For the Wild-Hearted Souls

To me, Nature is God. Without it, we simply would not exist. Conserving the world’s natural spaces and the creatures that live there is paramount to the survival of humans as a species, and I have therefore dedicated my life to studying environmentalism in order to help people co-exist more successfully and sustainably with the natural world.

All natural materials I use in my creations are either sourced from roadkill, Fish and Game, secondhand sources such as fellow artists and estate sales, or are antique. In this way, I'm ensuring that no animals were needlessly killed for the sake of the artwork I produce. I fully believe that no part of any creature should go to waste if a purpose can be found for it, but I do NOT support trophy hunters or overseas fur farms by buying 'byproducts' like bones, skulls, or claws directly from them. The only exception I make for this rule is for parts from animals legally culled for population control programs approved by Fish and Wildlife.

As a photographer and wildlife enthusiast, I've been involved with many fantastic organizations such as Images4Life and Wild Tiger, as well as the Sierra Club and many smaller, local groups.
I've been published, interviewed, and even featured on Rainn Wilson (Dwight from “The Office”)'s personal networking website, SoulPancake.com.

I’ve also been blessed with the opportunity to visit many of the world’s most amazing wild places, like Komodo Island, Bali, Lombok, Malaysia, and the Cayman Islands, and have even documented entirely new species previously unknown to science.

Other interests include: Wilderness survival, primitive skills, backpacking, fishing, kayaking, boffing, airsoft, snowboarding, meandering around town, and caving.

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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor

 

New coyote on the way! I have an affinity for unusually-pigmented yotes, and this guy is one of my ‘holy grail’ finds: A brindle coyote. Most of the unusual coyotes I get are coywolves (a cross between a coyote and a wolf), but this may very well be an actual coydog (coyote + dog). Coydogs are exceptionally rare given that DNA studies done on hundreds coyotes showed only 3% with even trace amounts of dog DNA in their systems. Most were either pure yote or showed signs of distant hybridization with wolves.  Note: I did not kill this animal, nor did I buy it from anyone who did. This is a tanned hide which cannot return to the earth as is natural, thus an alternative use must be found for it. It will likely become a headdress.   ~NaturePunk

New coyote on the way! I have an affinity for unusually-pigmented yotes, and this guy is one of my ‘holy grail’ finds: A brindle coyote. 

Most of the unusual coyotes I get are coywolves (a cross between a coyote and a wolf), but this may very well be an actual coydog (coyote + dog). 

Coydogs are exceptionally rare given that DNA studies done on hundreds coyotes showed only 3% with even trace amounts of dog DNA in their systems. Most were either pure yote or showed signs of distant hybridization with wolves. 

Note: I did not kill this animal, nor did I buy it from anyone who did. This is a tanned hide which cannot return to the earth as is natural, thus an alternative use must be found for it. It will likely become a headdress. 

 ~NaturePunk

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trees buck by bigbuzzhunt

trees buck by bigbuzzhunt

“Green Man of Portland” - Photograph of public street art on display Downtown. 

“Green Man of Portland” - Photograph of public street art on display Downtown. 

What I wouldn’t give to see this view right now…

What I wouldn’t give to see this view right now…

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Simple beauty.

Simple beauty.

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Stunning and inspirational. 

Stunning and inspirational. 

bloodmilk: jeremy hush in progress. this one particularly kills me. would be a great tattoo !

bloodmilk:

jeremy hush in progress. this one particularly kills me. would be a great tattoo !

In the summertime, we used to spend days on end in the forests away from home, skinny-dipping and building forts like feral children. We snuck out at night and ran through the neighbor’s sprinklers buck naked, and ran when the cops showed up. It was bliss. I know now that those moments in the woods, covered in dirt and sweat, smelling like bonfire smoke and pine needles, are what defined me - more so than any prom, college house party, or dance club ever could. 

In the summertime, we used to spend days on end in the forests away from home, skinny-dipping and building forts like feral children. We snuck out at night and ran through the neighbor’s sprinklers buck naked, and ran when the cops showed up. It was bliss.

I know now that those moments in the woods, covered in dirt and sweat, smelling like bonfire smoke and pine needles, are what defined me - more so than any prom, college house party, or dance club ever could. 

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inkwings: ((sawa))

inkwings:

((sawa))

When I die, I want my body to be left in the woods so that the animals can eat my remains and the plants can take from me the nutrients they’ll need to make it through another winter. 

When I die, I want my body to be left in the woods so that the animals can eat my remains and the plants can take from me the nutrients they’ll need to make it through another winter. 

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Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlelioness09/2245869710/

Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlelioness09/2245869710/

yum.

yum.

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I’m filled with so much WANT right now that I’m practically on the verge of crying. This is what I will strive for from this point onward… …Mainly because I want to make love in that bed. 

I’m filled with so much WANT right now that I’m practically on the verge of crying. This is what I will strive for from this point onward…

…Mainly because I want to make love in that bed. 

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