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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Black-crowned night heron prints! Inspired by these delightful birds I spotted in Chicago all summer long :) 🪶 www.microbiomearts.com/product/nigh...

An art print of a black crowned night heron hunting in a river. It stands on a rock looking at fish in the water, with a wobbly reflection and bright red feet. The print leans against a brick wall.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A little flamboyant cuttlefish charm! 🐙 🐡 www.microbiomearts.com/product/flam...

A flamboyant cuttlefish charm with a yellow metal clasp.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Little regal jumping spider shaker charm. When you shake it, she jumps around inside! #bsnm 🐙🐡 www.microbiomearts.com/product/jump...

An acrylic charm in the shape of a simple jumping spider enclosure. It is mostly clear with white details. Inside there is a smaller charm of a female regal jumping spider that can move freely

Detail shot of the charm, showing the bottom corner and the spider charm in more detail. Is it a tan, orange and grey spider with brightly colored pink fangs

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Shop update is live! A handful of new things, including this bug in amber keychain 🐜 🌞 #bugsky #bsnm 🐡🐙 www.microbiomearts.com/product/ambe...

A yellow keychain in the shape of a facet cut teardrop shape. It looks like a piece of amber with an illustrated bug suspended inside. It has a large metal hanging loop.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

It’s your last two days to snag these mail club goodies - sparkly European starling sticker and a square woodcock postcard!! 🪶 #bsnm www.patreon.com/samimarkart

a hand holding a postcard and a sticker over a green grass background. The postcard is square with three differently posed woodcocks and daffodil illustrations. The sticker is a sparkly starling perched on a branch.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I’ve been loving spotting black crowned night herons in the city as they’ve been busy raising their fledglings in the trees above Lincoln Park Zoo. Had a go at drawing one! 🖤 🪶

a detailed illustration of a black crowned night heron on a rock looking down at a rushing river. it’s slightly wobbly reflection mirrors the bird. The illustration is a dark night scene with faint stars in the black sky.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

thankful for plovers and the folks i see in chicago keeping them safe! 🪶 🐡

an illustration of a piping plover adult and chick running in a line. blue curved text above them reads “PROTECT PLOVERS”

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

miniature giraffe weevil charms… my mini charm extended universe is expanding #bugsky #bsnm 🐙 🐡 www.microbiomearts.com/product/gira...

an acrylic charm of a giraffe weevil, a red and black weevil with long neck, laying in a white background. it has a comically large clasp that is bigger than the charm itself.

a giraffe weevil acrylic charm being held by a hand to show the scale.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

European starling sticker for my patreon this month. such a weird/cool/tragic bird that I see nearly every day in the city 🪶 #bsnm www.patreon.com/samimarkart

illustration of a European starling, an iridescent black bird with many white speckled details. It is resting on a section of a twig with a white star drawn on the background near the face.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

two cairns birdwing butterflies 💚 #bugsky 🐡 🐙

An illustration of a male and female cairns budding butterflies, resting in a mossy log. Small red flowers are in the moss. The male is a green and black patterned butterfly, and the camel is a brown and white patterned butterfly.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The holographic blue ringed octopus sticker rewards for May are here! Join one of the sticker tiers before the end of the month to get one in your mailbox 🐙 🦑 🐡 #bsnm www.patreon.com/samimarkart?...

A symmetrical sticker design of a blue ringed octopus as seen from above. The blue rings are a subtle color shifting holographic material. It is being held by a white person’s hand against a white background.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Woodcock PEENT stickers! I missed seeing these guys this year, fingers crossed for next season! 🪶#bsnm www.microbiomearts.com/product/peen...

A sticker of an illustrated American Woodcock, with matching text that says “peent!”

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

My shop update is live! Will be sharing different products throughout the day so keep your eyes peeled! #bsnm 🐙 🐡 🪶 www.microbiomearts.com

An informative style poster showing different animal stickers, keychains and paintings.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

a little flamboyant cuttlefish! 🦑🐙🐡

an illustration of a flamboyant cuttlefish, a pink,white, brown and gold colored cephalopod. two pink arms reach out from the face against a gradient pink and grey background.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Back from the shop after a little break - I brought back these old ribbon eel stickers with a redesign! www.microbiomearts.com/product/ribb... 🦑🐡 #bsnm

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

shop shipping is being put on pause for orders, starting tomorrow! I’ll be back probably early to mid may after recovering from surgery, but I’ll be taking it slow to ease back into it. If you want to peruse the new stuff I’ve been illustrating recently, i super appreciate it! #bsnm #mammals

Two fingers holding an acrylic pin of a symmetrical raccoon face. The eyes are holographic.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Some new double sided falcon charms! These are some of my favorite birds to watch in the city :) 🪶 #bsnm www.microbiomearts.com/products

An illustrated acrylic charm of an American kestrel, showing the belly

An illustrated acrylic charm of an American kestrel, showing the back

An illustrated acrylic charm of a peregrine falcon, showing the belly

An illustrated acrylic charm of a peregrine falcon, showing the back

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

A bird-heavy, spring migration themed drop is coming this Friday! If you want to get notified when it launches, join my email list that pops up when you enter the website :) www.microbiomearts.com #bsnm 🪶

A poster style graphic with pink text reading “MARCH 20th shop update” and “11 am cst MicrobiomeArts.com” a collage of keychains, stickers and pins show off new products, with majority being different birds.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Has a blast designing the sticker for Feb’s Patreon rewards… still time to join if you want one! #bsnm www.patreon.com/samimarkart?...

A hand holding a sticker against a white background. the sticker is an illustrated image of a grey fox as seen on a night cam. The eyes of the fox are holographic. A small black band in the bottom of the sticker looks like a camera feed and includes the artist watermark.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

some butterfly (and moth!) charms that arrived sooooo fast… I’ve added them to the shop along with a new caterpillar and weevil! #bugsky #bsnm 🐡 🐙 www.microbiomearts.com

An acrylic keychain of a glassing butterfly - the acrylic leaves clear spaces to show the detail of the wings.

An acrylic keychain of a male California dogface butterfly.

An acrylic keychain of a red admiral butterfly.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I’m getting top surgery in April, if you want to grab a preorder sticker to help make sure I have money set aside for rent and the lipo recommended by my surgeon, I would much appreciate it! This one is some butterflies, with top surgery markings #bsnm #bugsky www.microbiomearts.com/product/preo...

an illustration of two vaguely black swallowtail-ish butterflies, holding onto a white flower. They each have a gradient pink to purple marking on their lower wings, in the shape of a cartoonish top surgery incision scar.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I’m getting top surgery in April, if you want to grab a new preorder sticker to help make sure I have money set aside for rent that month and the lipo recommended by my surgeon, I would much appreciate it! This one is of some marching boobies! #bsnm 🪶 www.microbiomearts.com/product/preo...

A sticker illustration of three different booby species walking in a line. From from to back of line, the species are red footed booby, brown booby, and blue footed booby

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

preorders of this sticker design are up, 100% of profits donated to Midwest Immigration Bond Fund ❤️ www.microbiomearts.com/product/preo... #bsnm

illustration of two pink dahlias, a passion flower, and a monarch butterfly flying above text that reads “SUPPORT YOUR NEIGHBORS”

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

preorders of this sticker design are up, 100% of profits donated to Midwest Immigration Bond Fund ❤️ www.microbiomearts.com/product/preo... #bsnm

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

the sun finally cooperated enough to get a fairly accurate/less flat view of these holo pigeon stickers. I feel like photographing holo is always an uphill battle but sometimes it works out! #bsnm #birdsky www.microbiomearts.com/product/spar...

a sticker depicting 5 illustrated pigeons in a mix of colors including standard grey, white, and brown. The iridescence on their neck is created with a sparkly holographic material with a teal to purple gradient that shimmers and catches the light.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

a recent favorite photo I’ve taken for national bird day! 🪶

A mallard with face tucked into his back feathers to stay warm. He’s standing on blue green tinted ice.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

snowy sparrows illustration for a future sticker sheet! The white throated are probably my favorite, although the juncos always entertain me in the winter. 🪶

a drawing of 7 different sparrow species, foraging in the snow for some scattered birdseed.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Last night to join my patreon and get this horseshoe crab sticker for the month of December! 🦑🐡🐙 #bsnm www.patreon.com/samimarkart?...

two illustrated horseshoe crabs, one larger and one smaller in shades of purple against a mint green background.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

snowy owl ❄️ merry christmas if you celebrate! 🪶

Illustration of a snowy owl standing on a mound of dirt with snow piling around it. a simple shooting star motif is above its head along with a snowflake in the bottom left corner.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

maybe my favorite item included in this shop update, can’t get enough of whale falls 🐡🦑🐙 #bsnm www.microbiomearts.com/product/whal...

sticker showing a whale fall, with whale skeleton made out of a glimmering holographic vinyl. deep sea creatures surround it, including sea stars, an octopus, crab and giant isopod.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

My last shop update of the year is here! Very restock-heavy, but some new sticker offerings and a print are there too! #bsnm 🐡🦑🐙 www.microbiomearts.com/product/prot...

an organic shaped sticker depicting a cartoony kelp forest ecosystem, with central white text reading “PROTECT KELP FORESTS”

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Everything in the shop is 15% off until the end of the night! No Black Friday sale tomorrows so this is your chance to get some nature goodies before the holidays from me! 🪶 #bsnm www.microbiomearts.com

hand holding a bumper sticker with two pigeons with text in the middle reading “I ❤️ PIGEONS”

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Book Cover of the Day:

QUEER FISH
E.G. BOULENGER.
Orange cover, black lettering, black decoration of fish in centre of cover.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

double snowies doodle inspired by the two I saw yesterday! 🪶

simple illustration of two nearly identical snowy owls directly next to each other. their eyes are yellow ovals and a burst of light behind them shows their silhouette.

photograph of the reference. two snowy owls sitting on a concrete pier, with water and the shore behind them. they both are making the same expression with their head turned to the right. the rightmost owl has darker coloration than the one on the left.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

shop update is live! so pleased with the new stuff this go around - check it out if you’re able! www.microbiomearts.com #bsnm 🐡🦑 #bugsky

arched sticker with a black background. text reads “NATURE IS QUEER” in a rainbow gradient and various marine animals swim above the text

hand holding a transparent maple leaf shaped red pin. a rosy maple moth illustration sits in the center of the pin.

hand holding a sticker of a mom and three baby opossums. Their eyes are holographic and look like they’re shining.

hand holding a heart shaped white sticker that says “I ❤️ kelp” and kelp fills out the negative space in the heart shape.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I’ve quite literally never used my camera for anything other than documenting my paintings until this week and I’ve gone birding twice to figure it out. Having lots of fun! Founds all these guys at Montrose Point (and the harbor) in Chicago! 🪶

A male mallard cleaning his feathers while swimming.

Peregrine falcon photo taken from below. She’s perched on a red metal pipe and you can see her banded foot.

American coot swimming in greenish water. You can see one red eye from the side.

Downy (?) woodpecker climbing up a tree trunk with red leaves on the branches behind.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Peregrine taking a dip in Lake Michigan at Montrose Point this morning 🪶

A photo of a peregrine falcon standing in very shallow lake water. The bottom half of her body is damp as she is mid-bath.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Last call for whale fall stickers! I love using this matte holographic material so much it makes things look awesome LOL. For Remora and Whale Shark tiers on Patreon #bsnm 🐡🐙🦑 www.patreon.com/samimarkart?...

a hand holding a sticker against a background with dirt and fallen yellow leaves. The sticker is of a whale fall, with the bones made in a matte holographic material. Colorful deep sea creatures surround it, including sea stars, a giant isopod, a crab and an octopus.

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Morgan | Artist & PA-C @xinghaii.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Making good use of @samimarkart.bsky.social’s pigeon bumper sticker for Halloween #halloween #pigeon

A person in a pigeon mask and a pigeon colored scarf holding a sticker that says I heart pigeons.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

whale fall stickers are here for October Patreon subscribers! They get mailed out the first week of November if you join my Remora tier before October is over 🦴 🐡 www.patreon.com/samimarkart?...

Sticker of a whale fall skeleton, with an octopus, giant isopod, crab and various sea stars around the bones.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

i’m drawing microscopic things again the earth is healing 🐡🐙

A cartoony drawing of a tardigrade and a water flea, surrounded by various shapes of diatoms. they are drawn in bright colors with a wobbly lineart style against a light grey background

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

I have a handful of leftover candy raven stickers up in the shop just in time for Halloween! www.microbiomearts.com/product/cand... #bsnm #birdsky

Sticker of a raven on a mustard colored background, standing in a pile of candy with a strawberry candy held in his beak! The candy wrappers are colored with a cracked holographic material, mimicking the appearance of crinkly candy wrappers!

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