Art from the forest floor

You found Sleepy Pansy, a place where insects gossip over pastries, spiders host garden parties, and every diorama has at least one bug doing something suspiciously adorable. Come meet the tiny cast of characters living their best miniature lives.

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Flower Beetle Card Tower Diorama Flower Beetle Card Tower Diorama
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Long-Horned Beetle Picnic Date Long-Horned Beetle Picnic Date
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Long-Horned Beetle Picnic Date
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2x4 Framed Flower Beetle 2x4 Framed Flower Beetle
2x4 Framed Flower Beetle
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Tooth Fairies!! So many of these guys found new homes, thank you to everyone who came out to support your local artists this holiday season❤️🎄 I will be putting some of the remaining fairies on my website, join my email list to know when they drop!
Tooth Fairies!! So many of these guys found new homes, thank you to everyone who came out to support your local artists this holiday season❤️🎄 I will be putting some of the remaining fairies on my website, join my email list to know when they drop! 🦷 🧚
Are you kidding me, look how CUTE THIS IS 🎄🪲 I’ve been working on some new christmas themed dioramas for my holiday market this Saturday in Raleigh! come do some christmas shopping and snag this guy before he’s gone 🪲🪲🤭 @MAKRS Hol
Are you kidding me, look how CUTE THIS IS 🎄🪲 I’ve been working on some new christmas themed dioramas for my holiday market this Saturday in Raleigh! come do some christmas shopping and snag this guy before he’s gone 🪲🪲🤭 @MAKRS Holiday Fest! 🗓️ December 6th ⏰ 11am - 6pm 📍 443 Fayetteville St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
*SOLD* been big into these wooden frames recently 🪲🖼️ i’ve been working on some new pieces!! who’s coming to the witch walk this Friday? 🦭🦭
*SOLD* been big into these wooden frames recently 🪲🖼️ i’ve been working on some new pieces!! who’s coming to the witch walk this Friday? 🦭🦭
*SOLD* bringing this cutie with me tomorrow to @flartmarketdurham !! i have so many new pieces im excited to share 🐝🐝⤵️ 📍 718 Iredell St Durham, NC 27705 ⏰ 12-5pm
*SOLD* bringing this cutie with me tomorrow to @flartmarketdurham !! i have so many new pieces im excited to share 🐝🐝⤵️ 📍 718 Iredell St Durham, NC 27705 ⏰ 12-5pm
*SOLD* this guy found the perfect home on saturday! definitely one of my favorite cicadas i’ve ever worked with ✨🦋
*SOLD* this guy found the perfect home on saturday! definitely one of my favorite cicadas i’ve ever worked with ✨🦋
who remembers me pinning this guy!! 🦋 finally got around to creating this piece and i’m so excited to bring him with me to the mini ren fair this saturday 🗓️ This Saturday!! September 27th ⏰ 1pm - 11Pm 📍 308 E. MOUNTAIN ST KERNERSVILLE NC
who remembers me pinning this guy!! 🦋 finally got around to creating this piece and i’m so excited to bring him with me to the mini ren fair this saturday 🗓️ This Saturday!! September 27th ⏰ 1pm - 11Pm 📍 308 E. MOUNTAIN ST KERNERSVILLE NC
here’s a sneak peak of my spooky vintage photo series 🕷️ i already know im going to have such a hard time parting with these guys
here’s a sneak peak of my spooky vintage photo series 🕷️ i already know im going to have such a hard time parting with these guys
immediately fell in love with this giant stag beetle 🪲 getting ready for my next market, i know this guy is going to get scooped up quick
immediately fell in love with this giant stag beetle 🪲 getting ready for my next market, i know this guy is going to get scooped up quick
he’s got discipline, i’ve got distractions 🐜
Shoutout to the amazing local artists I met at @the_fruitflea in Durham today!! So many of my favorite dioramas found new homes with lovely people! This picnic date will forever hold a special place in my heart, glad my tiny guys went to good hands ?
Shoutout to the amazing local artists I met at @the_fruitflea in Durham today!! So many of my favorite dioramas found new homes with lovely people! This picnic date will forever hold a special place in my heart, glad my tiny guys went to good hands 🪲🪲❤️
Tooth Fairies!! So many of these guys found new homes, thank you to everyone who came out to support your local artists this holiday season❤️🎄 I will be putting some of the remaining fairies on my website, join my email list to know when they drop! Are you kidding me, look how CUTE THIS IS 🎄🪲 I’ve been working on some new christmas themed dioramas for my holiday market this Saturday in Raleigh! come do some christmas shopping and snag this guy before he’s gone 🪲🪲🤭 @MAKRS Hol *SOLD* been big into these wooden frames recently 🪲🖼️ i’ve been working on some new pieces!! who’s coming to the witch walk this Friday? 🦭🦭 *SOLD* bringing this cutie with me tomorrow to @flartmarketdurham !! i have so many new pieces im excited to share 🐝🐝⤵️ 📍 718 Iredell St Durham, NC 27705 ⏰ 12-5pm *SOLD* this guy found the perfect home on saturday! definitely one of my favorite cicadas i’ve ever worked with ✨🦋 who remembers me pinning this guy!! 🦋 finally got around to creating this piece and i’m so excited to bring him with me to the mini ren fair this saturday 🗓️ This Saturday!! September 27th ⏰ 1pm - 11Pm 📍 308 E. MOUNTAIN ST KERNERSVILLE NC here’s a sneak peak of my spooky vintage photo series 🕷️ i already know im going to have such a hard time parting with these guys immediately fell in love with this giant stag beetle 🪲 getting ready for my next market, i know this guy is going to get scooped up quick
he’s got discipline, i’ve got distractions 🐜
Shoutout to the amazing local artists I met at @the_fruitflea in Durham today!! So many of my favorite dioramas found new homes with lovely people! This picnic date will forever hold a special place in my heart, glad my tiny guys went to good hands ?