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Hetty
@hetty13.bsky.social
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Scientist (PhD Microbiology), Consultant (molecular Dx), Artist, B12 warrior, Chronic Lyme, mom (kids, ducks, deer mouse, border collie), gamer. Furious Independent.

Art portfolio https://heather-kiefer.pixpa.com
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Hetty @hetty13.bsky.social · Dec 4
*taps the sign*
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Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 10 - see Day 1 post for context.

Still not an RV piece; it’s another random piece. Cute but Lame. Is this the Santa hat that Clark wears? (A stretch). At least it’s got color on both sides 😁

I hope that extra RV part shows up 🤞 #christmasvacation #advent
A plastic bright red Santa hat with white trim and a white pompom. It is covered in little white dots. It seems to have no connection to the movie.
December 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Carolina Wren
🪶 #birding #photography #wren #macro #nature
A Carolina wren sits on a perch, head turned slightly to his left. He has a golden caramel colored chest with deeper brown feathers along his head, back and tail. A white stripe flashes back above his eye. A curved grey beak arches downwards.
December 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 9 - see Day 1 post for context.

I was wrong! Not another RV piece but a very random tiny snowman. Is there a snowman in this movie? At least it’s festive. Well, half festive (front half).

I hope that extra RV part does show up 🥴 #christmasvacation #advent
A tiny plastic snowman who appears to be bundled up in a red and yellow striped winter hat, gloves and scarf. If you turn the plastic snowman to the side you see that his colorful hat and scarf are only painted on the front. His entire back half is plain white (naked snowman!)
December 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 8 - see previous Day 1 post for context.

Déjà vu! It’s…. the EXACT same piece as day 7 😆 - this is the other end of the RV but rather than make it unique, they hit ctrl-c ctrl-v. Now we just need the middle (tomorrow?). #christmasvacation #advent
Two of the exact same plastic pieces that look like the end of a run-down RV. Flip one plastic RV end piece around to show how they will eventually fit together (once the middle is revealed).
December 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 7 - see Day 1 post for context.
Fairly tame but clearly they mean to drag this out over a few days. It’s the back end of a beat up RV. I expect to see more RV parts in our future.
That wheel has zero chance of hitting the ground 😏 #christmasvacation #advent
The rear of a plastic RV. The paint tries to make it look beat up. The wheel is sunken in so far to the wheel well that it has no hopes of ever touching the ground.
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 6 - see Day 1 post for context.
Another person! - Ellen Griswald, but she looks much more pissed off than I recall from the movie. Perhaps it’s because some hair is flesh; a side effect of being cursed? Love her goth makeup 😆
#christmasvacation #advent
A plastic woman with heavy black cat eye makeup. Her hair under her ear is an unfortunate flesh color. She has angry eyebrows.
December 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 5 - see previous Day 1 post for context.
Stop everything! It’s a character! But which one? Is it Clark on the sled? No. That’s just bad moulding. My kid figured it out as Clark in a green turban. Ignore the brown splotches I guess 😆 #Christmasvacation #Advent
Plastic figure of a white guy in a green hat? Wearing a purple cardigan over a grey shirt and blue pants. He has a brown splotch over his eye. Something appears to be connected to his lower half. A sled? Not a sled, we see it as bad moulding as the figure is turned upside down. A photo from the Christmas Vacation movie of Clark sitting in a green turban with pink gloves, reminiscing of days of yore.
December 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 4 - see previous Day 1 post for context.

Still no actual movie characters and this literal plastic square stumped us for a moment, but then Mina remembered the little plastic pool model 😂 - but sadly no tiny diving board.
#ChristmasVacation #Advent
A tiny plastic blue square surrounded by a white edge and outer green edge. Maybe a tiny square pool?
December 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Knock off Christmas Vacation Advent Day 3 - see previous Day 1 post for context.

No actual movie characters yet, but never fear! Aunt Bethany’s lime green cat kibble jello mold is even better as our next prize 😆
#ChristmasVacation #Christmas #Advent #HappyHolidays
A rather large plastic platter with a plastic lime green gloopy lime jello mold in the middle. No cat kibble is visible…
December 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Knock off Advent Day 2 - see previous Day 1 post for context. Today is a random Rudolph wearing a Santa hat and scarf. It looks like it could be made into an ornament if they had bothered to actually make a hole through the loop, but that plastic is solid 🙃
#ChristmasVacation #Advent
A chunky cartoonish plastic Rudolph wearing a Santa hat and stripy scarf. A loop appears to be between his antlers, but on closer inspection the loop is filled solid with plastic. It’s cute but looks nothing like what’s on the box.
December 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Kid 1 got a Christmas vacation advent calendar at a flea market.
Day 1 We realize that this is clearly not a licensed product. The Jelly is not remotely like on the box 😆 - we are delighted to find out what future items will be.
Kid 2 said cursed items are better. I’ll share the progress. #advent
What appears to be a licensed Jakks Christmas Vacation advent calendar (unopened box). The advent calendar box is opened to reveal something that looks suspiciously clip arty inside compared to the outside of the box… the printed hose does not actually meet the printed RV. A plastic jar of jelly (of the month club). It is bright purple with a singular squiggly design on the front that is supposed to be a label. A picture on the front of the box jelly that looks like an actual snickers jelly jar. The detail is exquisite in comparison.
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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First vendor fair! Let’s gooooo!!!

Crafted Edge Event - Lawrence MA

#art #fineart #Lawrence #CraftedEdgeEvent
Hetty is standing behind a table holding various animal and bird art prints. Her table runner says “Hetty’s Art”. She is ready to sell!
November 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Love art shares! Here are a few recent works of mine in pastel or colored pencil (and one scratchbord piece). Thanks Oliver for hosting.

#art #drawing #pencilart #nature #octopus #birds #hare #wildlife #bordercollie
Pastel pencil drawing of a pink/purple/orange ish octopus climbing through the drawing opening spilling over the mat edge with his tentacles. Scratchbord drawing of a red and white border collie in profile against a black background. She looks resolutely ahead of herself. Pastel pencil drawing of a wild brown hare munching on a field of white daisies. Colored pencil drawing of a white and yellow cockatiel perched on an old threadbare maroon book. The gold leaf lettering on the binding says “The New Handbook of Attracting Birds”
October 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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finished up my little octopus ☺️ pastel pencil (Carbothello, Derwent, Farber Castell Pitt, Caran D’Ache) on Canson Mi-Teintes velvet paper. #derwent #carbothello #farbercastell #carandache #canson #pastel #art #octopus #nature #tentacles #artwork #drawing
Pastel pencil drawing of a purple orange octopus against a black background. He is using his tentacles to peek through the black mat around the drawing.
October 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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RIP Diane Keaton
My favourite picture of her where everyone else is giving it their best Blue Steel & she looks like she’s just wandered in off the street looking super cool.
She was allowed to wear her own clothes & her wonderful personality shines out.
What a unique talent & human being.
October 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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And now for something completely different…

#pastel #art #wip #drawing #color #natureart #pencil
An early work in progress - fingers hold a white pastel pencil over a black pastel paper with glassine paper under the hand. The start of a brightly colored octopus eye and head is emerging from the paper.
September 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Latest commission is finished of this gorgeous old boy, Pilsner.

Colored pencil on drafting film #grafix #Derwent #Polychromos #Luminance #art #petportrait #coloredpencil #dogs #golden #senior #retriever
Colored pencil drawing of an older golden retriever, Pilsner. His reddish gold fur is slowly turning white around his eyes and muzzle, but he still looks very majestic.
September 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Molting is hard work! Male House Finch
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#birds #birdwatching #fall #molting #housefinch #photography #macro #red
Male House Finch is perched on a feeder ledge - he is molting and looks quite shaggy. Little straws of keratin protrude from his head as his new feathers poke through. Male House Finch is perched on a feeder ledge - he is molting and looks quite shaggy. Little straws of keratin protrude from his head as his new feathers poke through.
September 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Baguette anyone?

#bordercollie #puppy #happy #baguette #cute
A smol black and white border collie puppy is lying across a stuffed baguette toy that is as big as she is. The baguette has a happy smile.
August 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Issey

Ampersand scratchbord with dyes

#art #ampersand #petportrait #blueskyart #drawing #bordercollie #dog #portrait #memorial #scratchboard #scratchbord #dyes
Scratchboard drawing of a red and white tri border collie in profile. She is against a black background, with red and gold fur highlights. Her white nose and chest especially stand out against the black. Her eye is a light gold.
August 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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My memorial piece to my Issey - I miss her every day.

Ampersand scratchbord and Ampersand inks. #Ampersand #scratchbord #bordercollie #art #drawing #petportrait #red #dog #dogart #mybaby #memorial
August 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Blue Dasher

#dragonfly #blue #summer #photography #macro #nature #pondlife
A light blue dragonfly sits perched atop a wilting red gladioli bud. In the background, a running stream shows up as a white bokeh effect.
August 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Faie’s ears are going through some changes…

#bordercollie #faie #fae #ears #puppy #dog #pointy #cute
A split face black and white border collie puppy looks up at the camera. Her ears are huge and stand straight up of their own accord. They used to be floppy.
August 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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A Whitefaced Meadowhawk dragonfly (I think)

#dragonfly #red #summer #nature #insects #pondlife #photography #macro
A bright scarlet red dragonfly sits perched on the end of a brown stick against st a blurred green background. He has a white “mouth” under his large red eyes.
August 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Catch of the day...
Snowy Egret
#photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings
August 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM