Floopy Buzzlesworth

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Artist Illustrator Maker she/her https://linktr.ee/Carmenland

Photo of a bumble bee sitting on a sea holly flower head
Photo of a fire place with a mural showing a bird sitting on a branch with a red berry in its beak
Digital illustration of a Bahkauv. This looks like a calf with very large eyes, shaggy fur, bear paws and a long scaly tail that drag on the ground. The Bahkauv is said to jump on the backs of drunk men on their way home from the pub, just to mess with them and make it harder for them to get home. Once they get to their house, it jumps off and goes looking for its next victim.
Photo of my stall at the Morningside Makers Market, showing my crochet hooks as well as a bunch of stickers and fairy tale booklets
Morningside Makers Market The Open Door, 420 Morningside Road 30th May 10am-4pm Free entry
I will be at Morningside Makers Market The Open Door, 420 Morningside Road 30 May 10am-4pm Free entry
Saturday 16 May, 1-3pm Peaceful Gathering Cladhan Hotel, Kemper Avenue Falkirk FK1 1UF Falkirk for All
Illustration from Dr Faustus. The b/w etching shows God surrounded by a bunch of Angels, talking to Mephisto who is kneeling before him in the nude, eyeing him rather alluringly
Photo of a rainbow arcing over a group of trees and gorse bushes. Top of Blackford Hill.
Digital illustration of a forest creature. She has a human-ish face and body, pointy years, and tree branches growing out of her head. Her chest, shoulders and arms are covered in patches of bark. There are colourful birds sitting on her arms, shoulders and the branches on her head. She's smiling down on a little blue bird sitting on her hand.
Photo of a crochet hook carved from beech wood sitting on a dark surface next to a twig. The wood of the crochet hook is a very nice shade of gentle orangey brown, with a beautiful grain pattern.
Photo of a crochet hook made from willow wood sitting on a dark surface next to a daffodil
Photo of a crochet hook made from spalted birch wood, sitting on a dark surface between some greenery and a petrol-coloured crochet star
Photo of a crochet hook made from apple tree wood sitting on a dark surface next to a rock and some greenery.
Photo of a crochet hook made from beech wood, sitting on a dark surface between a multicoloured crochet star and some greenery.
Photo of a hand-carved crochet hook made from larch wood, sitting on a dark surface next to a periwinkle blossom. The handle of the hook still has some patches of cambium giving it some colour.
Photo of a hand-carved crochet hook made from elm wood sitting on a dark surface next to a gree crochet star.
Photo of a crochet hook made from oak sitting on a dark surface. The handle of the hook has a very elegant curve and is still covered in the original grey/green bark with dark bands around it.
Photo of two crochet hooks sitting on a dark background above some greenery. The hooks are made from fuchsia wood and have bent and twisted as they dried out.
Photo of a hand-carved crochet hook made from cherry wood sitting on a dark surface next to a bright yellow unfinished piece of crochet lace.
Photo of a crochet hook made from cherry wood sitting ona dark surface next to a crochet star made from bright pink and orange yarn. The handle of the hook is slightly bent and still has its natural bark on.
Photo of a crochet hook made from rosemary wood. It's sitting on a dark surface, next to a crochet star made from natural white wool and a rosemary sprig.
Photo of a hand-carved crochet hook made from larch wood. It's sitting on a dark surface, between a crochet star made from natural white wool, and a cranesbill leaf.
Photo of a hand-carved crochet hook made from lilac wood. The bottom of the handle still has the natural bark and some lichen. It sits on a dark background, next to a pink crochet star, a purple fireweed blossom and some honeysuckle greens.
Watercolour painting of a little green and yellow bird sitting on a branch covered in pink blossom
Small acrylic painting of a little brown bird sitting on a branch
Digital illustration of a soft round face in grey monochrome
Photo of an oval box lid with a ruined, half melted painting of a blue bird on a brown background
Photo of an acrylic painting of a little blue bird with an orange berry in its beak
Digital illustration of a male indian peafowl, and this time he's got his little tuft of crown feathers on his head!
Digital illustration of an Indian peacock standing on a tree stump.
Digital illustration of an oystercatcher standing on one leg. The bird has got a black head, back and wings, a white belly and the beak and eyes are bright orange.
Digital illustration of a male red junglefowl, the grandfather of many domesticated chicken breeds. He's got an orange and brown head, chest and back, and dark iridescent feathers on his belly and tail. His beak is short and curved and he's got a bright red fleshy beard and comb.
Digital illustration of a little penguin, also known as a fairy penguin.
Digital illustration of a red-bearded bee-eater. The bird has a curved slim beak, and a bright orange and pink 'beard' surrounding it. Its body is green, and the inside of its tail is yellow. The tips of its wings and tail are dark grey/brown.
Digital illustration of a Common Cuckoo. The bird has a mostly grey body and wings, but its chest and belly are white with dark grey horizontal stripes.
Digital illustration of a common kingfisher sitting on a branch. This is a female, whose wings and head are just a tiny bit more muted turquoise than the bright blue males. It's got a long pointy beak for catching fish, and an orangey chest and belly.
Digital illustration of a New Holland Honeyeater, an Australian bird with a very pointy beak, a mostly black and white streaked chest and very bright yellow flashes on its dark brown wings and tail.
Digital illustration of a little nuthatch on a branch. It's got a peach-coloured belly and blue-grey back and wings, a dark grey beak and black stripe going over its eyes.
Digital illustration of a pink and grey galah cockatoo.
Digital illustration of an ornate fruit dove sitting on a branch.
Digital Illustration of a Dalmatian Pelican with very messy feathers. It's got a big beak, the upper half of which is black and the bottom is bright orange, just like its eyes.
Digital illustration of a Red-legged Seriema. Unsurprisingly, this bird has very long very red legs, an equally red beak and a very fun little fan of feathers on its forehead. The body is mostly grey and brown and it's eyes are a very piercing silver-blue.
Digital illustration of a Tufted Jay. It's got a mostly white body with black wings and black markings around its face and throat, bright yellow eyes and a black mohawk.
Digital illustration of a Spangled Cotinga male. This is a small turquoise bird with a bright pink throat and dark grey wings and tail.
Digital illustration of an Eurasian Wigeon. The small duck has a reddish brown head, a lighter pinkybrown chest, grey wings and a black tail.
Digital illustration of a Short-eared Owl sitting on a tree stump. It has got bright yellow eyes in a round light grey face, and a mostly grey-brown body with darker streaked wings.
Digital illustration of a Silver-eared Mesia female. This is a small bird with a bright yellow chest and beak, a greeny-grey belly and an orange bum. The wings are grey-green, getting darker towards the tips, with a bright red patch near the top and golden edges to the flight feathers. On its head it's got a black hood with white cheeks.
Digital illustration of a White-Eared Pheasant for #Birbfest. The bird is mostly white, with a black tail of big droopy iridescent feathers, and dark grey iridescent edges to its wings. It's got a curved pale pink beak, a black cap and a bright red patch around its yellow eyes. Its white ear tufts is where it gets its name from. The legs are a dark pink and fairly short.
Digital illustration of a Common Redpoll, a small brownish red bird with a bright red patch on its forehead and lighter red patches on its chest. It's got a stubby yellow beak, like the finch that it is.
Digital illustration of a Mountain Bluebird female sitting on a little branch. The bird has a tiny pointy beak and is mostly grey and brown, but has bright blue and turquoise streaks on her wings.
An informational graphic titled "Birbfest 2026 Prompt List" for the month of January. The challenge is hosted by @monkeymintaka. The graphic features 31 daily drawing prompts, each corresponding to a different bird species. The prompts are: Bronzewing Pigeon Phaps chalcoptera Many-coloured Rush Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra Razorbill Alca torda Golden-headed Manakin Ceratopipra erythrocephala King Eider Somateria spectabilis Northern Emerald-Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus Steller’s Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi American Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea White-eared Pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris Short-eared Owl Asio flammeu Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana Tufted Jay Cyanocorax dickeyi Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Ornate Fruit Dove Ptilinopus ornatus Galah Cockatoo Eolophus roseicapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus Little Penguin Eudyptula minor Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Oyster Catcher Haematopus ostralegus Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus At the bottom, the text includes the website link www.monkeymintaka.com/birbfest and the hashtag #Birbfest.
Digital illustration of an American Purple Gallinule in front of a light green background. The bird has a purple and blue body, greeny-blue wings and a bright red beak. The tip of the beak and his legs are bright yellow.
Photo of a chunky crochet hook made from lime wood. It's sitting on a dark surface between a crocheted star made from natural coloured wool and some greenery.
Collage of photos showing different views of our Knot Unknot/ Carmenland stall at the Edinburgh Open Workshop on 29 November. On the left, there's a view of a display of wooden crochet hooks, on top of that sits a vase with sticks holding star-shaped ornaments, and there are twinkly lights hanging from the ceiling. Top middle shows a selection of Knot Unknot's Rule 30 scarves in different colours. Top right shows a display of paper goods from Carmenland, including the teeny tiny advent calendar that proved quite popular. Bottom right shows a close up of one of Knot Unknot's headbands knitted from chunky pink and navy yarn in one of her Game of Life Fair Isle patterns. In a background, there's a display of Christmas cards.
Festive Makers Market Saturday 29th November 10:00 - 16:00 £1 Donation Entry Edinburgh Open Workshop 39-41 Assembly Street, Leith EH6 7BQ (Part of the Fair Saturday Edinburgh initiative)
Digital illustration of a vampire lady with hypnotic red eyes.
Digital illustration of a witch with bright orange hair and a purple hat, looking at a big book
Digital illustration of a woman with long blonde hair sitting on a rock above a river, singing. In the background the sun is setting. The story of the Loreley is not technically a folk tale, but was based on a ballad that was written in the early 19th century, and quickly became (falsely) known as a folk tale.