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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thanks for joining in by creating work, sharing posts & supporting artists during #SciArtSeptember! I love this yearly opportunity to reconnect with friends & meet new folks. 🌟 - While I’ll be posting less during the rest of the year, please reach out any time if you have ideas for collaborations. 🌱

An illustration of an azure jay, perched on a stick. The bird has its back to the viewer and its head turned to the left. The background is a light pink colour.

A photograph of a tiny sculpture of a fawn suspended in a small wooden box. The fawn appears to be leaping. The back of the box is lined with green and gold paper. The box rests on a wooden table.

A hand holding a small book made with a scallop shell cover. The book is fanned open, to show the pink pages inside the book. The background is a wooden table top.

A graphite drawing of a moon bear, also called an Asian black bear. The bear is sitting up, with its front paws near its chest. The bear looks towards the right. The bear is tinted in shades of purple.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

An Abyssinian roller that is also a little book. It begins: “Why is a roller like a writing desk? The need for fire and acacia, both. One for blood - the other, ink.” Written in India ink. - #SciArtSeptember Day 30: Carbon

A painted, cut-out paper bird in the shape of an Abyssinian roller. The bird has one wing folded back, which reveals a small booklet of pages under the wing. The underwing is brown and has uneven letters painted on it in another shade of brown reading, “Some small words about the medium of carbon.” The booklet pages are bright blue, like the bird, and the words inside are unclear. The bird rests on a wooden table top.

A painted, cut-out paper bird in the shape of an Abyssinian roller. The bird appears to be in flight, with the wings positioned in a downward flap. The bird is bright blue, with a brown back and long, black tail. The bird rests on a wooden table top.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A tiny shadowbox about animals with blue blood. In these animals, oxygen binds to copper-based molecules, not iron. The turquoise beads also get their blue colour from copper. - #SciArtSeptember Day 23: Copper

A small, shallow box containing copper foil art of a horseshoe crab, an octopus, and a cuttlefish. The foil art is mounted on blue fabric. Around the foil animals are eight blue beads.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A quillback rockfish. Not quite a drawing with a quill but with a dip pen, which feels of-a-sort. - #SundayFishSketch + #SciArtSeptember Day 27: Quill

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A small book, made using Atlantic bay scallop shells. The book features tiny drawings of estuary plants and animals from Nova Scotia. - #SciArtSeptember Day 16: Scallop

An open book made of paper pages and a scallop shell cover. The book is open to a simple ink drawing of a duck. The book's pages and cover are pink. The book rests on a wooden table.

A hand holding a pink and purple scallop shell. The shell is bound along one side with green thread, making it the cover to a small book. The background is a wooden table top.

A pink and purple scallop shell resting on a wooden table top. The shell is bound along one side with green thread, making it the cover to a small book.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A bitterling puppet, with a meander-patterned banner. Bitterlings are listed in The Fish Fauna of the Büyük Menderes River: Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Features, published in 2013. 🐟 - #SundayFishSketch + #SciArtSeptember Day 20: Meander

A photo of a fish stick puppet on a wooden table top. The fish is modelled after a European bitterling, with a primarily pink body and blue fins. It has colourful highlights throughout. The fish has a ribbon trailing from its tail featuring a red meander pattern. The puppet lies flat on the table.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A barn owl’s face shape helps to focus sounds.🦉 - #SciArtSeptember Day 11: Heart

A drawing of a barn owl, standing. The owl is in three-quarter view, facing forward and to the left. The background is a flat white colour.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Follow-through on my intention to include more history drawings: A paper doll of Philippe I of France. I’ve often thought of Versailles as like a doll’s house & especially feel this way about Philippe’s role. If you like, more description is continued in the thread. - #SciArtSeptember Day 10: Woad

A photo of a paper doll of Philippe I of France, the Duke of Orleans. This image shows the doll from the waist up, dressed, in a blue gown. The figure has loose dark brown hair and pale skin, and holds a white flower in one hand. The doll rests on a wooden table top.

A photo of a paper doll of Philippe I of France, the Duke of Orleans. This image shows the undressed doll, wearing a white shift, next to a blue gown that the figure can wear. The doll and dress rest on a wooden table top.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A young diamond trevally. From a photo by Jo Kuyken. - #SundayFishSketch + #SciArtSeptember Day 13: Diamond

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A little narwhal in the style of a medieval curio, mounted on a panel. Two ideas were overlapping in my mind: Narwhals’ tusks can distinguish changes in water temperature and chemistry; the horns of unicorns purify water and detect poison. 🦄 - #SciArtSeptember Day 9: Ivory

A photo of a small narwhal sculpture on a patterned board. The narwhal is made from white clay and coloured to resemble ivory. The piece rests on a wooden table next to a penny, for scale.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Papier-mâché miniature fawn. The figure is mounted on a screw that goes through the back of the box. - #SciArtSeptember Day 7: Fawn 🦌

An photograph of a tiny sculpture of a fawn suspended in a small wooden box. The fawn appears to be leaping. The back of the box is lined with green and gold paper. The box rests on a wooden table.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

An azure jay, from a photo by Nilton Firma. - #SciArtSeptember Day 4: Azure 🔹

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A stoplight parrotfish embroidery. The larger beads are made from fossil coral. 🐠 - #SciArtSeptember + #SundayfishSketch Day 6: Coral

An embroidery of a stoplight parrotfish on grey felt. The fish is brightly coloured, with green, orange, and pinks. The embroidery has glass and stone beads. The embroidery sits on a wood table.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Bengal tiger and antelope. 🐅 From a photo by Tanishq Jain. - #SciArtSeptember Day 3: Sanguine

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster), from a photo by Derek Keats. - #SciArtSeptember Day 2: Violet

A drawing of a violet-backed starling, perched on a branch and facing toward the viewer. The bird's head is angled to the left.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Malachite butterfly (Siproeta stelenes) embroidery on felt, with stone + glass beads. 🦋 - #SciArtSeptember Day 1: Malachite

A small embroidery project, in imitation of a malachite butterfly. The butterfly is green and brown, and rests on a wooden tabletop.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Starting Tuesday! 🌟 Post in any media, on your own schedule, & use the prompt words any way that works for you. Natural science, formal science, social science, & divergent fields beyond - every interest is welcome! (I’ve even got a history post in my own queue…) #SciArtSeptember #SciArt #SciComm 🐡

A banner image promoting the art challenge Sci Art September. The image features text and a drawing of a leopard on an off-white background. The text includes the title, Sci Art September, month-long art challenge. The text also includes a list of weekly categories and daily prompts. The first category is colour. This category covers the first 10 words of the month. The daily words are: Malachite, violet, sanguine, azure, saffron, coral, fawn, ruby, ivory, woad. The second category is shape. It covers the 11th through 20th words. The daily words are: Heart, teardrop, diamond, crescent, honeycomb, scallop, eyelet, almond, star, meander. The third category is medium. This category covers the last 10 words of the month. The daily words are: Kaolin, silk, copper, down, jade, cedar, quill, linen, pelt, carbon. At the top of the image there is a description. It reads: Year 6, 2026; from nature; hosted by @LizLagomorph.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

#SciArtSeptember is on the way! Thanks to all who have been getting the word out. ✨ You can join in by posting, reposting, liking, or commenting - only ever when it works for you. This year’s prompts bridge the worlds of art and nature. So excited to see where you take them. ✨ 🐡 #SciArt #SciComm

A banner image promoting the art challenge Sci Art September. The image features text and a drawing of a sea otter on an off-white background. The text includes the title, Sci Art September, month-long art challenge. The text also includes a list of weekly categories and daily prompts. The first category is colour. This category covers the first 10 words of the month. The daily words are: Malachite, violet, sanguine, azure, saffron, coral, fawn, ruby, ivory, woad. The second category is shape. It covers the 11th through 20th words. The daily words are: Heart, teardrop, diamond, crescent, honeycomb, scallop, eyelet, almond, star, meander. The third category is medium. This category covers the last 10 words of the month. The daily words are: Kaolin, silk, copper, down, jade, cedar, quill, linen, pelt, carbon. At the bottom of the image there is a description. It reads: Year 6, 2026; from nature; hosted by @LizLagomorph.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

If you see this, post your marine-themed art. 🐡

An illustration of a female diver swimming with a distant, surfacing sperm whale. The entire illustration is completed in shades of blue.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

In one month! #SciArtSeptember returns for a 6th year. Open to all who are curious about the places where art and science connect. Make new work, post works in progress, or share old favourites. Post when and what you like. 🐡 #SciArt #SciComm

A banner image promoting the art challenge Sci Art September. The image features text and a drawing of a trout on an off-white background. The text includes the title, Sci Art September, month-long art challenge. The text also includes a list of weekly categories and daily prompts. The first category is colour. This category covers the first 10 words of the month. The daily words are: Malachite, violet, sanguine, azure, saffron, coral, fawn, ruby, ivory, woad. The second category is shape. It covers the 11th through 20th words. The daily words are: Heart, teardrop, diamond, crescent, honeycomb, scallop, eyelet, almond, star, meander. The third category is medium. This category covers the last 10 words of the month. The daily words are: Kaolin, silk, copper, down, jade, cedar, quill, linen, pelt, carbon. At the bottom of the image there is a description. It reads: Year 6, 2026; from nature; hosted by @LizLagomorph.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

We're horseposting post your horses. 🐡

A photograph of a sketchbook page. The sketchbook rests on a wooden surface and the page is held open with two bulldog clips. The page features a drawing of a horseshoe crab in purples and oranges on a black field. The page also has handwritten text reading: Ancient. Limulus polyphemus. Horseshoe crabs have existed in a similar form for 445 million years.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

A little nurse shark to celebrate Ava's first #SundayFishSketch.

A sketch of a young nurse shark in shades of green.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 30: Dream Northern white rhinos are functionally extinct. Hope for their future may rest with Southern white rhinos someday carrying their calves - now embryos in storage. - #rhinoceros #wildlife #animalart #sketchbook

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 26: Forage All rose hips are edible (but be careful in your preparation). From a photo by Guilhem Vellut. - #botany #botanicalillustration #roses #garden #sketchbook #art

An illustration of a single rose hip attached to a small branch with leaves. The colours are simple - red, green, and yellow ochre.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 25: Tireless Przewalski’s horse has been the focus of intense conservation and captive breeding programs. The horses once again range the Asian steppe. - #wildhorses #equine #sketchbook #art #horse

An illustration of a Przewalski’s horse standing with its head and neck in a relaxed pose. The horse is drawn in yellows and oranges. The legs of the horse disappear into the white background, into a texture that resembles grass.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 23: Scouting Working dogs use their noses to find target species during conservation projects. - #beagle #dogs #sketchbook #drawing

An illustration of a beagle, walking with its nose to the ground. The illustration is simple, with blues taking the place of dark colours on the dog. The background is flat beige.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

#SicArtSeptember Day 22: Fellowship A field scientist collects data from an evening grosbeak. - #sciart #scicomm #nature #sketchbook

An illustration of a pair of hands holding a small song bird. One of the bird’s wings is held, stretched out. The illustration uses shades of blue and beige.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 20: Glacial The Southern Ocean is home to several unique orca subspecies, including these C type orcas. - #orca #orcawhale #whales #sketch

An illustration of two orca whales spy hopping - looking above the waterline with their heads in the air. The whales are dark blue and appear on a simplified background.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 19: Depths A diver swims behind a surfacing sperm whale. Sperm whales are the 3rd deepest-diving mammal. - #whales #whale #ocean #sketchbook 🐳

A mixed media illustration of a woman diver swimming behind a sperm whale. The whole drawing is completed in monochromatic indigo blue.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 18: Cenote A Mayan tetra, from a photo by Marco Endruweit. - #FishArt #tetra #wildlife #sketchbook

A mixed media illustration of a Mayan tetra fish. The fish lays on a mauve background.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 17: Trawl A Belgian fisherman (garnaalvisser) uses a draft horse to catch shrimp. - #drafthorse #horseart #sketchbook

An illustration of a man riding a draft horse, which is carrying the tack and baskets used in traditional shrimp fishing. The image of the man and horse is completed in indigo blues. The background is a flat, off-white.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 16: Rift Atlantic rock crabs are new arrivals to the Greenland-Scotland ocean ridge. From a photo by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. 🦀 - #sciart #invertebrate #arthropod #crab

An illustration of an Atlantic rock crab. The crab is a monochromatic orange on a solid black background.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 15: Spawning Sockeye salmon undergo colourful transformation. - #SciArt #salmon #fish #sketchbook

An illustration of a sockeye salmon in its characteristic red and green spawning colours. The background of the image is a pale green.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

#SundayFishSketch + #SciArtSeptember Day 14: Mimic A mimic filefish, from a photo by Francois Libert. These devious nuggets mimic the poisonous saddled pufferfish. - #sciart #fish #aquarium

A mixed media illustration of a mimic filefish. The fish is set against a bright purple background.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 13: Bottleneck Wisent herds have been reintroduced to Eurasia and now number in the thousands. All living animals are descended from 12 individuals. - #SciArt #wisent #wildlife #conservation #sketchbook

A mixed media drawing of a wisent and her nursing calf. The wisent are both shown in shades of brown, with blue extremities.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 12: Wandering Gulls are found worldwide. Most species migrate with changing seasons. - #sciart #seagull #seabirds #aves #birds #sketchbook #illustration

A mixed media illustration of a seagull as it takes off in flight. The image is completed in pale blues, with yellow highlights on the bird’s beak, eye, and legs.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 9: Vanishing Amur leopards are critically endangered. Zoos around the world maintain a captive population.

A mixed media illustration of an Amur leopard. The cat lies on its side and faces to the left. The style of the work is unfinished, like a sketch.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 8: Niche Fossas fill an ecological niche often occupied by cats. - #sciart #scicomm #fossa #madagascar #wildlife

A mixed media illustration of a fossa. The illustration uses interpretive colours - orange for the animal and foreground and bright blue for the background. The fossa stands on a rock and faces to the right.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

#SundayFishSketch + #SciArtSeptember Day 7: Boreal Walleye are a common fish in the waterways of the boreal forest. - #sciart #scicomm #walleye #wildlifeart #animalart

A mixed media illustration of a walleye fish, shown from the head to the mid body. The fish is coloured in brown and gold tones and the background is maroon red.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 5: Corridor The Florida Wildlife Corridor is a network connecting millions of acres and protecting the species that live there - including this black bear, drawn from a camera trap image. - #sciart #scicomm #bear #wildlifeart #sketchbook 🐻

A mixed media illustration of a standing black bear. The drawing is sketchy and completed in shades of blue and white.

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