Someone will be getting a snail lifting weights note card from grandma for graduation Also, how have I already sold both of my hedgehog Hannibal Lecter magnets today?
The lesson? Make what you love.
Lake Lure Arts and Crafts Festival, today and tomorrow!
Dang we got lucky. It’s going to be a beautiful, perfect weekend out here in Lake Lure. Come find me at the Lake Lure Arts and Crafts Festival (Saturday 10-5, Sunday 10-4) right next door to the historic Lake Lure Inn.
Lake Lure got hit hard by Hurricane Helene and it has been a long road to recovery. Come out, show your support, and support local businesses!
My first space in Black Mountain! Just finished setting up my brand new wall at Black Mountain Variety.
The grand opening of this beautiful new shop is THIS SATURDAY! (April 18). I’ll be dropping in for the vendor introductions at 4 pm. Hope to see you there! (106 Sutton Ave, Black Mountain, NC)
Ok, “raccoon attack” is a bit unfair, they were simply accessing a natural food source, as they should be: spotted salamander eggs!
Cristina found a bunch of egg masses lying outside the pond a couple days ago and we knew our local raccoon family had come hunting in the night. And while we love the idea of creating functional ecosystems in our yard, it’s hard not to become attached, so we were a bit distressed that our new friends (the baby spotted salamanders) had suffered a setback.
But Cristina rescued as many survivors as she could, still in the eggs but fully formed and ready to emerge, and placed them back into the pond.
I’m thrilled to report that this is the first larva we’ve spotted, successfully hatched! And there must be many more! Best birthday present ever.!
I look forward to watching their progress and seeing them transform to juvenile form! ❤️
#spottedsalamander
Buy art, get hammered, look at books! But please don’t drink and drive and read and buy art at the same time.
Find me at @cultivatedcocktailsdistillery today until 6!
First person to guess where I’m vending tonight gets one of my new stickers mailed to their doorstep (if you’re in the US that is). 1) Asheville is home 2) Pallas’s Cat 3) Axolotl 4) Rusty-spotted Cat 5) Sand Cat 6) Fox & Ferns 7) Black-footed Cat
Hint, I can smell @highridgesmokehouse
Eastern Screech Owl! We often hear these guys making creepy whistles and soft cooing whinnies in the night. But it’s the first resident we’ve seen in our owl box this year! Beautiful red morph and gorgeous eyes. Little badass. Thanks to @cristina.garcia.art for taking this lovely pic!
