Phoenix

my name is Phoenix and I’m a traditional artist who mainly works in lino and woodcut prints which is what I’ll be posting to this blog.

if you are interested in buying one of my prints shoot me a message. I don’t have them up on my etsy shop because I would have to charge significantly more than I’d like to since etsy keeps a cut

my etsy shop is https://blessedscavengers.etsy.co

please don’t get my work tattooed or use it for any purpose personally or for profit without permission. if you’re interested in getting my work tattooed you can shoot me a message and I’ll let you know what I charge for tattoo tickets

if you would like to make an art piece heavily inspired by one of mine I’d appreciate it if you asked first

the new stickers are up on my shop!

happy pride everyone!

I have stickers of the rainbow and lesbian flag penguins up on my shop for anyone who’s interested

Greenland sharks are the longest living vertebrate species that we know of. the oldest one ever recorded was around 400 years old but it’s likely they can live to over 500. they take around 150 years to reach maturity and once they are able to reproduce they give birth to live young which they are pregnant with for somewhere between 8 to 18 years. Greenland sharks are known for scavenging as well as hunting and have been found with polar bear and moose remains in their stomachs.

she eats a giant egg!

Egyptian vultures especially the populations in Africa are known for their use of rocks as tools to break open ostrich eggs, they seem to prefer larger rounded pebbles to more jagged stones. they’ve also been observed using sticks to roll up and collect sheep’s wool for their nests in Bulgaria.

manifesting great gray owls on one of my birding expedition this week

it’s fossil friday so here’s a little shell fossil print for you all

solidarity forever and always

I’m gonna get this tattooed on my elbow some day

it’s endangered species day so here’s a critically endangered white-headed vulture! did you all know that over half the vulture species are endangered or critically endangered? the majority of those species are in Asia and Africa with some populations declining by over 99% due to poisoning unintentional and intentional, habitat loss and collisions with human infrastructure. vultures are necessary to prevent the spread of diseases like anthrax, cholera and botulism since they are able to safely digest meat infected with them and remove it from the environment. even though most people don’t find them to be the most charismatic species vultures are still wonderful animals that make the world a richer and safer place to live.

a black headed ibis and some papyrus reeds based off ancient Egyptian art

vampire ground finches are one of the few birds that consume blood as a regular part of their diet. they mostly drink blood from nazca and blue footed boobies during the dry season when other foods aren’t as plentiful

I get mean when im nervous like a bad dog

I have yet to see any black and white warblers yet this year but spring migration is really picking up so I’m sure they’ll be here soon

it’s fossil friday! here’s a little clam based off some clam fossils I found when I was a kid