Jim Draper
@draperart.bsky.social
Artist and writer who splits time between Florida and North Carolina. Both my visual and literary work are inspired by direct observation of the natural world. My life's philosophy is one of Naturalism, not simply benign naturalism but a radical form.
Pinned
A Collaboration
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A Collaboration
The best possible world.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A Collaboration
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Beaver Moon
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Beaver Moon
Got Your Attention?
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November 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Beaver Moon
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I just backed Journey in Place: A Field Guide to Belonging (book) on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/jan...
Journey in Place: A Field Guide to Belonging (book)
Discover a great sense of place and belonging with 52 weekly explorations that help you slow down, connect, and ground where you are.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I just backed Journey in Place: A Field Guide to Belonging (book) on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/jan...
Sturgeon Bend
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Sturgeon Bend
Lessons learned under the August Moon
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July 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Sturgeon Bend
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Sister of the Flower Moon
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Sister of the Flower Moon
Wild Food, Memory, and Coming Home to Nature
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May 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Sister of the Flower Moon
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Hic Sunt Dracones
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Hic Sunt Dracones
There may be dragons
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May 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Hic Sunt Dracones
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Ep7 Swamped
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Ep7 Swamped
Swamps, Wetlands, and What We Stand to Lose
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April 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Ep7 Swamped
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Swamped
What matters.
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April 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
In the Pink
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In the Pink
I saw it written and I saw it say. Pink Moon is on its way.
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April 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
In the Pink
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blue jay and tomcat
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blue jay and tomcat
a fable
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April 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
blue jay and tomcat
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Sunday Gallery Brunch Hop
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Sunday Gallery Brunch Hop
April 6, 11am-4pm
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April 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Sunday Gallery Brunch Hop
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Yesterday I went to the woods
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Yesterday I went to the woods
no regrets, not fooling
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April 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Yesterday I went to the woods
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Natural Lies
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Natural Lies
The Flowers of Deceit
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March 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Natural Lies
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Darwin on How to Evolve Your Imagination www.themarginalian.org/2025/01/26/d...
Darwin on How to Evolve Your Imagination
The year the young Charles Darwin (February 12, 1809–April 19, 1882) boarded The Beagle, Mary Shelley contemplated the nature of the imagination in her preface to the most famous edition of F…
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February 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Snow Moon Diary
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Snow Moon Diary
Hold on
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February 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Snow Moon Diary
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Good Yule
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Good Yule
Look to the Light
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December 21, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Good Yule
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Where Do We Go From Here?
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December 3, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Where Do We Go From Here?
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In Durham. Working on final edits for my book. Look for the release mid-winter.
November 26, 2024 at 9:04 PM
In Durham. Working on final edits for my book. Look for the release mid-winter.