Loni Edwards
@loniedwards.bsky.social
Artist, writer, painter, birdwatcher, KidLit, Beatlemaniac living in beautiful VT!
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Seeing the Bill Watterson originals full of pencil lines of stuff that didn’t work, scuffs the eraser didn’t pick up, white out galore and more was something I needed to see to remind myself that nothing is perfect the first go and tweaks need to be made and you’re allowed to try again.
September 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Seeing the Bill Watterson originals full of pencil lines of stuff that didn’t work, scuffs the eraser didn’t pick up, white out galore and more was something I needed to see to remind myself that nothing is perfect the first go and tweaks need to be made and you’re allowed to try again.
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Georgia O'Keeffe, Sunflower New Mexico, 1935 #WomensArt
In folklore the sunflower is considered a flower of loyalty because each day it turns its head to loyally follow the sun, from east to west 🌞 #FolkloreThursday
In folklore the sunflower is considered a flower of loyalty because each day it turns its head to loyally follow the sun, from east to west 🌞 #FolkloreThursday
July 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Georgia O'Keeffe, Sunflower New Mexico, 1935 #WomensArt
In folklore the sunflower is considered a flower of loyalty because each day it turns its head to loyally follow the sun, from east to west 🌞 #FolkloreThursday
In folklore the sunflower is considered a flower of loyalty because each day it turns its head to loyally follow the sun, from east to west 🌞 #FolkloreThursday
1. Barred Owl
2. Veery
3. Purple Finch
4. Northern Cardinal (a pair!💕)
5. Carolina Wren
2. Veery
3. Purple Finch
4. Northern Cardinal (a pair!💕)
5. Carolina Wren
What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week?
Mine, in Rutland:
1. First of year Osprey
2. Hearing a Yellowhammer as I arrived at @globalbirdfair.bsky.social
3. A big flock of Swifts screaming over Oakham Tesco
4. Unexpected Sedgewarbler
5. Great & Little Egrets in the sunset
🪶
Mine, in Rutland:
1. First of year Osprey
2. Hearing a Yellowhammer as I arrived at @globalbirdfair.bsky.social
3. A big flock of Swifts screaming over Oakham Tesco
4. Unexpected Sedgewarbler
5. Great & Little Egrets in the sunset
🪶
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What were your best bird moments from the past week?
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July 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
1. Barred Owl
2. Veery
3. Purple Finch
4. Northern Cardinal (a pair!💕)
5. Carolina Wren
2. Veery
3. Purple Finch
4. Northern Cardinal (a pair!💕)
5. Carolina Wren
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Puffin, drypoint etching by contemporary printmaker Faith Chevannes #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
July 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Puffin, drypoint etching by contemporary printmaker Faith Chevannes #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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I Give You... Baby Squirrels!
June 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I Give You... Baby Squirrels!
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June 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Liza Adamczewski (aka the Accidental Ecologist), artist and creator of the 1000 postcards project; mini paintings of natural life inspired by her ‘re-wilding’ of a Welsh farm #WomensArt
June 19, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Liza Adamczewski (aka the Accidental Ecologist), artist and creator of the 1000 postcards project; mini paintings of natural life inspired by her ‘re-wilding’ of a Welsh farm #WomensArt
1. Summer Tanager (Mount Auburn Cemetery)
2. Scarlet Tanager
3. Northern Waterthrush
4. Yellow Rumped Warbler
5. Veery
2. Scarlet Tanager
3. Northern Waterthrush
4. Yellow Rumped Warbler
5. Veery
What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week?
Mine, from Suffolk:
1. Red-footed Falcon
2. Spotted Redshank in summer plumage
3. Flyover of Common Crane (calling)
4. Nightingales singing
5. Turtle Dove pair
🪶
Mine, from Suffolk:
1. Red-footed Falcon
2. Spotted Redshank in summer plumage
3. Flyover of Common Crane (calling)
4. Nightingales singing
5. Turtle Dove pair
🪶
May 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
1. Summer Tanager (Mount Auburn Cemetery)
2. Scarlet Tanager
3. Northern Waterthrush
4. Yellow Rumped Warbler
5. Veery
2. Scarlet Tanager
3. Northern Waterthrush
4. Yellow Rumped Warbler
5. Veery
May 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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May's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Going Places!
Join your hosts on May 29, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about moving forward in your own kidlit journey!
Banner art by @anneappert.bsky.social
Join your hosts on May 29, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about moving forward in your own kidlit journey!
Banner art by @anneappert.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
May's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Going Places!
Join your hosts on May 29, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about moving forward in your own kidlit journey!
Banner art by @anneappert.bsky.social
Join your hosts on May 29, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about moving forward in your own kidlit journey!
Banner art by @anneappert.bsky.social
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Elizabeth Catlett, Sharecropper, 1952, two colour lino cut. The US artist utilised printmaking with extreme skill to explore themes of her fellow African Americans in a 20th century era of Civil Rights activism #womensart
May 4, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Elizabeth Catlett, Sharecropper, 1952, two colour lino cut. The US artist utilised printmaking with extreme skill to explore themes of her fellow African Americans in a 20th century era of Civil Rights activism #womensart
1. Red Tail Hawk
2. Louisiana Thrush
3. A Phoebe perched on our deck (so cute!)
4. Baltimore Oriole
5. Black and White Warbler
2. Louisiana Thrush
3. A Phoebe perched on our deck (so cute!)
4. Baltimore Oriole
5. Black and White Warbler
What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week?
Mine:
1. A Robin sitting with me in the garden for a while
2. The return of Swifts to my neighbourhood
3. Ring Ouzel and…
4. Black-winged Stilt in Suffolk
5. 11 Red Kites in the air at once
Mine:
1. A Robin sitting with me in the garden for a while
2. The return of Swifts to my neighbourhood
3. Ring Ouzel and…
4. Black-winged Stilt in Suffolk
5. 11 Red Kites in the air at once
May 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
1. Red Tail Hawk
2. Louisiana Thrush
3. A Phoebe perched on our deck (so cute!)
4. Baltimore Oriole
5. Black and White Warbler
2. Louisiana Thrush
3. A Phoebe perched on our deck (so cute!)
4. Baltimore Oriole
5. Black and White Warbler
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we have added a new store to The Great ONE OF THE BOYS Book Drive - welcome, Books Are Magic (Brooklyn, NY)!!! If you wanna donate copies, here's the link! www.booksaremagic.net/donate/one-o...
Reminder that all the links and info for the OOTB book drive can be found at squishthe.fish ☺️
Reminder that all the links and info for the OOTB book drive can be found at squishthe.fish ☺️
April 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
we have added a new store to The Great ONE OF THE BOYS Book Drive - welcome, Books Are Magic (Brooklyn, NY)!!! If you wanna donate copies, here's the link! www.booksaremagic.net/donate/one-o...
Reminder that all the links and info for the OOTB book drive can be found at squishthe.fish ☺️
Reminder that all the links and info for the OOTB book drive can be found at squishthe.fish ☺️
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April's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Hatching New Ideas!
Join your hosts on Apr 24, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about coming up with new and exciting ideas!
Banner art by @sandrasalsbury.bsky.social
Join your hosts on Apr 24, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about coming up with new and exciting ideas!
Banner art by @sandrasalsbury.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
April's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Hatching New Ideas!
Join your hosts on Apr 24, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about coming up with new and exciting ideas!
Banner art by @sandrasalsbury.bsky.social
Join your hosts on Apr 24, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about coming up with new and exciting ideas!
Banner art by @sandrasalsbury.bsky.social
I created this piece for the UMass Building Bridges Spring showcase. It was fun creating “Fairy House” in procreate. loniedwards.com/wp-content/g...
April 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I created this piece for the UMass Building Bridges Spring showcase. It was fun creating “Fairy House” in procreate. loniedwards.com/wp-content/g...
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You had us at "a book of spells, the key to wonders."
April 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
You had us at "a book of spells, the key to wonders."
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The Bookmark Project raises funds to support Katiyo Primary School in Zimbabwe, & they welcome donations of handmade (not pre-printed) bookmarks. Deadline: Apr.30th. Auction held in May. Details on where to send & how to bid: bookmarkproject.co.uk/faq-the-book...
#BookmarkProject #KidLit
#BookmarkProject #KidLit
We slowly have bookmarks arriving & they are fabulous! If you are an author, illustrator, artist or celebrity reading this we would love you to create a bookmark or bookmarks for our auction to help us to build a library at Katiyo Primary School in Zimbabwe www.bookmarkproject.co.uk #BookmarkProject
April 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The Bookmark Project raises funds to support Katiyo Primary School in Zimbabwe, & they welcome donations of handmade (not pre-printed) bookmarks. Deadline: Apr.30th. Auction held in May. Details on where to send & how to bid: bookmarkproject.co.uk/faq-the-book...
#BookmarkProject #KidLit
#BookmarkProject #KidLit
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One of the first films I saw with my then bf now hubby. 💕 Iconic.
RIP Val Kilmer #forevericeman
RIP Val Kilmer #forevericeman
April 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
One of the first films I saw with my then bf now hubby. 💕 Iconic.
RIP Val Kilmer #forevericeman
RIP Val Kilmer #forevericeman
My artwork is shown throughout the 2025 Building Bridges annual digital showcase video. #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #art very proud to be apart of it!
See it and artwork from many talented staff at UMass: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc55...
See it and artwork from many talented staff at UMass: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc55...
Building Bridges: Virtual Artist Showcase 2025
YouTube video by The Partnership for Worker Education UMass Amherst
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April 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My artwork is shown throughout the 2025 Building Bridges annual digital showcase video. #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #art very proud to be apart of it!
See it and artwork from many talented staff at UMass: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc55...
See it and artwork from many talented staff at UMass: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc55...
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In honor of Transgender Day of Visibility today, here are some terrific recent picture, chapter, and middle grade books with trans protagonists (including real-life heroes), great for reading at any time of year! #TDOV #TDOV2025 #QueerKidLit #BookSky #MomSky Reviews: mombian.com/2025/03/31/1...
14 Recent Kids' Books With Trans Protagonists - Mombian
In honor of Transgender Day of Visibility today, here are some terrific recent picture, chapter, and middle grade books with trans protagonists (including real-life heroes), great for reading at any t...
mombian.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In honor of Transgender Day of Visibility today, here are some terrific recent picture, chapter, and middle grade books with trans protagonists (including real-life heroes), great for reading at any time of year! #TDOV #TDOV2025 #QueerKidLit #BookSky #MomSky Reviews: mombian.com/2025/03/31/1...
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Each year on March 31, the world observes Transgender Day of Visibility to raise awareness about transgender people. It is a day to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people. Learn more at glaad.org/tdov
March 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Each year on March 31, the world observes Transgender Day of Visibility to raise awareness about transgender people. It is a day to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people. Learn more at glaad.org/tdov