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@melzifer.bsky.social
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birder & print maker from northern california 🤘

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today’s prompt for #PrintPromptMonday is #portrait!

i’ve shared this one on here before, but here is a self portrait i made recently :)
April 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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happy #printpromptmonday! the theme this week is #favorite piece - this was a tough choice, but i’m going with this spotted owl from a couple years ago :)
block print of a spotted owl sitting on a branch, black ink on white paper
April 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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happy #PrintPromptMonday! this week’s theme is #friends, here is a bookmark i made of my family’s cats - Jack & Dweezil 🖤
four bookmarks depicting the faces of a tuxedo cat and a black cat being held up in from of a brick wall
April 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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new tattoo!! i’m slowly working on building my bird sleeve, and i am in love with my new addition of a turkey vulture! artist is @/trashsacks69 on instagram

anyone else here have wildlife/nature related tattoos? share them in the replies!
tattoo of a turkey vulture flying set in front of an orange and red sun
April 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Something a little different - Self Portrait, 8x8” Block Print 🖤

I thought I would take this opportunity to introduce myself - Short “About Me” in the replies :)
image depicts a block print self portrait, black in on white paper. the print sits on a checkered background with a lock chain necklace, heart shaped sunglasses, and a field guide to birds of California
March 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Cooper’s Hawk Block Print 🦅

#blockprint #printmaker #birdart
Image depicts 6 prints of a Cooper’s Hawk sitting on a fence. Black ink on white paper
March 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Little Bat Print 🌙🖤

I’m super happy with how this one turned out :)
#blockprint #printmaker
hand holding a 5x5 block print of a flying bat and crescent moon. black ink on white paper
March 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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New Barn Owl print 🖤🌙
#blockprint #birdprint #printmaker
image depicts a hand holding an 8”x8” print of a barn owl on a stump and a crescent moon. black ink on white paper
March 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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and a time-lapse of some of the carving
March 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Today’s #PrintPromptMonday is #InProgress, here’s a Cooper’s Hawk I was working on yesterday :)
image shows a carved rubber block depicting a Cooper’s Hawk sitting on a fence
March 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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happy #printpromptmonday! the theme this week is #water, so here’s a Common Loon floating by 💙
#blockprint #birdart
March 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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this week’s #printpromptmonday is #flipped here’s some duck cards i made for valentine’s day 🖤
a hand printed block print of two duck silhouettes facing each other, set over layered red and pink hearts
March 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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just found out about #printpromptmonday! the theme this week is #inmotion, here is one of my early prints (and still one of my favorites) - a California Quail on the move!
a block print of a running male california quail in black ink with two orange poppies
February 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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scorpion patch 🖤

#blockprint
February 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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a couple freshly printed valentines 🖤💕
February 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM