SoundOfTheForest

I approve. As you know, I find cookies to be the solution to a lot of emergencies

I’m using sculpy clay, wire, tinfoil and acrylic paint

It’s oil!

I still appreciate you convincing me to try Girl Scout cookies. They are incredible.

That’s so cute!

Ooooh that would be so cool

Someday, I will learn how to make really fancy bread in the shape of a leaf insect

Nicole stands in front of a green curtain with braided hair and headphones looking off to the left. She is holding a giant sculpture of a leaf insect made out of terra-cotta clay has just come out of the oven and it’s ready to paint.

Time to paint this pretty little lady!

I always make sure my roommates are ok with bugs before they move in

Middle Earth definitely has bugs, but my decor is definitely bug focused with a sprinkle of middle earth

My new roommates just opened the oven and got startled by a giant bug. This is their life now.

I was quite pleased!

Movers are helping my new roommates move in and when they walked into the house, they’re said, Wow, we just walked into middle earth with bugs.

LinkedIn is the microfiber of social media. It can be helpful, but it’s horrible to have any physical contact with it.

I do want to make a cake now like this, but it is a sculpture in my oven to bake the clay!

A giant sculpture of a leaf insect made out of terra-cotta clay sits on a a piece of cardboard covered in tinfoil in an oven.

Baking bugs today

Nicole holds a walnut in her hand and a brush can be seen on the floor. She plans to polish them for five years to get a gorgeous patina.

This is very genuine and not a joke.

Five year long side quest started. Polishing walnuts.

Naturalists

BREAKING — 51 Iranian children are dead after a strike hits Minab girls elementary school in Iran.

It’s amazing what lack of sleep from working on a project can do

Yes

that does seem to be decays. I mean the case

Wow, I just realized that Charlie Kirk hasn’t said anything racist for months. Good for him.

I like how you’re thinking

Pride and prejudice filmed with bugs is the only reason another pride and prejudice movie should be made.

I need recreations of movies but all done with bugs. Like the Muppets but bugs.

It’s definitely my favorite art collaboration

Nicole sits in front of a painting in progress of a large variety of bugs

Nicole holds a picture of her nephews art depicting a praying mantis with vines coming down from the top of the page.

I am working on putting together an art show with my nephew at a library. I am so proud of him. It makes me incredibly happy that my work has inspired him to document his observations of the natural world. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the art we are working on for the show!

Thank you!