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@oakenthornart.bsky.social

Watercolor, acrylic, paper, and embroidery artist living in the PNW.

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A work in progress video of a necklace I just finished beading.
I just need to back it and wrap it as a surprise gift for a friends birthday.

20.01.2026 23:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you! I really wanted to capture the movement and shape of the clouds and offer so respite for the eyes after the horizontal lines of the sky and oceans 💚

04.09.2025 16:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Photo is a close up angled view at work in progress embroidery of a lighthouse, framed in flowers and a colorful sunset sky. The lighthouse is stitched in the colors of the non binary flag.

Photo is a close up angled view at work in progress embroidery of a lighthouse, framed in flowers and a colorful sunset sky. The lighthouse is stitched in the colors of the non binary flag.

Stitch by stitch, strand by strand.
I am both in love with the colors and overwhelmed by what's left to do.
#colorful #wip #embroidery #fiberarts #justbeautiful #handmade

04.09.2025 03:26 — 👍 15    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Thank you so much 💚 online hugs are appreciated!

27.08.2025 02:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Today has been tough so I'm hiding here building this place stitch by stitch.
#wip #embroidery #colorful #fineart

27.08.2025 01:32 — 👍 13    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0
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I've had this idea for a long time and finally got to try it out! This piece is six panels of acrylic sheets that I layered my painting on.
I love diaromas and gemstones that feels like tiny worlds. It was REALLY hard to get a photo of it with all the reflections.
I still need to make the frame!

23.08.2025 22:47 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Finished the design of my travel piece! I drew it directly into the fabric with a pencil. I haven't decided if I'll fill in the background or not. If I do I'll add a starry sky.
#project #snake

08.08.2025 04:41 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Before I set this down for the weekend here is the update on this piece.
#workinprogress #stitches #fiberart #embroidery #threadpainting #justbeautifulthings #nonbinary

07.08.2025 21:29 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I'm about to head out to visit my Husband's family for a couple days and I'm setting up a travel project. So I thought I'd go through some of my previous pieces to spark inspiration and I wanted to share them with all of you!
All projects are designed and stitched by me.
#fiberartist #handstitched

07.08.2025 20:26 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Constantly inspired by my garden. Also infuriated, annoyed, and confused. It's a whole range of feelings over here between the tomatoes and the green beans 😅
#gardener #summer #green

31.07.2025 01:16 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Work in progress on my latest piece, designed, hand drawn, and stitched by me.
There is soooo much to do still.
#wip #embroidery #artist #beautifulthings #workinprogress #fiberartist #fiberart

28.07.2025 03:26 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It's almost time!!!!
#magic #beautifulthings #wip #floralart

16.07.2025 22:26 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you so much!

06.07.2025 14:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The paper garden grows! I've put off all other art while working on this project, because of its tight deadline. I only have a little under two weeks left before the ceremony!
#paper #floral #art

06.07.2025 14:24 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Roses I made today!
#crepepaper #floral #art #justbeautifulthings #imadethis

02.07.2025 23:35 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you 💚

11.06.2025 18:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Work in progress Wednesday.
I'm nearly done with the clouds. So close...so here comes another project 😅 I am making flowers for a vow renewal ceremony next month!
#paperartist #floral #fiberart #wip #wednesday #beautifulthing #artist

11.06.2025 16:43 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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These larger pieces can take me years to finish. It feels good to see progress, though the project is daunting I feel accomplished when they are done.
I have finished three large pieces and it surprises me still.
#fiberart #slowart #handmade #threadpainting #bethelight

30.05.2025 14:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Making progress. This part of the project is great, I can really see it developing and every skien of thread brings more definition.
#fiberart #embroidery #threadpainting #color #workinprogress #wip

26.05.2025 14:27 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Newest work in progress shot. It takes me forever, and I'm not great at updating. But here it is.

22.05.2025 20:44 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Work in progress Wednesday
These larger pieces can be so intimidating. Even though I have designed and finished other large pieces it's always a surprise each time I finish them 😅
#wip #embroidery #textileart #thread

30.04.2025 20:20 — 👍 21    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Work in progress Wednesday number 2.
I am making progress. These big projects are challenging but I feel so accomplished when I'm done.
#wip #wednesday #embroidery #fiberart

02.04.2025 23:17 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

*I've finished all of them.
I need more tea clearly 😅🦋

30.03.2025 19:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I'm finished all of them 🦋
#beautifulthings #fiberart #embroidery #butterfly #beadwork

30.03.2025 18:50 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

I love these colors and textures!!

28.03.2025 14:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Oooh a kaleidoscope, flutter, or a rabble!! I think I like flutter or kaleidoscope best...rabble sounds like a bar crawl crew- actually that's hilarious 😂

28.03.2025 14:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Now do I set up a new embroidery and color map for another butterfly or do I finish these two?

28.03.2025 14:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sometimes a project grabs me and won't let go until it's run it's course. I finished the stitching on these two butterflies now I need to back and bead them!
A group of crows is a murder, flamingos is a flamboyance, what is a group of butterflies?
#wip #beautifulthings #artist #fiberart #embroidery

28.03.2025 13:59 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Work in progress Wednesday!! I am making small inroads on this larger piece. I keep getting distracted, but that's ok there is no rush.
#wip #wednesday #norush

19.03.2025 15:11 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you so much!

15.03.2025 16:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0