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Elizabeth Heller
@elizahowdy.bsky.social
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illustrator, CT ✏️
curiosity made me draw a cat
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did you know that white-tailed jackrabbits have the highest vertical leap of any land mammal?

side note, these guys are technically hares! hares are usually larger, a bit more solitary, and are characterized by the big ol legs. 🦵 🐇

#animalfacts #natureillustration
June 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
happy pride month!!

1 in 10 rams form exclusive same-sex bonds.

they groom each other, stick close, and sometimes even mate for life.

queer sheep,,, icons! 🐏🌈

#prideinnature #funfact #natureillustration
June 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
bluesky sees it first! 🤫

lil sneak peek at something new im working on… i’ve always loved animals and the interesting facts that come with them, so im starting a field guide series to share what i find

here’s one of my favs!
#illustratorsky #wildlifeillustration #kidlitart
May 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
beep beep!

#illustrator #kidlitart #watercolor
May 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
saturday = bagel day 🥯

which color is your fav?

#illustrationsky #bagels #kidlitart
May 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
oooh great tip from the comments ❤️❤️❤️
barbaranairn.bsky.social Barbara Nairn @barbaranairn.bsky.social · May 9
Smaller amounts can also be made in the microwave oven in a big glass/suitable bowl. Bowl needs to be big because it boils up quickly. Time varies with amount/freshness. Keep in fridge once bottled in clean jar with lid. Same proportions as your recipe.
May 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
if anyone guessed raspberry jam, you’d be correct!

learn how to make some great jam and chat about illustrator consistency with me :)

#illustrator #veganrecipe #catsky #procreate

www.plantoven.com/p/fresh-rasp...
https://www.plantoven.com/p/fresh-raspberry-jam
May 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
what’s reg making today?

#illustrator #catsky #recipes
May 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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this is reg, he likes coffee

#illustrator #catsky #procreate
May 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
left & right tigers!

#illustrator #kidlitart #tigerart
May 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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scenes from beavers making peanut butter cookies 🦫
#illustratorsky #veganrecipes #kidlitart
May 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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big news! i just published my first newsletter i’ve been working on called Plant Oven! it’s where i’m illustrating some of my favorite vegan recipes & getting chit chatty.

i know this is kind of a plug, but i’m really proud of it and excited to share, give it a read if you’re feeling cheeky! ❤️
Viral Vegan Soft N' Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
(Now with Beavers)
www.plantoven.com
May 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
hello from some tomatoes 🍅
#illustrationsky #vegan #watercolor
April 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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🐉🐕🐱🍏🪲

#illustratorsky #kidlitart
April 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
OMG

EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS AMAZING
March 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
i LOVE this!

and omg incredibly impressive that you fit all the prompts in here💪💪
paulinedrawsbears.bsky.social Pauline @paulinedrawsbears.bsky.social · Mar 28
The prompts in this image are: 18 - blue, 19-cycle, 20 - rain, 21 -mug, 22-lucky, 23-puffin, 24-loaf, 25 - basket, 26 - coat, 27 - meadow and 28-trombone 🎺 All from mARTch25, hosted by @elizahowdy.bsky.social
the same image as the main post cropped and with numbered labels: 18 and 19 for the blue bike, 20 for rain, 21 for mug, 22 for the puffins luck in having an umbrella and a raincoat, 23 for the puffin, 25 for the loaf of bread, 25 for the basket on the bike, 26 for the rain-coat, 27 for the meadow on the rim of the cup and 28 for the trombone the frog is playing.
March 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
i love all the little butterflies!

really enjoying this style where the outlines don’t follow the fill 🫶
cwrg65.bsky.social Denise @cwrg65.bsky.social · Mar 27
Winston isn’t too sure about all those butterflies. Then, the flowers…achoo! Maybe meadows aren’t for him?? #martch25 #art #illustration #catart #martch @elizahowdy.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
so cool!

totally understand how you won blue ribbons for these!
templinjay.bsky.social Make the Yuletide Jay 🎅🏼 @templinjay.bsky.social · Mar 26
#mARTch25 day 25- Basket These are both twined in the tradition of most of the Eastern Woodland peoples from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. These won me back-to-back blue ribbons at the Virginia State Fair in the Miniature Basketry division. Unfortunately, none of the other divisions permit twining.
This was my 2023 entry. Hemp cordage, mostly in its natural, unbleached colour. The cord making up the darker squares was dyed with leather dye because it was handy at the time. One is about an inch (2.5 cm) across and about an inch and a half tall. I ended up giving it to our bonus kid, who adores miniatures. Our people didn’t have hemp until Europeans introduced it but there are plenty of similar native fibres, including dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), which the English colonizers in Tsenacommacah called “Indian hemp.” There are also native species of flax, milkweeds, the barks of various kinds of trees, yucca leaves… lots of plants for making cordage. My 2024 entry. I call it The Snow White basket because the materials were brought to me by the woodland creatures of the neighbourhood. The farmer across the road was growing maize this summer and as it ripened, the deer, raccoons, and squirrels were stealing it and dragging it into my yard to eat, leaving me with a big mess to explain! So I shredded the husks, soaked them in warm water for a bit, and hand-twisted them into a cordage. Then I twined a basket just about 3.75” (9 cm) tall and 3” broad at the bottom. The handle is 3 strands braided. I gave this one to a friend at work who I used to supervise. She’s a supervisor now, herself.
March 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
SO CUTE OMG
March 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
love the movement with this guy❤️❤️❤️
museumlara1.bsky.social Lara T is a museum nerd @museumlara1.bsky.social · Mar 24
#mARTch25 day 23: puffin

A watercolor in my sketch book inspired by @carlbovisnature.bsky.social who does many many amazing photos of puffins!! (I hope he doesn't mind being inspiring. And if you don't follow him, you should!!)
Watercolor of a puffin coming in for a landing on a green rocky cliff top. Its wings are spread wide, as is the tail, and his feet are hanging down ready to land. More rocky cliff is seen in the distance on the left and a bit of distant hazy blue ocean is beyond the cliff edge.
March 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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bread? loaf? all of the above? 🥖🍞

#artshare #illustrationsky #kidlitart
March 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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had the amazing opportunity to create a mural at ayla’s ☕️ it was an absolute blast!

special shout out to my dad for being my partner in crime for this one (or as he says a paint flunky 🥲) 🏆❤️

#illustrator #kidlitlillustrator #connecticutmurals

Music: That Day
Musician: Jeff Kaale
March 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
first piece for #mARTch25 lucky!

woooo digital art! love the contrast in this one!

#artshare #lucky
March 22, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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lumpy or not, i actually LOVE the texture that comes through on this!

amazing #mARTch25 mug!
templinjay.bsky.social Make the Yuletide Jay 🎅🏼 @templinjay.bsky.social · Mar 22
#mARTch25 day 21: mug.
@museumlara1.bsky.social convinced me to try pottery (other than historic replicas) again after a decades-long hiatus. This mug was one of my first projects. It’s lumpy, the bottom isn’t well attached, and the glaze didn’t come out like I thought. But it’s mine. And it works.
The medallion is too thick and the red glaze came out muddy, but I like how the blue, white, and ivory came out! I pressed the design with a cookie cutter. The rose I formed in a silicone candy mould. Again, the red glaze disappointed me. But I love the canvas texture and brown colour on the mug itself. I had trouble with a handle, so I decided I didn’t need one. The inside was supposed to look swirly like a galaxy, not speckled with green like it’s mouldy. 🤣 Works well nonetheless.
March 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
elizahowdy.bsky.social
wow beautiful!!

catching up on #mARTch25 mugs!

🫶 #mugs #artshare
melaelettrica.bsky.social Melaelettrica @melaelettrica.bsky.social · Mar 21
#mARTch25, day 21: #Mug.

Equinox mug with two of my Celestial Sparks collage pieces. Photos courtesy of my friend Tiziane Negri - the mug was a present for her. 😊
@bsky.art #ArtYear #sparksfanart #sparkscollage #ronmael #russellmael #equinox #sunandmoon #celestialart #sparksband #surrealart #art
The mug's Autumn Equinox side, showing Sparks' Ron and Russell Mael as the Sun and Moon. The solar and lunar circles are depicted in yellow and black respectively, with metallic lunettes on one side. As the Sun, Ron is standing on the Sun's gold lunette, while Russell is sitting on the Moon's silver lunette. Orange background with whirling Autumn leaves. The mug's Spring Equinox side, showing Sparks' Ron and Russell Mael as the Sun and Moon. The solar and lunar circles are depicted in yellow and black respectively, with metallic lunettes on one side. As the Sun, Ron is standing on the Sun's gold lunette, while Russell is sitting on the Moon's silver lunette. Deep blue background to represent the Spring sky
March 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM