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hlmtaylor.bsky.social
Heather T.
@hlmtaylor.bsky.social
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Artist, photographer, fontaholic, computer geek, nature lover and science fiction devourer perched on the edge of the largest ocean in the world. ♥
Also me: @designbyheathert.bsky.social
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Again, a great day in Yachats. 1000 inhabitants, 500 protesters!
#yachatsoregon #nokings #resist #princessbride
A resistance poster showing a red cap, with "GREAT" in white letters across the cap, but crossed out with a black X. The text reads: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. Below the crossed out "Great" it says: Racism is not equal to great. Patriarchy is not equal to great. Fascism is not equal to great. Cronyism is not equal to great.
October 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Isn't it the little things, though? Even finishing one flower design, or marveling at your pretty village... I'm grateful that we had much-needed rain last night. What little thing are you happy about today?

#inspirational #surfacedesign #floral #procreate #illustration #art #owl #heathert
This botanical illustration features the phrase "IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS" surrounded by autumn flowers including orange rudbeckia, burgundy blooms, yellow flowers, and pink berries. A small spotted owl sits among the foliage, with a ladybug and butterfly adding whimsical details. The artwork has a watercolor style against a beige background and is signed "hlmt '25."
September 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Lemur!

#lemur #procreate #procreateillustration #art #illustration #animals #heathert
Lemur with tail raised and in an S over its back. The lemur is rendered in mostly fat planes of grays, browns, black, and white. The copyright mark says Design by Heather T. The background is a gray watercolor wash.
August 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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My newest collection!
August 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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A hero pattern for the winter collection...
So many animals! #wintercollection #surfacepatterndesign #surfacepattern #procreateillustration #procreate #heathert #designart #art #birds
A medley of graphically drawn winter-coated animals, such as caribou, wolf, fox, hare, squirrel, cranes, ptarmigan, ermine, and owl.
July 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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This is how I draw... #cat #catwarmer #heathert #illustration
Cat curled up sleeping on my left arm; comic-style weasel face up close on iPad screen.
July 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Working on a winter collection in Cat Coquillette's Art of collections class. Now just need to come up with the patterns! Which one do you feel is most wintery?

#art #birds #surfacedesign #snowyowl #dancingcranes #polarbear #arcticfox #reindeer #procreate #digitalillustration #heathert
Left: Polar bear crusted in snow just waking up, against a light blue oval. Right: Arctic fox against a gray oval, sitting behind a bare stick poking up from the snow. Snowy Owl owl on a beige oval, behind a berry branch covered in snow on the left. On the right, a real reindeer against a very light blue oval, with a snowy rock at its front left hock. A pair of dancing cranes in very minimalist colors, against an oval featuring a bare tree at the crest of a snowy ridge.
July 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Il y a toujours du soleil... My 4-sun collection (see illustrations in subsequent images). Doodly goodness! =)

#sun #soleil #catcoq #illustration #sunvariations #seasons #art #artcollection #doodly #doodleart #doodle #housewares #surfacedesign #heathert
A collection of 4 illustrated suns, one for each season. A collection of 4 illustrated suns, one for each season. A collection of 4 illustrated suns, one for each season. 4 plates on a tan background with a different seasonal illustration of a sun on each.
July 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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I don't want to be at war in the Middle East! Where the hell is congress?
June 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Sooo.... medical apartheid for veterans is now ok?

‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

#veterans #medicaldiscrimination #vahospital
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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1018 people in my little town, and about 400 of us showed up. What great energy, too!

#yachatsoregon #nokings #americastrong
People holding signs lining highway 101 under a beautiful blue sky.
June 15, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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A beaming sun à la Heather! 😊 'Cuz god knows we need something bright these days.

#createwithcatcoq #digitalart #lettering #sun #curls #curly #soleil #heathert #procreate @catcoq.bsky.social
A drawn curlicue sun in gold, with a central horizontal transverse ray made with purple, pink, red & orange curlicues. The background is monocolor light yellow wash in watercolor. There is some red lettering across the bottom right that reads Le Soleil Epanoui, French for The Beaming Sun.
June 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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#graphicstyle take 2! Tried to keep my brain from freaking out because it was messy.

#mixedmediaprocreate #mixedmedia #procreate #digitalart #faces #artfaces #heathert #art
Bust (in the classical sense) of a young woman with her eyes closed and head slightly tilted. The lighting tends to the orange and green. The strokes are broad with large swaths of color. Some contours are indicated by light-colored brush strokes.
May 3, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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#mixedmediaprocreate #tuesdaymakers Every Tuesday (i.e. Teela Cunningham)'s new course, Mixed Media for Procreate, is so much fun! Love the results. Certainly nothing quick--I think this one took me about 20 hrs.

#procreate #mixedmedia #branch #paint #digitalart #heathert #dayoff #art
A sprig with 7 leaves in various shades of green. Some of the leaves are reflecting a lot of light, and appear almost white.
May 2, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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A remarkable article. Although in many ways I really miss teaching, I know that this would be a stressful time to be in the humanities. But this author shines a light on the way out, with AI at our side.
#education #humanities #ai #artificialintelligence #philosophy
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence?
Maybe not as we’ve known them. But, in the ruins of the old curriculum, something vital is stirring.
www.newyorker.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Hahahhh! Much better on the "simple" spring flowers front.

#createwithcatcoq #springflowers #springflorals #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #repeatpattern #blueflowers #bluespring #heathert #simplicity #art
A tight tossed pattern of simple two-lobed, 5 petal flowers in blue, with graphic cross-hatched centers of brighter blue, and scattered little branches of 3, 2, and 1 leaves/leaf. Pain in the neck English.
April 27, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Simple Spring Floral. But probably not simple enough. Lol!

#CreateWithCatCoq #springfloral #floraldesign #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #heathert #noai
For a Cat Coquillette weekly challenge, a tossed pattern of light pink flowers with yellow stamen and blue-green stems and leaves on a very light pink background in a watercolor style. Phew.
April 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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I can't help it. This is the 'limp-lidded lizard' look. It's hard to imagine anything but a slow, ponderous, reptilian brain in there.
#lizard #reptile #orange #despair
A photograph of a 3/4 view of the upper body and head of a president with orange skin and eyes barely open. He is wearing a blue suit, white shirt, and blue and red striped tie. He is leaning forward and his forehead is wrinkled, leading the viewer to postulate that he is struggling to remain awake. His sparse hair is white and orange, and his skin looks worn and cratered There are several creases on his left earlobe and around the edge of his ear.
April 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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In our little village, 300 people lining the streets!

#50501 #handsoff #democracy
Hand painted sign reading, in black, Hands Off Democracy. The O is circled in red with a bar through it. Hand made sign featuring two red handprints, with Putin's Puppet: kleptocracy in America painted over top.
April 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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My newest pattern!
April 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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I am so proud of my little village on the Oregon Coast. They have been protesting continuously every Saturday along the main street (which is also Highway 101), since 4 years+ ago.
#yachats #oregoncoast #resist
A group photo of mixed people holding various signs such as justice for all, resist, etc. and Ukraine flags. They are warmly dressed in puffy jackets and hiking boots and wool caps, and many of them are wearing sunglasses, but they're all smiling.
March 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Just uploaded my Moon Sorrow collection of condolence cards in my Etsy shop, www.etsy.com/shop/heathert.

#surfacedesign #greetingcards #condolences #grief #sorrow #illustration #procreate #handdrawn #bereavement #sympathy #willow #pine #cedar #treesilhouette #moon #heathert
A weeping willow with dark and light leaves against a gray background, with a pale orange moon hiding behind the branches. At the bottom of the page you can read 'May sweet memories / surround you in your sadness.' Darkly colored tall pine silhouettes (3) with a full moon shining over the hills, all in tones of gray. Message reads: 'We are with you in sorrow. Life seems colorless right now, but the sun will return.' The word 'will' is pale orange instead of white. Darkly colored silhouette of a cedar or pine tree with a pale orange crescent moon peeking out behind the branches. You can see the craters on the rest of the moon dimly. Message reads: We send our deepest condolences in this dark time of your life, at the bottom of the page, under the tree. Black silhouette of a leafless tree with a pale orange full moon peeking out behind the bare branches. Message reads: we sorrow with you, at the bottom of the page, under the tree.
March 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Ffs.
Ukraine flag colors: blue top half, yellow bottom half.
February 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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A slightly more realistic economic reading: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
#economy #realpolitik #houseless
Voters Were Right About the Economy. The Data Was Wrong.
Here’s why unemployment is higher, wages are lower and growth less robust than government statistics suggest.
www.politico.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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So, can anybody explain to me why a whole tranche of democrats opted not to vote, because "both sides were the same"? Are they still feeling that Harris would have been just as bad? Oh, and why was Trump supposed to be better for the Palestinian cause?
Rain forming such fluid and improvised blobs on a windshield that everything is a teal snd gray mess.
February 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM