mossquail

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ecology 🌿 art Chelsea - she/her/any MKE www.mossquail.com

Photo of many hand-carved stamps of various designs in a pink and blue frame with white sparkle accents, the name 'mossquail' , and a word mark for "Nice Cold Art Market' along the bottom
Picture of a partially completed linoleum block with the previous post's design transferred onto it. The block is stained light blue and the areas that have been carved away are light pink. Scraps of carved lino material are on the tray around it.
Image of sketchbook page with a more finished sketch of a sturgeon next to some very messy sketches of a cat
Loose marker drawings labeled 'strange ways my gecko has decided to sleep recently' showing a crested gecko in various inscrutable poses around her tank
Sketchbook with marker sketch of two garter snakes lounging near some Canada Ginger. Markers visible in bg
digital drawing of a longhaired orange tabby with a a very deliberate pose - her four paws are pulled tightly together and her neck is very tall. Her eyes are large and wide as she looks directly at the viewer, and her large fluffy tail juts out to one side
digital drawing of a slice of Hawaiian pizza surrounded by sketchy doodles of pineapples
OP smiling at the camera, flowers painted on her face and a wearing a flower crown to match
bullet journal drawing of a ferret holding a mug of hot drink and wearing a sweater, surrounded by uncolored leaves
digital art of a banana eel inspired dragon against a watery, bright teal backdrop. It's surrounded by little bubbly sparkly doodles
Colored pencil drawing of a longhair brown tabby cat with very flowing, stylized fur and areas of warm yellowish color through her chest and paws. Behind her are a few springs of juniper with berries on them.
carved pumpkin of a great horned owl in front of a full moon
Digital illustration in orange, black, purple, and green with some halftone effect, of two humanoid characters. They both have jack-o-lantern heads with broad smiles carved into them. On the right is a taller, larger character wearing overalls and boots, holding out a lantern. In front of them is a character dressed up in a black turtleneck wearing paw shaped gloves, a black mask, and a tail, waving at the viewer.
very loose messy digital drawing of a brown dog wearing a red collar with gold stars on it. he squints at the viewer with his mouth hanging open slightly and his bottom row of teeth fully visible. the name MARTY is above his head flanked by little hearts
Image of sketchbook with a piece covering a full page of two cedar waxwings, one in the upper right and one in the bottom left corner. Both birds are wreathed with juniper needles and berries. The bird up top reaches down to pass a juniper berry to the one on the bottom.
Acrylic painting of caramel-colored water tumbling over dark brown rocks. In the foreground, along the top and right edges of the canvas, pine branches peek into frame.
Acrylic painting - portrait of a goldendoodle wearing a red bandana in front of a backdrop of blue sky and loose impressions of rose bushes.
Alcohol marker illustration of a Clearwing Snowberry moth visiting some spring ephemeral flowers: Virginia Bluebells, Shooting stars, and Large-flowered Bellwort.
Hourly Comics Day- 10:30 am: drawing of two women, one with darker shoulder-length curly hair (Moraine) and one with long straight hair (Chelsea, the artist) snuggled up in bed together, smiling lovingly at each other. The text reads "Lazy morning with my favorite person <3 she smiles so much more lately. I love getting to see her smile first thing in the morning"
Sketchbook page featuring three female cardinal drawings in large messy blocks of color with low detail. Media used: tombow water-based markers
A table absolutely covered in small black & white linoleum block prints of a possum with its mouth open in a big V shape. The prints are stacked on top of objects in the table, other prints on differently colored paper, and even overlap each other a bit.
Graphic with the mossquail logo featuring upcoming events. 1. Drawing of ice cubes next to the info for Ice Cold Art Pop-up: Saturday August 16, 10am-4pm, Humboldt Park 2. Drawing of leafy vines next to the info for What the Hex - Arbor & Alchemy: Sunday August 17, 12-5pm, Dresden Castle 2. Drawing of crouching red and teal dragon next to the info for Argren Faire: Saturday Sept 13, 12-8pm, Black Husky Brewing 4. Drawing of holly leaves and berries next to the info for What the Hex - Traditions & Tidings - Sunday December 7, 12-5pm, Dresden Castle
Photo of a deflated cheetah plushie on the ground next to a bag full of stuffing, a seam ripper, and old medicine bottles filled with the plastic nurdles that were in her feet
Undertale memories submission with a pixel depiction of the mossquail icon that reads: "More than anything, the characters of UNDERTALE really meant a lot to me. They're so silly and vibrant, and feel like good friends. -Chelsea"
Swamp milkweed with flower buds starting to form. A monarch caterpillar is tucked in between a few leaves
Marker drawing of a Snowberry Clearwing moth flying to feed from some Virginia Bluebells. Nearby, some Large Bellwort and Shooting Star flowers add an extra pop of yellow and pink to the scene, which fades off to a very light, desaturated backdrop in the distance
Sketchbook page depicting a half- finished illustration of a snowberry clearwing moth surrounded by shooting star, bellwort, and Virginia bluebell flowers
Virginia bluebells - delicate indigo colored bell shaped flowers in large clusters. A few closed buds are tinged with pink
Bloodroot - White flower with yellow center framed by a large many-lobed leaf
Sketchbook on a wooden table opened to a page that has four full-body pencil sketches of capybara on it. Two of the poses are basic standing poses, one is sitting, and one is walking at a downward angle.
A single tiny green leaf speckled with a purplish color (trout lily) peeking through the leaves
Photo of three different kinds of kraft paper packaging - print sleeves as well as two sizes of bags with handles. The larger bags and print sleeves are in two stacks that show off the full "mossquail" wordmark logo in a teal ink color. Behind them, the smaller bags are fanned out to show off an icon logo that is just the "q" of the wordmark, which also looks like a very simple bird
Print setup with black ink rolled out on a plate with the lino plate on a piece of scrap paper to protect the table underneath. The lino plate depicts an American kestrel sitting with his back to the viewer amongst some tall grasses, looking back over his shoulder
Hand holding a bunch of tiny pink unmounted stamps. They sure do look like little ham chunks
Open sketchbook on a wooden surface, the page is full of sketches of American Kestrels in various poses
A wide variety of stamp designs in different shapes and sizes, all mounted to either thin wooden disks or smaller, uniform wooden cubes. Designs include skulls, big and little possums, crows, fish, owls, chickens, ferns, and a variety of tiny 1/2 inch stamps
Variety of unmounted linoleum block stamps on pink easy-carve style rubber, including designs such as goldfish, screaming possums, chickens, and crows
Photo of bright red branch in front of a snowy trail
A thick, bright green skunk cabbage spathe just starting to poke out of a muddy bank next to a patch of ice
Photo of table setup with various art offerings
Pink linoleum rubber block with various stamped designs on it in the process of being carved, including a barn owl, possums, and ferns. A carving tool lies across the block.
sketch of two fluffy cats, one sitting up with wide innocent eyes and lightly indicated stripes (Peach), the other laying down with somewhat sad looking eyes and darker stripes (Juniper) Text: Time for bed. Thanks for joining me for hourly comics 2025!
sketch of a man and a woman in winter jackets standing under a shark head mounted on the wall next to a bar counter with a tropical drink on it. Text: 6pm - Met up with Amanda + Chris!
Sketch of artist & older man picking up chairs to put them away. Text: 2pm - taking down after the program
Sketch of me laying in bed petting a fluffy cat on my chest. Text: 10am - Wake up to Juniper snuggles. This week has been tough.
Sketchbook page with two pencil sketches of badgers on it. One is lying down with its paws out in front of it while it looks to the side, the other is sitting with its chest facing the viewer, head at a 3/4 downward angle, and one paw raised to show off long curved claws.
Medium sized print in black ink of a heron perched at the water's edge, photographed in front of a snowberry bush and autumn leaves. Perch seem to swim into its form as its long chest feathers resemble water or reeds, trying the heron into its surroundings.
Collection of mini hand carved stamps arranged around a paper that shows the stamped images in black ink. The designs are simple stylized images of a mouse, frog, bird, snail, and snake
linoleum block carving of a newt attached to a wooden round. Next to it is a small print of the stamp in black ink.
Pink linoleum carving of a loon floating on the water with a baby on its back. The linoleum is mounted on a small round of wood, and a print of the stamp image in black ink is on a small white card of paper next to it.
digital drawing of a pinkish-orange velvet worm with light yellow legs in a loosely painted mossy setting
light green image with hand-drawn text that says "chelsealinaeve is now mossquail." Features the mossquail wordmark in a dark green color where the Q resembles a little quail. The wordmark is on top of a bright greenish-yellow starburst shape with little hand-drawn sparkles around it
linoleum block stamp of a woodcock mounted to a wooden round, with a print of the stamp in black ink next to it.
Photo of chalk drawing bust of red tailed hawk looking to the right. Overlapping her chest just below her eyeline is a yellow logo that reads Xtreme Raptor day. The hawk and logo are surrounded by a pale green backdrop.