for the puffin, 25 for the loaf of bread, 25 for the basket on the bike, 26 for the rain-coat, 27 for the meadow on the rim of the cup and 28 for the trombone the frog is playing.

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · Mar 27

i love all the little butterflies!

really enjoying this style where the outlines don’t follow the fill 🫶

Denise @cwrg65.bsky.social · Mar 27

Winston isn’t too sure about all those butterflies. Then, the flowers…achoo! Maybe meadows aren’t for him?? #martch25 #art #illustration #catart #martch @elizahowdy.bsky.social

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · Mar 26

thank you! 🥹

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · Mar 26

so cool!

totally understand how you won blue ribbons for these!

Be Jay, Boo Crimes 👻 @templinjay.bsky.social · Mar 26

#mARTch25 day 25- Basket These are both twined in the tradition of most of the Eastern Woodland peoples from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. These won me back-to-back blue ribbons at the Virginia State Fair in the Miniature Basketry division. Unfortunately, none of the other divisions permit twining.

This was my 2023 entry. Hemp cordage, mostly in its natural, unbleached colour. The cord making up the darker squares was dyed with leather dye because it was handy at the time. One is about an inch (2.5 cm) across and about an inch and a half tall. I ended up giving it to our bonus kid, who adores miniatures.

Our people didn’t have hemp until Europeans introduced it but there are plenty of similar native fibres, including dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), which the English colonizers in Tsenacommacah called “Indian hemp.” There are also native species of flax, milkweeds, the barks of various kinds of trees, yucca leaves… lots of plants for making cordage.

My 2024 entry. I call it The Snow White basket because the materials were brought to me by the woodland creatures of the neighbourhood. The farmer across the road was growing maize this summer and as it ripened, the deer, raccoons, and squirrels were stealing it and dragging it into my yard to eat, leaving me with a big mess to explain!
So I shredded the husks, soaked them in warm water for a bit, and hand-twisted them into a cordage. Then I twined a basket just about 3.75” (9 cm) tall and 3” broad at the bottom. The handle is 3 strands braided. I gave this one to a friend at work who I used to supervise. She’s a supervisor now, herself.

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · Mar 25

SO CUTE OMG

Lynn Wartski Sculpture @lwartskisculpture.bsky.social · Mar 23

Re-posting (forgot alt text) - my #puffin #mARTch25 ornaments tanking a #journey #blueskyartshow! #art #artYear #birds #needlefelt #stunday #eastcoastkin

needle felted anthropomorphic puffin with fishing hat sculpture by Lynn Wartski. Based on travel photo where puffins seemed to pose with their catch before they ate it.

Needle felted puffin holiday ornaments by Lynn Wartski

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · Mar 25

love the movement with this guy❤️❤️❤️

Lara T is a museum nerd @museumlara1.bsky.social · Mar 24

#mARTch25 day 23: puffin

A watercolor in my sketch book inspired by @carlbovisnature.bsky.social who does many many amazing photos of puffins!! (I hope he doesn't mind being inspiring. And if you don't follow him, you should!!)

Watercolor of a puffin coming in for a landing on a green rocky cliff top. Its wings are spread wide, as is the tail, and his feet are hanging down ready to land. More rocky cliff is seen in the distance on the left and a bit of distant hazy blue ocean is beyond the cliff edge.

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Elizabeth Heller @elizahowdy.bsky.social · Mar 25

bread? loaf? all of the above? 🥖🍞

#artshare #illustrationsky #kidlitart

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