Beth Winkler

A photo of two tiny ceramic ermines. One is sitting calmly and the other is standing with its tail upright and back arched.

A pair of extra tiny ermines will be in this shop update! These two were super fun to make, but I might make them a little bigger next time. They will be available this Friday, November 21st at 8pm Eastern time.

Marvelous mustelids!

Close up of a sleeping grey pittie/staffie mix nestled in a blanket. She is cozy and softly snoring.

Bella is sharing a blanket on the couch with me. I love her puppy snores.

A table of fresh screen printed artwork of an opossum walking across a fence at night. A rabbit and luna moth are in the yard below.

We just finished printing some creatures of the night on this Halloween... 🎨🐡

I have eaten
the figs
that were on
the fig tree

and which
you would've probably
given
me anyway 🥺

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so sweet
🍈

✍️ William Carlos Williams
🦇 Peter's tent-making bat
📸 Norbert Wu, Minden Pictures

A little modern coffee window, with red wood frame, and lighter wood counter, window, and stools. Inside a dark brown sheltie works a bright blue espresso machine. She's holding the portafilter willed with ground coffee in her mouth. Outside the window, a lighter brown sheltie in a blue apron holds a plate with a croissant in her mouth (amazing self control), offering it to a french bulldog patron. Foliage is reflected in the windows, and casts light blue shadows on the wall. To the left is a potted lacy tree philodendron on top of a cinder block.

Doggust 31: Shelties. Summer Cafe. 🌻🥐
#doggust #doggust2025

Sketched as if the bats are three scoop of ice cream in a waffle come, in a digital colour pencil style

#fatbatfriday with three sweet scoops of microbats - aiming for that Neapolitan look with a Honduran white, Chocolate wattled, & Eastern red bat in a waffle cone (stacked by average max weights).
If you need the reminder: have a drink of water, have a snack, and take a long, slow & deep breath in.

I first misread the name as “Serotonin bat”—which still works since seeing her makes you feel happy. 🦇

I had to look up the penultimate ingredient to be sure you weren’t going all “Double, double toil and trouble” with this brew.

Take a break. Enjoy the sunshine with the flowers and the bees. #calm #pollinators #garden

May your coffee be strong and your Monday as productive as our #HeroRATs! Here's to starting the week with purpose and positivity. ☕🐭

#MondayMotivation #AfricanGiantPouchedRats #PositiveVibes #APOPO

A curious river otter pokes its head out of the water to check out the kayaker behind the camera.

One of my river otter escorts from the other evening on the kayak. They're always so curious, but I'm glad we manage to keep a safe distance between each other. Taken with a long lens. 🌿🦊

Gray pitbull/staffy dog snoozes peacefully on a couch. She is undisturbed by the sound of jet planes but will be at high alert if a chip bag crinkles.

Good thing good dog Bella isn’t afraid of thunder.

Illustration of a Pied Butterfly bat on a slice of rainbow cake

The semi-anagram within my Pied Butterfly bat from fatbatweek 2022the did not register until just now.
I purposefully picked rainbow cake to celebrate queer diversity (along with 2023's Golden Gaytime + Gold tipped bat). Biodiversity and Social diversity - both matter immensely.

A rainbow made up of different Manitoba wildflowers. The red on the left end is a three-flowered avens (lantern-shaped flowers), orange - wood lily, yellow - goldenrod, green - green bog orchid, blue - lungwort (little blue bells), purple - iris.

Happy #Pride everyone. Nature is infinitely diverse.

A first edition of the novel Dracula

A photograph of Bram Stoker

A section of Bram Stoker's notes where the name Wampyr is crossed out and replaced with Dracula

Today is #WorldDraculaDay because Bram Stoker's classic novel was first published #onthisday in 1897. It's also worth remembering that if Stoker hadn't come across the name Dracula in a book while researching in a LIBRARY the main character was going to be called Count Wampyr. 🧛‍♂️

A small sculpture of an orange ceramic fox sits on a card. Part of the card text reads: “Your Tea Friend was made by Shirley Jackson”

A closer view of a small orange ceramic fox that stands with tail held up in a jaunty way.

My #Tea4T pet arrived! This lovely little friend was made by Shirley Jackson. Thank you @lioninthetrees.bsky.social and thanks to organizers @shing.bsky.social and @leslielevings.bsky.social !

Holly blue butterfly with early purple orchids

Orange tip butterfly with bluebells

It’s been a good start to the season for #butterflies here. Lots of orange tips & yesterday my first blue of the year. Uplifting after last year’s washout and fills me with hope that things could recover 🤞

Happy My Good Friend Jonathan Harker Has Written Me A Letter Day to all who celebrate.

A red sea serpent with little wings or fins. He might be a stupid dragon. His long, long tail curves several times before vanishing into the water behind him. You can't tell where in the world we are, as there are no landmarks. The serprent's tongue is yellow, like he's just popped a banana slug into his mouth. His expression kinda looks that way, too. His eyes are wide and his maw is open in something that looks like surprise. Like someone just pinched his butt in the middle of his quarterly earnings presentation. His name is Speril, and he is an only child.

A green sea serpent curling around an old-timey sailing ship and chomping down hard. The ship is probably screwed. The serpent -- her name is Marmalayda -- is not. Her eyes are wide with anger and her thick body is likely to crush the ship. All of this is happening just of the coast of S. America, and Marmalayda's tail is arching over Patagonia before vanishing into the Pacific.

Drawing some sea monsters today, and finding just the right home for them on the map.

Already sold out!

Tea pets! Friend shaped. #ceramic #sculpture #teapet

A grey pitbull/staffy dog with white paws smiles and balances on a fallen log in a sunny park.

Heart worm treatment is hard. Puzzle toys, lick mats, meds, and reassurance that it isn’t going to be for always. Bella is rooting for Diamond!

Snow leopard mug

Not ai, only side eye

Post a warning.

Vintage #MightyMustelids and friends!

Black-footed Ferret recovery program in peril. #ESA #Ferret #WildlifeBiology

A grey pitbull/staffy mix dog looks up at the camera earnestly. She has white markings on her feet, cute flopped ears, and is wearing a reddish sweater.

Happy Bellantine’s Day! We adopted Bella on Valentine’s Day four years ago. She is a sweetheart. 🩷 #dogsofbluesky

Grey pitbull/staffy mix dog is sleeping in a sunbeam on the kitchen floor. She has cute folded flop ears and her eyes are closed.

Bella is the 🩷 of our home!

YouTube video by MilanoCortina2026 Tina & Milo | The Official Mascots of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026

The 2026 Olympic mascots are stoats! (Have they been training at @campmustelid.bsky.social?)
#mightymustelids
youtu.be/m3tUFN4w5Qc