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Karen's Nature Art
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Natural science Illustrator who loves prairies and insects and makes art and jewelry that feature them.
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Karen's Nature Art @karensnatureart.bsky.social · Nov 17
Thought I should introduce myself since I'm new to Bluesky. My background is in scientific illustration/entomology and I funnel all that into producing art that showcases the beauty of the prairie. My favorite media are watercolor, ink, acrylic and polymer clay. Website: www.karensnatureart.com
Karen's Nature Art
paintings, jewelry and calendars inspired by nature
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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover: "A Prairie Thanksgiving" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/a... #nativeplants #prairie #gratitude #writers #nature
A Prairie Thanksgiving
“Sink deep roots…respect and nourish your neighbors…do no harm.” — Louise Erdrich ***** It’s sunny and cold, and there is much to be done to get ready for the ho…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "A November Hike at Nachusa Grasslands" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/a... #prairie #tallgrass #nature #writing #photography #hiking
A November Hike at Nachusa Grasslands
“I have never lived a moment not yearning to undo the damage.”—Janisse Ray ***** Let’s go for a hike at Nachusa Grasslands in early November. Nachusa Grasslands, Franklin Gr…
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November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "The October Prairie's Final Innings" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/t... #prairie #nachusa @mortonarboretum.bsky.social #tallgrass #nature #writers #nativeplants
The October Prairie’s Final Innings
“Grass sings. Grass whispers… . Tallgrass in motion is a world of legato.” —Louise Erdrich ***** The last week of October is here, and with it the cold, crisp weather everyo…
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October 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Finished up a piece for the "Flora-8x8" art exhibit that will be up at the Morton Arboretum in Illinois next month. "Last Dance" was inspired by the changing leaf colors at the Schulenberg Prairie.
#sciart #prairie
Watercolor and ink piece of intertwined sumac and compass plant leaves on a white background. Predominant colors are the muted reds of the sumac and the dried browns and yellowing greens of the compass plant leaves.
October 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Today we honor the rich history, culture, and resilience of Indigenous communities—past and present.

As we recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day, let’s commit to telling the truth about our history, protecting sacred lands, and fighting for justice that includes everyone.

#IndigenousPeoplesDay
October 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "Highway Prairie Happiness" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/h... #prairie #nativeplants #nature #writing #midwest
Highway Prairie Happiness
“What is done cannot be undone, but at least one can prevent it from happening again.”—Anne Frank ***** Although most of our original Illinois tallgrass prairies have vanished&#82…
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October 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Had some time to do some plein air sketching while camping at Cedar Hill State Park in Texas...
#sciart #prairie #naturejournal
Photo showing a watercolor sketch of a patch of purple, fuzzy blazing stars lit from the side with the actual plants used as reference. Photo showing a sketchbook with a rectangular box filled with a watercolor landscape of a fall prairie with hills in the distance and the reference landscape behind it. There's also a pencil sketch of a tarantula at the bottom of the page.
October 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "October Arrives in the Garden and Prairie" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/o... #garden #prairie #nativeplants #writers
October Arrives in the Garden and Prairie
“Everywhere she walked the color sang and shouted around her.” —Elizabeth George Speare ***** Welcome, October! On Monday, a full “supermoon” rose, partially obscured …
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October 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Speak up now if you care about the benefits of roadless areas for biodiversity, ecosystem services, & wilderness experience!

Proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule: www.regulations.gov/document/FS-...

Comments due 9/19: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS...
September 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Same goes for art...
amybrown.xyz amy brown @amybrown.xyz · Aug 22
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.
August 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover "Tiny Prairie Puzzle Pieces" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/t... #nativeplants #prairie #nature #writers #photography
Tiny Prairie Puzzle Pieces
“Mystery whispered in the grass…at evening on the prairies.” — Sherwood Anderson **** It’s hot. So hot I think my eyelids are sweating. Jeff and I are at Loda Cemetery…
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August 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover "Heat, Wind, Rain...August in the Tallgrass" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/08/12/h... #nativeplants #nature #prairie #writers
Heat, Wind, Rain…August in the Tallgrass
“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” —Charles Dudley Warner ***** After watching various pop-up storms pass us by this past week, I gave up and …
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August 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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#invertefest
karensnatureart.bsky.social Karen's Nature Art @karensnatureart.bsky.social · Aug 6
Finally finished the right page on my August 2021 moth survey from my IL Prairie Nature Journal. Just love the diversity of all these moths from the Midwest!
#SciArt #moths #naturejournal #prairie
Two page spread of realistic watercolor paintings of a diversity of moths plus handwritten inked information including the common name, wingspan, and larval foods. The moths have shadows beneath them which makes it look like they're on a white sheet ready to take off. The moth survey is from August 18, 2021 at the Schulenberg Prairie at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL.
August 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Finally finished the right page on my August 2021 moth survey from my IL Prairie Nature Journal. Just love the diversity of all these moths from the Midwest!
#SciArt #moths #naturejournal #prairie
Two page spread of realistic watercolor paintings of a diversity of moths plus handwritten inked information including the common name, wingspan, and larval foods. The moths have shadows beneath them which makes it look like they're on a white sheet ready to take off. The moth survey is from August 18, 2021 at the Schulenberg Prairie at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL.
August 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover: August Arrives on the Tallgrass Prairie tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/a... #wildflowers #prairie #nature #writing #photography
August Arrives on the Tallgrass Prairie
“I must have flowers, always, and always.” — Claude Monet ***** And just like that: It’s August. August on the Schulenberg Prairie, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL. July, wh…
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August 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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More relevant now than ever.
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This has become the most viral thing I’ve ever put on the internet and I think that rules
August 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "At Home with Prairie in July" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/a... #nativeplants #gardening #prairie #nature #insects
At Home with Prairie in July
“The Earth is what we all have in common.” —Wendell Berry ***** There is such solace to be found in one’s garden. I find this even during the hottest days of July, when I pu…
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July 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover: "July Arrives on the Tallgrass Prairie" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/j... #illinois #nativeplants #writers #prairie
July Arrives on the Tallgrass Prairie
“A prairie…requests the favor of your closer attention. It does not divulge itself to mere passersby.” —Suzanne Winckler ***** It’s hot. False sunflowers blaze open on…
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July 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Before #InsectWeek passes me by (working on an arachnid 😅) here’s a bug—a true bug, water boatman (Corixidae)—I made in bronze and silver, articulated to show that, surprisingly, these swimmers are good fliers! 1/2 #SciArt
A water boatman sculpture, streamlined and closed up, in my hand. It’s made of bronze with sterling silver eyes and wings (hidden here). A water boatman sculpture, elytra open and legs spread, in my hand. It’s made of bronze with sterling silver eyes and wings.
June 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Finished a new design and uploaded it to Society6- check it out! #SciArt #prairie #insects
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Ink and watercolor sketch of a medley of wildflowers including firewheels, lemon beebalms, purple coneflowers and winecups. A small grasshopper, native bee and a Gray Hairstreak butterfly blend in with the flowers.
June 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
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June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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It's Tuesday! Lets go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover "The Prairie Heats Up" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/06/24/t... #prairie #writing #nature #nativeplants #birds
The Prairie Heats Up
“All flourishing is mutual.” —Robin Wall Kimmerer **** Summer blazes in, coming on fast and hot… Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Schulenberg Prairie, The Morton Arboretu…
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June 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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One of my Senators is officially talking about this publicly now so it's not just hyperbole. I also just saw that 5Calls added it to their issues list. Call your reps. 5calls.org/issue/public...
June 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "Prairies Old and New" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/06/17/p... #prairie #nativeplants #hiking #nature #naturephotography #photography
Prairies Old and New
“Life is a blank canvas, and you need to throw all the paint on it you can.”⸺Danny Kaye **** When I was a kid, we sang an old round, “Make new friends, but keep the old, one is si…
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June 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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HUGELY Important.
wessiler.bsky.social Wes Siler @wessiler.bsky.social · Jun 17
While Mike Lee and Steve Daines' Senate Natural Resources Committee amendment to the budget reconciliation package mandates the sale of up to 3.3 million acres of public land, what most people miss is that it also authorizes the sale of 258 million acres. That's 40 percent of all public land:
Lee, Daines Up Public Land Sell Off To 258 Million Acres
The Senate's budget reconciliation package includes provision to sell off 40 percent of all public land
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June 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM