a memorial portrait of @delightfullyunsurerunaway 's puppy, beau. i am so honored to get to capture peoples' precious memories of their pets, knowing they will get to feel some happiness - even if it's bittersweet - looking at the portrait i created for them.

beau was such a happy, unique dog who was so loved in his short time. i am just so glad to honor that love and playful spirit. <3

“haven”, a title i came across 3 months after starting this early spring vibes piece! i love how despite my original intent to have this whole painting kind of that dark, still wintery spring energy, it ended up even better - this green, lush haven of hope and warmth in the dark and cold early spring.

recently i have been Obsessed with foraging and found a bunch of mulberry trees - this is just one of the things i’ve made with them! this is a really easy and basic recipe, fruit + sugar + water + wild yeasts for fermentation.

mulberry wine recipe:

step 1: mix 2 lbs unwashed mulberries (covered in wonderful wild yeasts!) with 1 cup of sugar and 2 liters of water. cover!

step 2: stir your mixture 3+ times a day. this resubmerges the berries and keeps any mold from growing on top. it’ll bubble like crazy!

step 3: after 2-4 weeks, once the bubbles have died down, strain out the berries.

step  4: enjoy your wine or (ideally) bottle it up and age it for another 3-6 months, regularly releasing air from the jar.

a southeastern five-striped skink & white underwing - (get a print on etsy)

the other day i was scrolling through petfinder, sadly, as i can’t adopt another dog currently. while thinking about how sad it is that i can’t help these dogs i thought, i could draw them and spread their adoption links! so to start us off, this is murdock, is a 5 year old hound mix currently in need of a foster and/or a home in fairfax, va! from the rescue:

Murdock is active and strong. He seems to be house trained. He is blind but his nose and ears seem to be 100%!

apply to adopt or foster murdock (or donate to HART) here!