Ansel

@ansellet.bsky.social

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Multimedia fiber artist in the PNW, aerialist, engineer, queer&trans (they/he), AuDHD. Slow fashion as a lifestyle; dreaming of a world where we use resources intentionally and take care of each other. Our liberation is collective 🌈🏳️‍⚧️🖤

Extremely fluffy cat sits on sewing project in process. A large appliqué mushroom and fern can be seen on a black background
Sewing project in progress. White crescent moon on black background, with a rough cutout of an orange, black, and white mushroom cap and a tan checked mushroom stalk on top. Each mushroom part has a card of perfectly matching embroidery thread on top of it
Two magenta salmonberry blossoms hang on a spiky vine in front of two ferns. Other indistinct forest shapes can be seen in the background
Flier of an e-spinner with very thin gold silk in the process of being spun. Unspun fiber is piled behind for emphasis
Glass bowl of multicolored yarn and roving scraps sitting on fluffy white sheepskin
Close up shot of single ply yarn on bobbin with roving sitting underneath. The yarn is black and white striped, with irregular orange tweed added.
Skein of hand spun yarn on fluffy white sheepskin background. Yarn is blue and dark brown tweed, with specs of white
Bobbin of spinning wheel with dark brown and blue fleece in the process of being spun
Very fluffy cat licks her lips, standing over a pile of discarded bones from Ezells, a black owned fried chicken restaurant
Giant red mushroom with white spots, with smaller ones peeking out from behind it
Watercolor painted turquoise feather with embroidery and ink details
Backside of log cabin quilt block. Many tidy machine stitches can be seen
Closeup of log cabin quilt block mentioned in previous post
Black denim vest with quilt top back patch. Quilt top is in shades of blue in the traditional log cabin pattern, with a red center
Very sad orange pit bull in orange jacket in dusting of snow
Art made by a dog - paws dipped in red and orange paint are printed on a page and turned into flowers
Mason jars full of mushrooms and lichen
Copy of “How Long Til Black Future Month” by N K Jemisin sitting on a white sheepskin background. The book cover has a femme Black person with intricate futuristic adornments
Vibrant rainbow cropped sweater knit from mohair
Book cover: An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence. The book cover is very ornate Book by Zeinab Badaw
Rainbow striped crochet blanket featuring many different colors of yarn
Back of black carhartt jacket covered in black sashiko in nowaki pattern, with many bright patches and visible mends
Sleeve and back of brightly colored rainbow striped knit sweater in neon pastels
Grey and white striped pants with a yellow patch held on by white thread in a sashiko pattern, with blue blanket stitching around the outside, and heavy irregular red stitching over one corner where the patch is frayed
Visible mend in dark purple thread on light grey socks. The socks are heavily mended
White nonbinary person in a yellow shirt stands in front of a collection of brightly colored handmade feathers in a frame at a museum
Black hoodie pocket with light blue and yellow sashiko stitching and a white and black striped patch