StephanieAdrienneHayden
@stephaniehayden.bsky.social
I’m an artist and technologist combining tech, functional, and educational art with creative building blocks designed to inspire and connect. www.stephaniehayden.com
I'm introducing my Adopt Don't Chop functional art series and the inaugural guest, a wild turkey. I know folks have complex relationships with food, holidays, and traditions. I'm interested in partnering with turkey rescues and their supporters.
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Adopt Don't Chop a Turkey | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Social Memory Wild turkeys remember the faces of dozens of flock members and maintain complex social hierarchies. They roost together, forage together, and raise their young communally. This bird know...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I'm introducing my Adopt Don't Chop functional art series and the inaugural guest, a wild turkey. I know folks have complex relationships with food, holidays, and traditions. I'm interested in partnering with turkey rescues and their supporters.
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
Sheep wag their tails and remember our faces and personalities. They're not all alike as many folks think and are emotional about their human and animal relationships. They're in my Adopt Don't Chop series.
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Adopt Don't Chop a Sheep | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Facial RecognitionSheep remember up to 50 individual faces (both sheep and human) for years. They experience emotions visibly in their ears and eyes, form deep friendships, and grieve losses. This dir...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Sheep wag their tails and remember our faces and personalities. They're not all alike as many folks think and are emotional about their human and animal relationships. They're in my Adopt Don't Chop series.
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
Rabbits are really funny from what my friends have told me. They show me pics of mini houses built into staircases and them flying through the air with zoomies during movie nights. This sounds like a better option. They're in my Adopt Don't Chop series:
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Adopt Don't Chop a Rabbit | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Silent Awareness
Rabbits process information from nearly 360 degrees, their rotating ears tracking sounds humans can't detect. They thump warnings to family members and can recognize individual human ...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Rabbits are really funny from what my friends have told me. They show me pics of mini houses built into staircases and them flying through the air with zoomies during movie nights. This sounds like a better option. They're in my Adopt Don't Chop series:
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
Ostriches are the largest birds in the world, can run 45 mph, and kick hard enough to kill a lion. Not that you want to see that up close, but I think they should get to be fiery and run wild vs. being what's for dinner.
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Adopt Don't Chop an Ostrich | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Calculated Awareness The world's largest bird can't fly, but those wings aren't decorative. They're balance systems for 45 mph sprints and dramatic displays that intimidate predators. This spread-wing...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Ostriches are the largest birds in the world, can run 45 mph, and kick hard enough to kill a lion. Not that you want to see that up close, but I think they should get to be fiery and run wild vs. being what's for dinner.
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
Baby goats. They're in my Adopt Don't Chop art series because they're on the industrial farming list :(.
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Adopt Don't Chop a Baby Goat | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Playground Enthusiast Young goats play elaborate games of "king of the mountain" and form playground hierarchies that would make human children jealous. This standing pose captures their confident, so...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Baby goats. They're in my Adopt Don't Chop art series because they're on the industrial farming list :(.
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
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I was binging Netflix and that show #Heartland hooked me. I was shocked to learn horses don't get to live to old age in too many cases. I added one to my Adopt Don't Chop series to raise awareness...google it.
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Adopt Don't Chop a Horse | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Emotional Memory
Horses remember human treatment for decades and can read facial expressions across species lines. They occupy legal gray zone (not slaughtered for food in the U.S., yet thousands cros...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I was binging Netflix and that show #Heartland hooked me. I was shocked to learn horses don't get to live to old age in too many cases. I added one to my Adopt Don't Chop series to raise awareness...google it.
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
I remember these two guys I worked with at a tiny village newspaper had guard geese at their house in the mountains. It didn't matter how many times I came by they chased me away every time. Love it. Let them be the beasts they're meant to be.
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Adopt Don't Chop a Goose | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Navigation Mastery
Single geese can navigate using star patterns, magnetic fields, and landscape memory across continents. This solo flight pose represents the intelligence industrial agriculture igno...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I remember these two guys I worked with at a tiny village newspaper had guard geese at their house in the mountains. It didn't matter how many times I came by they chased me away every time. Love it. Let them be the beasts they're meant to be.
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
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Where can I go visit goats? I'm in Las Vegas if you have any recommendations. They're in my Adopt Don't Chop animal farm series to bring attention that they're not only used for goat milk.
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Adopt Don't Chop a Goat | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Escape Artist
Goats are natural problem-solvers who can unlock complex latches and remember solutions for years. Those curved horns and alert stance represent the intelligence that makes them impossib...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Where can I go visit goats? I'm in Las Vegas if you have any recommendations. They're in my Adopt Don't Chop animal farm series to bring attention that they're not only used for goat milk.
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
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Ducklings. Can't you hear their little feet and quacks when you picture them? They're in my Adopt Don't Chop series, well, because you look it up so I don't have to say it.
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Adopt Don't Chop a Duckling | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Imprint Memory
Ducklings imprint on the first moving thing they see, usually their mother's protective presence. That bond is meant to guide them toward water, flight, and freedom. This design honors ...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Ducklings. Can't you hear their little feet and quacks when you picture them? They're in my Adopt Don't Chop series, well, because you look it up so I don't have to say it.
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
I've been working on my Adopt Don't Chop series for about a year, thinking about all the adorable animals you see around farms. Ducks, just picture them right now. It would be lovely if they could live the way we imagine.
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Adopt Don't Chop a Duck | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Waterproof Resillience
Ducks mate for life and migrate thousands of miles together. Their waterproof feathers and webbed feet evolved for freedom, not confinement.
The Hoodie Sherpa Blanket
This hoode...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I've been working on my Adopt Don't Chop series for about a year, thinking about all the adorable animals you see around farms. Ducks, just picture them right now. It would be lovely if they could live the way we imagine.
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
Donkeys! I need to find a place to go see, pet, and hang out with donkeys. I included them in my Adopt Don't Chop art series because they are farm animals and not always living their best lives. www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
Adopt Don't Chop a Donkey | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Quiet Vigilance
Donkeys form lifelong bonds with their companions and will stand guard against predators for animals they've chosen to protect. Their reputation for stubbornness is actually discernmen...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Donkeys! I need to find a place to go see, pet, and hang out with donkeys. I included them in my Adopt Don't Chop art series because they are farm animals and not always living their best lives. www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
Are you watching all the adorable cuddly cow stories on socials? It's been getting to me. I'm making art and cozy things to remind myself to remember what I'm eating. www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
Adopt Don't Chop a Cow | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Maternal Intelligence
Cows form best friendships, mourn their losses, and remember faces for years. This design captures the quiet dignity of beings whose emotional complexity rivals our own. The dire...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Are you watching all the adorable cuddly cow stories on socials? It's been getting to me. I'm making art and cozy things to remind myself to remember what I'm eating. www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
Do you remember when you saw the first baby chickens hatch out of eggs while you were learning about science in school? I keep thinking about how cute they are. Maybe we can rethink our cravings.
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Adopt Don't Chop a Chicken & Chicks | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Fierce Protection
Mother hens teach their chicks over 30 different vocalizations and will fight predators twice their size. This family group shows the nurturing intelligence that deserves space to th...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Do you remember when you saw the first baby chickens hatch out of eggs while you were learning about science in school? I keep thinking about how cute they are. Maybe we can rethink our cravings.
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
I was vegetarian after the school pig I raised met the fate farm pigs do. I saw @joaquinphoenix.bsky.social talk about baby cows during his Joker acceptance speech and wondered how I can do more. My Adopt Don't Chop art series includes 16 farm animals : www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
Adopt Don't Chop a Baby Cow | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Innocence Interrupted
Calves are curious, playful, and form immediate bonds with their mothers. They nuzzle, explore, and learn behaviors that require time and space to unfold. With the natural lifesp...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I was vegetarian after the school pig I raised met the fate farm pigs do. I saw @joaquinphoenix.bsky.social talk about baby cows during his Joker acceptance speech and wondered how I can do more. My Adopt Don't Chop art series includes 16 farm animals : www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
I loved seeing the bison grazing in the meadows of the Grand Teton Mountains growing up. I'd also love to see them roam free away from industrial farms. Here's my bison Sherpa Hoodie: www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
Adopt Don't Chop a Bison | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Resilience
Once 60 million strong, bison were hunted to near extinction, then brought back through dedicated conservation. They remember their herd members, protect their young collectively, and can l...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I loved seeing the bison grazing in the meadows of the Grand Teton Mountains growing up. I'd also love to see them roam free away from industrial farms. Here's my bison Sherpa Hoodie: www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
I've been working on a series since 2024 called, "Adopt Don't Chop" after talking with a friend who's vegan. I raised a pig in school and couldn't convince anyone to let me keep him. His name was Vladimir. There are 16 farm animals in the series: www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
Adopt Don't Chop an Alpaca | Hooded Sherpa Fleece Blanket Dark Mode | Stephanie Hayden
Gentle Strength
The alpaca represents quiet dignity and community bonds, traits factory farming tries to erase. These South American camelids form deep social connections and communicate through soft ...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I've been working on a series since 2024 called, "Adopt Don't Chop" after talking with a friend who's vegan. I raised a pig in school and couldn't convince anyone to let me keep him. His name was Vladimir. There are 16 farm animals in the series: www.stephaniehayden.com/product-page...
