Kit Oz<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a></p><p>I'm an artist and writer in Seattle, with a love of nature and of making art with traditional tools. I have a certificate in Natural Science Illustration from the University of Washington, and paint native flora and fauna of the Pacific Northwest onto oyster shells; the shells are sold in the shop at the Seattle Art Museum. For my writing, I'm represented by The Tobias Literary Agency.</p><p>I've been working for years to improve my artistic skills enough to illustrate a comic mystery I wrote for the 8-12 yr old audience. The more I learn, the more I understand that I still need to learn. Which makes me joyful: I'll never run out of things to discover and ways to improve.</p><p>I love seeing what other artists and creators are doing, and hearing about their struggles and successes. I also love historical artifacts, gardens (of the landscaped variety, not vegetable), psychology, and all things wild and natural. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>painting</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/pnw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pnw</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/snake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snake</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/butterfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butterfly</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/oyster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oyster</span></a></p>