Join us at @suretyhotel this Thursday from 6-9pm for a holiday shopping pop-up with @kin.dsm and many others! Hope to see you there! . . . . . #holidayseason #macabreart #victoriantaxidermy #oddities #insectart #ethicallysourcednecromancy #localartist #womensupportingwomen
I will be joining @kin.dsm this Thursday for a holiday pop-up at the Surety Hotel! We would love to see all of your shining faces! . . . . . #womensupportingwomen #macabreart #desmoinesiowa #localartist #insectart #skullsandbones #mothmaidencreations #ethicallysourcednecromancy
I will be joining @kin.dsm this Thursday for a holiday pop-up at the Surety Hotel! We would love to see all of your shining faces! . . . . . #womensupportingwomen #macabreart #desmoinesiowa #localartist #insectart #skullsandbones #mothmaidencreations #ethicallysourcednecromancy
Cute little Flying Dragon. #ptychozoonkuhli #flyingdragon #ethicallysourcednecromancy #mothmaidencreations #localartist #womenownedsmallbusiness #cedarrapidsartist
Thanks for 400 followers plus one! . . . . #decoratingthedead #buildinganempire #ethicallysourcednecromancy #oddities #strangeobsession #entomologyart #skullsandbones #mothmaidencreations
This Morpho just barely fits inside if this enclosure. Stacked in with a deer vertebrae and part of a raccoon pelvic bone. Also a clown faced rainbow beetle. All adorned with amethyst and various dried botanicals. . . . . #bluemorpho #lepidoptera #clownbeetle #boneart #ethicallysourced #cedarrapidsartist #mothmaidencreations #ethicallysourcednecromancy #oddities #butterfly #entomologyart
#livingmybestafterlife #mothmaidencreations #ethicallysourcednecromancy #odditiesandcuriosities
I really just want to keep them all. . . . . . . . #lepidoptera #entomology #mothmaidencreations #ethicallysourcednecromancy #iplaywithdeadthings #localartist #womanowned #cedarrapids #butterflies #bonescavenger
The shimmer on the outter wings of this callithea-leprieuri is pure magic. Nature is the best aesthetic. . . . . . #butterfly #calathea #lepodoptera #auraquartz #mothmaidencreations #ethicallysourcednecromancy #vertibre #deerbones #localartist #bringingthedeadbacktolife #iplaywithdeadthings #oddities #odditiesandcuriosities
I love when I get pictures of my work back from their new owners. @thymelyglass_studio sent me a set of photos today and I just can’t get over how this #morphobutterfly just pops. . . . . #fairygarden #decoratethedead #ethicallysourcednecromancy #localartist #cedarrapids
I love when I get pictures of my work back from their new owners. @thymelyglass_studio sent me a set of photos today and I just can’t get over how this #morphobutterfly just pops. . . . . #fairygarden #decoratethedead #ethicallysourcednecromancy #localartist #cedarrapids
When you imagine where fairy’s make their homes, what do you picture? I imagine it is something like this, an entire world of enchantment.
What do you do in your spare time? Oh me? I decorate the dead. . . . . . . #ethicallysourcednecromancy #decoratethedead #iplaywithdeadthings #odditiesandcuriosities #auraamethyst #botanicalart #bones
Midnight in the Garden #skullart #insect #lepidoptera #cicadakillerwasp #raccoonskull #mushroomart #macabre #iplaywithdeadthings #itwasdeadwhenwemet #ethicallysourcednecromancy #foundobjects #botanicalart #necromancy #entomologyart #fairygarden
Cicadas are some of my favorite summertime creatures. They make the trees hum & sing. They are just kind of soothing to hear. My big oak tree provides many specimens to play with once hey have gone through their life cycle. This piece shows part of that cycle. . . . #cicads #insectsofinstagram #entomology #itwasdeadwhenwemet #ethicallysourced #ethicallysourcednecromancy #morbidart #taxidermyart #localartist #fairygarden #iowasummer
This beauty went to live with @saigeturner last night. A beautiful birthday gift from her father. Thanks for your support and happy birthday!! #motherofpearlmorpho #fairygarden #livingmybestafterlife #ethicallysourcednecromancy #iplaywithdeadthings #lepidoptera #butterflies🦋 #localartist #cedarrapidsiowa
I can’t get over the absolute cuteness of bumblebees. Unfortunately this one met a friends dog and didn’t make it after the sting. Looking very peaceful in its new forever garden. This is a deer vertebrae, with various dried botanicals, snail shell, and quartz. . . . . . . #bumblebees #boneart #ethicallysourced #livingmybestafterlife #iowa #localartist #ethicallysourcednecromancy #quartzcrystal #foolsgold #morbidart
Raccoon Skull with a Rainbow jewel beetle, Callithea butterfly, and dried botanicals. . . . . . . #boneart #ethicallysourced #ethicallysourcednecromancy #localartist #iowa #cedarrapids #morbidart #callithea #rainbowbeetle #entomologyart
Finally felt inspired again now that the spring is in full swing. Got this little bone face forest man here. Crazy shiny moth, quartz, citrine and dried botanicals. . . . #boneart #livingmybestafterlife #ethicallysourced #ethicallysourcednecromancy #localartist #iowa #cedarrapids
Can’t decide which side of this beauty I like the best. #whitemorpho #motherofpearlmorpho #lepodoptera #deathgarden #fairieslivehere #ethicallysourcednecromancy #iplaywithdeadthings
Bits & Pieces #rainbowjewelbeetle #raccoonskull #localartist #ethicallysourcednecromancy #quarantinelife #iplaywithdeadthings #itwasdeadwhenwemet
I made this super lovely piece for someone who cannot see it until after the quarantine. I sent her this tiny preview and that is what I am sharing with everyone else too. #playingwithdeadthings #quarantinelife #localartist #ethicallysourcednecromancy #amethystcrystal #vertibret
I made this super lovely piece for someone who cannot see it until after the quarantine. I sent her this tiny preview and that is what I am sharing with everyone else too. #playingwithdeadthings #quarantinelife #localartist #ethicallysourcednecromancy #amethystcrystal #vertibret
Morphos hot off the press! #bluemorphobutterfly #lepidoptera #butterflies #amateurentomologist #ethicallysourcednecromancy #itwasdeadwhenwemet
Little moth babe sneaking up to check out that starfish. #livingmybestafterlife #ethicallysourcednecromancy
Little dirty birdie and his scarab friend. My dog chewed on the bird skull because he climbed on the craft table while I was at work. So I hadn’t had time to scrub it clean. So I glued it back together and laid him to rest I’m this nice little space. #ethicallysourcednecromancy #livingmybestafterlife
Little snail in fairyland.
Trying to capture all the angles on this monster. The moth is a little damaged but what creature isn’t, right? Anyway I hope you all enjoy this even with the glares. So hard taking pictures in glass. The mirrored background gives it an infinite feel. . . . . . . #itwasdeadwhenwemet #ethicallysourcednecromancy #iplaywithdeadthings #mementomori #vultureculture #fawnskull #macabreart #gothdecor #odditiesandcuriosities #lepidoptera #insects
Spent 4 hours inhaling glue while filling this trophy case. I think it was worth the brain damage. I found this fawn skull back in January and thought it should have a proper memorial. #mementomori #ethicallysourcednecromancy #vultureculture #iplaywithdeadthings #itwasdeadwhenwemet #skullart #botanicals #sunsetmoth
Spent 4 hours inhaling glue while filling this trophy case. I think it was worth the brain damage. I found this fawn skull back in January and thought it should have a proper memorial. #mementomori #ethicallysourcednecromancy #vultureculture #iplaywithdeadthings #itwasdeadwhenwemet #skullart #botanicals #sunsetmoth
Nightshade is what I am calling this piece. Inside is a Luna Moth chilling peacefully on a raccoon skull surrounded by dried thistle, various dried botanicals, fungi both foraged and handmade. Also pyrite and a rough labradorite. #itwasdeadwhenwemet #iplaywithdeadshit #iplaywithdeadthings #lunamoth #saturnidae #ethicallysourcednecromancy #livingmybestafterlife #localartist #macabreart #insects #skullart #botanicals #oddities
Cute little Luna moth living it’s best afterlife. #itwasdeadwhenwemet #iplaywithdeadthings #ethicallysourcednecromancy #lunamoth #saturnidae
Loving all of the colors in this sunset moth piece. This raccoon is looking very cozy in his new life surrounded by beauty. #sunsetmoth #blackkyanite #skullart #ethicallysourcednecromancy #iplaywithdeadthings #itwasdeadwhenwemet #fairygarden #fairyslivehere
Loving all of the colors in this sunset moth piece. This raccoon is looking very cozy in his new life surrounded by beauty. #sunsetmoth #blackkyanite #skullart #ethicallysourcednecromancy #iplaywithdeadthings #itwasdeadwhenwemet #fairygarden #fairyslivehere
The things that hold the most beauty are usually filled with poison. This little tree gives the impression that her spines may have led some curious creature to its end already. A closer look will find a moth wing, a super cute blue weevil, a spinal vertebra, Smokey quartz point, and other various bits of preserved nature. I hope you all enjoy this little fairyland as much as I do.
Cute little Saturn moth chillin on a whitetail deer vertebrae. I love this moth so much! He is surrounded by so much beauty in his little world.
Rhetus Arcius Butterfly in a raccoon’s lower jaw bone. Surrounded by a dried flowers, polymer clay mushrooms and a super cool quartz. . . . . . . #rhetusarcius #lepidoptera #fairygardens #vultureculture #odditiesandcuriosities #playingwithdeadthings #ethicallysourcednecromancy
Here is a simple little piece that I did for a friend. There is this cute little spiny orb weaver on the branch but it’s a little jar to see. Then we have a rainbow 🌈 jewel beetle, labradorite, and a raccoon vertebrae. Real dried flowers and hand made mushrooms. . . . . . . #spinyorbweaverspider #insects #entomologyart #localartist #ethicallysourcednecromancy #playingwithdeadthings #fairieslivehere🍄✨
This small eyed Sphinx moth found a home with a friend. I absolutely love the markings on this crazy camouflaged creature. . . . . . . . #sphynxmoth #smalleyedsphinxmoth #quartzcrystal #ethicallysourcednecromancy #localartist #playingwithdeadthings #itwasdeadwhenwemet
This small eyed Sphinx moth found a home with a friend. I absolutely love the markings on this crazy camouflaged creature. . . . . . . . #sphynxmoth #smalleyedsphinxmoth #quartzcrystal #ethicallysourcednecromancy #localartist #playingwithdeadthings #itwasdeadwhenwemet
Tiny little beauty. This little butterfly is so crazy. The wings are iridescent on the outside as opposed to the in. Can’t even do it justice with photos. Also we all know by now that at I am not the best photographer... . . . . . . . #bugsareforgirls #curiosities #snail #lepidoptera #ethicallysourced #iplaywithdeadthings #ethicallysourcednecromancy #fairieslivehere #naturesoddities
Bat skull with Danburite, quartz, handmade fairy cup mushrooms, and various dried flowers. #iplaywithdeadthings #batskull #sunsetmothwing #danburite #ethicallysourcednecromancy #mothernaturesbeauty #bones #moth
Bat skull with Danburite, quartz, handmade fairy cup mushrooms, and various dried flowers. #iplaywithdeadthings #batskull #sunsetmothwing #danburite #ethicallysourcednecromancy #mothernaturesbeauty #bones #moth
Here is a piece that I put together for @alisonmcgriff using a sunset moth & deer vertebrae. Quartz & Blue Kyanite. #sunsetmoth #bones #itwasdeadwhenwemet #iplaywithdeadthings #vultureculture #lepidoptera #moth #mothernaturesbeauty #ethicallysourcednecromancy
I am kind of obsessed with this little beauty. #sunsetmoth #quartz #odditiesandcuriosities #vultureculture #raccoonbone #fairyslivehere #ethicallysourcednecromancy
Emerald scarab beetle with Celestite, and a hogs tooth. .... #insects #odditiesandcuriosities #fairyslivehere #ethicallysourcednecromancy #playingwithdeadthings #vultureculture #itwasdeadwhenwemet
Front and back to these little fairy jars. Sunset moth wings, glow in the dark shrooms, flower petals. #vultureculture #deadwhenwemet #ethicallysourcednecromancy #sunsetmoths #handmadewithlove @mothmaidencreations
New little gem I made last night. Little shiny green beetle chilling In his fairy woodland. #raccoonbones #flouritecrystal #mushrooms #scarabbeetle #insect #vultureculture #ethicallysourcednecromancy #deadwhenwemet #fairyslivehere @mothmaidencreations
Today was super busy, but I got the opportunity to finish two pieces today. This one has a blue carpenter bee, an Iowa geode, dragonfly, And various little pieces of citrine, quartz, and polymer shrooms. A lot of preparation goes into these little darlings, but the end result is always stunning. I hope you all like them as much as I do. #ethicallysourcednecromancy #itwasdeadwhenwemet #geode #geodeart #entomology #entomologyart #taxidermyart #nature_brilliance #odditiesandcuriosities #curiosities #bluecarpenterbee
Today was super busy, but I got the opportunity to finish two pieces today. This one has a blue carpenter bee, an Iowa geode, dragonfly, And various little pieces of citrine, quartz, and polymer shrooms. A lot of preparation goes into these little darlings, but the end result is always stunning. I hope you all like them as much as I do. #ethicallysourcednecromancy #itwasdeadwhenwemet #geode #geodeart #entomology #entomologyart #taxidermyart #nature_brilliance #odditiesandcuriosities #curiosities #bluecarpenterbee
Trying to capture all angles on this cute little Bumblebee Sphinx Moth. .... . . . . . . . . . #ethicallysourcednecromancy #ethicallysourced #iplaywithdeadthings #bringingthedeadbacktolife #skull #moth #vultureculture #bumblebeesphinxmoth #rabbitskull #apophyllite
Latest little Ferngully. Featuring a bluebottle butterfly, citrine cyrstals, stump fungus, a small jawbone dried roses, quartz, various dried flowers and polymer 🍄 #bluebottlebutterfly #citrinecrystal #itwasdeadwhenwemet #ethicallysourcednecromancy #odditiesandcuriosities #fantasycreations #fae #fairyslivehere
Latest little Ferngully. Featuring a bluebottle butterfly, citrine cyrstals, stump fungus, a small jawbone dried roses, quartz, various dried flowers and polymer 🍄 #bluebottlebutterfly #citrinecrystal #itwasdeadwhenwemet #ethicallysourcednecromancy #odditiesandcuriosities #fantasycreations #fae #fairyslivehere
Blue morpho butterflies making a stop on this raccoon skull. #bluemorphobutterfly #racoonskull #lepidoptera #insectsofinstagram #odditiesandcuriosities #ethicallysourcednecromancy #quartzcrystal
The colors of these sunset moths is honestly breathtaking. Seriously Mother Nature made the best creatures. I am happy to give them another life so they can be honored for eternity. . . . . . . . . . . . #sunsetmoth # #sunsetmoths #saturnidae #lepidoptera #ethicallysourcednecromancy #iplaywithdeadthings #itwasdeadwhenwemet #mothernaturerocks
This piece is so adorable. A lot happening inside this little one. ................................................................................................................................................ #ethicallysourcednecromancy #birdscull #rainbowjewelbeetle #butterfly #bones #iplaywithdeadthings #itwasdeadwhenwemet #oddityart #locallyforaged
A few beauties in the spa. These sunset moths make my heart sing! #sunsetmoth #insects #insectsofinstagram #taxidermy #ethicallysourcednecromancy
A few beauties in the spa. These sunset moths make my heart sing! #sunsetmoth #insects #insectsofinstagram #taxidermy #ethicallysourcednecromancy
Little piece I did for @thymelyglass_studio back in 2016. Bobcat, with sharktooth spikes, leaf butterfly, absinthe sugar.
Knocked this gorgeous display piece out yesterday. #ethicallysourcedtaxidermy #ethicallysourcednecromancy #papilionidae #emeraldswallowtail #insects #vertebrae #jewelbeetle #rosequartz #polymerclay
Knocked this gorgeous display piece out yesterday. #ethicallysourcedtaxidermy #ethicallysourcednecromancy #papilionidae #emeraldswallowtail #insects #vertebrae #jewelbeetle #rosequartz #polymerclay
Finally finished this beauty.
Atlas Moth on the spreader. This one was a little trickier than the others have been. Such a beauty.
Found around downtown on break today. Nice little score. #vultureculture #vulture #pigeonparts #pigeonpartsscattered
Something I did a while back. I looked at this bird through the window, stuck in a Bush for about a month. Head was stuck between two branches. I went out, sniped the branch off and took it home. Preserved just as it was when I found it. #vultureculture #oddities #odditiesandcuriosities #taxidermy #iplaywithdeadthings #deathart #deadbirdsofinstagram
My lovely Cecropia all framed up. I got a little careless with the gorilla glue, so it needs a little touch up in the framing. Ooopsies! #cecropia #moths #mothsofinstagram #iplaywithdeadthings #vultureculture #insectart #entomology #entamology #beautifuldeadthings
Just some beautiful creatures I am playing with. There is something extra special about the tattered ones. We all want a perfect specimen, but a damaged one is a bit more tempting. #entamology #moths #butterfliesofinstagram #iplaywithdeadthings #insectart #vultureculture #tatteredwings
Progress of placement #taxidermy #lunamoth #iplaywithdeadthings
New pets #entomology #iplaywithbugs
All framed up. She will look nice with the others