Michelle F Mitchell | Sword Fern Studios
@swordfernstudios.bsky.social
Artist | War-ravaged Portland. Painter, forager, photo industry freelancer, & creative.
Obsessed with fungi, & noticing the little things that make life wonderful. Texture & details make me happy!
🛒🛍️ https://swordfernstudios.company.site
Obsessed with fungi, & noticing the little things that make life wonderful. Texture & details make me happy!
🛒🛍️ https://swordfernstudios.company.site
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More than 30 years after his death, the work of Bob Ross continues to engage viewers. https://to.pbs.org/49Hzu96
Auction of Bob Ross paintings aims to fill funding gaps for public broadcasting
More than 30 years after his death, the work of artist and public television icon Bob Ross continues to engage audiences across the world. When Congress rescinded $1.1 billion allocated for public bro...
to.pbs.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
More than 30 years after his death, the work of Bob Ross continues to engage viewers. https://to.pbs.org/49Hzu96
Oh, to be a snail. Enjoying a shaggy mane mushroom snack, surrounded by trees, beargrass, & moss.
I’ve had an interesting love/hate relationship w/ this piece. I haven’t given it the love it deserves! 🐌🍄✨
#watercolorart #botanicalillustration #snails #originalart #animalart #wildlifeart
I’ve had an interesting love/hate relationship w/ this piece. I haven’t given it the love it deserves! 🐌🍄✨
#watercolorart #botanicalillustration #snails #originalart #animalart #wildlifeart
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Oh, to be a snail. Enjoying a shaggy mane mushroom snack, surrounded by trees, beargrass, & moss.
I’ve had an interesting love/hate relationship w/ this piece. I haven’t given it the love it deserves! 🐌🍄✨
#watercolorart #botanicalillustration #snails #originalart #animalart #wildlifeart
I’ve had an interesting love/hate relationship w/ this piece. I haven’t given it the love it deserves! 🐌🍄✨
#watercolorart #botanicalillustration #snails #originalart #animalart #wildlifeart
I’m so tired of seeing Ai EVERYWHERE on socials.🤮
I went Facebook to check on my business page. First thing I see is an ad for marketing for small craft businesses. It’s clearly using an Ai photo of a lady at a craft fair looking overwhelmed. It’s also so obvious that it’s Ai. I can’t stand it! 🤣😭
I went Facebook to check on my business page. First thing I see is an ad for marketing for small craft businesses. It’s clearly using an Ai photo of a lady at a craft fair looking overwhelmed. It’s also so obvious that it’s Ai. I can’t stand it! 🤣😭
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I’m so tired of seeing Ai EVERYWHERE on socials.🤮
I went Facebook to check on my business page. First thing I see is an ad for marketing for small craft businesses. It’s clearly using an Ai photo of a lady at a craft fair looking overwhelmed. It’s also so obvious that it’s Ai. I can’t stand it! 🤣😭
I went Facebook to check on my business page. First thing I see is an ad for marketing for small craft businesses. It’s clearly using an Ai photo of a lady at a craft fair looking overwhelmed. It’s also so obvious that it’s Ai. I can’t stand it! 🤣😭
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Throwback to this coastal mossy Amanita Muscaria mushroom scene from last November.
I could share a mossy mushroom pic every single day and never run out of images. It also makes my brain happy seeing and sharing them. 😅
Do you have a favorite mossy mushroom picture?!
I could share a mossy mushroom pic every single day and never run out of images. It also makes my brain happy seeing and sharing them. 😅
Do you have a favorite mossy mushroom picture?!
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Throwback to this coastal mossy Amanita Muscaria mushroom scene from last November.
I could share a mossy mushroom pic every single day and never run out of images. It also makes my brain happy seeing and sharing them. 😅
Do you have a favorite mossy mushroom picture?!
I could share a mossy mushroom pic every single day and never run out of images. It also makes my brain happy seeing and sharing them. 😅
Do you have a favorite mossy mushroom picture?!
New mushroom gift tags are out now! The textured matte paper elevates the look of these cheerful mushy tags.
Please support artists/small businesses directly if you can!
Recap: Fancy gift tags. Buy from creatives! Support local always, my friends! Love ya 😘
#holidaygift #mushroomart #fungi
Please support artists/small businesses directly if you can!
Recap: Fancy gift tags. Buy from creatives! Support local always, my friends! Love ya 😘
#holidaygift #mushroomart #fungi
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
New mushroom gift tags are out now! The textured matte paper elevates the look of these cheerful mushy tags.
Please support artists/small businesses directly if you can!
Recap: Fancy gift tags. Buy from creatives! Support local always, my friends! Love ya 😘
#holidaygift #mushroomart #fungi
Please support artists/small businesses directly if you can!
Recap: Fancy gift tags. Buy from creatives! Support local always, my friends! Love ya 😘
#holidaygift #mushroomart #fungi
I made mushroom gift tags! Great for any time of the year. ;)
Does anyone else love wrapping gifts? It’s almost meditative. I was BUMMED when I had a crisp edge on this box & then had to shift the paper leaving a line.
I’ll finish up another batch & add them to my shops tomorrow.
#gift #mushrooms
Does anyone else love wrapping gifts? It’s almost meditative. I was BUMMED when I had a crisp edge on this box & then had to shift the paper leaving a line.
I’ll finish up another batch & add them to my shops tomorrow.
#gift #mushrooms
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I made mushroom gift tags! Great for any time of the year. ;)
Does anyone else love wrapping gifts? It’s almost meditative. I was BUMMED when I had a crisp edge on this box & then had to shift the paper leaving a line.
I’ll finish up another batch & add them to my shops tomorrow.
#gift #mushrooms
Does anyone else love wrapping gifts? It’s almost meditative. I was BUMMED when I had a crisp edge on this box & then had to shift the paper leaving a line.
I’ll finish up another batch & add them to my shops tomorrow.
#gift #mushrooms
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Our Holiday Sale is here early this year! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd!
Happy Holidays! 40% OFF ALL Haymarket Books
Our Holiday Sale is here early this year! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd!
For one-stop shopping, check out our eleven curated gift bundles: each includes 5 books for $5...
www.haymarketbooks.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our Holiday Sale is here early this year! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd!
Milwaukie, Oregon folks! Here til 4pm today, come through!
November 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Milwaukie, Oregon folks! Here til 4pm today, come through!
Portland, Milwaukie, & Clackamas Oregon folks:
Find me at the Lewelling Elementary Holiday Market tmw! A great opportunity to support small businesses, the school, & get some holiday shopping out of the way!
🎁 Saturday Nov. 22nd
🎉 9am-4pm
🌲 5325 SE Logus Rd, Milwaukie, OR 97222
#pdx #shopsmall
Find me at the Lewelling Elementary Holiday Market tmw! A great opportunity to support small businesses, the school, & get some holiday shopping out of the way!
🎁 Saturday Nov. 22nd
🎉 9am-4pm
🌲 5325 SE Logus Rd, Milwaukie, OR 97222
#pdx #shopsmall
November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Portland, Milwaukie, & Clackamas Oregon folks:
Find me at the Lewelling Elementary Holiday Market tmw! A great opportunity to support small businesses, the school, & get some holiday shopping out of the way!
🎁 Saturday Nov. 22nd
🎉 9am-4pm
🌲 5325 SE Logus Rd, Milwaukie, OR 97222
#pdx #shopsmall
Find me at the Lewelling Elementary Holiday Market tmw! A great opportunity to support small businesses, the school, & get some holiday shopping out of the way!
🎁 Saturday Nov. 22nd
🎉 9am-4pm
🌲 5325 SE Logus Rd, Milwaukie, OR 97222
#pdx #shopsmall
My office/studio space:
a man singing into a microphone with the words a little bit of everything all of the time below him
ALT: a man singing into a microphone with the words a little bit of everything all of the time below him
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My office/studio space:
The sunrise was so pretty! It seemed like the colors lasted a little longer than usual as well, very gradually changing.
I’ll be prepping for a holiday market most of the day.
Wish me luck!
#sunrise #smallbusiness
I’ll be prepping for a holiday market most of the day.
Wish me luck!
#sunrise #smallbusiness
November 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The sunrise was so pretty! It seemed like the colors lasted a little longer than usual as well, very gradually changing.
I’ll be prepping for a holiday market most of the day.
Wish me luck!
#sunrise #smallbusiness
I’ll be prepping for a holiday market most of the day.
Wish me luck!
#sunrise #smallbusiness
In the midst of a couple gallery paintings, a side quest emerges from the woodwork. A Boletus fibrillosus begins to appear!
Boletus are a favorite mushroom of mine, both for picking and illustrating. 🍄🟫🧺✨
Plus, i’ve gotta have a lil project to keep me sane while troubleshooting printer issues. #art
Boletus are a favorite mushroom of mine, both for picking and illustrating. 🍄🟫🧺✨
Plus, i’ve gotta have a lil project to keep me sane while troubleshooting printer issues. #art
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
In the midst of a couple gallery paintings, a side quest emerges from the woodwork. A Boletus fibrillosus begins to appear!
Boletus are a favorite mushroom of mine, both for picking and illustrating. 🍄🟫🧺✨
Plus, i’ve gotta have a lil project to keep me sane while troubleshooting printer issues. #art
Boletus are a favorite mushroom of mine, both for picking and illustrating. 🍄🟫🧺✨
Plus, i’ve gotta have a lil project to keep me sane while troubleshooting printer issues. #art
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Been working a lot this week. So just checking in with a nice mossy mushroom photo 😍😁
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Been working a lot this week. So just checking in with a nice mossy mushroom photo 😍😁
Reposted by Michelle F Mitchell | Sword Fern Studios
Let's have another bullet bird, this time the Sparrow!
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Let's have another bullet bird, this time the Sparrow!
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
Reposted by Michelle F Mitchell | Sword Fern Studios
More than 30 years after his death, the work of Bob Ross continues to engage viewers. https://to.pbs.org/49Hzu96
Auction of Bob Ross paintings aims to fill funding gaps for public broadcasting
More than 30 years after his death, the work of artist and public television icon Bob Ross continues to engage audiences across the world. When Congress rescinded $1.1 billion allocated for public bro...
to.pbs.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
More than 30 years after his death, the work of Bob Ross continues to engage viewers. https://to.pbs.org/49Hzu96
Fables of Time now showing online!
The Crow & the Pitcher, my latest painting. Featuring a clever thirsty crow, golden forest light, moss, & a couple mushrooms. I added blue-violet to the edge of the panel to complement the warm background colors of the painting. Perfect to hang w/o framing! #art
The Crow & the Pitcher, my latest painting. Featuring a clever thirsty crow, golden forest light, moss, & a couple mushrooms. I added blue-violet to the edge of the panel to complement the warm background colors of the painting. Perfect to hang w/o framing! #art
November 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Fables of Time now showing online!
The Crow & the Pitcher, my latest painting. Featuring a clever thirsty crow, golden forest light, moss, & a couple mushrooms. I added blue-violet to the edge of the panel to complement the warm background colors of the painting. Perfect to hang w/o framing! #art
The Crow & the Pitcher, my latest painting. Featuring a clever thirsty crow, golden forest light, moss, & a couple mushrooms. I added blue-violet to the edge of the panel to complement the warm background colors of the painting. Perfect to hang w/o framing! #art
Surpirse! Backyard peziza mushrooms coming up in my new wildflower bed. Hundreds of them are popping up. I used a combo of my own compost mixed with store bought soil. There is also an outer ring of wood chips that I’ve definitely inoculated with various cup fungus and morel bits from trimmings.
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Surpirse! Backyard peziza mushrooms coming up in my new wildflower bed. Hundreds of them are popping up. I used a combo of my own compost mixed with store bought soil. There is also an outer ring of wood chips that I’ve definitely inoculated with various cup fungus and morel bits from trimmings.
My painting The Crow & the Pitcher (Aesops Fables) for “Fables of Time”
Mine comes an enchanted mushroom forest twist.🍄🟫✨
The show at @poetictigergallery opens today!
#artexhibition #animalart #crowpainting #birdart #fairytale #enchanted #forestart #fungi #crow #mushroompainting #artgallery
Mine comes an enchanted mushroom forest twist.🍄🟫✨
The show at @poetictigergallery opens today!
#artexhibition #animalart #crowpainting #birdart #fairytale #enchanted #forestart #fungi #crow #mushroompainting #artgallery
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My painting The Crow & the Pitcher (Aesops Fables) for “Fables of Time”
Mine comes an enchanted mushroom forest twist.🍄🟫✨
The show at @poetictigergallery opens today!
#artexhibition #animalart #crowpainting #birdart #fairytale #enchanted #forestart #fungi #crow #mushroompainting #artgallery
Mine comes an enchanted mushroom forest twist.🍄🟫✨
The show at @poetictigergallery opens today!
#artexhibition #animalart #crowpainting #birdart #fairytale #enchanted #forestart #fungi #crow #mushroompainting #artgallery
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i̴f̶ ̷t̷h̴e̶ ̵d̵o̵o̴r̷s̶ ̴o̵f̸ ̴p̴e̸r̷c̸e̴p̴t̵i̶o̸n̸ ̵w̵e̵r̵e̶ ̵c̴l̵e̷a̴n̶s̶e̸d̷ ̴e̵v̶e̴r̷y̵ ̴t̷h̸i̵n̵g̵ ̵w̷o̶u̴l̸d̵ ̶a̶p̴p̶e̶a̴r̶ ̶t̴o̴ ̸m̴a̴n̷ ̵a̴s̷ ̶i̶t̷ ̷i̷s̴ ̶(̵i̸n̸f̵i̸n̵i̸t̵e̸)̷
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 AM
i̴f̶ ̷t̷h̴e̶ ̵d̵o̵o̴r̷s̶ ̴o̵f̸ ̴p̴e̸r̷c̸e̴p̴t̵i̶o̸n̸ ̵w̵e̵r̵e̶ ̵c̴l̵e̷a̴n̶s̶e̸d̷ ̴e̵v̶e̴r̷y̵ ̴t̷h̸i̵n̵g̵ ̵w̷o̶u̴l̸d̵ ̶a̶p̴p̶e̶a̴r̶ ̶t̴o̴ ̸m̴a̴n̷ ̵a̴s̷ ̶i̶t̷ ̷i̷s̴ ̶(̵i̸n̸f̵i̸n̵i̸t̵e̸)̷
WIP of my painting for an upcoming art show. "Fables of Time" by @poetictigergallery opens 11/15
Art inspired by the classic fable The Crow & the Pitcher with a nice autumnal touch 🍄🟫✨
Join collectors preview to see it now: poetictiger.com/collectors-p...
#fablesoftime #artgallery #corvid #forest
Art inspired by the classic fable The Crow & the Pitcher with a nice autumnal touch 🍄🟫✨
Join collectors preview to see it now: poetictiger.com/collectors-p...
#fablesoftime #artgallery #corvid #forest
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
WIP of my painting for an upcoming art show. "Fables of Time" by @poetictigergallery opens 11/15
Art inspired by the classic fable The Crow & the Pitcher with a nice autumnal touch 🍄🟫✨
Join collectors preview to see it now: poetictiger.com/collectors-p...
#fablesoftime #artgallery #corvid #forest
Art inspired by the classic fable The Crow & the Pitcher with a nice autumnal touch 🍄🟫✨
Join collectors preview to see it now: poetictiger.com/collectors-p...
#fablesoftime #artgallery #corvid #forest
Mossy mushrooms in the forest are kinda my thing. Here’s an older piece, inspired by the same mossy PNW forest I posted the other day!
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Mossy mushrooms in the forest are kinda my thing. Here’s an older piece, inspired by the same mossy PNW forest I posted the other day!
To jump start some holiday savings for folks, I’ve added a discount of 20% off when you buy 2 or more items in my Etsy! Valid through next Wednesday Nov. 20th
This Fox skull & Mushrooms print + lots more items can be found here ⬇️
swordfernstudios.etsy.com/listing/1712...
#shopsmall #shoplocal #pdx
This Fox skull & Mushrooms print + lots more items can be found here ⬇️
swordfernstudios.etsy.com/listing/1712...
#shopsmall #shoplocal #pdx
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
To jump start some holiday savings for folks, I’ve added a discount of 20% off when you buy 2 or more items in my Etsy! Valid through next Wednesday Nov. 20th
This Fox skull & Mushrooms print + lots more items can be found here ⬇️
swordfernstudios.etsy.com/listing/1712...
#shopsmall #shoplocal #pdx
This Fox skull & Mushrooms print + lots more items can be found here ⬇️
swordfernstudios.etsy.com/listing/1712...
#shopsmall #shoplocal #pdx
Apparently if I just ask people for photos of mossy logs, it releases a good amount of dopamine.
New ADHD hack?!
I think it’s moss. Moss go so hard.
Moss is forever.
New ADHD hack?!
I think it’s moss. Moss go so hard.
Moss is forever.
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Apparently if I just ask people for photos of mossy logs, it releases a good amount of dopamine.
New ADHD hack?!
I think it’s moss. Moss go so hard.
Moss is forever.
New ADHD hack?!
I think it’s moss. Moss go so hard.
Moss is forever.