Action figures and Breyer horses: Assateague Island in a howling wind. Small Breyer seahorses: front yard in a freezing snowfall. Ship: Pride of Baltimore II with Captain Mark (Chesapeake Bay crossing as guest crew). Pooka's Bridge: done as a large watercolor for a science fiction convention program cover in 1984, based on a short story by Gillian Fitzgerald. She got the original but it was lost/stolen in a move. A friend found a print, scanned it, I photoshopped out the goobers and in the color for the color version here. Winter Forest Guardian: Photoshopped layers of my original watercolors. Grey pony with moon: Prismacolor drawing of Bazraf, a Welsh/Arabian pony I had once, Photoshopped with effects. Bucking pinto: watercolor black and white illustration for a book of Nancy Springer poetry, colorized version done on Photoshop. Cat elf: several watercolors and Photoshop. Recycle: one of my favorite recyclers, Turkey Vulture. And Grogu, of course.

here there be...

art, stories, crafty stuff, photography, videos​
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nature, fantasy, horses, sled dogs and other critters, pirate ships, mermaids and kayaks, crafty stuff and how to photograph your dragon (and other toys, er, collectibles), also, a lot of stuff on my favorite islands, Chincoteague and Assateague

how to: art, be crafty, mermaid, kayak, mush (bike-joring!), and explore planet water

my audience is general, but I keep it kid friendly

Links to facebook and other pages below...

who the heck are you anyway?

Artist, writer, photographer, mermaid. Have done my favorite work, environmental education art, for local parks. I have paddled in the wake of dolphins, trained actual wild mustangs, a 3 1/4 dog sled team, and live with a small pride of mini panthers (aka void kittehs). Volunteered with wildlife rehabbers: yes riding in a closed van with a barfing vulture is fun, otters can bite through 6ml dive gloves, and a four month old tiger is the largest one you want to wrestle. 

I once spent Halloween, and one earthquake, on pirate ships (see the pirates and privateers section).

You don't need to have lots of money to have adventures.

​join the fleet on facebook

friend me at Teanna Byerts: https://www.facebook.com/swordwhale
(art, nature, cats, ponies, wild ponies, kayaking, mermaids, tutorials and livestreams)

art page and tutorials: https://www.facebook.com/swordwhalewalking/

Kayak Chesapeake Watershed on facebook:
​livestreams from the kayak, photos, and whatever friends post too

Gramma Swordwhale's Mermaiding Page on facebook

How to Train Your Cat on facebook

swordwhale1 on youtube
art, kayaking, sled dogs, pirate ships and wild ponies

Instagram @teannabyerts
​nature, art, cats and other fun stuff

contact me to: commission art, teach a class, buy a print or craft
​swordwhale@yahoo.com

about this site
(click on the paddler)
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What's new, where to find me (facebook etc), my art, my stories.

pages to explore
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​click on the pictures below or use the menu at the top to navigate

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art and stories
my art, and tales of the ELF

islands of the wild ponies

play with your toys
(how to photograph your dragon, mermaid or Breyer horses)

mushing 101
all you need is a dog and a bike

planet water
explorations from toadpool to sea

when you want a bigger boat
sailing with pirates, privateers and vikings

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how to art
​(watercolor, wildlife, acrylics and more)

mermaid tales

crafty stuff

adventures
from kayaking to bike-joring to mermaiding to horses to exploring a stream or beach to sailing on a pirate ship or Viking ship, adventure is closer than you think...

kayaking 101
easier than you think

horses: 
my life as a centaur and
​horse reference for artists and others

There are many more pages to find and explore here:

Scuba 101, beaches, I Heart Nature (found heart shaped objects in the wild), faerie gardens, sea glass, murals, my years as a swordbroad, random fandom, Ace and Unci's revolt, coloring pages and how to make a tutu... go play.