SoundOfTheForest

@soundoftheforest

Autistic artist and naturalist. Enjoy the unfiltered wandering of my brain. She/they

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SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· 10d

Like look at this art done by my six-year-old nephew as a result of this interaction!

A painting done by Nicole’s nephew of a Birdwing butterfly on a branch with a blue background.

A painting done by Nicole’s nephew of a green stage beetle on a blue background

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· 12d

I finished my insect fact gumball machine for bug fest!

Nicole leans in next to a large green gumball machine full of balls that are half green or gold and the other half clear. They are full of insect facts and dead bugs.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Jun 1

Happy Pride Month! To celebrate you can use the code THEGAYAGENDA for 15% off all prints. I also just released a bunch of really gay bugs on my art website under random creations! www.soundoftheforest.com/random-creat...

Two art prints lay on the ground one is a gynandromorph butterfly and the other is a vertical lineup of colorful butterflies, creating the rainbow. The prince are surrounded by some frames with various different kinds of cicadas and a dragonfly. Their wings are painted to be rainbow.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· May 20

Prints are now available including canvas prints that are the same size as the original painting! www.soundoftheforest.com/prints

A painting of about 52 insects (Nicole tried to count, but struggles with numbers) on and off white background.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· May 18

My brain has been extremely hyper fixated on Project Hail Mary. It activated my autism real hard. @charlottereads.com made this incredible masterpiece to capture the experience.

A picture of the meme where a boy is walking with his girlfriend who is quite appalled as he looks at another woman. The other woman is labeled PHM, the boy represents Nicole’s autism and a girlfriend is LOTR

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· May 17

Don’t worry I filmed a video of me slapping my painting before I sent it to the library.

A large painting of a bunch of insects on a white background is in a gold frame, leans against a piano with a papier-mâché beetle on top.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· May 14

Here’s a little sneak peek of the largest insect painting I have done so far! I just got it photographed so print will be available in a few weeks. I am so excited to show everyone the entire thing!

A close-up of a corner of a painting with a large variety of insects placed on a white background

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· May 8

They just had to watch the video for 60 seconds to get the answer they were looking for.

Someone making a comment asking what’s something I created is made of. I reply frustrated because the answer they’re looking for is in the video they’re commenting on.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Apr 14

I’m being completely normal about this.

Pattiegonia the incredible environmental drag queen made a comment saying. You have free tickets to my show to wherever location you wanna come to and I think you’ll find what you’re looking for. Dm me!

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Apr 11

I always get really excited when I get sent pictures of my Art hanging up in someone’s home! Look at my cicadas doing such a good job!

Nicole’s painting of a variety of cicadas on a square canvas hangs up with a black frame in someone’s home above a cabinet with blankets

Nicole’s painting of a variety of cicadas on a square canvas hangs up with a black frame in someone’s home above a cabinet with blankets. This photo is just a little further away, so the view is through a doorway.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Apr 11

Weeeeeee

Helicopter creates cool ripples on the ocean as it picks up an astronaut

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Apr 11

SPLASH DOWN!

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Apr 10

I ended up catching the moment it separated. SO COOL

Nicole watches as the Artemis two team returns to earth. She is very excited.

Nicole stairs at a TV screen as the crew module integrity separates for reentry

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Apr 9

There should be a drag show that’s just based off of different caterpillars. Tell me this doesn’t already look like a drag queen!

Photo of a automeris caterpillar by Macro Fischer Photography. The very colorful caterpillar is grabbing onto a branch looking at the camera.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Apr 9

I love drawing caterpillars they’re so adorable.

And in progress charcoal drawing of a caterpillar holding onto a branch

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Apr 9

It will be similar to my painting I did of some domino roaches next to a domino. 😂

A painting of a domino next to two domino roaches lined up as if they’re mimicking the domino. They lay in the center of a textured off-white backgrounds.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Apr 8

TACO Tuesday, for more than one reason. Cannot wait till he’s gone.

Nicole sit in her car with long brown hair and big purple sunglasses holding up a taco

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Apr 3

Me frantically scouring my entomology books for the answer. (I am not sure because it looks very similar to a kissing bug, a Boxelder bug, an assassin bug and a shield bug.)

Gandolf is frantically reading trying to find answers

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Mar 28

I’ve decided to get more chaotic with my responses to questions concerning my lack of eye contact.

A person comment saying, who she looking at? On a video where I’m not making much eye contact. I respond saying. There’s a bunch of monsters behind you and I’m keeping an eye on them.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Mar 22

I hate when people assume I won’t understand things because I’m autistic. I was laughing to myself at my response to this comment for so long.

A random Internet person wrote a comment saying, she is autistic. She wouldn’t think it’s rude. I responded by saying, I am autistic and I thought it was rude.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Mar 6

Time to paint this pretty little lady!

Nicole stands in front of a green curtain with braided hair and headphones looking off to the left. She is holding a giant sculpture of a leaf insect made out of terra-cotta clay has just come out of the oven and it’s ready to paint.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Mar 5

Baking bugs today

A giant sculpture of a leaf insect made out of terra-cotta clay sits on a a piece of cardboard covered in tinfoil in an oven.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Mar 4

This is very genuine and not a joke.

Nicole holds a walnut in her hand and a brush can be seen on the floor. She plans to polish them for five years to get a gorgeous patina.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Feb 27

I am working on putting together an art show with my nephew at a library. I am so proud of him. It makes me incredibly happy that my work has inspired him to document his observations of the natural world. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the art we are working on for the show!

Nicole sits in front of a painting in progress of a large variety of bugs

Nicole holds a picture of her nephews art depicting a praying mantis with vines coming down from the top of the page.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Feb 20

I took a shower, so I get to tell people about how insect art helped with the discovery of malaria.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Feb 6

How it feels to live during 2026 while caring about bugs.

Stick figure of a little angry person with a bat and in the other hand, they are holding a little bug

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Feb 5

I know I’ve already talked about this. But it’s a really big deal and I’m so excited!

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Feb 5

This is the picture I took at the end of the spectacular movie. I cried so hard. It was beautiful.

Nicole having just finished the movie Dragon heart is crying. She has an expression of utter heartbreak and despair.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Feb 3

I painted the wings of this dragonfly to make it a Drag-queen-fly hehe. I can’t wait to do a painting of this one!

Nicole holds up a dragonfly. She painted the wings to have the gradient of a rainbow. This dragonfly is in drag and also is very gay.

SoundOfTheForest@soundoftheforest· Jan 29

I wonder what I will eat today?