Dani the Girl
@theghostcaptain.bsky.social
Printmaking nerd • Nature enthusiast • Artist • Educator • MFA Printmaking (she/her)
Pumpkin prints! I finally tried my hand at carving a relief print on a pumpkin this year and it’s. SO. MUCH. FUN. Wish I got a bigger pumpkin! 🎃👻 #printmaking #halloween
November 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Pumpkin prints! I finally tried my hand at carving a relief print on a pumpkin this year and it’s. SO. MUCH. FUN. Wish I got a bigger pumpkin! 🎃👻 #printmaking #halloween
Perhaps it’s because Fridays are my GBBO watching days but I’ve been on a roll with impromptu desserts. This week: fudgy brownies with chopped pistachios and pistachio cream 💚
September 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Perhaps it’s because Fridays are my GBBO watching days but I’ve been on a roll with impromptu desserts. This week: fudgy brownies with chopped pistachios and pistachio cream 💚
The semester is well underway so I haven’t really been making my own art lately. But here are some hasty monotype demos I did for my intro to print students ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #printmaking
September 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The semester is well underway so I haven’t really been making my own art lately. But here are some hasty monotype demos I did for my intro to print students ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #printmaking
Last week I finished up these four prints before the semester started. I’m so pleased with how the textures turned out!
#sciart #printmaking #linocut #reliefprint #desertanimals #bobcat #bighornsheep #rattlesnake #quail
#sciart #printmaking #linocut #reliefprint #desertanimals #bobcat #bighornsheep #rattlesnake #quail
August 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Last week I finished up these four prints before the semester started. I’m so pleased with how the textures turned out!
#sciart #printmaking #linocut #reliefprint #desertanimals #bobcat #bighornsheep #rattlesnake #quail
#sciart #printmaking #linocut #reliefprint #desertanimals #bobcat #bighornsheep #rattlesnake #quail
No kings except rat kings. 🐀
“Heads or Tails,” linocut and paint pen, 10x11 inches
#printmaking #reliefprint #linocut #blockprint #linoleumprint #rat #rats #ratking
“Heads or Tails,” linocut and paint pen, 10x11 inches
#printmaking #reliefprint #linocut #blockprint #linoleumprint #rat #rats #ratking
August 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
No kings except rat kings. 🐀
“Heads or Tails,” linocut and paint pen, 10x11 inches
#printmaking #reliefprint #linocut #blockprint #linoleumprint #rat #rats #ratking
“Heads or Tails,” linocut and paint pen, 10x11 inches
#printmaking #reliefprint #linocut #blockprint #linoleumprint #rat #rats #ratking
July 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Yesterday I attended a mono silk screen workshop! I’ve been doing so many meticulous linocuts that it was so fun to learn a #printmaking technique that requires you to let go of control. #birds
July 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Yesterday I attended a mono silk screen workshop! I’ve been doing so many meticulous linocuts that it was so fun to learn a #printmaking technique that requires you to let go of control. #birds
We got a walking pad specifically for this time of year when it’s far too hot to be outside. I’m like a little hamster that needs to run on a wheel for enrichment or something. So I do my little walks throughout the day. (Don’t worry. The cats are never on or around it when it’s in motion.)
July 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
We got a walking pad specifically for this time of year when it’s far too hot to be outside. I’m like a little hamster that needs to run on a wheel for enrichment or something. So I do my little walks throughout the day. (Don’t worry. The cats are never on or around it when it’s in motion.)
I almost missed #portfolioday!
Hi folks! I’m a #printmaker and university art instructor. I mostly do #reliefprints but I love all print processes. Most of my art is inspired by animals and ecology.
Hi folks! I’m a #printmaker and university art instructor. I mostly do #reliefprints but I love all print processes. Most of my art is inspired by animals and ecology.
July 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I almost missed #portfolioday!
Hi folks! I’m a #printmaker and university art instructor. I mostly do #reliefprints but I love all print processes. Most of my art is inspired by animals and ecology.
Hi folks! I’m a #printmaker and university art instructor. I mostly do #reliefprints but I love all print processes. Most of my art is inspired by animals and ecology.
And I finished the snake last night! 🐍
The background scales may need a little fine tuning but I’ll see how they look when I proof. Depth of field is not a strength of linocut.
#wip #printmaking #linocut #sciart #rattlesnake #snake
The background scales may need a little fine tuning but I’ll see how they look when I proof. Depth of field is not a strength of linocut.
#wip #printmaking #linocut #sciart #rattlesnake #snake
July 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
And I finished the snake last night! 🐍
The background scales may need a little fine tuning but I’ll see how they look when I proof. Depth of field is not a strength of linocut.
#wip #printmaking #linocut #sciart #rattlesnake #snake
The background scales may need a little fine tuning but I’ll see how they look when I proof. Depth of field is not a strength of linocut.
#wip #printmaking #linocut #sciart #rattlesnake #snake
Another in-progress linocut. I’m having fun with the scales #wip #linocut #printmaking #sciart #rattlesnake #snake
July 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Another in-progress linocut. I’m having fun with the scales #wip #linocut #printmaking #sciart #rattlesnake #snake
Ok! Here’s the pattern the verdin and brittlebush print makes! It mostly lines up which is good enough for me.
Title: “Grow. Bloom. Seed. Repeat.” 🌼
#linocut #reliefprint #printmaking #reductionprint #birds #verdin #brittlebush #pattern
Title: “Grow. Bloom. Seed. Repeat.” 🌼
#linocut #reliefprint #printmaking #reductionprint #birds #verdin #brittlebush #pattern
June 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Ok! Here’s the pattern the verdin and brittlebush print makes! It mostly lines up which is good enough for me.
Title: “Grow. Bloom. Seed. Repeat.” 🌼
#linocut #reliefprint #printmaking #reductionprint #birds #verdin #brittlebush #pattern
Title: “Grow. Bloom. Seed. Repeat.” 🌼
#linocut #reliefprint #printmaking #reductionprint #birds #verdin #brittlebush #pattern
I’ve also been working on a series of desert animal portraits to practice my detailed line work. I’ll print these when I finish the last two. #printmaking #linocut #wip #sciart #bighornsheep #bobcat
June 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I’ve also been working on a series of desert animal portraits to practice my detailed line work. I’ll print these when I finish the last two. #printmaking #linocut #wip #sciart #bighornsheep #bobcat
I totally forgot that I never posted the process for this one except when I added the second color (scroll down a few posts to see my excitement about transparent inks 😆). Here are layers 3-5. Honestly think I love layer 5 the most but not mad about the key layer. #process #printmaking #linocut #wip
June 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I totally forgot that I never posted the process for this one except when I added the second color (scroll down a few posts to see my excitement about transparent inks 😆). Here are layers 3-5. Honestly think I love layer 5 the most but not mad about the key layer. #process #printmaking #linocut #wip
Finished this print last week! I’m overall happy with how it turned out. I’ll post photos of the pattern it’s supposed to make when they’re dry enough to trim. #linocut #reliefprint #printmaking #reductionprint #birds #verdin #brittlebush
June 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Finished this print last week! I’m overall happy with how it turned out. I’ll post photos of the pattern it’s supposed to make when they’re dry enough to trim. #linocut #reliefprint #printmaking #reductionprint #birds #verdin #brittlebush
Child 1: “Look! Warthogs!”
Child 2: “No! Those are javelinas! Mom, are these warthogs?”
Mom: “They’re javelinas.”
Child 2: “See!? I knew it.”
Child 2 is exactly how I was when I was little (and probably how I am today…)
Child 2: “No! Those are javelinas! Mom, are these warthogs?”
Mom: “They’re javelinas.”
Child 2: “See!? I knew it.”
Child 2 is exactly how I was when I was little (and probably how I am today…)
June 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Child 1: “Look! Warthogs!”
Child 2: “No! Those are javelinas! Mom, are these warthogs?”
Mom: “They’re javelinas.”
Child 2: “See!? I knew it.”
Child 2 is exactly how I was when I was little (and probably how I am today…)
Child 2: “No! Those are javelinas! Mom, are these warthogs?”
Mom: “They’re javelinas.”
Child 2: “See!? I knew it.”
Child 2 is exactly how I was when I was little (and probably how I am today…)
I was at the zoo today and overheard a lady at the coyote enclosure say, “They’re kind of ugly. Not fluffy and cute.” MA’AM! Unless you’re talking about the 2000 film, “Coyote” and “Ugly” should not be used in the same sentence 😤
June 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I was at the zoo today and overheard a lady at the coyote enclosure say, “They’re kind of ugly. Not fluffy and cute.” MA’AM! Unless you’re talking about the 2000 film, “Coyote” and “Ugly” should not be used in the same sentence 😤
Is there anything better than transparent ink? (Probably but I still love it) #wip #reductionprint #printmaking #linocut
May 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Is there anything better than transparent ink? (Probably but I still love it) #wip #reductionprint #printmaking #linocut
Bee Day! Bee Day! 🐝
May 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Bee Day! Bee Day! 🐝
“Squabble Up,” reduction woodcut, 9 x 12 inches
Finally finished this one ✌🏼
#printmaking #reliefprint #woodblockprint #birds #pigeons
Finally finished this one ✌🏼
#printmaking #reliefprint #woodblockprint #birds #pigeons
May 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“Squabble Up,” reduction woodcut, 9 x 12 inches
Finally finished this one ✌🏼
#printmaking #reliefprint #woodblockprint #birds #pigeons
Finally finished this one ✌🏼
#printmaking #reliefprint #woodblockprint #birds #pigeons
End of the semester means it’s back to printing! 🐦
#wip #printmakkng #woodblock #reliefprint #pigeon #birds
#wip #printmakkng #woodblock #reliefprint #pigeon #birds
May 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
End of the semester means it’s back to printing! 🐦
#wip #printmakkng #woodblock #reliefprint #pigeon #birds
#wip #printmakkng #woodblock #reliefprint #pigeon #birds
I love Sonoran desert springtime.
April 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I love Sonoran desert springtime.
More blooms and bugs today 🌼🐝
April 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
More blooms and bugs today 🌼🐝
This was a solid joke
April 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This was a solid joke
Second prickly pear bloom of the season. I was honestly so surprised this one had a bud because it’s so scraggly but look at it go!
April 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Second prickly pear bloom of the season. I was honestly so surprised this one had a bud because it’s so scraggly but look at it go!