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Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf
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Wildlife & Scientific Illustration, Logo Design, Copywriting | Available for hire! | She/They | Amateur Naturalist | Avid Cinephile | No NFTs | No AI
San Diego, CA - Obnoxiously Californian
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Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf @thornwolf.com · May 25
I'm Nicole, a wildlife artist and designer looking to use my skills for science, education, and conservation. I'm available for hire! Here's how to find me:

http://thornwolf.com
http://patreon.com/thornwolf
http://thornwolfart.tumblr.com http://instagram.com/thornwolfart
http://t.me/thornwolfart
An illustration of a sea otter surrounded by a circle of other sea creatures and items including: purple urchin, sea palm, jade, sardine, sea grapes, mussel A park sign for Lindo Lake showing the types of wildlife you can expect to find at the lake: Mallard, western toad, raccoon, bluegill. A playground sign showing an illustration of a bighorn sheep with information about bighorn sheep biology and some sketched tracks. A podcast tile graphic "Fish & Us" where the fish design represents a color temperature chart to indicate rising ocean temps.
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Logo design roundup for 2025! Here are all of the logos I've completed this year. 2025 had a very canine-heavy theme! If you're interested in hiring me for a logo design for 2026, get in touch! thornwolf.com/logo-design

#Logo #LogoDesign #BSNM
A roundup of 12 logo designs: Weighted Wonders featuring a kettle bell that is also a dragon, SQEKR Technology showing a running mouse with a USB cable for a tail, Furry Chamber of Commerce showing furry paw hands surrounded by a circle with a floating briefcase over it, Skrunkle of a shaggy little coyote face holding a paintbrush in his mouth, M. Nies Photography featuring a stylized flying hummingbird, D.I. Yote Bites showing a smiling coyote howling into a podcast mic, Bunny's Registration System showing an app icon showing three furries looking like bathroom icons queuing in a line with the rear-most one waiving their hand to get attention, Forester Universe showing an anthro fox from the chest up reading a book, Ash Silverpine shows a werewolf paw surrounded by a circle of pine boughs, Dancing Jackal Books shows a jackal in billowy pants and shirt with a sash around his waist dancing with arms up, Scorched Glass by Nicole shows a stained glass half arch window design that is also a rising sun with tendril rays extending outward, Bear Cottage Gifts & Collectibles shows a grandmotherly teddy bear leaning with one paw on her cheek wearing a yellow sun hat and a lavender bow.
December 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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I 100% recommend hiring a graphic designer to make you a logo (in my case @thornwolf.com) because then people can gift you things with that logo on it and make you feel the coolest
Mousepad with my personal business logo
December 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Throwback to when I was 7 and asked the oldest mall Santa in the world for a Game Boy.

🎅🏻“A game board?”
Me: “A Game Boy”
🎅🏻“Like Monopoly?”

And then he fell asleep or died.
7 year old me sitting on the lap of a mall Santa who is slumped over in his chair eyes closed with his beard falling off
December 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Gave up on a bottle of wine half way through Christmas dinner bc it was too late at night for grandma (me) so time to utilize this narwhal bottle stopper @evenstarpoodles.bsky.social gave me which we call the Barwhal.

“Bye, Buddy! Hope you find your sobriety!”
A bottle of wine stopped with a little white silicon narwhal sticking out the top
December 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Endorse Horse ✅🐴 Santa got @drskorzy.bsky.social and I a P’Kup, a little suction cup gadget that helps you pick up playing cards easier, which as someone with short fingernails has been very very useful! Plus it’s fun to use www.instagram.com/reel/DHK5TPb...
@getpkup on Instagram: "SICK of watching your friend's oily fingers handle your cards? Stop wincing and start using P'kup 🥳 Card sleeves can't solve everything. Your hands still create problems with...
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December 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Merychippus to all who celebrate!
gunbeeing Dec 25, 2024 Merychippus Animal Merychippus Follow Merychippus is an extinct proto-horse of the family Equidae that was endemic to North America during the Miocene, 15.97-5.33 million years ago. It had three toes on each foot and is the first horse known to have grazed. Wikipedia Order: Perissodactvla to all who celebrate
December 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Merry Christmas! If you’re ever in Cleveland make sure to visit the Christmas Story house, you won’t regret it! 🦵🎄
Me standing in front of the Christmas story house in Cleveland Ohio Me standing in front of the leg lamp in the Christmas story house Ralphie and Randy’s bedroom in the Christmas story house The bathroom had a decoder pin with be sure to drink your ovaltine
December 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Group Comic-Con costume idea: everyone dresses as Whos
A who rolling around a giant tuba on wheels with a string operated cymbal behind it A who rolling around two giant drums and playing a bicycle horn with his mouth A multi trumpet
December 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Christmas cozy zone. We do our presents Christmas Eve because we live for the ✨vibes✨
A phot of my living room with Christmas tree, presents and stuffed pandas under the tree, dove candle Holders with lit tapers, a fire in the fireplace and a fire on the tv. Double fire!
December 25, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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4 broken needles, 3 pricked fingers, 2 Michael’s runs, and a felt auk for my Christmas tree
A homemade felt ornament of a great auk with beaded accents Another shot of the auk ornament worth my hand holding it to get a better view of the beads
December 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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First go at this little California themed piece!

[ #art #stainedglass ]
December 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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This piece now belongs to @drskorzy.bsky.social 😄
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Photoshoot for the Cal bear piece 🐻🌲

[ #art #stainedglass ]
December 25, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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It’s me, I’m the friend. This was a birthday gift to myself (spring) and it’s been delivered just in time for Christmas and I LOVE it!!
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California quail butter dish, commission for a friend!
December 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Merry Christmas Eve to @drskorzy.bsky.social’s Tiny Tim tomato plant, who did NOT die

Yes that’s literally what they’re called, very festive 🍅🎄
Me holding a tiny red tomato about the size Of a 50 cent piece or a little larger than a quarter
December 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Christmas rain storm imminent 🌧️
A gigantic heavy rainstorm timelapse prediction showing rain coming to my location (and most of SoCal) in an hour The “here it comes” meme
December 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Ancient art from 2003 "Longest Night." Hope you all had a nice Solstice.
#art #coyote #furry #furryart #solstice
A warm colored coyote wrapped in a blanket holds the newly born sun in its paws, protecting it from the winter's chill. The scenery around the coyote is snowy and cold.
December 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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please imagine its christmas so this meme pops off PLEASE
the simpsons meme where ralph is saying "(chuckles) im in danger" but baby jesus is overlayed over ralph and danger has been changed to manger.
July 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Oh yeah I didn’t mention it but he’s double sided and jingles slightly (two bells, one outside, one inside)
December 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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i had to drop what i was doing to make this
scrooge boopin' a little muppet mouse on the nose while souls text reads "MEESES CHEESED"
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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4 broken needles, 3 pricked fingers, 2 Michael’s runs, and a felt auk for my Christmas tree
A homemade felt ornament of a great auk with beaded accents Another shot of the auk ornament worth my hand holding it to get a better view of the beads
December 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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We got an aura frame for ourselves (thanks to those who recommended it for my mom and nana, they’ll open theirs later…crossing fingers) and it’s already paid for itself in laughs due to the fact that we can now cycle through all the memes others have made of our dog. 🐕 🏄🏻‍♀️🌊
A digital aura frame sitting behind my husband’s laptop. The picture displayed is of our German mix shepherd, Banshee, photoshopped onto a surfboard shooting the curl
December 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Got a sudden urge to make a Christmas craft and of course I’m relearning that hand sewing freaking HURTS if you’re stitching thick materials together and I’m already more than half way done so I guess RIP my fingies
a cartoon of spongebob squarepants with big blue eyes
ALT: a cartoon of spongebob squarepants with big blue eyes
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December 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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🎄 Cozy Holiday Botanicals Coming Up!
After the Christmas holidays, we’ll continue drawing cozy, festive botanicals together.

For now, here’s a sneak peek — some line art from the Botanical Club

#botanicalart #sketchbookart #botanicaldrawing #natureillustration #artistlife #christmasart
December 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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🎵She sees you when you're snacking, she knows when you have cheese...🎵

Happy 8th Gotcha Day, Banshee!
My german shepherd mix, Banshee, wearing a festive red holiday bandana sticking her head through the railing of the stairs which is decorated with lit Christmas garland.
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Happy Gotcha' Day Banshee! Dec. 23, 2017! 8 years in the family!
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM