Carol Creech
@ccreechstudio.bsky.social
Artist, maker and medical librarian inspired by science and nature. Curious about everything! Amateur naturalist with a background in geography and public health. Sciart 🐡 | Botanical 🎨 | Bookbinding | Gardening 🌱 | Nature | Libraries
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Finishing up some house portraits this season and reminding myself of ones done over the years. May need to put some commissions back in the rotation! #penandinkhouseportraits 🏡
December 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Finishing up some house portraits this season and reminding myself of ones done over the years. May need to put some commissions back in the rotation! #penandinkhouseportraits 🏡
Put it in a binder, or hang it on the wall! Color it, add notes or drawings—whatever you like! *You* can decide how you want to use it. Get immediate access to the downloadable file. Makes a great gift for yourself or your favorite nature enthusiast! 🐡🎨🌕
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December 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Put it in a binder, or hang it on the wall! Color it, add notes or drawings—whatever you like! *You* can decide how you want to use it. Get immediate access to the downloadable file. Makes a great gift for yourself or your favorite nature enthusiast! 🐡🎨🌕
www.ccreechstudio.com/product/2026...
www.ccreechstudio.com/product/2026...
Printed out the Celestial Circular Calendar today on 65lb white cardstock and it turned out beautifully! Attached with three small binder rings, the pages can be separated without damage. I plan to add a limited amount of print calendars to my site. #2026calendar #circularcalendar
December 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Printed out the Celestial Circular Calendar today on 65lb white cardstock and it turned out beautifully! Attached with three small binder rings, the pages can be separated without damage. I plan to add a limited amount of print calendars to my site. #2026calendar #circularcalendar
And this moon stuff is why I couldn’t help making my own calendar for 2026! A sneak peek below. If you enjoy journaling your nature observations, you just might love this. 🎨🐡🌕
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December 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
And this moon stuff is why I couldn’t help making my own calendar for 2026! A sneak peek below. If you enjoy journaling your nature observations, you just might love this. 🎨🐡🌕
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Well, this beautiful Cold Moon called for some moon cookies tonight 😊 And it is throwing some great shadows through the trees, too! 🌕
December 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Well, this beautiful Cold Moon called for some moon cookies tonight 😊 And it is throwing some great shadows through the trees, too! 🌕
FREE! I have added three, free coloring pages for download. The are original artworks that I created for the “All Along the Atlantic” and “Backyard Pollinator.” They can be found on the Art section of my shop. Link in bio. Enjoy! #coloringpages 🐡🌱🎨
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December 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
FREE! I have added three, free coloring pages for download. The are original artworks that I created for the “All Along the Atlantic” and “Backyard Pollinator.” They can be found on the Art section of my shop. Link in bio. Enjoy! #coloringpages 🐡🌱🎨
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I have been working on a little something…
Check out my new, Circular Celestial Observation Calendar for 2026! A PDF downloadable designed specifically to allow *you* to add your own notes and drawings during the year. The sale price runs through Sunday! 🌕 🌎🐡🌱
www.ccreechstudio.com/product/2026...
Check out my new, Circular Celestial Observation Calendar for 2026! A PDF downloadable designed specifically to allow *you* to add your own notes and drawings during the year. The sale price runs through Sunday! 🌕 🌎🐡🌱
www.ccreechstudio.com/product/2026...
2026 Celestial Observation Calendar - Carol F. Creech, Artist & Maker
The Celestial Observation Calendar for 2026 gives you at-a-glance key astronomical phenomenon each month and is specifically designed as a template for you to add your own observations, drawings, note...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I have been working on a little something…
Check out my new, Circular Celestial Observation Calendar for 2026! A PDF downloadable designed specifically to allow *you* to add your own notes and drawings during the year. The sale price runs through Sunday! 🌕 🌎🐡🌱
www.ccreechstudio.com/product/2026...
Check out my new, Circular Celestial Observation Calendar for 2026! A PDF downloadable designed specifically to allow *you* to add your own notes and drawings during the year. The sale price runs through Sunday! 🌕 🌎🐡🌱
www.ccreechstudio.com/product/2026...
While most of town is watching the big game, I took advantage of an early kickoff to make a run to the botanical garden before the snow started. Lots of pretty things to see! Some great recipes throughout the conservatory for their edible plants exhibit. 🌱#matthaeibotanicalgardens
November 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
While most of town is watching the big game, I took advantage of an early kickoff to make a run to the botanical garden before the snow started. Lots of pretty things to see! Some great recipes throughout the conservatory for their edible plants exhibit. 🌱#matthaeibotanicalgardens
I patted them dry yesterday and they are beautiful! The colors are well-preserved and they are flexible, unlike the dried/pressed ones. You can see a comparison in the pairs of leaves. Pretty cool! (Note: glycerin water can clog pipes, so dispose of it properly.) #leafpreservation #autumnleaves 🍂🍁
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I patted them dry yesterday and they are beautiful! The colors are well-preserved and they are flexible, unlike the dried/pressed ones. You can see a comparison in the pairs of leaves. Pretty cool! (Note: glycerin water can clog pipes, so dispose of it properly.) #leafpreservation #autumnleaves 🍂🍁
Leaf preservation experiment! I had read about using glycerin and water to preserve leaves, so I gave it a try this year. Using a 2:1 ratio of water to vegetable glycerin, I soaked a number of leaves for about 4 days (paper plate weights.) #leafpreservation #autumnleaves #glycerinwater 🍁🍂
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Leaf preservation experiment! I had read about using glycerin and water to preserve leaves, so I gave it a try this year. Using a 2:1 ratio of water to vegetable glycerin, I soaked a number of leaves for about 4 days (paper plate weights.) #leafpreservation #autumnleaves #glycerinwater 🍁🍂
Managed to catch some aurora tonight, even with that glorious full moon! #auroraborealis
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Managed to catch some aurora tonight, even with that glorious full moon! #auroraborealis
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A massive rewilding project in Ukraine is proving helpful for the wellbeing of veterans as well as helping large natural areas recover.
Ukraine’s massive nature project is helping veterans and land recover
A massive rewilding project in Ukraine is proving helpful for the wellbeing of veterans as well as helping large natural areas recover.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A massive rewilding project in Ukraine is proving helpful for the wellbeing of veterans as well as helping large natural areas recover.
The full, Beaver super moon is looking spectacular tonight! #supermoon #beaversupermoon 🌕
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The full, Beaver super moon is looking spectacular tonight! #supermoon #beaversupermoon 🌕
So we often see doe and fawns, but today we had the whole family! This beautiful buck kept an eye on the doe and the baby buck as they fed. #deer 🦌
November 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
So we often see doe and fawns, but today we had the whole family! This beautiful buck kept an eye on the doe and the baby buck as they fed. #deer 🦌
Capturing as much color as I can before it fades! The sun, sky and light have been gorgeous lately. And, of course, more beautiful leaves to pick up. #autumncolors #fallleaves🍁🍂
November 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Capturing as much color as I can before it fades! The sun, sky and light have been gorgeous lately. And, of course, more beautiful leaves to pick up. #autumncolors #fallleaves🍁🍂
Squeezing in some good walks between rain this week. The colors are looking good! As usual, I can’t resist picking up some favorites. #autumnleaves #leafcolors 🍁
October 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Squeezing in some good walks between rain this week. The colors are looking good! As usual, I can’t resist picking up some favorites. #autumnleaves #leafcolors 🍁
Not sure what prompted all the new followers, but welcome! Glad to have you here, following along with my latest artistic explorations and nature finds. Speaking of which, it has been dry around here, but there still is some good color coming on! I love these almost-fluorescent reds. 🍁 #autumnleaves
October 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Not sure what prompted all the new followers, but welcome! Glad to have you here, following along with my latest artistic explorations and nature finds. Speaking of which, it has been dry around here, but there still is some good color coming on! I love these almost-fluorescent reds. 🍁 #autumnleaves
Results! I rinsed the fiber and the color was a beautiful, medium brown. After washing and drying, it lightened a bit. I also reduced some of the dye to make ink and noted some swatches in my sketchbook. To prevent mold growth, I added about a tablespoon of alcohol to the ink. #blackwalnutink
October 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Results! I rinsed the fiber and the color was a beautiful, medium brown. After washing and drying, it lightened a bit. I also reduced some of the dye to make ink and noted some swatches in my sketchbook. To prevent mold growth, I added about a tablespoon of alcohol to the ink. #blackwalnutink
The process! I simmered the green hulls for about 4 hours and left the mixture overnight, squishing the hulls with my spoon to extract as much dye as possible. I strained the dye into a bucket using a fine mesh laundry bag. I alum-mordanted my fiber and soaked it in the dye for 2 days. #blackwalnut
October 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The process! I simmered the green hulls for about 4 hours and left the mixture overnight, squishing the hulls with my spoon to extract as much dye as possible. I strained the dye into a bucket using a fine mesh laundry bag. I alum-mordanted my fiber and soaked it in the dye for 2 days. #blackwalnut
That beautiful Harvest Moon is shining bright tonight! #harvestmoon #fullmoon 🌕
October 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
That beautiful Harvest Moon is shining bright tonight! #harvestmoon #fullmoon 🌕
Black walnut dye, in-progress! I gathered about 60 and took my smashing rocks to them, (easier to crack), discarded the nuts (our squirrels will be happy) and am simmering the hulls in about 1.25 gallons of water for about 5 hours and soak overnight. Figuring out what I will dye later! 🌱🎨
October 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Black walnut dye, in-progress! I gathered about 60 and took my smashing rocks to them, (easier to crack), discarded the nuts (our squirrels will be happy) and am simmering the hulls in about 1.25 gallons of water for about 5 hours and soak overnight. Figuring out what I will dye later! 🌱🎨
The dahlias at County Farm Park are still going strong! A little dry, but looking good. 🌱#dahlias #fallblossoms #countyfarmparka2
October 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The dahlias at County Farm Park are still going strong! A little dry, but looking good. 🌱#dahlias #fallblossoms #countyfarmparka2
Rest in peace, Dr. Goodall.
'An advocate for the Earth': How Jane Goodall inspired generations of scientists
Goodall's massive contributions to primate research challenged the status quo and inspired nature advocates
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Goodall's massive contributions to primate research challenged the status quo and inspired nature advocates
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'An advocate for the Earth': How Jane Goodall inspired generations of scientists | CBC News
Jane Goodall’s transformative impact on the field of primatology, inspiring generations of researchers and expanding the public’s understanding of science and nature were on full display as reactions ...
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October 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Rest in peace, Dr. Goodall.
And that’s a wrap for SciArt September 2025! I love seeing all of the drawings together. Were they perfect? Nope. I am more fascinated by the process of each day, researching, deciding what to draw and keeping the momentum going. Congrats to all who could participate! 🎨🐡 #sciartseptember2025 #sciart
September 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
And that’s a wrap for SciArt September 2025! I love seeing all of the drawings together. Were they perfect? Nope. I am more fascinated by the process of each day, researching, deciding what to draw and keeping the momentum going. Congrats to all who could participate! 🎨🐡 #sciartseptember2025 #sciart
SciArt September, Day 30: Dream (shared future.) My dream of a shared future includes putting our beautiful planet first. Adaptations, balance, collaboration and diversity are all key components of this. 🐡🎨🌎 #earthfirst #dream #sciartseptember2025 #sciart
September 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
SciArt September, Day 30: Dream (shared future.) My dream of a shared future includes putting our beautiful planet first. Adaptations, balance, collaboration and diversity are all key components of this. 🐡🎨🌎 #earthfirst #dream #sciartseptember2025 #sciart