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Shirley Jackson
@lioninthetrees.bsky.social
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black + korean || she+her
💌: [email protected]

I make art—mainly pottery—combining wildlife & folklore;
I can also be found wishing on shooting stars and dancing with my dog.

🌿: shop.lioninthetrees.com
🌼: https://lioninthetrees.com

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Shirley Jackson @lioninthetrees.bsky.social · Jun 19
I'm Shirley, a Black/Korean woman who makes really cool art.

It's Juneteenth, and Black people still have yet to receive reparations. But here are some of the ways you can financially support me today! ✨💖

✨: paypal.com/paypalme/lioninthetrees
✨: ko-fi.com/lioninthetrees
✨: shop.lioninthetrees.com
Selfie of me in my incredible DIY San from Princess Mononoke outfit A colourful collection of pottery featuring little dragon totems, a small barn swallow totem, larger animal totems in the back, and further in the back are mugs/vessels stacked on top of each other. Large sgraffito dragon totem with California Poppy motifs carved into it's side, and gold glaze details on it's spine and antlers. Done with black and orange underglazes. Left side view. Group picture of all of my November Pottery
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My pieces for the 11th annual Red Envelope Show!
This yearly show is curated by Albert Chau/grumpybert, and is being hosted at Pearl River Mart Gallery on 452 Broadway in NYC!

Opening reception is this Saturday, February 7th from 5-7pm and pieces will be on view until March 29th. 🐎🔥🧧✨

#art
Photo of my two red envelope pieces. One has a golden horse leaping between two California Poppies with a sun rising on top of it. The bottom is a painting of three black horses that appear to be leaping along like a parade of ponies across the envelope. They, and the surrounding border, feature golden details. This is an image of the digital flyer for the show
February 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
I started putting peanuts out in the backyard a few years ago to try and befriend the local crow community.
It instead attracted the local Scrub Jay and squirrel community and that's cool. But I still hope that one of these days the crows will catch on.
February 4, 2026 at 6:42 PM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
My pieces for the 11th annual Red Envelope Show!
This yearly show is curated by Albert Chau/grumpybert, and is being hosted at Pearl River Mart Gallery on 452 Broadway in NYC!

Opening reception is this Saturday, February 7th from 5-7pm and pieces will be on view until March 29th. 🐎🔥🧧✨

#art
Photo of my two red envelope pieces. One has a golden horse leaping between two California Poppies with a sun rising on top of it. The bottom is a painting of three black horses that appear to be leaping along like a parade of ponies across the envelope. They, and the surrounding border, feature golden details. This is an image of the digital flyer for the show
February 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
Me when I find out that I already have an underglaze colour that I just bought thinking I didn't have it in the first place
Mike Wazowski-Sulley Face Swap meme
February 3, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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Horse Mug 🐎✨
This was an experimental mug that I ended up falling in love with and keeping for myself! Absolutely loving the speckle clay for mugs ✨✨

#art #pottery
A small ceramic mug done with a speckle clay so the body of the mug has a cream white colour with freckles and speckles all over. There is a black horse painted on the side with sgraffito details such as a blanket that has the “female” symbol on it. There is also a red sun painted above the horse, and a red handle with sgraffito floral details, and a California Poppy, carved into the side and top of the mug’s handle. A small ceramic mug done with a speckle clay so the body of the mug has a cream white colour with freckles and speckles all over. There is a black horse painted on the side with sgraffito details such as a blanket that has the “female” symbol on it. There is also a red sun painted above the horse, and a red handle with sgraffito floral details, and a California Poppy, carved into the side and top of the mug’s handle. This image shows more of the mug handle itself.
February 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
Horse Mug 🐎✨
This was an experimental mug that I ended up falling in love with and keeping for myself! Absolutely loving the speckle clay for mugs ✨✨

#art #pottery
A small ceramic mug done with a speckle clay so the body of the mug has a cream white colour with freckles and speckles all over. There is a black horse painted on the side with sgraffito details such as a blanket that has the “female” symbol on it. There is also a red sun painted above the horse, and a red handle with sgraffito floral details, and a California Poppy, carved into the side and top of the mug’s handle. A small ceramic mug done with a speckle clay so the body of the mug has a cream white colour with freckles and speckles all over. There is a black horse painted on the side with sgraffito details such as a blanket that has the “female” symbol on it. There is also a red sun painted above the horse, and a red handle with sgraffito floral details, and a California Poppy, carved into the side and top of the mug’s handle. This image shows more of the mug handle itself.
February 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
I love these fun, silly, historic traditions so much LMAOOO
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 4d
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter weather.
February 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Two commissions spots left, one bowl and one yarn bowl!

Want something fun and meaningful that supports a human artist? Check out my commissions, I want to hear your ideas!

Amyraehill.shop
FAQ: Amyraehill.com/commissions
Collage of hand painted bowls featuring the Milky Way, nebulae, auroras, geysers, and Saturn. Collage of hand painted yarn bowls featuring little tethered astronauts floating against nebulae, black holes, and over planets and landscapes.
February 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
Did my first ever horse show and came out with 4th and 6th place in my classes! Really proud of myself and happy to be representing the melanated equestrian girlies in the ring 💁🏽‍♀️✨💖
Photo of me, a beautiful Black/Asian queen, standing with my noble lesson horse (he's a chestnut quarter horse with a white blaze) holding up one of my ribbons while the other has been attached to the horse's bridle. I'm flashing a great smile while he's making a "blep" face.
February 1, 2026 at 11:50 PM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
I am feeling so vindicated and justified with my defensive driving this morning on the 99 in the fog after hearing that there was a 59 car pile up this morning around the time I was on the road.
People were seriously out here driving without their lights on going 70-80 MPH and you could barely see.
February 1, 2026 at 2:28 AM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
I just learned that there is a big cat sanctuary about 40 minutes from me, and I can't believe that there have been literal tigers and lions NOT AT THE ZOO living in my backyard all this time
January 31, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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amyraehill.bsky.social
Restock previews are up!
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Plate featuring three small astronauts wielding pick axes to break through ice on a barren tundra to the starry universe below Four cups featuring shooting stars Four angled cups featuring weathered spacecraft designs with small round windows and text such as "THAT STATE IS OBSOLETE" "GET OUT!" "I'M NOT MAD AT YOU" and an astronaut filming with their phone. Four cups featuring Mars.
January 31, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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Magpie Totem 🪶✨
SOLD

One of my pieces for the upcoming Little Birds show at Antler & Talon galleries up in PDX! This is an annual benefit show where 20% of art sales will be donated to the Bird Alliance of Oregon.

Opening reception is TONIGHT from 6-9pm at Antler & Talon!

#art #pottery #SciArt
A ceramic bird sculpture done with black, turquoise, green, and orange underglazes. The bird features a variety of sgraffito floral patterns and marks all along it’s body. The bird also has a handmade red tassel hanging from it’s mouth with a lucky coin attached to it.
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
Magpie Totem 🪶✨
SOLD

One of my pieces for the upcoming Little Birds show at Antler & Talon galleries up in PDX! This is an annual benefit show where 20% of art sales will be donated to the Bird Alliance of Oregon.

Opening reception is TONIGHT from 6-9pm at Antler & Talon!

#art #pottery #SciArt
A ceramic bird sculpture done with black, turquoise, green, and orange underglazes. The bird features a variety of sgraffito floral patterns and marks all along it’s body. The bird also has a handmade red tassel hanging from it’s mouth with a lucky coin attached to it.
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
omg y'all, something in the universe has changed because I'm experiencing a Mandela Effect 😭😭😭
I'm wearing a skirt and I SWEAR it had pockets and now there are no pockets on it!!!!!!!!
Now I'm wondering if I'm misremembering the pockets?? Did I get it mixed up with another skirt????? I DON'T KNOW!!!
January 29, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Bald Eagle 🦅✨

One of my pieces for the upcoming Little Birds show at Antler & Talon galleries up in PDX! Opening reception is TOMORROW, January 29th from 6-9pm!

If you're interested in purchasing any of these pieces A la Early Bird, here's the link: www.antlerpdx.com/pages/little...

#SciArt #art
A ceramic wall hanging of a T-posing Bald Eagle. It features sgraffito details including my signature California Poppy, and floral details on it’s wings and tail.
January 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
Made some thick chocolate chip cookies
Picture of four chocolate chip cookies cooling on a cooling rack. They've got golden brown tops, some cracking, and are rather large in stature compared to the average chocolate chip cookie.
January 28, 2026 at 11:13 PM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
I don't have anything to cook for dinner, but I do have everything to bake chocolate chip cookies sooooo...
January 28, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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blinkkittylove.bsky.social
Lunar New Year present to myself, a horse from @lioninthetrees.bsky.social, my first of her ceramics. It's so cool.
container: bright red horse with blanket and ball over top in full stride on speckled ceramics.
January 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
Bald Eagle 🦅✨

One of my pieces for the upcoming Little Birds show at Antler & Talon galleries up in PDX! Opening reception is TOMORROW, January 29th from 6-9pm!

If you're interested in purchasing any of these pieces A la Early Bird, here's the link: www.antlerpdx.com/pages/little...

#SciArt #art
A ceramic wall hanging of a T-posing Bald Eagle. It features sgraffito details including my signature California Poppy, and floral details on it’s wings and tail.
January 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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lioninthetrees.bsky.social
Meadowlark IV 🪶✨

One of my pieces for the upcoming Little Birds show at Antler & Talon galleries up in PDX!
This is an annual benefit show where 20% of art sales will be donated to the Bird Alliance of Oregon.
Opening reception is this Thursday, January 29th from 6-9pm!

#art #SciArt
A painting done on a circular-ish slice of wood. There is a Western Meadowlark calling out amongst foliage and with a sun behind them done with black and golden yellow paint.
January 27, 2026 at 4:38 PM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
OMG!!
That fox was one of my first totem sculptures!
And I love seeing them side-by-side with this new little horse friend! 🥹🥹💖💖
teamsableye.bsky.social Sableye @teamsableye.bsky.social · 9d
But now my fox has a little friend!
January 27, 2026 at 11:35 PM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
Season 4 of Traitors US and Traitors UK got me re-thinking the game itself, gameplay strategies, and re-examining the sides of the faithful and traitor roles. The Traitors is such a great window into sociology and psychology.
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 PM
lioninthetrees.bsky.social
Meadowlark IV 🪶✨

One of my pieces for the upcoming Little Birds show at Antler & Talon galleries up in PDX!
This is an annual benefit show where 20% of art sales will be donated to the Bird Alliance of Oregon.
Opening reception is this Thursday, January 29th from 6-9pm!

#art #SciArt
A painting done on a circular-ish slice of wood. There is a Western Meadowlark calling out amongst foliage and with a sun behind them done with black and golden yellow paint.
January 27, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Fire Horse Totem 🐎🔥✨
My piece for the upcoming Giant Robot Store - Year of the Horse show!

My piece will be available this Saturday, January 31st, at 11am PT on their site! Link coming soon~✨

#art #pottery
A ceramic horse sculpture done whose body is done with black underglaze, and features orange underglaze details of fire, a blanket, and my signature California Poppies. It has a handmade orange tassel hanging from it's mouth.
January 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM