Dani the Girl

Phoenix checking in. We have our thermostat set to 81° and it has kicked on a few times already 😭

Hawk eye woodblock print

Laser engraved relief print of a rabbit

My partner keeps calling the hawk eye print “Sam the Eagle.”
“It’s a Harris’s Hawk!” I say.
“I know that muppet’s eye when I see one,” he responds.

#printmaking #sciart

I’m using my small wood block demos (one laser engraved, one hand carved) to play around with this concept. I think I need to use transparent ink and perhaps thinner paper. Maybe less dense imagery for the prey animal. Either way, pretty happy with this first test! #sciart #printmaking

Great blue heron in a tree with its mouth open

Y’all. I forgot I took this goofy photo like 5 years ago in Flagstaff. It looks like a muppet! 🤣 #birds

Final print looks significantly less like Ponyta 🐎🔥 #YearOfTheHorse

If you see this, post your green art 💚

Bird flying across screen

Hey #bird people. I can’t be the only one who thought this graphic looked more like a falcon than a sea hawk right? #SuperBowl

No Kings includes Draft Kings

It looks less like ponyta but I need to tweak a few things before I post it. Haha

Hand holding a linocut print of a horse with a fire mane in front of an etching press.

I did not set out for this print to look like Ponyta but here we are. 🔥 The key block looks a little awkward so I’ve got to do a bit more editing before I can finish this edition for my intro to print students. #YearOfTheFireHorse

Bird building a nest caught on camera

Today’s nest update

Camera on tripod

We are ready

Bird nest in tree

Bird nest in tree

Nest watch 2026 🪹

Also don’t you dare complain to those little girls that cookies are now $6 a box. They don’t set the prices and booth sales are already a drag.

Honest Girl Scout cookie review: the new Exploremore cookies are just ok. A chocolate sandwich cookie that would be good with milk. Not better than the s’mores cookies.

Hey other artists who are making year of the horse stuff… can we all agree that horses are kinda weird? Like just a little weird. Nothing crazy but also… have you looked at a horse from the front?

perry the platypus says i 'd have two nickels ... which isn 't a lot Alt: Doofenshmirtz says i 'd have two nickels ... which isn 't a lot but its weird it happened twice

If I had a nickel for every movie I loved as a child that involved labor unions I would have two nickels…

I hope everyone is having a good day except for “health influencers” who say stuff like, “be careful eating too much fruit because it has a lot of sugar in it.”

Violet-crowned hummingbird at a feeder

Field guide to hummingbirds showing the Violet-crowned Hummingbird and text

I saw my first non-Anna’s or Costa’s hummingbird in Arizona last weekend and I’m still buzzing about it. A violet-crowned hummingbird! So cute! Look at its orange beak!

daily routine

Peace and love but I’m not opening that Giving Tuesday email. Give your marketing and development teams a day off. ✌🏼

I also made one in pink. Just for fun 💕 #printmaking #linocut

Rabbit reduction linocut print - grey layer 1

Rabbit reduction linocut print - grey and brown layer 2

Rabbit reduction linocut print - final print

I haven’t posted much art on here in a while but here is a reduction linocut I’ve been working on as a demo for my class and entry for a print exchange #printmaking #sciart #desertcottontail #rabbit #linocut

Desert landscape

I know it’s scientifically proven but it always surprises me how great I feel after spending time outdoors 🌵

Finally saw a coyote while hiking! 🤩

“And now for the non-sporting group. First up, the standard poodle. Fun fact about this dog—he is also an active hunting dog!”

Sooo… he’s a sporting dog.

#NationalDogShow

Pumpkin prints! I finally tried my hand at carving a relief print on a pumpkin this year and it’s. SO. MUCH. FUN. Wish I got a bigger pumpkin! 🎃👻 #printmaking #halloween

I’ll never forgive them for the film adaptation of the musical Hair. If any a play-turned-movie needed a remake, this would be my choice.

Brownie with green swirl on top

Two slices of brownie one on a green plate and one on a yellow plate

Perhaps it’s because Fridays are my GBBO watching days but I’ve been on a roll with impromptu desserts. This week: fudgy brownies with chopped pistachios and pistachio cream 💚

It’s prime great-tailed grackle molting season and they all look so goofy.