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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A little bear carved from amber some 6,000+ years ago! 🐻❤️ A hole through the torso suggests it was worn or suspended from a cord. National Museum in Szczecin, Poland 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows a small figurine of a bear carved and polished out of a piece of amber between 9600 and 4100 BC. The amber is a deep translucent orange in colour which is emphasised by the display lighting against a dark background which makes the amber glow. The bear's head is carved to show ears, mouth, nostrils and eyes. A hole runs through the bear's torso, suggesting it was threaded onto a cord. Dimensions:
Length 10.2 cm, Height 4.2cm

I took this photo today at the Landesmuseum Halle in Germany where the bear is currently on loan from Poland for the excellent Shamaness exhibition.

The figurine was discovered in Stupsk during peat mining in 1887. According to the National Museum in Szczecin "Shortly after its discovery, the figure underwent conservation work to restore its original appearance as it was covered with a layer of dull patina from the exposure to the minerals contained in the peat. Already at that time, at the end of the 19th century, it was assumed the restoration had gone too far. The figure was stripped entirely of patina, the anatomical features of the animal were emphasised, the eyes and nostrils were sharply drawn, and the amber was carefully polished".

In 2013, a competition was organised by the Education Department of the National Museum in Szczecin, for children to choose a name for the bear. The winning name was 'Stupcio', an affectionate diminutive meaning 'little guy from Stupsk'.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Únase en celebrar a la gente que trabajan en los campos para poner comida en nuestras mesas. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay

Cartel en tono sepia que dice "¡Feliz Día del Trabajo!"; muestra a trabajadores agrícolas en el campo y la fecha 09/07 y tiene un águila de la UFW en el fondo.

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Robert Simmon @rsimmon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I am having a particularly frustrating week, so here’s one of the best things I’ve ever done. The eruption of Sarychev Peak in the Aleutian Islands, seen by the crew of the space station. www.nasa.gov/image-articl...

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Erin Hanson @erinhansonartist.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The famous maple tree at the Portland Japanese Garden is captured here in vivid hues of red, orange, and gold. Maple Zen by Erin Hanson, 2021 Oil on canvas 27 x 48 in www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/ma... #autumnal #fall #treeclub #painter #pnw #nature #art @bsky.art

The famous maple tree at the Portland Japanese Garden is captured here in vivid hues of red, orange and gold. The gnarled, twisted branches create abstract shapes between the autumn leaves. Each brush stroke is thick and impressionistic, creating a mosaic of color and texture across the canvas.

Maple Zen
by Erin Hanson, 2021
Oil on canvas
27 x 48 in

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The 34-year old Japanese artist @lito_leafart has been living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) his entire life. He discovered the Japanese art of kirie (切り絵, literally ‘cut picture’) and began experimenting, not with paper, but with leaves.

Created by Japanese artist Lito (@lito_leafart), this intricate piece of leaf-carving art (kirie) transforms a single green leaf into a whimsical aquarium scene.

Held up against a bright sky, the carved leaf depicts a group of visitors silhouetted along the bottom edge, gazing up into a vast underwater view. Above them swims a massive whale shark accompanied by a school of smaller fish, all meticulously cut out with astounding precision. Lito's creative process harnesses hyper-focus to craft detailed, narrative-driven miniature worlds, turning a natural canvas into a heartwarming piece of visual storytelling.

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AmiW Streetart @amiwstreetart.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

🟤 More... Favorite photos? 📷 and Art by Artist: #AndersKrisár 🇸🇪 in Loc.: #Seoul Korea 🇰🇷 - Title: "untitled" - #Art #Skulpture #Artist #Fotografie #Photography ➡️ #APhotoLove

Photography and art. A color photograph of a sculpture in an exhibition space in Korea, showing two naked, hairless human figures sitting side by side on a brown block and holding hands. They look a little like 1 meter tall dolls, but the figures are both only half, as if they had each been cut in half. Twins split in half. The object, which is interesting in itself, stands in front of a glass front that reveals a view of green, bushy ferns. This confuses the viewer, as one involuntarily wants to complete the two figures in one's mind, as there are clear cuts between the green, the half-human, the green in between, the next half-human and the green again. Both the sculpture and the photo are thought-provoking and that is... Art.
Medium: Acrylic paint on polyester resin
Info: The Swedish artist Anders Krisár (born 1973) works on contemporary sculptures and photographs. With precision and meticulous craftsmanship, he creates sculptures that explore the human psyche and identity. Objects of simultaneous horror and beauty. The artist exhibits in galleries and exhibitions worldwide.

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Four-winged flying fish (tropical oceans) are remarkable they do not actually fly, but instead glide above the water. Using both their enlarged pectoral and pelvic fins, these fish can reach speeds of 70 km/h and sore up to 400meters in this in a single sustained flight to escape predators.

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The incredible view of the underside of a mushroom cap [📷 Isabelle Soule] Original post

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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 14/05/2026

One of the most terrifying images in history: Gaza transformed from life into death. Gaza in 2023 and 2026 💔

Before-and-after aerial comparison of Gaza showing the same urban area in 2023 and 2026. The top image shows a dense coastal city with apartment blocks, roads, a mosque-like building, cars, and a strip of beach under a blue sky. The bottom image shows the area in gray ruins, with collapsed buildings, rubble-filled streets, destroyed infrastructure, and the damaged remains of the same landmark building. The image presents Gaza transformed from a living city into a devastated landscape. UNOSAT and UNESCO have documented widespread damage to buildings and cultural sites in Gaza since October 2023.

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Skittles @skittlesmom.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Sunset with sandhill crane

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Architecture @architecture.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The Shah Mosque (also known as Imam Mosque) in Isfahan, Iran

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locus @locuslebe.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

#ScavengerHunt2 #MusicChallenge | April 2026 Day 22: Made of Plastic Andrew Bird - Plasticities 🎶 We'll fight, we'll fight We'll fight for your music halls And dying cities They'll fight, they'll fight They'll fight for your neural walls And plasticities

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Plasticities | Andrew Bird | From The Basement

YouTube video by From The Basement

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/05/2026

Wow 🤩 The Weather Channel posted this.

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

“True photography,” he explained, “is born from an insatiable quest to uncover beauty in the mundane, to seek out stories that lie hidden in the fabric of everyday life, and to capture those fleeting moments where emotion and light collide.” RIP Raghu Rai www.cntraveller.in/story/father...

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American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org · 20/04/2026

Meet the Himalayan Monal! 🌈 Males flaunt iridescent feathers to attract mates. Found in the Himalayas, this bird lives at altitudes up to 16,000 ft (4,877 m) in summer! It uses its hooked beak to forage for insects, seeds, and berries. Hari K Patibanda, CC BY-NC 2.0, iNaturalist

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Here is a nice mushroom

A complex Stereum lobatum rosette grows from the top of a fallen log like a polished agate slice. Alternative bands of orange, green, yellow and white radiated from its three growth centers. All photos by me

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FadedRosie @fadedrosie.myatproto.social · 11/01/2026

Lorca, #poetry by Joseph Fasano. (Federico García Lorca was a Spanish poet assassinated by fascists in 1936.)

Lorca
after Neruda
Because I was a poem, my country hushed me.
They knelt me
on the cold stones of a roadway and even when the guns had touched my body,
I heard the birds, I heard my heart be strong.
Listen. You have to go on without me.
You know what my triumph was, my victory?
I was open. I stayed so wholly open
that I heard the birds and the gift the Spring is singing.
They can kill the singers but they cannot kill the song.
They can kill the singers but they cannot kill the song.
—Joseph Fasano

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fluxxxxx @fluxxxxx.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

My first A3 format painting :) The first one that worked out. It is much harder to work on larger formats. #art #bskyart #painting #watercolor #SciArt #mountains #mist

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

no one more bad ass than the iranian girl on a swing in bandar abbas

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Annie, as ever @annieasever.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

The Easter Bunny, Porto-style 🇵🇹

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

"Rosi", a mother of two, is picking mandarins in the Orosi, CA area. She gets paid $55 per 900-pound bin. She works as fast as she can and usually manages to fill two bins in 6 hours. "I worry if emergencies with my kids happen, as this barely pays my bills." #WeFeedYou

Bind of freshly harvested mandarin oranges

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LK @lkcreations.art · 24/03/2026

Daily sketch ⚪️🥷🐈‍⬛️ Can you spot the cat and the samurai (chatmuraï) ? I'm pretty proud of this one 😎 #art #artsky #ink #sketch

Photo of a sketch on a green cloth with a technical pen under. The sketch depicts a detail landscape with high cliffs, trees and in the middle a big red tree in front of a white orb. Somewhere are a samurai and a cat.
Technical pens and indian ink on a5 paper.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Man with his dog flees from bombs in Tehran. (Photo by Pooria Hatami)

Man driving a motor scooter with a dog in his lap and smoke from bombs rising in the sky behind them

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

The Tuareg: nomadic people who turned Sahara rebellion into desert blues 🎸🏜️

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Anne Marie Price 🦋 @annemarieprice.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

“Color Opus” is available for purchase. PLEASE contact me for pricing and payment options. 🙏🙏 #mosaic #art #availablenow

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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 26/03/2026

🎨 Support — By Lorenzo Quinn in Venice, Italy 🇮🇹 The Weight We Carry (9 Artworks): streetartutopia.com/2026/03/26/s...

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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

"Chinga la Migra / Fuck ICE" Seen in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 08/03/2026

"The Voice of Hind Rajab," nominated for best international film at this year's Oscars, uses the real audio of 6-year-old Hind Rajab as she begged rescuers for help following an attack by Israeli soldiers in Gaza. "When you hear her voice, you can't unhear it," says director Kaouther Ben Hania.

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“The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Shortlisted for Oscar, Uses Audio of 6-Year-Old Girl Killed in Gaza

Two years ago this month, the world was gripped by a series of shocking recordings of a 6-year-old girl in Gaza pleading for help as she sat trapped in a car riddled with bullets alongside the bodies ...

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

This is a rare ‘fire rainbow’ spotted over the Rocky Mountains, created when sunlight hits ice-crystal clouds at just the right angle. Seeing a fire rainbow requires extreme luck.

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Catherine @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Layered Exposures and Low Light Create "Meditative Ghost #Trees by Ellen Jantzen" #photography Link for more information on her technique and many more #photographs: mossandfog.com/ghost-trees/

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Pegs @pegasuspegs.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

#LookAndSee 337 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky This is just for fun! No rules. I will post a pic often for your music association… 🎧 #LookAndSee (Day 337) 🎶

Martin Johnson Heade
- Blue Morpho Butterfly, c. 1864-1865, Oil on Canvas

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Angu Walters 🖌 African Paintings @artcameroon.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Painting of the Day. To the Market V > > www.artcameroon.com/to-the-marke... African women and girls walk to market with food containers atop their heads in a tropical setting. It captures the essence of African womanhood and the strength and resilience of these women. $1600 / $215

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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

"Fuck ICE" Spotted in Flint, Michigan

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Carrie Reichardt, UK artist, a figurehead for the Craftivism movement, has spent almost 20 years transforming her house on a quiet London street into a mosaic-covered wonder #WomensArt

Terraced three storey house covered in vividly coloured mosaics with patterns quotes and images and a bright pink front door

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Brymo @brymo.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

The periodelia is strong with this one. I made it into a puzzle a few years ago. #photography #art #periodelia #abstract #macro

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

This shit rocks and the comment section on the YouTube video is, somehow, extremely funny.

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Séamas Aloysius @seamusaloysius.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Hasui Kawase "Spring Moon at Ninomiya Beach" (1932) Japanese woodblock print | 39 x 26 cm (15.3 x 10.3 in.) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. #ArtSky #Kawase