Dancing Vulture
@dancingvulture.bsky.social
I like and do a lot of things! Here you'll find:
fiber art - birds - bugs - nature - mountains - rivers - lifting - jiu-jitsu - kitties
fiber art - birds - bugs - nature - mountains - rivers - lifting - jiu-jitsu - kitties
I CANNOT WAIT for our magical mountain trips this year. This is my and Mr. Wolverine's 3rd Christmas adventure in a row, I'M READY!
December 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I CANNOT WAIT for our magical mountain trips this year. This is my and Mr. Wolverine's 3rd Christmas adventure in a row, I'M READY!
I'm happy for people who had this experience. My Christmases looked beautiful but were incredibly stressful as far back as I can remember. I much prefer my tiny tree, kitty stockings, and escaping to the mountains for the actual holiday. STILL unlearning things tied to this season.
December 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I'm happy for people who had this experience. My Christmases looked beautiful but were incredibly stressful as far back as I can remember. I much prefer my tiny tree, kitty stockings, and escaping to the mountains for the actual holiday. STILL unlearning things tied to this season.
You guys see those $800 Prada brooches?
I couldn't stop thinking about how silly they are (here's some single crochet on a safety pin, gimme money). Obviously had to make my own. Needle-felted turkey vulture head and tiny key for charms, because I said so.
I couldn't stop thinking about how silly they are (here's some single crochet on a safety pin, gimme money). Obviously had to make my own. Needle-felted turkey vulture head and tiny key for charms, because I said so.
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
You guys see those $800 Prada brooches?
I couldn't stop thinking about how silly they are (here's some single crochet on a safety pin, gimme money). Obviously had to make my own. Needle-felted turkey vulture head and tiny key for charms, because I said so.
I couldn't stop thinking about how silly they are (here's some single crochet on a safety pin, gimme money). Obviously had to make my own. Needle-felted turkey vulture head and tiny key for charms, because I said so.
Describe your cat's personality with one photo
(Opal and Bobo)
(Opal and Bobo)
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Describe your cat's personality with one photo
(Opal and Bobo)
(Opal and Bobo)
Finally finished the right panel (just have to sew in the ends)! The big back piece is next... The real struggle will be to not overdo it and hurt myself again lolll
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Finally finished the right panel (just have to sew in the ends)! The big back piece is next... The real struggle will be to not overdo it and hurt myself again lolll
This project... I actually got too into it and gave myself some minor crochet elbow 😅 So I have to take the week without crocheting and then be very mindful about breaks and not overdoing it! Why must crochet be so addicting and yet so repetitive motion injury inducing...
Pattern by Biyabimi !
Pattern by Biyabimi !
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This project... I actually got too into it and gave myself some minor crochet elbow 😅 So I have to take the week without crocheting and then be very mindful about breaks and not overdoing it! Why must crochet be so addicting and yet so repetitive motion injury inducing...
Pattern by Biyabimi !
Pattern by Biyabimi !
Art show last night was a blast! The quality of work was excellent, got to chat with folks I hadn't seen in forever, and overall just a super fun time. I hope they do more group shows!
For any Pocono people, this show is at the Brodhead Creek Heritage Center and will be up for the rest of the year!
For any Pocono people, this show is at the Brodhead Creek Heritage Center and will be up for the rest of the year!
November 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Art show last night was a blast! The quality of work was excellent, got to chat with folks I hadn't seen in forever, and overall just a super fun time. I hope they do more group shows!
For any Pocono people, this show is at the Brodhead Creek Heritage Center and will be up for the rest of the year!
For any Pocono people, this show is at the Brodhead Creek Heritage Center and will be up for the rest of the year!
Bird art you say 👀
These are just pieces I completed this year, but I have so much gotdang bird art it'd make your head spin! 😆
This is fun to look at. I think I created more work this year than the previous 5 combined ♥️
These are just pieces I completed this year, but I have so much gotdang bird art it'd make your head spin! 😆
This is fun to look at. I think I created more work this year than the previous 5 combined ♥️
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Bird art you say 👀
These are just pieces I completed this year, but I have so much gotdang bird art it'd make your head spin! 😆
This is fun to look at. I think I created more work this year than the previous 5 combined ♥️
These are just pieces I completed this year, but I have so much gotdang bird art it'd make your head spin! 😆
This is fun to look at. I think I created more work this year than the previous 5 combined ♥️
I've never heard of InvertFest before but it looks so cool! Just submitted my big boy, Cronus. Hope he makes the cut!
I made Cronus for a call for art back in 2014-2015. The place closed submissions the day before I finished him due to the influx of art, so he's lived in my stairwell ever since!
I made Cronus for a call for art back in 2014-2015. The place closed submissions the day before I finished him due to the influx of art, so he's lived in my stairwell ever since!
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I've never heard of InvertFest before but it looks so cool! Just submitted my big boy, Cronus. Hope he makes the cut!
I made Cronus for a call for art back in 2014-2015. The place closed submissions the day before I finished him due to the influx of art, so he's lived in my stairwell ever since!
I made Cronus for a call for art back in 2014-2015. The place closed submissions the day before I finished him due to the influx of art, so he's lived in my stairwell ever since!
I finished my barred owl fledglings last week and just dropped them off for a local art show this morning ♥️ I haven't shown my work in person since May. I'm really excited to get out there for this nature-themed show!
Opening reception Friday November 14!
Opening reception Friday November 14!
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I finished my barred owl fledglings last week and just dropped them off for a local art show this morning ♥️ I haven't shown my work in person since May. I'm really excited to get out there for this nature-themed show!
Opening reception Friday November 14!
Opening reception Friday November 14!
Just finished my brother's Xmas gift. I'll explain in a thread below, but it's a little American Dipper paddling an inflatable kayak 😆 I couldn't get the idea out of my head, so here he is! Totally needle-felted and so small!
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Just finished my brother's Xmas gift. I'll explain in a thread below, but it's a little American Dipper paddling an inflatable kayak 😆 I couldn't get the idea out of my head, so here he is! Totally needle-felted and so small!
My favorite fuzzy Halloween socks are pretty beat up with holes in the bottom. Figured I'd practice darning with embroidery floss and see how it holds up!
Not the cleanest but I've learned a lot and I love the way the woven embroidery floss looks.
If it doesn't work out, they'll be used as stuffing.
Not the cleanest but I've learned a lot and I love the way the woven embroidery floss looks.
If it doesn't work out, they'll be used as stuffing.
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
My favorite fuzzy Halloween socks are pretty beat up with holes in the bottom. Figured I'd practice darning with embroidery floss and see how it holds up!
Not the cleanest but I've learned a lot and I love the way the woven embroidery floss looks.
If it doesn't work out, they'll be used as stuffing.
Not the cleanest but I've learned a lot and I love the way the woven embroidery floss looks.
If it doesn't work out, they'll be used as stuffing.
Flu shot got me feeling like doodoo but it's better than getting the actual flu! Resting today under strict Opal supervision.
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Flu shot got me feeling like doodoo but it's better than getting the actual flu! Resting today under strict Opal supervision.
Finished my dad's Xmas present the other day- a red-breasted nuthatch! These guys are so adorable, I always love to see em!
We love our winter migrants, they tell us that the Christmas Bird Count is coming up soon ♥️
We love our winter migrants, they tell us that the Christmas Bird Count is coming up soon ♥️
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Finished my dad's Xmas present the other day- a red-breasted nuthatch! These guys are so adorable, I always love to see em!
We love our winter migrants, they tell us that the Christmas Bird Count is coming up soon ♥️
We love our winter migrants, they tell us that the Christmas Bird Count is coming up soon ♥️
Nothing like climbing in the Gunks to get the adrenaline going! I repelled myself for the first time today and have never been that terrified in my life, but I did it! I need a nap!!!
Also for those who don't know, I am TERRIFIED of heights, but the view from the top was incredible ❤️
Also for those who don't know, I am TERRIFIED of heights, but the view from the top was incredible ❤️
November 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Nothing like climbing in the Gunks to get the adrenaline going! I repelled myself for the first time today and have never been that terrified in my life, but I did it! I need a nap!!!
Also for those who don't know, I am TERRIFIED of heights, but the view from the top was incredible ❤️
Also for those who don't know, I am TERRIFIED of heights, but the view from the top was incredible ❤️
When this bird dissection pattern dropped, I was like YES PLEASE GIMME. This was the perfect project for this week, I just had to make a turkey vulture version! Finished just in time for Halloween, too.
I'm absolutely obsessed ❤️❤️ He's so cute ?!
www.etsy.com/listing/4390...
I'm absolutely obsessed ❤️❤️ He's so cute ?!
www.etsy.com/listing/4390...
October 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
When this bird dissection pattern dropped, I was like YES PLEASE GIMME. This was the perfect project for this week, I just had to make a turkey vulture version! Finished just in time for Halloween, too.
I'm absolutely obsessed ❤️❤️ He's so cute ?!
www.etsy.com/listing/4390...
I'm absolutely obsessed ❤️❤️ He's so cute ?!
www.etsy.com/listing/4390...
Last piece for now!
I was super lucky and won a scholarship to take a workshop at a local art school over the summer in 2020 (which got pushed to 2021, of course lol). I picked a lathe-based wood-turning sculpture class! Never touched a lathe in my life but class was amazing, of course I made a TUVU
I was super lucky and won a scholarship to take a workshop at a local art school over the summer in 2020 (which got pushed to 2021, of course lol). I picked a lathe-based wood-turning sculpture class! Never touched a lathe in my life but class was amazing, of course I made a TUVU
October 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Last piece for now!
I was super lucky and won a scholarship to take a workshop at a local art school over the summer in 2020 (which got pushed to 2021, of course lol). I picked a lathe-based wood-turning sculpture class! Never touched a lathe in my life but class was amazing, of course I made a TUVU
I was super lucky and won a scholarship to take a workshop at a local art school over the summer in 2020 (which got pushed to 2021, of course lol). I picked a lathe-based wood-turning sculpture class! Never touched a lathe in my life but class was amazing, of course I made a TUVU
Fiber art has my heart, but I also dabble in other mediums!
2 tiny TUVU sculptures, 1 epoxy w/ glass eyes, 1 Sculpy;
A TUVU mask I made with plaster strips over a masquerade mask, and;
My "gratitude bowl" project I made in my college ceramics class!
2 tiny TUVU sculptures, 1 epoxy w/ glass eyes, 1 Sculpy;
A TUVU mask I made with plaster strips over a masquerade mask, and;
My "gratitude bowl" project I made in my college ceramics class!
October 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Fiber art has my heart, but I also dabble in other mediums!
2 tiny TUVU sculptures, 1 epoxy w/ glass eyes, 1 Sculpy;
A TUVU mask I made with plaster strips over a masquerade mask, and;
My "gratitude bowl" project I made in my college ceramics class!
2 tiny TUVU sculptures, 1 epoxy w/ glass eyes, 1 Sculpy;
A TUVU mask I made with plaster strips over a masquerade mask, and;
My "gratitude bowl" project I made in my college ceramics class!
Next round- my little Arigo business card holder, who holds up my cards at shows;
My little vulture pin cushion, and;
"The Golden Purifier", patron saint of No One Helps Me Clean This Goddamn House (lololol)
When I first started felting, I was obsessed with making mixed media cultures.
My little vulture pin cushion, and;
"The Golden Purifier", patron saint of No One Helps Me Clean This Goddamn House (lololol)
When I first started felting, I was obsessed with making mixed media cultures.
October 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Next round- my little Arigo business card holder, who holds up my cards at shows;
My little vulture pin cushion, and;
"The Golden Purifier", patron saint of No One Helps Me Clean This Goddamn House (lololol)
When I first started felting, I was obsessed with making mixed media cultures.
My little vulture pin cushion, and;
"The Golden Purifier", patron saint of No One Helps Me Clean This Goddamn House (lololol)
When I first started felting, I was obsessed with making mixed media cultures.
Speaking of felted cultures, this is Graine! She is needle-felted with a sculpted head, and has a 4'6" wingspan. I made her in (I think) 2015 and she flies in my stairwell ❤️
October 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Speaking of felted cultures, this is Graine! She is needle-felted with a sculpted head, and has a 4'6" wingspan. I made her in (I think) 2015 and she flies in my stairwell ❤️
In light of this month's Bird Whisper Project being the turkey vulture (and me totally missing it OOPS) I decided it would be fun to post a bunch of turkey vulture art I've made over the years! Thread incoming, starting with my usual needle-felted guys. I've made more of these than I can count!
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October 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
In light of this month's Bird Whisper Project being the turkey vulture (and me totally missing it OOPS) I decided it would be fun to post a bunch of turkey vulture art I've made over the years! Thread incoming, starting with my usual needle-felted guys. I've made more of these than I can count!
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I decided since I have downtime, I'll make small gifts this year for my family
My sister's is inspired by the jack-o-lantern she carved (Bobo inspected it) while she was here! After she left I putb it outside and our neighborhood black bear ate it immediately lol.
My sister's is inspired by the jack-o-lantern she carved (Bobo inspected it) while she was here! After she left I putb it outside and our neighborhood black bear ate it immediately lol.
October 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I decided since I have downtime, I'll make small gifts this year for my family
My sister's is inspired by the jack-o-lantern she carved (Bobo inspected it) while she was here! After she left I putb it outside and our neighborhood black bear ate it immediately lol.
My sister's is inspired by the jack-o-lantern she carved (Bobo inspected it) while she was here! After she left I putb it outside and our neighborhood black bear ate it immediately lol.
The latest Witch Hat bug- a Pigeon Horntail! My first fall in field work, I freed one of these gals from a trap (despite being super scared of her... I was really new to bugs lol).
Hat's starting to get a lil heavy but I would love to keep adding moreeee
Hat's starting to get a lil heavy but I would love to keep adding moreeee
October 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The latest Witch Hat bug- a Pigeon Horntail! My first fall in field work, I freed one of these gals from a trap (despite being super scared of her... I was really new to bugs lol).
Hat's starting to get a lil heavy but I would love to keep adding moreeee
Hat's starting to get a lil heavy but I would love to keep adding moreeee
I am so sorry you're going through the shit rn, mental health + physical stuff is like the double whammy from hell... I hope things work out quickly and smoothly as possible
Please accept this graffiti I saw yesterday at my fav breakfast spot lol
Please accept this graffiti I saw yesterday at my fav breakfast spot lol
October 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I am so sorry you're going through the shit rn, mental health + physical stuff is like the double whammy from hell... I hope things work out quickly and smoothly as possible
Please accept this graffiti I saw yesterday at my fav breakfast spot lol
Please accept this graffiti I saw yesterday at my fav breakfast spot lol
New bugs joined my hat today! Lightning bug, periodical cicada, and woolly bear ❤️ all needle felted with an embroidered cicada wing
Bonus Opal cuddles for horror movie time
More bugs coming soon...
Bonus Opal cuddles for horror movie time
More bugs coming soon...
October 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
New bugs joined my hat today! Lightning bug, periodical cicada, and woolly bear ❤️ all needle felted with an embroidered cicada wing
Bonus Opal cuddles for horror movie time
More bugs coming soon...
Bonus Opal cuddles for horror movie time
More bugs coming soon...