Appalachian Weird
@appalachianweird.bsky.social
Naturalist / Illustrator / ADHD Enthusiast
making decals of whatever comes to mind
Email/DM for wholesale inquiries
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AppalachianWeird
making decals of whatever comes to mind
Email/DM for wholesale inquiries
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AppalachianWeird
Since I don't smoke, sometimes I just go stand in the bathroom at work and dissociate for a few minutes.
December 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Since I don't smoke, sometimes I just go stand in the bathroom at work and dissociate for a few minutes.
Just listened to @emilytaylorscience.com on a brand new rattlesnake focused episode of @ologies.bsky.social and it was perfect! Go listen!
June 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Just listened to @emilytaylorscience.com on a brand new rattlesnake focused episode of @ologies.bsky.social and it was perfect! Go listen!
Truly one of Appalachia's weirdest creatures, the spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera).
From their snorkel noses to their weird leathery shells, every inch of this turtle is highly specialized and bizarre. And now you can have these weird little guys as a decal! Find it on my Etsy shop.
From their snorkel noses to their weird leathery shells, every inch of this turtle is highly specialized and bizarre. And now you can have these weird little guys as a decal! Find it on my Etsy shop.
February 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Truly one of Appalachia's weirdest creatures, the spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera).
From their snorkel noses to their weird leathery shells, every inch of this turtle is highly specialized and bizarre. And now you can have these weird little guys as a decal! Find it on my Etsy shop.
From their snorkel noses to their weird leathery shells, every inch of this turtle is highly specialized and bizarre. And now you can have these weird little guys as a decal! Find it on my Etsy shop.
Snakes are always tricky, it's difficult to find the right balance of scale details. Too much detail and you'll never be done, not enough and it just looks like a worm. I think I found the balance though and I really enjoyed working on this queen snake (Regina septemvittata).
February 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Snakes are always tricky, it's difficult to find the right balance of scale details. Too much detail and you'll never be done, not enough and it just looks like a worm. I think I found the balance though and I really enjoyed working on this queen snake (Regina septemvittata).
I was on the news tonight and personally I love this screen shot I took.
February 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I was on the news tonight and personally I love this screen shot I took.
Whatever the thing is that tells the body to stop eating humus, I don't have it.
February 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Whatever the thing is that tells the body to stop eating humus, I don't have it.
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The Trump administration warned federal employees of “adverse consequences” for not reporting colleagues resisting orders to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, giving a 10-day deadline to report via a special email account.
January 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The Trump administration warned federal employees of “adverse consequences” for not reporting colleagues resisting orders to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, giving a 10-day deadline to report via a special email account.
You're as pretty as a painting.
Find this greeting card and more by following the link below!
appalachianweird.etsy.com/listing/1852...
Find this greeting card and more by following the link below!
appalachianweird.etsy.com/listing/1852...
January 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
You're as pretty as a painting.
Find this greeting card and more by following the link below!
appalachianweird.etsy.com/listing/1852...
Find this greeting card and more by following the link below!
appalachianweird.etsy.com/listing/1852...
Do you have a crush who is into birds? I can't think of a better card to send them.
Find this card and more on my Etsy shop!
appalachianweird.etsy.com
Find this card and more on my Etsy shop!
appalachianweird.etsy.com
January 16, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Do you have a crush who is into birds? I can't think of a better card to send them.
Find this card and more on my Etsy shop!
appalachianweird.etsy.com
Find this card and more on my Etsy shop!
appalachianweird.etsy.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
We're releasing greeting cards! These 4"x6" cards are shipped with their own brown kraft envelope, ready to be addressed and stamped. The back is blank, providing a space for a handwritten note that would be perfect for a small heartfelt message.
January 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We're releasing greeting cards! These 4"x6" cards are shipped with their own brown kraft envelope, ready to be addressed and stamped. The back is blank, providing a space for a handwritten note that would be perfect for a small heartfelt message.
That being said, all shipments right now have a much bigger chance of being lost or delayed so I can't make any guarantees. I really do appreciate all of the recent sales, it's exciting to think people will be opening gifts to find my decals inside.
December 13, 2024 at 3:32 PM
That being said, all shipments right now have a much bigger chance of being lost or delayed so I can't make any guarantees. I really do appreciate all of the recent sales, it's exciting to think people will be opening gifts to find my decals inside.
I'll be honest, I'm not 100% sure when a good "cut off date" for Christmas orders will be. The USPS has always been good to me and gotten my orders to customers usually within a week of me dropping them in the mail. So I'd say at absolute latest, you'd maybe want to place an order on Dec. 16th.
December 13, 2024 at 3:32 PM
I'll be honest, I'm not 100% sure when a good "cut off date" for Christmas orders will be. The USPS has always been good to me and gotten my orders to customers usually within a week of me dropping them in the mail. So I'd say at absolute latest, you'd maybe want to place an order on Dec. 16th.
I'm knocking these orders out as fast as they're coming in.
December 13, 2024 at 3:32 PM
I'm knocking these orders out as fast as they're coming in.
Had the realization I can just turn my decal illustrations into rubber stamps for a few bucks.
December 10, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Had the realization I can just turn my decal illustrations into rubber stamps for a few bucks.
This red eft is one of the first decals I illustrated.
It's based on a photograph I took of a very small but beautifully colored newt crossing a sidewalk in Kanawha State Park here in WV.
It's based on a photograph I took of a very small but beautifully colored newt crossing a sidewalk in Kanawha State Park here in WV.
December 7, 2024 at 12:29 PM
This red eft is one of the first decals I illustrated.
It's based on a photograph I took of a very small but beautifully colored newt crossing a sidewalk in Kanawha State Park here in WV.
It's based on a photograph I took of a very small but beautifully colored newt crossing a sidewalk in Kanawha State Park here in WV.
Holy cow that thing is vibrant, crazy to see them in situ like that. I wonder if it's the same species, I know they are in Greenbrier and Monroe county, but I'm not sure about Pendleton. There are a few other blue crawdad species in WV that it could be.
December 6, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Holy cow that thing is vibrant, crazy to see them in situ like that. I wonder if it's the same species, I know they are in Greenbrier and Monroe county, but I'm not sure about Pendleton. There are a few other blue crawdad species in WV that it could be.
The meadow river mudbug (Cambarus pauleyi) and the yellow-spotted woodland salamander (Plethodon pauleyi) both share the distinction of being named after the same West Virginia herpetologist; Dr. Thomas Pauley. (And I've illustrated decals of both!)
December 6, 2024 at 2:54 PM
The meadow river mudbug (Cambarus pauleyi) and the yellow-spotted woodland salamander (Plethodon pauleyi) both share the distinction of being named after the same West Virginia herpetologist; Dr. Thomas Pauley. (And I've illustrated decals of both!)
A little more info:
Originally a member of the Cambarus dubius species complex, C. pauleyi was described as its own species in 2015 by Zachary J. Loughman, Roger F. Thoma, James W. Jr. Fetzner, and G. Whitney Stocker.
Originally a member of the Cambarus dubius species complex, C. pauleyi was described as its own species in 2015 by Zachary J. Loughman, Roger F. Thoma, James W. Jr. Fetzner, and G. Whitney Stocker.
December 6, 2024 at 2:54 PM
A little more info:
Originally a member of the Cambarus dubius species complex, C. pauleyi was described as its own species in 2015 by Zachary J. Loughman, Roger F. Thoma, James W. Jr. Fetzner, and G. Whitney Stocker.
Originally a member of the Cambarus dubius species complex, C. pauleyi was described as its own species in 2015 by Zachary J. Loughman, Roger F. Thoma, James W. Jr. Fetzner, and G. Whitney Stocker.
Oooooh, oakworms have been on my illustrations list for a while. They're so gorgeous.
December 6, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Oooooh, oakworms have been on my illustrations list for a while. They're so gorgeous.
Cold weather got you feeling blue?
Maybe a little brilliant blue crustacean could cheer you up. Meet the meadow river mudbug (Cambarus pauleyi)! This charismatic crawdad is an endemic species native only to certain high elevation wetlands in WV.
Maybe a little brilliant blue crustacean could cheer you up. Meet the meadow river mudbug (Cambarus pauleyi)! This charismatic crawdad is an endemic species native only to certain high elevation wetlands in WV.
December 6, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Cold weather got you feeling blue?
Maybe a little brilliant blue crustacean could cheer you up. Meet the meadow river mudbug (Cambarus pauleyi)! This charismatic crawdad is an endemic species native only to certain high elevation wetlands in WV.
Maybe a little brilliant blue crustacean could cheer you up. Meet the meadow river mudbug (Cambarus pauleyi)! This charismatic crawdad is an endemic species native only to certain high elevation wetlands in WV.
Good newts, everyone!
I've added two more designs to my "I Brake For" bumper sticker series. Now you can let cars behind you know that you'll stop for any and all toads or newts in the road.
appalachianweird.etsy.com/listing/1617...
I've added two more designs to my "I Brake For" bumper sticker series. Now you can let cars behind you know that you'll stop for any and all toads or newts in the road.
appalachianweird.etsy.com/listing/1617...
December 5, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Good newts, everyone!
I've added two more designs to my "I Brake For" bumper sticker series. Now you can let cars behind you know that you'll stop for any and all toads or newts in the road.
appalachianweird.etsy.com/listing/1617...
I've added two more designs to my "I Brake For" bumper sticker series. Now you can let cars behind you know that you'll stop for any and all toads or newts in the road.
appalachianweird.etsy.com/listing/1617...
Sometimes I find a good meme while using my business accounts and I have to DM my personal account so I can then disseminate it to the proper degenerates.
November 25, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Sometimes I find a good meme while using my business accounts and I have to DM my personal account so I can then disseminate it to the proper degenerates.
I had a dream last night I was standing under a cabin porch light where bats were catching moths in mid air.
November 22, 2024 at 1:18 PM
I had a dream last night I was standing under a cabin porch light where bats were catching moths in mid air.
It's morel season in Appalachia and I decided to do something about it.
appalachianweird.etsy.com/listing/1716...
appalachianweird.etsy.com/listing/1716...
April 19, 2024 at 2:34 PM
It's morel season in Appalachia and I decided to do something about it.
appalachianweird.etsy.com/listing/1716...
appalachianweird.etsy.com/listing/1716...