BigCatDen Crafts

2021 full color commission- forest ranger memorial portrait a dog looks out over the lake, woods, and hills, rendered in pinks and greens.

forest ranger | memorial portrait (2021)

qamaqtuq early concept

For ppl who aren't aware:
Old temperate forests are insanely rare nowadays and extremely important ecosystems lost forever once cut.
They're not just "old trees" but intricate networks of trees, fungi and all kinds of living creatures.
You CANNOT replant this!! Once it's gone it's lost FOREVER!!!

What went right in the world in February 2026? 👀

fresh photos now that I’ve let this age a bit

they grow up so fast…..

Ooooh these are going to be awesome!!

The winner of March's sticker set theme poll was..... MYSTERIOUS ARTIFACTS

Bagel's bodysuit is finally done ^_^ this guy was so complex! Will be taking modeled pics soon.

They are going to pilot it here and spread it across the entire west

Clip from the linked article, reading: Use of the CRA can sweep aside years of public input and environmental review, short-circuiting usual regulatory processes. For example, in the Boundary Waters, the 20-year mining ban was created in 2023, after an extensive study and public survey by the U.S. Forest Service found that mining in the area would create irreparable environmental damage. Overturning this public land order would provide mining companies with unprecedented access to 225,000 acres in the Superior National Forest. Allowing copper mining in this watershed would threaten the area’s $540 million recreation and tourism economy. Copper sulfide mining produces sulfuric acid — essentially battery acid — that could flow into nearby streams or groundwater, potentially contaminating the system of 1,000 interconnected lakes in the BCWA.

Another clip from the linked article, reading: Furthermore, an independent peer-reviewed study by economists at Harvard University examined the proposed Boundary Waters mining plan across 72 different economic scenarios over a 20-year window. Their findings were stark: in 89% of scenarios, the net economic value of allowing copper-nickel mining in the Superior National Forest would be negative, meaning the losses to recreation and tourism would outweigh the mining jobs created.

While we're at it, let me bring your attention to H.J.Res.140. In Jan, congress introduced a way to open the protected Boundary Waters in MN to a Chilean copper mining co. If this loophole works, they can use to sell off ANY public land.
Actionable- call senators

www.citizen.org/news/congres...

The echo of battle ⚔️

A federal and state forest map of the state of oregon.

Look at this map. Anything green is on the chopping block.
This would be a fundamental and irrevocable change to the entire natural ecology of the this state.
Devastating.

if you have ever been to these forests you understand that they are unimaginably complex and dense places of health and beauty. please add a comment for the BLM to reconsider and revise. I have little faith in this admin, but we should try

Eisenhower

pixel art of a nature spirit species i started and abandoned in 2017, reuploaded so it doesnt look like i kept it in my pants pocket since i abandoned it

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Long live 2D animation (& practical effects).

🐺Remaining (US 4-16) from this incoming batch, if you want them, ORDER NOW!🐺

After this, we'll move onto the next batch of colours!

Panfurr Pink: 447/prs
Beast Blue: 405/prs
Snek Black: 369/prs
Evil Uncle: 389/prs
FMC: 302/prs

🐾 V-ART.CO.UK 🌕

Warehouse brick front with tall windows and loading doors and hoist.

Torrens Street, London EC1V

Warehouse brick front with tall windows and loading doors and hoist.

#reference #materialreference #buildingreference

BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off.
Leave your comment here:

eplanning.blm.gov/Participate-...

morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...

If you’re part of any creative groups, unions or other organisations in the uk you should be passing news like this along and spreading the world. News like this gets has the chance to be overlooked but if enough organisations kick up a fuss things can change.

It’s funny if you call PayPal or visa lines and bring this up asking why they claim “adult illustrations” is against their regulations but betting on the death of kids is totally fine. They don’t have an answer.

In fact yall should call them at least once a day with this :)

just became aware of this--the regime wants to clear-cut massive chunks of Oregon's old growth forests in the name of timber production.

you have until March 23rd to comment.

i know we have endless fucking things to scream at politicians about--this is an important one too.

Quentin Tarantino should have been run out of town for speaking ill of this man

‼️ #pdx #oregon ‼️
READ+SHARE+EMAIL the Bureau of Land Management
Follow the steps here @ "What You Can Do Right Now": tinyurl.com/mwmr8xvs
We have until March 23rd to make our voices heard.
Please help us save our forests.

I know this feels pointless but everyone has to call their congressional reps and say they oppose war with Iran and they oppose Trump illegally starting one without congressional approval — both

5 Calls can help you make the call:

5calls.org/issue/iran-i...

"This Cat Was Special"

This is my second favorite piece ever and I want more people to see it. This took MONTHS to make so I literally can’t afford to make this kind of stuff often. If you wanna see more of this idk, let me know or buy a print.

hey, uh, y'all *do* know that chatgpt *is* generative ai, too, right? it's not just art. gen-ai is not just stealing & scraping the internet for art, it is *also* stealing & scraping the internet for all types of written word.

you cannot be anti gen-ai and still use chatgpt. all gen-ai is harmful.