Miles 🐟

tis the season!!

ah.. bandette

i Just Don’t for most things, and diy a lot from recycled goods, but i still need to get archival sleeves for original artwork & linocut prints.. rip

*yelling from my 300 foot stone tower* I HATE BUYING PACKAGING!!!!!!! *releases 10000 scarabs*

otherwise, a full soil change mite b necessary. i had a monstera that was like this lol the soil it came w was extremely loamy and bone dry and would NOT take on water. removed it all and swapped for a blend with more drainage. get soil throughly moist *b4* potting (hand-knead water in if it’s dry)

some types of soil can be way more hydrophobic than others when they dry out all the way (in my exp ones that have a lot of organic matter but not a lot of draining matter like pumice/perlite/vermiculite).. if you can bottom water & it does manage to take on water & gets heavier, don’t worry abt it!

when the soil gets hydrophobic it’s so annoyinggg..

I make yogurt at home just in a stock pot, no machines needed! it’s sooo easy of a fermentation project that i don’t even use thermometers or measurements anymore. yogurt cultures r awesome and they rly take care themselves if you give them the right setup. if you want a lil tutorial.. let me know 👀

love doing this with any chain store.. world market is world meerkat. natural grocers is natty groce

new print available in my shop!

Curried Butternut Squash Soup How's the weather where you are? Is it cooling down yet? If so, I have just the thing. If not, let's pretend it's rainy and cold and you're in desperate

i have many but here’s the most seasonally appropriate one i can think of rn lol. curried butternut squash soup ☺️ with coconut milk and fresh toasted pepitas minimalistbaker.com/curried-butt...

strong case for sliding down banisters

the little triangle raises up and displays its bright white underside as a warning to others when the graphi is fleeing predators

pulling beetle prints on beautiful handmade Thai mulberry paper 2day.. it’s so nice to work with.. i’m in heaven…

some satisfyingly microscopic carving done on this douglas fir branch / test print done / all 6 mushroom forest blocks done!

;A; so cute

i always love to see some gearce

fank you momo ;w;

today’s carving done 😌

a hand holding a 2” square linocut block and a wood carving tool. the block is in the process of being carved into a drawing of an oak twig with leaves and acorn

a closeup of the linocut block

verytiny leafcarving

AHHH.. i can’t believe i’ve been misled about this for like 10 years 💀 at least I have never encountered one in person so i don’t think i’ve misled too many other people pointing them out LOL

leopard slug omg!! the BEST slug to find in your garden, they’re native here & beneficial omnivores - both detritivores (only eating plant matter that’s already dead/dying) and predators, eating other more destructive slugs!

i highly recommend learning on much larger needles & chunky yarn while you’re building up muscle memory! you need time for your hands to learn the motions first until they get relaxed, since beginners tend to grip needles extra hard while they’re focusing so hard on remembering how to move things

each test print here is just done quick with water-based stamp pad ink, & before making minor corrections.. i’ll be using these for mini paper prints & fabric patches & other sewn things, using oil-based ink

woodland mini blocks WIP, here’s the mushrooms! each block is 2” square

ARRGH.. CUTE

every infrequent time i spill-a tha pasta this plays in my head like an ancient curse

they’re good at that

SOOO FUNNY TO FINALLY LEARN THIS WAS BY DESIGN