As a thanks for helping me make this project my largest one to date I made another pin based on one of the top animal picks from the poll! They may be a little too young for an adventure but their heart is in the right place.
They’ll be free for all campaign pledges over $50 and heavily discounted at $8 for everyone else as a thanks for everything! Theres potentially up to 4 free enamel pins between me and Craft if their free pin unlocks <3
This is Athena, a rescue tiger I used to work with
As many of my long-time backers know, I was originally an ecologist! I worked with humans to figure out solutions that both benefited them and the environment (like precision farming tech). However my autoimmune (undiagnosed at the time) got to be so crippling I lost my ability to work. It was because of some kind backers that I was able to become a full time artist and it brings me more joy then I can possibly describe to be able to make wildlife animal pins now. I hope to be able to continue to bridge the gap between ecologists and the public and eventually, perhaps, work as an artist or visual educator for environmental non profits or agencies.
As such, know I will always do my best to give yall the best and I’m so eternally grateful to everyone <3
This boy is Pepsi, Athena’s brother and another rescue tiger taking a lounge in his water
