Michelle F Mitchell | Sword Fern Studios
@swordfernstudios.bsky.social
PNW Artist | Painting, illustration, outside stuff.
🛒🍄🟫🌱 https://swordfernstudios.company.site
🛒🦋🌼 https://swordfernstudios.etsy.com
🛒🍄🟫🌱 https://swordfernstudios.company.site
🛒🦋🌼 https://swordfernstudios.etsy.com
It’s Superb 🦉 Sunday! Here’s a Pygmy Owl study. These precious pals are ferocious hunters considering their tiny size.
Kind of like me 🤷🏼♀️
Oddly enough, I was dreaming about owls last night. Maybe it was my cold med induced slumber. Maybe it’s Maybelline. 🤔
#birdart #owlsketch #Superbowl
Kind of like me 🤷🏼♀️
Oddly enough, I was dreaming about owls last night. Maybe it was my cold med induced slumber. Maybe it’s Maybelline. 🤔
#birdart #owlsketch #Superbowl
February 8, 2026 at 7:34 PM
It’s Superb 🦉 Sunday! Here’s a Pygmy Owl study. These precious pals are ferocious hunters considering their tiny size.
Kind of like me 🤷🏼♀️
Oddly enough, I was dreaming about owls last night. Maybe it was my cold med induced slumber. Maybe it’s Maybelline. 🤔
#birdart #owlsketch #Superbowl
Kind of like me 🤷🏼♀️
Oddly enough, I was dreaming about owls last night. Maybe it was my cold med induced slumber. Maybe it’s Maybelline. 🤔
#birdart #owlsketch #Superbowl
Still sick. I didn’t get much done today.
I was able to get the new stickers up on my non-Etsy site though!
swordfernstudios.company.site
I was able to get the new stickers up on my non-Etsy site though!
swordfernstudios.company.site
February 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Still sick. I didn’t get much done today.
I was able to get the new stickers up on my non-Etsy site though!
swordfernstudios.company.site
I was able to get the new stickers up on my non-Etsy site though!
swordfernstudios.company.site
Sick day. Laaame.
Here’s a cute sticker with my art on it 🤷🏼♀️
Here’s a cute sticker with my art on it 🤷🏼♀️
February 6, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Sick day. Laaame.
Here’s a cute sticker with my art on it 🤷🏼♀️
Here’s a cute sticker with my art on it 🤷🏼♀️
Taking a stab at pressing some ferns.
I was pruning some of the old fronds back and decided to keep some of the less haggard trimmings to repurpose.
Went over lightly with an iron. Now smooshing them under a heavy acrylic block with a textbook on top.
Fingeys crossed they turn out!
I was pruning some of the old fronds back and decided to keep some of the less haggard trimmings to repurpose.
Went over lightly with an iron. Now smooshing them under a heavy acrylic block with a textbook on top.
Fingeys crossed they turn out!
February 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Taking a stab at pressing some ferns.
I was pruning some of the old fronds back and decided to keep some of the less haggard trimmings to repurpose.
Went over lightly with an iron. Now smooshing them under a heavy acrylic block with a textbook on top.
Fingeys crossed they turn out!
I was pruning some of the old fronds back and decided to keep some of the less haggard trimmings to repurpose.
Went over lightly with an iron. Now smooshing them under a heavy acrylic block with a textbook on top.
Fingeys crossed they turn out!
What platforms are artists / small biz using as shops these days? I have Etsy, an Ecwid shop, & Squarespace (used as a portfolio.)
My main shop is Ecwid, & it’s a pain imo. I’d like to switch to something easier to manage & less clunky. Maybe Square, or add a shop to my squarespace?
#smallbusiness
My main shop is Ecwid, & it’s a pain imo. I’d like to switch to something easier to manage & less clunky. Maybe Square, or add a shop to my squarespace?
#smallbusiness
February 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
What platforms are artists / small biz using as shops these days? I have Etsy, an Ecwid shop, & Squarespace (used as a portfolio.)
My main shop is Ecwid, & it’s a pain imo. I’d like to switch to something easier to manage & less clunky. Maybe Square, or add a shop to my squarespace?
#smallbusiness
My main shop is Ecwid, & it’s a pain imo. I’d like to switch to something easier to manage & less clunky. Maybe Square, or add a shop to my squarespace?
#smallbusiness
New Camassia Quamash sticker! I recall seeing a meadow of camas as a teen & thinking it was lupine. I didn't understand the details, but I knew to take it all in because it was important.
Recently added to Etsy, along with 3 other sticker designs.
#naturejournal #botanicalstickers #floralart #art
Recently added to Etsy, along with 3 other sticker designs.
#naturejournal #botanicalstickers #floralart #art
February 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM
New Camassia Quamash sticker! I recall seeing a meadow of camas as a teen & thinking it was lupine. I didn't understand the details, but I knew to take it all in because it was important.
Recently added to Etsy, along with 3 other sticker designs.
#naturejournal #botanicalstickers #floralart #art
Recently added to Etsy, along with 3 other sticker designs.
#naturejournal #botanicalstickers #floralart #art
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More on the ICE facility. 🤬
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
More on the ICE facility. 🤬
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Long toed salamander painting. I love small critters in lichen filled forest scenes. 🎨🦎🤷🏼♀️
Courtship
acrylic on wood panel, 12"x14"
www.antlerpdx.com/products/mic...
#animalart #natureart #contemporaryart
Courtship
acrylic on wood panel, 12"x14"
www.antlerpdx.com/products/mic...
#animalart #natureart #contemporaryart
February 3, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Long toed salamander painting. I love small critters in lichen filled forest scenes. 🎨🦎🤷🏼♀️
Courtship
acrylic on wood panel, 12"x14"
www.antlerpdx.com/products/mic...
#animalart #natureart #contemporaryart
Courtship
acrylic on wood panel, 12"x14"
www.antlerpdx.com/products/mic...
#animalart #natureart #contemporaryart
I promise I still make art! 2 paintings in Jan. I’m just bad at sharing atm bc *everything*
Peek of my piece for "Imagine" group show opening at @nannygoatgallery on Feb 20th in Petaluma, CA.
Feat. small but mighty Crocidium multicaule & Lomatium piperi
#contemporaryart #floralart #naturepainting
Peek of my piece for "Imagine" group show opening at @nannygoatgallery on Feb 20th in Petaluma, CA.
Feat. small but mighty Crocidium multicaule & Lomatium piperi
#contemporaryart #floralart #naturepainting
February 1, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I promise I still make art! 2 paintings in Jan. I’m just bad at sharing atm bc *everything*
Peek of my piece for "Imagine" group show opening at @nannygoatgallery on Feb 20th in Petaluma, CA.
Feat. small but mighty Crocidium multicaule & Lomatium piperi
#contemporaryart #floralart #naturepainting
Peek of my piece for "Imagine" group show opening at @nannygoatgallery on Feb 20th in Petaluma, CA.
Feat. small but mighty Crocidium multicaule & Lomatium piperi
#contemporaryart #floralart #naturepainting
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I love it when the patches on an Amanita muscaria are smaller and abundant, like on this beauty 😍
📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/80, ISO 400
Stack of 18 images
10/19/24
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/80, ISO 400
Stack of 18 images
10/19/24
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I love it when the patches on an Amanita muscaria are smaller and abundant, like on this beauty 😍
📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/80, ISO 400
Stack of 18 images
10/19/24
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/80, ISO 400
Stack of 18 images
10/19/24
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
My sh0ps are closed for the general strike in solidarity with Minneapolis.
Instead let’s engage w/ community. Whether it be protesting, mutual aid, education, or contacting your reps.
PS. If you support my art this weekend instead of today, I'll throw in a free frog sticker.
Instead let’s engage w/ community. Whether it be protesting, mutual aid, education, or contacting your reps.
PS. If you support my art this weekend instead of today, I'll throw in a free frog sticker.
January 30, 2026 at 5:26 PM
My sh0ps are closed for the general strike in solidarity with Minneapolis.
Instead let’s engage w/ community. Whether it be protesting, mutual aid, education, or contacting your reps.
PS. If you support my art this weekend instead of today, I'll throw in a free frog sticker.
Instead let’s engage w/ community. Whether it be protesting, mutual aid, education, or contacting your reps.
PS. If you support my art this weekend instead of today, I'll throw in a free frog sticker.
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In this house, we believe:
- love is love
- science is real
- fried potatoes are a health food
- Bigfoot is an interdimensional being
- the forest is haunted, but in a good way
- moss rules everything around us
- love is love
- science is real
- fried potatoes are a health food
- Bigfoot is an interdimensional being
- the forest is haunted, but in a good way
- moss rules everything around us
January 29, 2026 at 8:05 PM
In this house, we believe:
- love is love
- science is real
- fried potatoes are a health food
- Bigfoot is an interdimensional being
- the forest is haunted, but in a good way
- moss rules everything around us
- love is love
- science is real
- fried potatoes are a health food
- Bigfoot is an interdimensional being
- the forest is haunted, but in a good way
- moss rules everything around us
An epic golden chanterelle find for ya.
Golden Hour Chanterelle
Acrylic on birch panel
8x10
Golden Hour Chanterelle
Acrylic on birch panel
8x10
January 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM
An epic golden chanterelle find for ya.
Golden Hour Chanterelle
Acrylic on birch panel
8x10
Golden Hour Chanterelle
Acrylic on birch panel
8x10
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Hey all, Ian (they're a friend of the bot) has a thread about what's going on in Minnesota that I think is worth reading.
Resources to help: standwithminnesota.com
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Resources to help: standwithminnesota.com
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Some things to understand about people from Minnesota on here right now, a short thread:
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Hey all, Ian (they're a friend of the bot) has a thread about what's going on in Minnesota that I think is worth reading.
Resources to help: standwithminnesota.com
bsky.app/profile/look...
Resources to help: standwithminnesota.com
bsky.app/profile/look...
Reposted by Michelle F Mitchell | Sword Fern Studios
Reposted by Michelle F Mitchell | Sword Fern Studios
ACTION ALERT! Call your senators and tell them to oppose H.R. 655 to protect Mt. Hood and public lands! Use the script in this post. Oregonians, call Senator Wyden at (202) 224-5244.
January 26, 2026 at 8:22 PM
ACTION ALERT! Call your senators and tell them to oppose H.R. 655 to protect Mt. Hood and public lands! Use the script in this post. Oregonians, call Senator Wyden at (202) 224-5244.
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“We can do a lot of guesswork as to the motivations behind [the legislation], but the reality is we need to protect our water resources. We need to protect the wildlife, and we need to protect the land for the betterment of the citizens of this country.” -Will Fett, Executive Director, Bark
Environmentalists worry Google behind bid to control Oregon town's water
Concerns about Big Tech have emerged in a proposal to transfer Mount Hood land.
www.sfgate.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:24 PM
“We can do a lot of guesswork as to the motivations behind [the legislation], but the reality is we need to protect our water resources. We need to protect the wildlife, and we need to protect the land for the betterment of the citizens of this country.” -Will Fett, Executive Director, Bark
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look at them. murderers itching to murder again but these people chose to stay, to film, to witness, to risk being next, to risk having their families targeted, their names dragged through the mud before their bodies are even cold. i wish they did not have to be brave but i'm grateful that they are.
From Whittier a few hrs ago—after shooting & killing an ICE responder in Minneapolis, 37 yr old Alex Pretti, DHS agents brutalized a crowd that gathered & flooded the area w/ tear gas.
@andral404.bsky.social captured this moment against a building where a fed then pointed his rifle at someone.
@andral404.bsky.social captured this moment against a building where a fed then pointed his rifle at someone.
January 25, 2026 at 4:25 PM
look at them. murderers itching to murder again but these people chose to stay, to film, to witness, to risk being next, to risk having their families targeted, their names dragged through the mud before their bodies are even cold. i wish they did not have to be brave but i'm grateful that they are.
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Left and top pieces are still available
Available original paintings roundup!
Sales have been really short this month (and current freelance projects are still in progress) Trying to make our mortgage before the end of the month, DM me if you are interested!
I also have prints, stickers, bookmarks in my online shop: nimasprout.shop
Sales have been really short this month (and current freelance projects are still in progress) Trying to make our mortgage before the end of the month, DM me if you are interested!
I also have prints, stickers, bookmarks in my online shop: nimasprout.shop
January 26, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Left and top pieces are still available
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In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition.
We’ve also added a list of additional recommended reading:
We’ve also added a list of additional recommended reading:
Free Ebooks: Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice an...
www.haymarketbooks.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition.
We’ve also added a list of additional recommended reading:
We’ve also added a list of additional recommended reading:
Camas, coming soon to a meadow near you. Painting from a 2025 @gorgefriends.org benefit show.
Would folks be interested in original mini paintings?
I don’t have my art in shops, & w/the state of things, it feels kind of pointless. Maybe I just need to find the right shops? My mind is preoccupied
Would folks be interested in original mini paintings?
I don’t have my art in shops, & w/the state of things, it feels kind of pointless. Maybe I just need to find the right shops? My mind is preoccupied
January 25, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Camas, coming soon to a meadow near you. Painting from a 2025 @gorgefriends.org benefit show.
Would folks be interested in original mini paintings?
I don’t have my art in shops, & w/the state of things, it feels kind of pointless. Maybe I just need to find the right shops? My mind is preoccupied
Would folks be interested in original mini paintings?
I don’t have my art in shops, & w/the state of things, it feels kind of pointless. Maybe I just need to find the right shops? My mind is preoccupied
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Yesterday, Minneapolis gave us hope. That’s what they’re trying to kill: the will of a people who are willing to fight them.
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Yesterday, Minneapolis gave us hope. That’s what they’re trying to kill: the will of a people who are willing to fight them.
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You did not bear the shame.
You resisted.
You bestowed the eternally vigilant symbol of change by sacrificing your impassioned lives for freedom, justice and honour.
— The German Resistance Memorial in Berlin
You resisted.
You bestowed the eternally vigilant symbol of change by sacrificing your impassioned lives for freedom, justice and honour.
— The German Resistance Memorial in Berlin
January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
You did not bear the shame.
You resisted.
You bestowed the eternally vigilant symbol of change by sacrificing your impassioned lives for freedom, justice and honour.
— The German Resistance Memorial in Berlin
You resisted.
You bestowed the eternally vigilant symbol of change by sacrificing your impassioned lives for freedom, justice and honour.
— The German Resistance Memorial in Berlin
