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Picture of a lady with a small black cat on her chest and a very sad looking pitbull being a little jealous (that the cat is snuggly with me and not him)

I'm not sure if he's jealous of me or the cat. Not pictured, the blue pibble that is pressed against my side.

I really do have things to do today...

The Top of WV did a beautiful job putting together a great art show and I'm really pleased to have one of my favorite photographs in it. It's my night heron, the picture I based my brother's holiday present painting on.

There's something lovely about starting the market year at a psychic fair. Good atmosphere, great people. I'm very lucky to be able to be part of it twice a year. T'was a good day but now I'm going to slather my hip and knee with salve and go to bed.

First market of 2026 getting started. 💜 I think the new runners are a great addition.

I'm getting more and more excited for my first market of the year. Finishing up an herbal eczema salve and a frankincense tallow whip, packing up my new art, and ironing my new table runner signs. Busy me is a happy me! #smallbusiness #handmade #psychicfair #market #weirton

Found raccoon skull and turkey feathers. Preserved moss. Wire. Soba wood rose and hellebore.

New thing. Not sure if it'll end up i in the shop or be a local pickup only thing. I can't imagine shipping it. But, maybe. Anyway. Altar piece or object of art... haven't got its name just yet. Found raccoon skull and turkey feathers. Preserved moss. Wire. Soba wood rose and hellebore.

I do a lot of making, mostly I don't keep what I make, but sometimes, I just have to. Made myself some witch wishes. Fluorite and rattlesnake. A little long, but so light. #making #handmade #earrings

First market of the 2026 is coming up fast!! I think I'm going to make a few more things to have ready to go including garden friendly, salt free Witch's Black NotSalt", a tallow whip, and who knows what else...

Writing Wednesday: Write What You Know, Know What You Write

I started a local critique group - our first meeting was yesterday evening. I'll share more about it at the end of this post. The important part for me is that it made me realize how much I miss talking about and writing about and…

Stainless steel hooks, silver toned wire and spacers, howlite skull beads, and rattlesnake vertebrae earrings

It's definitely a making day. Howlite skull bead, rattlesnake vertebrae, and silver toned spacers. I'm going to do several pair of these. In shop later today. #handmade #jewelry #earrings #crowshollow

A piece of found possum jaw with teeth and a triangular piece of zebra jasper in brown tones.

Necklace made from a piece of found possum jaw, zebra jasper, and copper wire.

Zebra jasper, possum jaw piece, copper wire, coated chain. For perspective shifting, grounding, and cleverness. It'll be up in the shop soon. Maybe later today. #making #crowshollow #jewelry

Here's the cover of Bedfellow by yours truly. The cover is black with a black and white illustration of a bald creature with his face in shadow and tiny white eyes. He's playing with little figures beside a two story doll house.

Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word?

Right now my horror novel BEDFELLOW is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long the sale will last.

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I got some rattlesnake vertebra in the mail today... they're going to be jewelry of some kind. I think I'll call this part of the line the "tread on me, daddy" line😆

Thanks!!

Intentionally vague for the time being but I just signed a new contract💜. More details coming soon by there will be a new book sometime in 2027. #writing #novel #publication

Working on my events calendar. My first one is coming up faster than I expected! I need to update my website calendar once I remember to do it when I have the time to 😆. Every year, my goal is to widen my travel circle. Last year I succeeded. Hoping to do so again this year.

YouTube video by The Resistance Where Is The Line? | Protest Song Calling Out The Cowardly Republicans In Congress

youtu.be/8Tcb5h_Cm6k?... Might be my favorite song for today.

Image of a pendant made from a mink jaw bone with copper wire and faceted fluorite beads in shades of pale green.

You can't go wrong with jaw work when there's so much that needs said in the world. But seriously. Keeping busy. Mink jaw, copper wire, and faceted fluorite. #crowshollow #wearableart

Several tea balls with crow charms on their chains

This one is less making things and more putting things together but I put the crow charms on the tea balls as I've sold out again💜
#crowshollow

My options today are sit in my house and rot on my couch or make stuff. I'm picking make stuff because I fear if I rot in my anger and disappointment today, I'll never dig out. I've got some bones and shadowboxes and lanterns to play with.

It's disheartening to see how many people are just willing to believe the spin over their own eyes, again and again. I don't understand how they can. I think I'm going to limit my nonbluesky social media for the next three years or so. wtaf.

Therapy is hard. I know it's supposed to be, but ugh. Now to the vampires office! Gotta get the pokes to make sure my meds are working and not trying to kill me, lol. #joysofchronicillness #ra #metalhealth

A woman and her little black cat.

Leaving the house for work is dumb. How am I supposed to be away from this face for hours?

I might end up being a ridiculous cat mom. First mani pedi in the books, and a rechargeable flipping fish reward 😆

Adopted a new baby from my local shelter. I did not name her but I think I'm keeping it. Meet Thursday!

I know pets shouldn't really be presents but... she's my holiday present this year (technically I got cat litter and an anyway filed application) 💜

I really should remember to film my dogs more. Bruce was outside, found a great stick in the snow. Picked it up, shook his head, the stick flew out of his mouth, into the air, over him, and landed on his butt. Immediately ran on to the porch like the stick was chasing him. #pibble

Looked at last year's 13 card spread for the year and it was pretty well on the nose for me. Did this year's and I'm mostly on board with it. Lots of creative energy and work related cards interspersed with optimism. #tarot #theyearintarot

Thanks!

Night heron in the woods painted on a large canvas in acrylic paint.

My brother has his present now so I can share it with you! Night heron in acrylic. The canvas is 24x36.