David O
@anatotitan.bsky.social
Printmaker, designer. Naturey art and gifts at blueasterstudio.com | Paleoartish stuff at chasmosaurs.com/orogenic | He/Him
Once upon a time I was a nearly prolific illustrator of ancient life forms. Here's a sampling of this 🐡🎨 paleoart from the early 20's.
November 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Once upon a time I was a nearly prolific illustrator of ancient life forms. Here's a sampling of this 🐡🎨 paleoart from the early 20's.
Dang! 3 second exposure.
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Dang! 3 second exposure.
Holy cow, check out this trilobite-mimic isopod!
📷: Jialing Cai/The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census/Schmidt Ocean Institute
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
📷: Jialing Cai/The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census/Schmidt Ocean Institute
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Holy cow, check out this trilobite-mimic isopod!
📷: Jialing Cai/The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census/Schmidt Ocean Institute
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
📷: Jialing Cai/The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census/Schmidt Ocean Institute
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
A little gift shop in Holland, Michigan had this weird little Triceratops - Spinosaurus mashup
October 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A little gift shop in Holland, Michigan had this weird little Triceratops - Spinosaurus mashup
Cutting a new batch of ornaments today... One of this year's new ones is this Carolina mantis.
October 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Cutting a new batch of ornaments today... One of this year's new ones is this Carolina mantis.
No home is complete without fossils
October 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
No home is complete without fossils
This is my half-assed solution to the rice cooker's starch geyser FYI
September 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This is my half-assed solution to the rice cooker's starch geyser FYI
I hope I'm not jinxing this by sharing now since we still need to give them a coat of clear sealant to prevent scratches...
But I'm pretty stoked about our new screen printed wooden ornaments! Six critters to kick them off. Here's the box turtle.
But I'm pretty stoked about our new screen printed wooden ornaments! Six critters to kick them off. Here's the box turtle.
September 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I hope I'm not jinxing this by sharing now since we still need to give them a coat of clear sealant to prevent scratches...
But I'm pretty stoked about our new screen printed wooden ornaments! Six critters to kick them off. Here's the box turtle.
But I'm pretty stoked about our new screen printed wooden ornaments! Six critters to kick them off. Here's the box turtle.
I get to design some fun stuff for work
If yr local to Bloomington, IN and interested, the RSVP link is events.iu.edu/libraries/ev...
If yr local to Bloomington, IN and interested, the RSVP link is events.iu.edu/libraries/ev...
September 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I get to design some fun stuff for work
If yr local to Bloomington, IN and interested, the RSVP link is events.iu.edu/libraries/ev...
If yr local to Bloomington, IN and interested, the RSVP link is events.iu.edu/libraries/ev...
My favorite shot from Deadwood (maybe from any series)
August 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
My favorite shot from Deadwood (maybe from any series)
Gen Z stare? This kid invented it
August 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Gen Z stare? This kid invented it
Kroger had snack chips on clearance for $1.75 with surprisingly deep lore (apparently this is the work of a lawn mower company that wanted to do snacks as a side hustle???)
August 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Kroger had snack chips on clearance for $1.75 with surprisingly deep lore (apparently this is the work of a lawn mower company that wanted to do snacks as a side hustle???)
Get a load of the incredible hand-painted and lettered informational panels and activities at Brown County State Park in Indiana... I simply will not brook any attempt to update these.
July 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Get a load of the incredible hand-painted and lettered informational panels and activities at Brown County State Park in Indiana... I simply will not brook any attempt to update these.
Look at my absolute mess of a garden
July 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Look at my absolute mess of a garden
How dare you be so perfect
July 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
How dare you be so perfect
She wasn't entirely thrilled with me! Great golden digger wasp and rattlesnake master.
July 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
She wasn't entirely thrilled with me! Great golden digger wasp and rattlesnake master.
I found this bot fly puparium in an outdoor flowerpot recently, wonder what its former resident went on to do in life.
July 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I found this bot fly puparium in an outdoor flowerpot recently, wonder what its former resident went on to do in life.
Every summer I discover at least a couple new-to-me insects, and this year's first was the peacock fly, which obligingly perched on one of our print display crates when I was unloading the car.
July 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Every summer I discover at least a couple new-to-me insects, and this year's first was the peacock fly, which obligingly perched on one of our print display crates when I was unloading the car.
This graphic from my power company suggests that whoever buried these utility lines deliberately and at great effort buried them deeper when they hit Cretaceous fossil bearing rock
June 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This graphic from my power company suggests that whoever buried these utility lines deliberately and at great effort buried them deeper when they hit Cretaceous fossil bearing rock
I also sell fun paleontology stuff at orogenic.etsy.com including stickers and enamel pins like these.
May 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I also sell fun paleontology stuff at orogenic.etsy.com including stickers and enamel pins like these.
I also have some of the 2015 1st edition Mammoth is Mopey books for sale at orogenic.etsy.com. these were self published thanks to a crowdfunding campaign, and are signed and numbered.
May 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I also have some of the 2015 1st edition Mammoth is Mopey books for sale at orogenic.etsy.com. these were self published thanks to a crowdfunding campaign, and are signed and numbered.
We have also published two children's alphabet books: Mammoth is Mopey (2nd ed. 2022) and Tiger is Tangled (2024). Both available from rextooth.com.
May 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We have also published two children's alphabet books: Mammoth is Mopey (2nd ed. 2022) and Tiger is Tangled (2024). Both available from rextooth.com.
Jennie and I make nature art and gifts as @blueasterstudio.bsky.social.
May 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Jennie and I make nature art and gifts as @blueasterstudio.bsky.social.
Here's a reintroduction thread because it feels like the right time for one. Here's me, my spousal unit Jennie, and the chef statue at Gelsosomo's pizza in Chesterton, IN. We are NOT a throuple - don't believe every cockamamie rumor you read.
May 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Here's a reintroduction thread because it feels like the right time for one. Here's me, my spousal unit Jennie, and the chef statue at Gelsosomo's pizza in Chesterton, IN. We are NOT a throuple - don't believe every cockamamie rumor you read.