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Sami Mark

@samimarkart.bsky.social

AUDHD art guy drawing fish + bugs for everyone! 📍chicagoland 🏳️‍⚧️he/him shop below! https://www.microbiomearts.com

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 5d ago

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

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 5d ago

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · last mo.

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · last mo.

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · last mo.

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”

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Mantis couple! #bugsky 🐙 🐡

An illustration of two (nearly) symmetrical praying mantises. The one on the left stares at the viewer, the one on the right is missing a head.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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!”

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 3mo ago

pigeon stack! 🪶

an illustration of 4 pigeons. They are all identical except for coloration, with two being different shades of grey, one being a white/albino, and the other being white and brown. They are stacked one on top of the other, in a pattern of facing left and then right.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 3mo ago

ovenbird painting 🪶

An acrylic painting in an illustrative style of an ovenbird, a small brown warbler with speckled chest and orange stripe on head. It’s standing on a forest floor with green plants sprouting around it. The painting is overlaid on a photograph of flowering plants.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 5mo ago

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

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 5mo ago

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 5mo ago

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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”

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 7mo ago

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 7mo ago

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.

Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 7mo ago

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.