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blueasterstudio.bsky.social
@blueasterstudio.bsky.social
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Nature-inspired art and gifts by David and Jennie. Bloomington, Indiana.

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Beavers! We are beaver believers. The first edition of this screen print from 2023 sold out. But we recently printed a second edition to keep the beaver fans happy. Five colors, edition of 26. #ArtAdventCalendar 🐡🎨
An illustrated screen print of an adult beaver in a pond holding a birch branch. Two juveniles wade in the water in the background.
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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A carolina mantis inspired by one observed on the oak leaf hydrangea outside the studio window. Three color screen print, edition of 23. 2025. #ArtAdventCalendar 🐡🎨
An illustrated screen print of a mantis looking at the viewer with leaf silhouettes around it.
December 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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A sweet little screen printed turned vulture ornament, because no tree should be without. Right?!
#ArtAdventCalendar 🎨🐡🪶
A wooden ornament of a perched turkey vulture
December 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Today for #ArtAdventCalendar here is our 2023 screen print of a black-crowned night heron. Just vibing in a swamp. Six colors, edition of 37. 🐡🎨🪶
An illustrated screen print of a black crowned night heron in a swamp
December 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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A quartet of black vultures on a sycamore. Three color screen print measuring 10" x 4.5". 2025, edition of 30. #artadventcalendar 🪶😞🎨
Illustrated screen print of four black vultures roosting on a bare sycamore limb
December 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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For #artadventcalendar day 2: the iconic predator of the Americas, Puma concolor! Four color screen print. 2025, edition of 44. 🐡🎨
An illustrated screen print of a mountain lion stalking through tall grass, looking at the viewer.
December 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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It's #artadventcalendar time!

Here is "Moon Walk," a three color screen print. 2025, edition of 45. 🎨🐡
An 8 by 10 inch screen print in shades of blue. An opossum walks along a fence under a full moon while a bunny forages in the yard below.
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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We've got a 20% off sale all day today on stickers, buttons, and magnets! No coupon needed. 🐡🎨

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A collection of North American native butterfly and moth stickers A button, sticker , and magnet of a periodical cicada with the text "loud and proud" A selection of round pinback buttons with wildlife illustrations on them including a turkey vulture, mockingbird, beaver, opossum, wolf, kestrel, and corn snake Four stickers: a honked off Canada goose, garden tiger moth, I might snap snapping turtle, and bumblebee
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving! In the spirit of the day, here is one of nature's great munchers: the monarch caterpillar. A fresh new batch of screen prints! 🐡🎨
An illustrated screen print of a monarch caterpillar on a milkweed leaf.
November 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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🚨 Sale! Buttons, magnets and stickers 20% off through Friday. No coupon code needed! 🎨🐡🪶

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Glow in the dark anglerfish and flying squirrel stickers A barn owl illustration with the text, "Yes, I was raised in a barn" on a sticker, pin back button, and magnet An assortment of bird pinback buttons including a barn owl, bald eagle, gull, shrike, catbird, pine warbler, crow, and woodcock An assortment of turtle gift items including two turtle crossing guard stickers, a cherish wild things sticker, a keep us wild sticker, and a snapping turtle pinback button with the text "I Might Snap"
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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New in the Blue Aster Studio shop: Tees and sweatshirts! We have a bunch of classic designs and some brand new ones. All apparel ships free! 🐡🎨🪶

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A tan t-shirt with a turkey vulture illustration on front A navy T-shirt with artwork of an opossum, bunny, and luna moth in a nighttime backyard scene A red sweatshirt with a design of seven native north American snakes A black T-shirt with a yellow turtle crossing guard design
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Had a terrific weekend at the Ohio Wildlife Rehabilitators Association conference at Deer Creek Lake State Park. David gave a talk on Sunday about our story, what we've learned over the last nine years, and the current challenges facing small art businesses.🐡🎨
The Blue Aster Studio booth of nature art and gifts Blue AsTer Studio mini screen prints display A wooden bison ornament hanging in front of a display of magnets Blue Aster Studio magnet display with a variety of wildlife puns and nature conservation messages
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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New in our shop! A collection of cute wooden wildlife ornaments, laser cut and screen printed by hand in our studio. Choose from gray squirrel, box turtle, opossum, turkey vulture, bison, and saw-whet owl! 🎨🐡

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A gray squirrel wooden ornament A box turtle wooden ornament A Virginia opossum wooden ornament A turkey vulture wooden ornament
November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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We just finished printing some creatures of the night on this Halloween... 🎨🐡
A table of fresh screen printed artwork of an opossum walking across a fence at night. A rabbit and luna moth are in the yard below.
October 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Do they look cute in the daylight? We think so! 🐡🎨

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Two stickers displayed on a green mossy background: snaggle toothed anglerfish with a shining head lure and a flying squirrel with patagia outspread
October 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Heads up! We just added two new glow-in-the-dark stickers to the shop: Anglerfish and flying squirrel.

Pro-tip for all you Bluesky followers: 20% off sale starts tomorrow!
A green glowing sticker of an anglerfish A green glowing sticker of a flying squirrel
October 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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The Blue Aster booth is ready for action at #esa2025! Come on by starting tonight at 6:30pm.
An art and gifts booth with stickers, stationery, tote bags, magnets, buttons, and art prints.
August 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Printing a new edition of our beavers. 3 colors down, two to go... 🎨🐡🦫
A screen print with layers of light blue, green, and warm brown in the vague shape of three beavers, foliage, and a fallen tree
August 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Here's a close up of this lil' guy. 🐡🎨🪲
Close up of the image from my previous skeet - a black and brown rhinoceros beetle surrounded by forest floor litter.
July 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Another new screen print! We've got a sweet little forest floor scene with a toad 🐸 and rhinoceros beetle 🪲. Measures 10" by 4.5", edition of 30. 🎨🐡
A wide format three color screen print in rusty brown, yellow, and black. An American toad sits on a leaf surrounded by forest floor litter with a black rhinoceros beetle in the background.
July 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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We spent a good part of this long weekend printing... A not so fearsome foursome. 🐡🎨🪶
Two wide pieces of paper showing two screen printed layers: one has only blue ink, the other has gray added. The gray reveals that this print is of four birds perched on a tree limb Two more sheets of paper of the same print, one with the blue and gray ink. The other has black added, showing the forms of four black vultures.
July 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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When you learn that an armadillo's armor is made up of keratin scales called scutes, the obvious next step is to draw an armadillo line dancing

Right?! Or maybe that's just us... 🤷🤷‍♀️
A rounded rectangle magnet with an Illustration of an armadillo in western wear dancing. Text reads Boot Scute n' Boogie.
July 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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We brought our children's books to this show, and sold out of Mammoth is Mopey. We still have a few copies of Tiger is Tangled! 🎨🐡
An illustration of a warthog standing on two legs in a rainstorm An illustration of a frowning sloth in a barren landscape of felled trees An illustration of an ostrich with wings spread and head thrown back in song The book Tiger is Tangled by David and Jennie Orr, the cover features a Bengal tiger tangled in vines.
June 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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This weekend we are selling at the American Society of Mammalogists meeting at Purdue University. We have a bunch of new mammal designs including this trio of new stickers! 🎨🐡
Three stickers decorated with illustrated mammals. One features a badger and coyote with the text Teamwork makes the Dream Work, another is a weasel with the text Small but Deadly, and one is an armadillo in western wear with the text Boot Scute n' Boogie The blue Aster Studio booth with stickers, magnets, buttons, books, and stationery for sale
June 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Signing and numbering our new kitty cat screen print. Halfway through. 🎨🐡🐱
A four color screen print of a mountain lion stalking through long grass, approaching and looking directly at the viewer.
June 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM