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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I'm on the home stretch of my cowltopus! I just had to rip back 6-ish rows because I missed a twist and my shells weren't shelling 😭. Back on track now. It's been freezing out and I can't wait to wear this! #knitsky #knitting

An in progress knitting project done in chartreuse and purple yarn.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I've been in an art rut lately (this whole year?) but a person I'd done past commissions for reached out to me about another. Of course I said yes. Look at this magnificent boy named Cheddar. #Watercolor #Watercolour #Art #PetPortrait #Cat

Watercolor painting of an orange and white cat. He is facing the viewer and his giant paws are stretched out on top of each other. His eyes are a striking orange/gold color.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Some Azure Bluets (Houstonia caerulea) for #TinyFlowerTuesday. One of my favorite native perennials! #Bloomscrolling

An up close photo of tiny flowers. They have four white petals (tipped with light purple) and a yellow center. They stand in a grassy area with a dark woods edge in the background.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Live cat sketching. Much easier when they are actively napping 😂 #Sketchbook #Cats #Sketch

A sketchbook page with cat sketches in various poses.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

This was a fun drawing exercise! "Draw your face, but from an upside down photo." I'm trying to get back into a draw everyday habit. #Sketch #Portrait

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Owl! I always hear them so it's nice to get to see them as well 😁 So pretty! #Owl #Nature #BarredOwl

A barred owl perches on a tree branch. They are looking at the camera. There is a blue bird feeder in the lower right corner.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

It's been raining for over a week here. It's finally time to get some sun! I actually started my plants on time this year. Lookit these babies. 🥹 Pictured here are amish paste tomatoes, two kinds of cucumber, and I'm trying onions for the first time. #gardening #plants #zone6a

Young tomato, cucumber, and onion plants in red solo cups sitting in the grass.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

The daffodils are up! I was gifted 300 (!) bulbs a few years ago from my late grandmother-in-law. I'm so happy to have such a lovely reminder of her in the spring. #BloomScrolling #Daffodill #Gardening

Yellow daffodils on a sunny day. The four in the front are in focus while the others are blurred in the background.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Last year I planted a bunch of discounted perennials. I was keeping my fingers crossed that they would all survive. Here's the #catmint coming up to say hello! I can't wait to see those cute purple flowers! #Nepeta #Gardening #Plants

A catmint plant just emerging from the soil.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Baby lupines! They have such cool leaves. Look at how they catch dewdrops. 😀 #NativePlants #Lupine #Gardening

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Crocuses have emerged! I'm always so excited to see these darlings. As a side note - I'm looking into getting an electric wood chipper/leaf shredder. I've got piles of sticks/leaves that I'd like to turn into mulch. Anyone have recommendations? Or talk me out of it? #BloomScrolling #Gardening

Up close photo of purple crocus flowers emerging from the soil.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Tried winter sowing this year and I have babies! These are lettuce and bok choi seedlings planted with seeds I saved last year. I've got a bunch more in bags and rotisserie chicken containers (was experimenting with every container). I'm most excited for the native perennials coming up! #gardening

A view inside a milk jug greenhouse. There are tiny lettuce seedlings in it.

A view inside a milk jug greenhouse. There are tiny bok choi seedlings in it.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

My #adhd craft moment yesterday. Learning to weave a tapestry! I really enjoyed this and I'd definitely like to do more. This one was made from whatever I could find in my craft supply pile. A wooden picture frame warped with crochet thread. The weft is acrylic yarn. #weaving

A handwoven tapestry. It is woven to look like green and brown grass/ground with pink and red bushes peeking out.

A DIY tapestry loom made from a picture frame sits on a white table. It is partially woven with green, pink, and brown yarn.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

I finally decided to make the Timbó Vest ravel.me/timbo-vest. I'm knitting this with half frogged yarn that I don't have enough of. You can see where I started with the ramen noodle yarn. Fingers crossed it blocks out! Hopefully I can find yarn in a similar weight to finish it. #knit #knitsky

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

The kids made a fort and Franky decided it was his. It does look very comfy in there. #cat #CatsOfBluesky

A grey and white striped cat snuggling in a blanket fort. There are blue cushions, a tan blanket, and a dark grey pillow.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

It's Wooper! (Almost) Everyday I do a quick post-it note drawing of a #pokemon to put in my kid's lunchbox. I really liked this one today.

A blue post-it note with a wooper pokemon drawn on it. Wooper has a huge open mouth smile.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

If you see this QRP with your animal painting!

A watercolor painting of a doberman dog with a blue splatter background.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Chives! Also some nice moss. I'm so excited that it's warming up. I'm sitting outside for the first time in a while and it's SO nice! I've also been poking around my garden beds and noticed that there's some random spinach sprouting 😂. I'll have to keep an eye on that!

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

I have 5 or so in progress paintings. Which one will I work on today? Probably none. Executive function system is not functioning. 😮‍💨 I did manage to make bread though!

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I put a window bird feeder up thinking I'd see birds. Instead I got cute squirrels! They look so soft 😍 #Squirrel #AnimalPhotography

A grey squirrel facing to the right. They have one paw up and the other tucked in

A grey squirrel with one paw on the glass of a window.

A grey squirrel eating sunflower seeds. They have cute ear Tufts.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Some #GestureDrawing practice today. I’m not as rusty as I thought I might be. I think my favs are 4 and 5. All ref photos are from @adorkastock.com ! #FigureDrawing #Sketch

A series of eight gesture sketches of people in different poses.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

In memory of George. A recent commission. What a beautiful cat he was. Look at those eyes! #cat #watercolor

Two watercolor paintings lay on a table. They both feature an orange and white fluffy cat. The left one shows the cat looking up to the left. The smaller painting on the right shows the cat in a silly upright pose. There is a corner of a watercolor paint pallet at the top.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

We got to the vet super early so Quill and I hung out in the car listening to an audiobook. I think she liked the heated seats 😊 #caturday #cat

A grey cat with a small white chest patch sits in a car looking up to the left. Outside, there are clouds and blue skies.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I made homemade tortillas! Holy moly these are good why have I not made these before. They are so soft! Also featuring my #epp handsewn tortilla warmer. I made it 4 years ago when my hyperfix was all things hexies. #HandSewing #EnglishPaperPiecing

Homemade tortillas inside a handmade tortilla warmer.

A handmade tortilla warmer made with English paper pieced hexagons in rainbow colors.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

My latest ADHD craft obsession is #SockKnitting. I recently finished ✨three✨ pairs that had been abandoned for... probably years. Wearing these ones now and I think the fit is finally spot on. I'm liking this fleegle heel the best so far. #Knitting #Knitsky #HandknitSocks

A pair of handknit socks lying on a wooden floor. They are blue/grey striped with pink toes and cuffs.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

When it's cold you gotta snuggle. The cat in the back is my almost 20 yr old Quill. She has never wanted to hang out with other cats. Her new brother, Franky (2), likes to "share" her heat pad. #cats #cat

Two grey-ish cats snuggling on the couch. The cat at the back looks at the camera and has her paw draped over the cat at the front.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

It's a good time to mend some socks! A friend gifted me these lovely handknit socks and I ended up wearing holes in them. A little swiss darning and they are wearable again! (I noticed more thin spots on the pink one that I'll need to fix) #VisibleMending #knitsky #mending

A photo of the bottom of a pair of handknit multicolor striped socks. They show square-ish mended areas.

A photo of the bottom of a pair of handknit multicolor striped socks. They are inside out and show mended areas.

A photo showing an in-process mend of a handknit sock. There are pins holding the yarn loops and clips holding the sock to the foam insert.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Got it finished in time! Still not a fan of painting this type of fur but I think I'm happy with the results.

A watercolor painting of two dogs with their tongues hanging out 'smiling'. The left one has black shaggy fur and the right one has tan shaggy fur.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Nothing like last minute gift making! I've been planning this painting for... way too long now. I need to gift it in 4 days so my brain is finally allowing me to make it. Yay, ADHD 😐 Anyone else scrambling to finish? The early stages of #Watercolor paintings look pretty weird. #WIP #Dogs #Art

An in progress watercolor painting featuring two cocker spaniel/poodle mix dogs.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Mini paintings are so fun. This was an experiment to see if I could make earrings from my paintings. (It worked!) #Watercolor #TradArt #Raccoon #TinyArt #Art

A hexagon shaped painting resting in the palm of a hand. The painting is a raccoon done in a colorful style.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Franky loves this pink fuzzy chair so much. #Cat #Cats

A grey tabby cat lounging on a pink fluffy chair. The chair resembles an owl (originally made for a toddler).

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Another gouache painting from a while back. I really like painting tiny things. Does anyone make #ATC 's anymore? I used to do a ton several years ago and miss trading. Any groups on here? #ArtistTradingCard #ACEO #Dog #TradArt

A tiny gouache painting of a white Great Dane dog on a rainbow background. There is a paint palette above and and brushes to the right.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

This is a cat named Goose! I loved painting him and feel like this was the first one that I really nailed the 'realistic' colors. I haven't painted much recently, maybe because I'm bored? I want to get back painting more colorful style animals. Lemme see your pets and maybe I'll paint them! #cat

A watercolor painting of a cat with a grey striped head and white body. He has stunning green eyes.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I feel like I'm knitting with muppet yarn. There is only one person in the world I'm willing to knit with this for. And she's going to LOVE this neck warmer when it's done! Just gotta make it through... #Knitting #Knit

Bright orange, fuzzy yarn partially knit up.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Making homemade butterscotch for the first time to make a butterscotch ice cream I'm planning on bringing to a gathering. 🤞Hope it works!

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

What do you all do when you hit an art slump? Sometimes I go to redditgetsdrawn and paint random pets to test out new ideas. Here’s cute cat I painted a while back. #Art #Watercolor #Cat

A desktop with colored pencils on the left, a watercolor pallet on top, and a painting in the center. The painting is of a one eared, white and brown cat on a green background.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

This is a memorial portrait commission I painted a while back. This pup reminded me so much of my childhood dog. I really love how the vivid colors look. #Art #TradArt #Watercolor

A watercolor painting of a yellow lab dog laying on a blanket.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Frogs! I like these guys. There are always lots of them in my yard so, I can get good reference photos. The top one is a pickerel frog and the bottom one is a wood frog. I've seen some really interesting color variations on the wood frogs. Might have to paint a series... #Frog #Art #Watercolor

Two frogs painted in watercolor and ink. The top is a pickerel frog facing right and the bottom is a wood frog facing left.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

It's a bit blah out today and I think I'm dreading the coming winter. So here are some of my marigolds from the summer (with bonus bumblebee!). #BloomScrolling #Gardening #Zone6a

A photo of a red/orange marigold flower that has a bumblebee on it.

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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

This is my most #bookish lino print yet! It's about time I combined two of my favorite things, and I'm sort of surprised it took me this long 📘🐉 #linoprint #dragons #fantasyart

Black print on toned tan paper of a dragon rising up out of a book with magic swirls. Limited edition says 30/40 with the title Magic and artist signature Katie Croonenberghs

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I’m almost finished the teacup portion of this cross stitch. I’m excited to start the flowers next. Also, floss drops? How have I gone this long not knowing about these. Total game changer for me! #WIPWednesday #CrossStitch #Teacup

An in progress, green and white striped teacup and saucer that is done in cross stitch. The extra floss is pictured in the top left.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I haven’t used my gouache in a while and discovered yesterday that it grew … mold! 😩 So yeah, psa: check your paints. Here’s a cute pup I painted.(before the mold)

A small gouache painting of white and brown dog is held in a hand over a background of greenery.

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I think cats are my favorite subject to paint. I do enjoy painting most animals but if I can't think of anything to draw... It's gonna be a #cat. #art #TraditionalArt

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Ember Kelly @emberkellyart.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Hi! I’m new here. I like to paint animals. I’m looking for social media that doesn’t suck. Hopefully the adhd will accept this dopamine! Here’s a rainbow tiger I painted a couple of years ago. #TraditionalArt #Watercolor

A watercolor portrait of a white tiger that has rainbow gradient stripes and a outer space background. The painting has art supplies surrounding it.

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