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Laurie

@marbledweaver.bsky.social

multimedia artist and entomologist in North Carolina. Thanks! they/she store: https://marbledweaver.bigcartel.com/

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Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 19h ago

A couple of weird lions. A paper collage from 2021

a papercut illustration depicting two stylized lions. A blue lion with wings and a yellow halo stands on their hind legs and impales a yellow lion with a sword. Blood drops from the wound fall into a golden cup. a white moth with orange eye-spots flies above the scene. The lions are surrounded by red asters. The background is purple

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 3d ago

spirit board I painted in 2022

A painted wooden spirit board with a planchette placed above the board. The background of the board is light purple, with darker purple creatures on it. There is a horned monster face with a prominent forked tongue on a mantle of leaves and red flowers in the top middle. There is a winged serpent with a long tongue wrapped around a spray of flowers in the bottom left. There is a horned lion with ladybird beetles on its mane in the bottom right. There is a sun in the top left corner and a half moon in the top right. Yellow stars are scattered throughout. The text on the board is in a black, old english look-alike font. The planchette is red with leaf motifs and a purple snake

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 5d ago

the angel Raúl and the vampire Gavin defeat the human king. A paper collage from 2019.

a paper collage depicting a yellow winged lion and a blue winged lion jointly holding a spear. They are stabbing the spear downwards into the ribcage of a human skeleton. The skeleton loosely holds a crown in one hand. Flowers surround the figures. There is a half-moon with a face above the scene. The background is red.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · last wk.

a little marionette I made in 2021. Her name is Maude.

a photo of a string puppet. The puppet has a head and hands made from polymer clay, which is painted pink. She has short horns and pointed ears. Her body is made entirely of long, pale blue yarn. Her hands are outstretched. There are houseplants and a faux human skull in the background

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · last wk.

The little dragon that protects freshwater invertebrates. Paper collage from 2023.

a paper collage piece of a dragon with a bird-like face and red, purple, and blue scales. It is looking over its shoulder. There are many freshwater invertebrates below the dragon, including a crayfish, dragonfly nymph, caddisfly larva, daphnia, stonefly nymph, bloodworms, diving beetle, copepod, and flatworm. There is an adult mayfly flying to the right of the dragon. To the left of the dragon there is a pickerelweed plant with an adult dragonfly perched on it. The background is black.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 2w ago

I love going freshwater snorkeling and taking terrible fish photos

a small bluish fish, facing into the corner of a submerged log

a black-and-white still from the blair witch project. The character mike faces the corner of a stone building.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 2w ago

some fish I drew in 2023

a watercolor, colored pencil, and acrylic illustration of 6 fish or fish-like creatures with bright green, red, or purple coloration. There are 4 minnows, 1 sculpin, 1 sunfish, and one dragon or eel-like creature. All creatures are facing to the left. There are many-pointed stars throughout the image. The background is fluorescent red-orange, and it is somewhat unfinished - the edge of the paint fades so that the underlying paper is visible at the corners.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 2w ago

moonlight, sunlight. paper collage from 2019.

a paper collage of two heraldic-style lions en rampant, facing away from each other with their tails intertwined. The lion on the left is yellow on a black background. The lion on the right is purple on a white background. At the dividing point between the two images, there is a celestial body that is half moon-half sun. vegetation, snakes, bugs, and pottery surround the lions

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 2w ago

peaceful chimera at the river

a watercolor and pen illustration of a chimera (a mythical creature with a lion head, a goat's head on its shoulders, and snake for a tail) crouched at a body of water to drink water. The foreground of the image shows the underwater view, and the tail's snake head and a fish are visible. Vegetation surrounds the creature.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 2w ago

a ghoul named Toni that I made in 2020. She's been edited into at least one meme and lives an internet life that I don't really keep tabs on, but I'm happy for her.

a handmade doll of a light purple, demon-like creature with wide yellow eyes and horns. The doll consists only of a papier-mache head and hands with a loose, light blue cloak with star sequins along the bottom. It hangs from a loop at the top its head.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 3w ago

in action

Laurie@marbledweaver.bsky.social · 4mo ago

jumping jack doll of a goofy demon. from 2024

An articulated paper doll of a blue and red demon, with a grinning blue face, red horns, and red forearms and thighs. It has bird claw-like hands and feet, and a sinister grinning face on its tummy. It has a blue yarn tail with a red, sagittate tip. The doll is photographed against a background of light red paper.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 3w ago

4 wee 5x5 inch paintings of lions, stars, and carnivorous plants, from 2022

a grid of 4 square paint pen and colored pencil illustrations. Each grid contains a brightly colored lion surrounded by stars and plants. From left to right, top to bottom: a blue horned lion surrounded by yellow stars with several sundew plants at its feet; a crouched red lion surrounded by blue stars and two butterwort plants near its feet; a seated yellow horned lion with one raised front paw surrounded by green stars, with a purple pitcher plant hovering over its back; a white prancing lion surrounded by red stars and flowering bladderwort plants

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 3w ago

swamp dragon from 2023

a watercolor, acrylic, and colored pencil illustration of an alligator-like creature with blue, purple, and reddish-pink scales. It has a pointed tail tip. It is holding a large star/sun in its parted jaws. It is surrounded by swamp tupelo leaves, fireflies, ferns, and waterlily leaves. The background is black

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 4w ago

griffin on green paper, from 2022

a pen and colored pencil illustration of a blue, three-headed griffin with spread wings. All three heads have protruding forked tongues. The griffins’ front, left foot is held up over a golden halo. There is a smattering of red stars throughout the image. Text above the griffins reads “O! you’re such a saint”

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Happy Solstice! Here's a mask/puppet of an alchemical symbol - a green lion devouring the sun - that I made in 2021.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 2mo ago

paper collage of gators, lizardtail, sundews, damselflies, shiners from 2024

A cut paper collage of a symmetrical tableau. In the center of the image, there is a blue marbled vase with the face of a grinning, horned creature on it. Light green leaves with white conical flowers emerge from the vase. Symmetrically on either side of the image, there are 2 indigo blue alligators, 2 dark blue damselflies, 2 light purple damselfly nymphs, 2 red sundews, and 2 small, brownish minnows. The alligators are curled around and facing towards the center of the image.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Oil painting of 2001 beanie baby Creepers the Skeleton

An oil painting of a plush grim reaper on a background of green vegetation. Highlights are painted in pink. To the right of the painting sits a plush grim reaper. Both sit on a light blue wooden two-person swing chair.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Sunfish, lily, phantom crane fly, water boatman, hornwort, serpents, comet

a watercolor, acrylic, and colored pencil illustration depicting a fish with a red head, horns, and purple/blue/red scales on a black background. The fish is surrounded by aquatic vegetation, including a water lily. A black and white crane fly sits on a lily pad above the fish. Below the fish, there are two blue, dragon-like creatures and an aquatic bug. A bright orange and yellow comet is at the top of the image.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 4mo ago

jumping jack doll of a goofy demon. from 2024

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 4mo ago

redrawing some doodles I made when I was maybe 5 years old

a paint pen and colored pencil illustration of two lit candles on a green cup. The candles have leaves sprouting from them. There are 3 lady beetles crawling over the candles and cup. The cup is green, with a spiky handle and spiky blue pattern around its rim. The background is black.

a pen drawing in a lined notebook drawn by a child, depicting two flower-like candles on a cup. The flames of the candles resemble flowers. There is a leaf sprouting from each candle, and a lady beetle crawling on one.

A paint pen and colored pencil illustration of a lit candle floating over an alligator-like creature. The alligator-like creature floats, with its legs and tail dangling. It is green, with blue shadows. It is lit from above by the candle. The background is black.

a pen drawing in a lined notebook done by a child. The drawing depicts a candle above an alligator-like creature.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 4mo ago

suneater from 2024.

a paint pen and colored pencil illustration of a green lion on a black background. The lion is on its hind legs and appears to be biting a cat-faced sun, with yellow sundrops falling from the sun. There is a dragonfly flying over the lion's back, and various red and blue vegetation at its feet.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 4mo ago

the dragons are conjuring again. From 2022.

a digital illustration of two winged, red dragons manipulating a blue orb over a cauldron. There is a purple owl to the left and an orange, winged, snake-like creature framing the bottom of the illustration. A syrphid fly flies in front of the cauldron, and a green flag waves behind the scene. The background is black.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 4mo ago

solstice beast from 2023

a watercolor, colored pencil, and acrylic illustration of a four-legged creature with bird-like front legs and lion-like back legs. The back half of the creature is blue, while the front half has blue, purple, and red scales or feathers. The creature’s face is a grinning sun, with green stars for pupils. It has a multi-pronged tail tipped with stars. It is surrounded by plants, insects, and a fish. The background is black

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 4mo ago

gargoyles (or grotesques, if you want to be pedantic) from 2021

A paint pen and colored pencil drawing of a stone gargoyle. It consists of the head, front legs, and torso of a gargoyle hunched on a precipice. It is on a black background and is surrounded partially by green ivy vines. It is lit from above by a single candle.

A paint pen and colored pencil drawing of a stone, cat-like winged gargoyle sitting on a platform. It is on a black background and is surrounded partially by green ivy vines. It is lit from below by multiple candles.

A paint pen and colored pencil drawing of a griffin sitting on its hind legs, with its front legs on a shield. It is on a black background and is surrounded partially by green ivy vines. It holds a sconce in its beak, on which sits a single lit candle.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 4mo ago

bramble and demons from 2022

a pen and colored pencil illustration of the words “sacred and abhorrent” in a spiky, red-to-orange gradient font, surrounded by fruiting bramble vines. Four red imps prance around the words. The background is black. Four ladybird beetles are scattered throughout the image

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 5mo ago

tiny portrait (circa 2023) of the beloved family Sonic Control ghost. She used to terrify me when I was little but now we're best friends.

a halloween decoration depicting a simple hanging sheet ghost. The ghost has yellow eyes and a protruding orange tongue. Directly to the left of the ghost, a hand holds a small, square, acrylic portrait of the ghost. There are some houseplant leaves in the background

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 5mo ago

messy sketchbook excerpts from 2024 - hellmouth and critters and impish study of William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s Dante and Virgil in Hell (1850).

A colored pencil drawing of a hellmouth - a creature's face with a wide open mouth and flames emerging from it. The creature is purplish-red and has horns and pointy ears.

A paint pen and colored pencil drawing of a red, winged, devil-like figure grasping the left arm of a blue devil-like figure, and digging their knee into the blue figure's back. The red figure has their mouth at the blue figure's throat. Both have simplistic smiles and dot eyes. A green winged figure hovers above the pair. There is also a pen drawing of a larval lady bird above the pair

An image of two sketchbook pages. The top page has two paint pen and colored pencil drawings of minnows, alongside colored pencil outlines of a gargoyle-like creature. The lower page has a paint pen and colored pencil drawing of a blue alligator against a red background. There are also colored pencil outlines of a short plant and a simplistic bird.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 5mo ago

strawberries and imps. From my sketchbook in 2023.

A watercolor and colored pencil illustration of a stylized strawberry bush emerging from a purple pot. There are light blue winged imps and bugs dancing amidst the strawberry plant's fruits and leaves. There are two yellow lion-like creatures on the pot, facing each other with wide open mouths.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 5mo ago

circus tent manticore. 2026.

an acrylic painting of a manticore - a mythical creature with a human face, lion body, bat wings, and scorpion tail - on a black background. The manticore is lying down and facing forward. Its mane and body is striped with red, yellow, and blue. The face, tail, and wings are blue. There are 5 bottle-green flies in a line at the bottom of the image. At the top right of the image, there is a skeleton with a flaming head.

Laurie @marbledweaver.bsky.social · 5mo ago

some river critters, from 2025. The line work was done using gall wasp ink that my friend made.