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Mari Stauffer Howard

@maridara.bsky.social

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Visual artist & illustrator…cat mom…happy wife…progressive to the core✊🏽Iban/Swiss/American #decolonize ✨Art✨Cats✨Music✨ Foraging✨ Nature✨ Cosmos✨Gardening✨🛸✨ 🎨: https://www.maristaufferart.com

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Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you! Oh I’m not familiar with him or that quote…but will look it/him up now!

Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · 10h

INKTOBER DAY 8: Reckless

#inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberreckless #inktoberreckless2025 #inktoberday8 #penandink #drawing #inkdrawing #penandinkdrawing #sketch #maristaufferartdotcom

Black and white drawing of a ufo piloted by a grey alien, flying in an upward spiral towing a black cat outside, who is having lots of fun being flung around. There are clouds in the background, in an otherwise clear daytime sky.

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Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · 14h

Catching up...
INKTOBER Day 7: Starfish

@inktober @inktober2025 @inktober @inktoberofficial

#inktober #inktober2025
#inktoberstarfish #inktoberstarfish2025
#inktoberday7 #penandink #drawing #inkdrawing #penandinkdrawing #sketch #maristaufferartdotcom

Black and white drawing centered within a drawn circular frame, of a grey alien and black cat in diving in dark/black waters in scuba gear and full clear helmets. The cat is peeking over a rock to observe three starfish.

Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much!😊

Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · 2d

INKTOBER DAY 6: Pierce

#inktober #inktober2025
#inktoberpierce
#inktoberpierce2025
#inktoberday6 #penandink #drawing #inkdrawing #penandinkdrawing #sketch #maristaufferartdotcom

Black and white drawing of a flying saucer with a grey alien and black cat as occupants, beaming light beams through the clouds below. The background is an inverted black triangle.

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Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · 3d

INKTOBER Day 5: Deer

#inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberdeer #inktoberdeer2025 #inktoberday5 #penandink #drawing #inkdrawing #penandinkdrawing #sketch #maristaufferartdotcom

Black and white ink drawing of a grey alien, seated on a tree stump, feeding a deer an apple. At the alien’s feet is its friend, a black cat.

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Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · 3d

Catching up…
INKTOBER Day 4: Murky

#inktober #inktober2025 #inktobermurky #inktobermurky2025 #inktoberday4 #penandink #drawing #inkdrawing #penandinkdrawing #sketch #maristaufferartdotcom

Black and white drawing of a flying saucer landed in a misty swamp. The occupants of the saucer, a grey alien and its black cat friend, look out from inside the clear dome on top.

Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · 5d

INKTOBER DAY 3: Crown

#inktober #inktober2025 #inktobercrown #inktobercrown2025 #inktoberday3 #penandink #drawing #inkdrawing #penandinkdrawing #sketch #maristaufferartdotcom

Black and white drawing of a grey alien and a black cat, each wearing a crown and the alien wearing a cape, standing at a window in their spaceship, looking out at a floating castle in space.

Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · 6d

INKTOBER 2025
Day 2: Weave

#inktober #inktober2025
#inktoberweave #inkdrawing #drawing #sketch #penandink #penandinkdrawing #inkdrawing
#maristaufferartdotcom

A black ink drawing of two disc shaped UFOs weaving their contrails together. One UFO is piloted by a black cat, raising its paw in a peace sign, and the other is piloted by a grey alien, also giving a peace sign with its’ hand.

Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · 6d

INKTOBER 2025
Day 1: Mustache
#inktober #inktober2025 #inktobermustache #inkdrawing #drawing #sketch #maristaufferartdotcom

A black ink drawing of an gray alien dressed in a hat, mustache, tie, pants, and shoes, putting a hat on a black cat friend of theirs, who is seated on a stool next to the alien.

Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · Jul 5

✨So excited to be showing and selling framed prints of some of my drawings (from Inktober 2024) & Twin Peaks fan art prints, at this year’s @baycon.org ! The theme: “A Convenient Parallel Dimension”, which fits perfectly with the world I created where grey aliens and cats are the best of friends.✨🖤✨

Selfie photo of a woman standing in front of her artwork on display, hanging on a pegboard. There are framed black and white prints of drawings of grey aliens and cats, as well as framed color prints of Twin Peaks fan art.

Photo of a pegboard displaying framed black and white prints of drawings of grey aliens and cats, as well as framed color prints of Twin Peaks fan art.

Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · May 19

Awww thank you my love!🥰

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John Howard @joho1564.bsky.social · May 17

My mariii @maridara.bsky.social #mushroom #foraging #nature #art #photgraphy #mycology #fungi #fungigram 🍄🍄‍🟫

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Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · May 11

🖤
@joho1564.bsky.social
#photography #naturephotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #sierranevada #mountainhiking

A younger dead tree lies on the ground in a black and white photograph.

A black and white photograph depicting branches, both small and large, laid on the ground.

$A close up black and white photograph of a pine cone end with fractal patterns, and a man walking in the background.$

A close up black and white photograph of a piece of wood with winding lines that are part of the pattern of the wood.

Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · May 11

Morel foraging in the Sierra Mountains….🤎
@joho1564.bsky.social

#morel #morelmushrooms #mushroomforaging #springforaging #sierranevada #fungi #fungiforaging #forager

A brown morel mushroom grows out of the ground that is full of stick and evergreen duff litter.

A bright red cluster of snow plant flowers popping up from a dusty brown ground of pine and fir needles, dirt, and sticks. In the background is a green body of water lined with green evergreen trees on the far shore.

A woman holding two large, fist sized, morel mushrooms, with a man(her husband) peeking out from behind in awe of the mushrooms’ size.

A handsome man holds a hand sized mushroom up to his face.

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John Howard @joho1564.bsky.social · May 10

Sierra hikin’ @maridara.bsky.social #nature #hiking #beauty #rainforest #mountains #santacruzmountains #waterfall

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John Howard @joho1564.bsky.social · May 8

@maridara.bsky.social n me #nature #hiking #beauty #rainforest #mountains #santacruzmountains

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John Howard @joho1564.bsky.social · May 9

Morelssssss @maridara.bsky.social #mushroom #foraging #nature #art #photgraphy #mycology #fungi #fungigram 🍄🍄‍🟫

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Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · May 6

Garden blooms💐
@joho1564.bsky.social

Purple orchids blooming with leaves surrounding the blooms, in front of a wooden outdoor cabin wall.

Red, yellow, white, and pink lillies blooming.

Big clusters of white citrus flowers blooming.

Purplish pink spears of flowers blooming with a garden patio in the background.

Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · May 6

Nice to see you on here(saw your FB post)! Just shared some of my latest sticker order from you with my bestie. Thanks and keep up the good fight!✊🏽🍄💙

Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · Apr 28

Forest finds🤎💚🩶🖤
@joho1564.bsky.social

#foraging #forager #fungi #lichen #mushrooms #usnea #tanoak #earthtonguemushrooms #ferns #fungiforager

A light green lichen lies on a bed of tan oak leaves in varying shades of brown.

A cluster of black earth tongue mushrooms grows out of the ground in front a wall of bright green moss.

A dark brown piece of patterned wood peaks out from the ground covered in brown and beige colored tan oak leaves and reddish brown redwood needles.

A bright green frond of fern grows out from the ground that’s covered in leaves in varying shades of brown and beige.

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John Howard @joho1564.bsky.social · Apr 15

The most beautiful spot around here @maridara.bsky.social #almaden #quicksiler #nature #hiking #beauty #rainforest #mountains #santacruzmountains

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Mari Stauffer Howard @maridara.bsky.social · Apr 14

So great to work again at my old stomping grounds, the legendary Streetlight Records (San Jose), for @recordstoreday.bsky.social (April 12)!🖤
So fun to join the record store community, appreciating our shared love of music & movies & tv! #streetlightrecords #recordstores #recordstoreday #vinyl #rsd

Photo taken from inside, of a window display with black vinyl records as the backdrop, and the number 50 in gold, and red gold and black de orations and balloons celebrating the 50th anniversary of a record store.

Photo of a merchandise display in a record store consisting of a small table with black tablecloth holding stacks of vinyl slip mats in various “50th Anniversary” designs in black, white, and red.
Also in the display is a black shelving unit holding various similar designs on stickers and magnets.

Photo of 7 women standing in a line inside a record store, each wearing black a t-shirt with different red, white, yellow, and black designs for that store.

Photo inside of a record store with a metal display shelf end cap of an isle that displays a variety of 7” vinyl picture sleeve records from the 1980’s.

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John Howard @joho1564.bsky.social · Apr 12

In our garden! @maridara.bsky.social #morels #mushroom #foraging #nature #art #photgraphy #mycology #fungi #fungigram 🍄🍄‍🟫

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John Howard @joho1564.bsky.social · Apr 5

@maridara.bsky.social and a chant #mushroom #foraging #nature #art #photgraphy #mycology #fungi #fungigram 🍄🍄‍🟫

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