Alyssa Eckert
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Alyssa Eckert
@thebrightmerchant.bsky.social
Artist and Crafter residing in Central Washington.
Ahead in the Woods 2025
February 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Reposted by Alyssa Eckert
i used to Walk Around And Look At Things because it made my art better. now it feels more like making art takes away from the time i have to do the actually-important work of Walking Around And Looking At Things
February 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
An untitled piece from 2023 I think? It was eclipse season and it still felt there was smoke in the air. Magpies are often on my drive to work, perched on black locust trees.
February 1, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Reposted by Alyssa Eckert
There are 2 wolves within each of us…

‘Carnivorous’ 16x20, acrylic on canvas, 2021
January 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Coyote’s Garden, 2024
Partnered with the dye plants and insects, I created these two to be silkscreened onto bandanas I dyed from the local plants around my home.
January 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Dyeing Flowers, Insects and Snake Skin, 2024
A rumination of dye plants and the bugs that inhabit them
January 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Reposted by Alyssa Eckert
•sarcasm on•
I have no idea what this might look like. You?
•sarcasm off•
January 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Shrike Wreath, 2024
First post on Bluesky. This is a second retelling of the Loggerhead Shrike I have done, commissioned by a friend. It’s definitely my favorite of the two.
January 25, 2025 at 4:30 AM