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Katie/Axie
@artsyaxolotl.bsky.social
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Artist | Sleepy | Trying her best

♡ https://theartsyaxolotl.com/ ♡ https://www.steveandpals.com/ ♡ https://ko-fi.com/artsyaxolotl/
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Happy Fall, Y’all! 🍁🍂🎃
An illustration of Shay the brown tabby cat wearing a purple hoodie and Pretzel the brown axolotl on a bridge in an autumn forest. Pretzel is leaning over the bridge railing to say hello to a fish in the river below
October 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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He made it!!! This is the last surviving hermit crab from the first spawn at the beginning of August! He’s 43 days old today and just went from the Zoeae stage to the megalopa stage! Now he has to learn how to use his legs and pick a shell!
September 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Have you ever seen baby hermit crabs? 💕
August 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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I found this disabled bee with malformed wings at a client’s house and now she lives in my carpenter bee house :)
A photo of a carpenter bee inside a structure that is the typical “house” shape, or a box with a slanted roof. The bee is hanging on to a wooden area with holes drilled into it to facilitate nest making. She is black with a golden thorax. Her wings are very small and shriveled, possibly an injury from when she turned from a larva into a bee
July 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Hi yes hello can you hear me in there? You are very cool and awesome!!!!
July 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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The Rosa and Arlo meme but it’s the caterpillar
July 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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YALLLL we got caterpillars in our garden!!!!! There’s at least 3 of them hanging out on our parsley. I’m so happy the bugs love what we made for them 💕 I hope these little guys will be safe!!
Closeup of a black swallowtail caterpillar, a yellow caterpillar with bright yellow bumps and black stripes A corner of our porch, with a bird feeder, a strawberry tower, a tiered box with zinnias, dianthus, and other assorted flowers, black eyed Susan’s, and a rail box with wildflowers and butterfly weed.
July 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Oh hey it’s #PortfolioDay

I’m Axie, I like drawing cute critters and spreading smiles! Sometimes I even post!

My main thing is Steve and Pals, an axolotl named Steve and his friends living in Cape Lotl, getting up to shenanigans and uplifting others!

♡ theartsyaxolotl.com

♡ www.steveandpals.com
Steve relaxes on a calm grassy hill while his sister, Pretzel, stands in the background and flies a kite Blue the hermit crab drinks a bottle of water with a wave behind her. Yellow text underneath reads “Remember to Hydrate” Crouton the lettuce slug is wearing a pinkish bandana and a little sailor hat. They are in a tiny, simplified sail boat. The Pals are all gathered at Meemo’s burger shack after a long morning of playing at the beach! Morgan, a fluffy white collie-mix dog and also the owner, hands out hotdogs, chicken tenders, hamburgers, and fries to everyone. Steve is excitedly reaching for his food, Shay is helping Blue get up onto the bench, and Pretzel and Crouton are doing the soda wrapper worm experiment.
July 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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..::Mental Health Checkpoint::..

Idk my feed is just really depressing right now so please take a short break to ride the Cape Lotl train with the Pals. Take care 💕
Steve and Pals taking the train home after a long day of fun at the beach. Shay reads on her phone while Steve and Blue snooze. Pretzel and Crouton are looking out the window, watching the town arrive into view. It’s a cozy moment as they wind down from their day.
July 4, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Oh right. I should probably post art sometimes.

If you didn’t know, I have a club on KoFi called “Pal of the Month”, where I feature an animal and members of the club can get a sticker and trading card of that animal! This month is the Manchurian Black Bear!
An image mockup of a sticker and a trading card featuring the Manchurian Black Bear. The bear is mostly dark brown with a tan muzzle and a tan crescent shape on its neck.
July 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Damn, y’all are really considering including this slop huh? I’m going to reconsider a donation ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Screenshot of iNaturalist’s donation page, where I was about to make a donation until I realized they were still going forward with GenAI. So, I filled in the honoree section to say “In memory of iNaturalist’s Integrity”, took a screenshot, and then didn’t donate.
June 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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“Katie why are you in this chair without me?”
June 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Ok slightly more fun story cuz I want to actually be positive on main sometimes:

The other night I had a migraine and couldn’t get comfy. So after an hour of tossing and turning in bed, Shay came and curled up in the crook of my arm and started purring. She only ever does that when I’m sick 😭💕
Shay snuggled up in her window bed. Shay when I had to move her out of my lap because I had to go to work.
June 3, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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I have the coolest cat in the universe 💕
My cat Shay on a nice walk at the local park. Shes looking up at a tree. My cat Shay on a nice walk at the local park. She has her front paws on a log and is standing to look around
May 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Anyway here’s a polite little jumping spider and an inchworm that I met 💕
May 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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I found a four leaf clover in a client’s yard today while playing with the dogs and was pretty stoked and then like 6 hours later the engine bracket in my car snapped as I was pulling into a driveway 🫠
April 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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I'm very good at remembering to upload stuff I make /s

Commission for @sidewinder30k.bsky.social of their synth, Lun4R on a very important exploration mission!
A silver Synth with black rubber accents. She has bright green eyes on her face screen and has terrariums on her throat and stomach for storing plant samples. She is holding a glowing orange plant she found and collected, and is pointing at it excitedly while shouting to someone behind her and wagging her tail. A small slug creature sits on a leaf of the plant. The background is a spacey sky at sunset in a field of grass
April 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Pretzel represents self care in the form of learning and being kind to your mind. Her room is a treasure trove of various nuts, bolts, screws, and other various parts that they keep on hand for their latest project or repair!
A version of the Barbie and Ken mugshot meme featuring Blue the hermit crab and Pretzel the axolotl
April 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Pretzel loves to make potions (mixing random things in the fridge together). She always tries to include her friends in her projects and loves to help others. Her chaos cannot be contained, but that makes her special!
A cartoon axolotl with a tan body, dark speckles, and pink gills. There are two illustrations noting their details: the first is Pretzel standing on all fours facing to the right with her mouth open. An arrow points to her top left gill (our right) which is much shorter than the other gills and reads "Asymetric Gills". The second illustration is Pretzel looking inquisitive. This art is on a teal block with a dark blue pattern behind it. The pattern has bright yellow, blue, pink, and white shapes similar to the iconic 90s bowling alley print and a few science-themed objects like a beaker, dna, amoeba, and the chemical symbol for copper
March 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Pretzel is Steve's little sibling and a whirlwind of energy and creativity. She has a passion for taking things apart to see how they work... even if she can't always put them back together again!
An illustration of a polaroid. A tan axolotl with pink gills and lots of brown speckles is pictured on the polaroid. Above the polaroid, it says "Pretzel the axolotl", the fourth introduction to the characters of Steve and Pals!
March 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Heyyy lets continue the Pal introductions! Next up... 🥨💕
a simplistic, cartoony illustration of a bulletin board with polaroids stuck to it. The top left polaroid is developed and shows an orange hermit crab named Blue. The bottom right polaroid is also developed and shows a brown tabby cat named Shay. The top right polaroid is developed and shows a green lettuce sea slug named Crouton. The other two polaroids are starting to develop and have character silhouettes. The top reads "Meet the Pals!"
March 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Pet sitting is going good, but now I'm back to posting little guys! Let's finish Crouton's introduction with a sticker!
A photo of a 3in sticker depicting Crouton the Lettuce Sea Slug inside a yellow bowl and surrounded by salad fixings
March 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Happy Pokemon Day!
A variety of Pokemon with colors that match pride flags. I specifically tried to pick uncommon matches, such as Galarian Ponyta instead of Sylveon (even though, let’s face it, Sylveon is *the* trans pride Pokemon) Sk8r Woop, a Wooper wearing sunglasses riding a red roller skate like a skateboard. I got a funny screenshot of a two Slither Wings that had clipped into each other and I had to draw it. My squad from Legends Arceus!
February 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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On rainy days, they love to take their boat out on puddles. It's fun to see if they can sail faster than their friends! Whether they're scaling the highest peaks (climbing the leg of a chair) or exploring the depths (getting stuck in the sink), they're always up for a challenge!
A green lettuce sea slug (named Crouton) sits in a blue boat. They are wearing a reddish pink scarf and a little light blue sailor's hat. The boat has a white sail and a reddish flag.
February 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Crouton loves helping out wherever they can and often rides around on their friends' shoulders to supervise! They are very good at giving directions and following a recipe.
A cartoon sea slug with a light green body, dark green ruffles on their back, and a tan belly with spots. There are three illustrations noting their details: one of them facing to the left, to show how the spots on their back look as well as their ruffles from a different angle. Next to that are two expressions, one of Crouton with their ears pointed up and a surprised expression and another of them sticking their tongue out. The last image is of Crouton's face with text pointing to it that reads "The eyespots don't emote." No matter how I draw Crouton, the white "eyes" on the front of Crouton's face don't change shape. This art is on a pastel pink and green block with a pastel rainbow pattern behind it. the pattern has cupcakes, candy, and sprinkles.
February 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM