Jaala Spiro
@yippeekayak.bsky.social
Paint, quilt, walk, kayak and foster kittens 😍 she/they
Jaala Spiro/That's So Sick on Substack
Jaala Spiro/That's So Sick on Substack
Chickies are laying!
October 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Chickies are laying!
Finished this painting. Underwater Candy, 12×18 acrylic on wood.
October 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Finished this painting. Underwater Candy, 12×18 acrylic on wood.
New knitting post on the Notes From the Studio Substack! Fun to be talking knitting again.
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October 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
New knitting post on the Notes From the Studio Substack! Fun to be talking knitting again.
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
Chicken coop decor day 3
October 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Chicken coop decor day 3
Made some buttons yesterday 😁
August 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Made some buttons yesterday 😁
Can't stop won't stop wet-on-wet watercolor
August 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Can't stop won't stop wet-on-wet watercolor
Don't know why it won't rotate, but you get the idea. I know this painting is so simple, but learning the wet on wet technique has made me so happy.
August 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Don't know why it won't rotate, but you get the idea. I know this painting is so simple, but learning the wet on wet technique has made me so happy.
New foster kittens freshly brought from the countryside, where they were living in abandoned gopher tunnels with their mom. Meet Grasshopper 😁
August 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
New foster kittens freshly brought from the countryside, where they were living in abandoned gopher tunnels with their mom. Meet Grasshopper 😁
My paint-in-bed station.
August 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My paint-in-bed station.
Finally able to paint again after 10 days of fever and nausea. Very satisfying. I'm going to continue to slowly climb out of this hole with the help of creativity.
August 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Finally able to paint again after 10 days of fever and nausea. Very satisfying. I'm going to continue to slowly climb out of this hole with the help of creativity.
Just found this coffee shop watercolor sketch from a few weeks ago. Energy is all around us. Take it in!
July 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Just found this coffee shop watercolor sketch from a few weeks ago. Energy is all around us. Take it in!
So happy to have our fam back together last weekend! We got to take in the Radicals Ultimate game, see nesting eagles, run/walk a 5k and spray paint this shirt for Lil Buddy to take back to Colorado.
July 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
So happy to have our fam back together last weekend! We got to take in the Radicals Ultimate game, see nesting eagles, run/walk a 5k and spray paint this shirt for Lil Buddy to take back to Colorado.
Starting a new mural in my studio! I wanted something just fun and uplifting.
July 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Starting a new mural in my studio! I wanted something just fun and uplifting.
Watercolor cloudscape, seen on the road back from Milwaukee. So much to learn!
July 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Watercolor cloudscape, seen on the road back from Milwaukee. So much to learn!
I think we all just need a moment of Balloon today.
June 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I think we all just need a moment of Balloon today.
Friendly foster baby Calypso is a lap cat for sure. See her at the adoption fair at Earthwise West in Madison this Saturday!
June 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Friendly foster baby Calypso is a lap cat for sure. See her at the adoption fair at Earthwise West in Madison this Saturday!
Luminous chicken from watercolor class yesterday.
June 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Luminous chicken from watercolor class yesterday.
New post! jaalaspiro.substack.com/p/paint-your...
June 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
New post! jaalaspiro.substack.com/p/paint-your...
Progress on my first coiled basket! Can't believe I never tried this before.
June 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Progress on my first coiled basket! Can't believe I never tried this before.
Little foster kittens, they're so friendly! If you're near Madison, they'll be at an adoption fair at Madcat this Saturday.
June 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Little foster kittens, they're so friendly! If you're near Madison, they'll be at an adoption fair at Madcat this Saturday.
New foster kittens! Calypso and Bushwhacker are three months old and come from the Virgin Islands.
June 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
New foster kittens! Calypso and Bushwhacker are three months old and come from the Virgin Islands.
Denver CO, tens of thousands, fair tents, marching, honking, people offering water and snacks.
June 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Denver CO, tens of thousands, fair tents, marching, honking, people offering water and snacks.
Cats don't approve.
June 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Cats don't approve.