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Aspenhearted
@aspenhearted.bsky.social
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Carrie; artist in Tacoma.
My wife says I’m cool AND stylish.
Aspiring Byronic hero
Queer, any pronouns, Schrödinger’s gender.
All of my in-stock pins, cards, and stickers: https://aspenhearted.com
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Coming up for air briefly because I wanted to share some pin photos I took earlier this week. I’m doing my best to get EVERYTHING in my online shop by December 1st!
A photo of a whole bunch of different cat enamel pins mounted on a white background. A photo of an enamel pin of a round cat with wings with black rainbow glitter enamel and dual-plated gold and silver metal. A photo of an enamel pin of a black tuxedo cat with dual-plated gold and silver metal. A photo of two enamel pins, a winged black cat and a tuxedo cat, with dual-plated gold and silver metal
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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CW: wildlife in distress

We found a grounded Mexican Free-tailed bat. It was covered in cobwebs and looked dead, but then I noticed it was breathing rapidly and its eyes were bright.

I carefully used a stick to clean the cobwebs off of it, I hope it survived and managed to fly away.
A small dark brown bat with cobwebs tangled on its wings, lying on planks of wood. A small dark brown bat with cobwebs tangled on its wings, lying on planks of wood.
October 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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My cat’s face when grandfather won’t return her slow blink because he’s too busy looking at football
A black tuxedo cat reclining on a red leather-ish chair with a red and white striped blanket behind her. Her expression is one of both longing and betrayal. The same picture, close up on the cat’s forlorn expression.
October 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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This acrylagouche sketch was inspired by a walk through the neighborhood after an autumn rain, the fallen leaves bright against the dark wet asphalt.

Quote repost with your autumn themed art!
An acryla gouache painting of assorted autumn leaves against a dark charcoal gray background. Bright gold ginkgo leaves are the focal points.
September 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Rare to see a Phoebe bird in the trees this time of year.
A photo of a black tuxedo cat wearing a vest with a white, red, and green pattern of ladybugs and leaves. She’s perched on the crook of a tree, impersonating her namesake bird.
September 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Unbearable, this one
A photo of Phoebe, a black tuxedo cat wearing a little vest with a pattern of green leaves and red ladybugs, next to a patch of red nasturtiums.
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Phoebe went on her very first hike in the woods yesterday.
September 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Wow thanks etsy
A screencap showing my etsy earnings last week of 10 cents.
September 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Behold! this cat:
A photo of Phoebe, a black and white tuxedo cat, lying on the floor and looking upsidedown at the viewer with her mouth slightly open and her silly little teeth showing.
September 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Pictures of Phoebe
Four different sketches in red pencil exploring different ways of portraying my cat Phoebe’s silly head. A photo of a black tuxedo cat lying on top of a white cabinet. Her chin is resting thoughtfully on one white paw and her head is very square.
September 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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I said I’d do it
August 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Another weird watercolor.
I've been keeping a little watercolor setup next to my computer so I can doodle textures in the downtime moments of work.
An abstract watercolor painting with a lot of visual textures. The left side of the painting is in hues of cobalt teal and indigo, in clusters of organic shapes that suggest looking into a blue depth. The right side is in different shades of grays punctuated with small areas of red. The abstract patterns create lines of similar shapes, resembling perhaps a stack of stones, columns of vertebrae, or rows of teeth. Between the two larger areas of colors winds a thin curving stripe of vibrant gold with red near the center of the painting.
August 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Is it narcissism to be ✨savoring✨ the textures in my own watercolor painting so much?
An abstract watercolor painting of two shapes with a lot of visual texture and movement. One shape is vibrant watery cobalt teal, and one is stony grey (with a peek of bright toothsome pink). The shapes writhe and collide together, with a thin fiery line of yellows and red slicing between them. A small section of the painting, showing in detail an area of dark grey textures and a bright glimpse of orange in the upper left corner. A small section of the painting, showing in detail an area of dark grey textures, a part of it much lighter and brighter and punctuated by a small puddle of pink. In the lower left corner is a tiny flash of teal blue and orange. A small section of the painting, showing in detail an area of deep dark grey textures and a bright swirling streak of yellow that descends into red that creates a barrier for a sweeping section of cobalt teal with a narrow cavernous shadow of indigo.
August 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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quote with your gold art
#watercolor
An abstract watercolor painting in hues of gold, magenta, and gray in swirling rings and circles of different sizes.
August 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Quitting therapy because I found something better
It’s just a box of Lotus brand Biscoff ice cream bars, with a chocolate coating, Biscoff cookie crumbles and cookie butter. They are even more delicious than they sound.
August 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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I’m going to print this out and and frame it and hang it on the wall and see how long it takes my wife to notice
A photo of a black tuxedo cat, lying in the bright sunlight on a window shelf, on top of a cardboard pad. Lighting floods the window behind her and a flare creates a spotlight directly on her muzzle and spaced out expression. The photo has been heavily filtered to amplify the contrast and color saturation.
August 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Happy Caturday. Phoebe will always be the mood.
A photo of the face of a black tuxedo cat lying on her side on top of a cardboard scratchpad with an almost indescribable expression on her face but it accurately captures the current mood, whatever that is Another photo of the same cat, wider angle to place a paw in the foreground and a flare of light spotlights her white muzzle and very mood expression.
August 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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MRI coming up this morning, face is feeling weird with my regular jewelry out.
A selfie, showing the weird hole in my nose visible through a glass retainer. I have pale skin, short brown and grey hair, and I’m wearing a black tank. A bit of shelf with books and plushies (Bearret, Miggy Mackerel, and Grumpy Bear) is visible.
August 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Two! She has go go boots. With a heart cutout on one.
A photo of a curled sleeping tuxedo cat with white hind legs and a black heart-shaped mark on one.
July 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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She’s always birdwatching like this
Photo of a black tuxedo cat with her front legs on a windowsill and her hind legs and rear resting up higher on top of a brown wood dresser.
July 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Some pencil sketches studying the shapes of the plants and blackbirds on a hike in Wenas, WA.
A page of graphite sketches; clockwise from top right: a pair of leafy branches, a red-winged blackbird, a landscape of tall slender trees behind a large curving branch that breaks across the foreground from a thick branch to the viewer's left, a hilly landscape of trees and underbrush; all simplified to explore shapes and rhythms.
July 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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I've been remembering to post on Patreon lately, so there's a little collection of new things there, all free, unlocked, and public, including a new abstract watercolor painting.
www.patreon.com/posts/waterc...
A watercolor painting in hues of cobalt teal, dark purplish-blue grays, and a thin bright streak of yellow splitting the two colors. Abstract textures have been added to the colors. Patreon promotional text reads: Watercolor Painting: Turmoil Carrie Alyson patreon.com/aspenhearted
July 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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The little goblin that sits atop the cabinets.
It’s just Phoebe, a black and white tuxedo cat, lounging up on top of a cabinet, her chin resting thoughtfully on one paw.
July 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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No one else is out there succeeding at it more than Phoebe
A really ridiculously cute black tuxedo cat lying on a fluffy blanket with one paw thrown over face, giving the viewer such a side eye while her hind toe beans—pink with one little black spot on the footpad—are in your face.
July 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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This cat, man. She is so fast!!
July 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM