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Olivia When @oliviawhen.com · 04/10/2026

Forgotten Island was soo good, everyone go see it! 😭😫 I was tearing up pretty much the whole time even tho it was like being in a car going 100 mph.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Last week's SF Godzillafest was fun! I love how many different kinds of people are into Godzilla these days. Thank you to everyone who came by and took the time to talk to me or buy my weird stuff 😊

Photo of table of sculptures and figures at Godzillafest.

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Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Day 2 of SF Godzillafest (@alwaysbumping.bsky.social vending, not me), and the range and quality of fans' Godzilla shirts, jackets, and sweaters has been incredible. Fall weather is a great time for Godzilla merch.

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

My son just asked me "Mom why do we do small talk at parties" and I replied "Because gossip is a 500,000+ year old adaptive mechanism evolved from when we were Homo Erectus and knapping tools around a fire as a means of norm reinforcement and bond strengthening for group survival." (+ then he cried)

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Olivia When @oliviawhen.com · 21/08/2026

Doggust day 20: Some things lost to AI. 📝 #doggust2026

A yellow dog is amazed looking at a poster on a pillar that says "graphic design". Below is a close up of the poster. There's a yellow dog on it at an old computer an the text above says either "graphic design is my passion" or "graphic design my is passion." It's unclear, due to the graphic design. There are several pull tabs below that just say "help."

Text reads: "I like every weird handmade poster."

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Tordotcom Publishing @tordotcompub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Behold the cover of The Judgment of Needles by @nghivo.bsky.social! Coming May 4, 2027. A history stitched in blood—return to the world of the Hugo award-winning Singing Hills Cycle. Cover art by @alawinans.bsky.social Cover design by @cfoltzer.bsky.social us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

A graphic featuring the cover of The Judgment of Needles by Nghi Vo, which has a red bird with a blue and gold shawl over its wings.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

NO MANTA OR EEL EMOJI UNFORTUNATELY 🍥

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Happy to hear that! One of my sculpts 😊

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Things I've learned: -Millipedes are the gentle cows of the forest -The first literally 1000+ legged species was recently found and is named after Persephone (found in a deep underground cave) -If you find a millipede that smells like Cherry Coke, it secretes cyanide and you should maybe leave

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

"The Secret Life of Millipedes" episode of Bug Banter is one of the most enjoyable things I've heard in a while. xerces.org/bug-banter/s...

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The Secret Life of Millipedes | Bug Banter Podcast

Millipedes. Do they really have a thousand feet? Listen in to find out!

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Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Looks like one of mine got flagged as well. Other artist folks, you may want to check! Knowing if something is AI or not is actually a crucial feature, so it's wild that they rolled it out with such abysmal accuracy.

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Johanna T 👻 📚 @johannamation.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Serious question for any lawyers or legal-savvy people on here: Could something like this be grounds for a class action lawsuit against Meta for defamation? Since the incorrect, impossible-to-remove “Likely made with AI” labels can cause reputational damage?

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WIRED @wired.com · 07/07/2026

As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content. www.wired.com/story/meta-n...

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Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out

As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Coming in November-- the MetalGarurumon G Erosion Mode I sculpted for the Toho Daikaiju Series! (had to redo this post too, sorry!) #art

Photo of painted prototype of MetalGarurumon G Erosion Mode figure from the Digimon Godzilla collaboration Toho Daikaiju Series. A half MetalGarurumon half Godzilla figure seen from the front 3/4 left angle.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Sorry for the one person who may have seen me deleting and redoing posts. Can you not add alt text after the fact?!

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I still can't believe I got to make something like this.

Fully body photo of production version of Wargreymon G Erosion Mode figure from the Digimon Godzilla collaboration Toho Daikaiju Series. A half Wargreymon half Godzilla figure seen from the front 3/4 left angle.

Box art of Photo of Wargreymon G Erosion Mode figure from the Digimon Godzilla collaboration Toho Daikaiju Series. The X-Plus, Bandai Namco, Godzilla, Plex, Godzilla, and Digimon logos are visible on top of a graphic featuring a photo of the figure with purple lighting.

Mugendramon and Mechagodzilla approach Wargreymon G Erosion Mode.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The sample figure of the Wargreymon G Erosion Mode that I worked on finally arrived!

Photo of production version of Wargreymon G Erosion Mode figure from the Digimon Godzilla collaboration Toho Daikaiju Series. A half Wargreymon half Godzilla figure seen from the front 3/4 left angle.

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Olivia When @oliviawhen.com · 04/06/2026

Happy 5th birthday to #KidLitArtPostcard!! 🎉 Here's me as a kid, stealing neopoints and playing flash games. Hire me for your next project, I'm great at computers!

Ink painting of me as a kid, sitting at a big wood desk, on a dining chair, in front of a big grey monitor and speaker, with the tower on the ground. My feet don't reach the ground, and I have to lean over the desk to hold the mouse. I'm playing neopets, probably somewhat unethically. I have long barely kempt brown hair, and am missing some teeth.

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oliviawhen.com - emails@oliviawhen.com
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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Human artistic expression is truly a wonderful thing, and I'm so grateful that we can be so moved by each other's words and pictures.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Honestly, I was nervous to do fan art of someone's actual relatives, even an illustrated version. But I truly think this book and its afterword have a beautiful and important message, and I hope that appreciation comes through.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This is a personal project I made for Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social , who is one of my favorite writers, based on her book "Love In The Library", illustrated by Yas Imamura @yasimamura.bsky.social . Of everything I've made, I'm especially proud of this.

Painted figures of George and Tama based on Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura's "Love In The Library", against a black background, seen from the legs up, at a three-quarter view angle.

Painted figures of George and Tama based on Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura's "Love In The Library", against a black background. The figures are fully in frame, seen from a front angle.

Painted figures of George and Tama based on Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura's "Love In The Library", against a black background. Back view, with their clasped hands visible.

Cover of "Love In The Library" by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura. A woman and a man are in a library reading and holding books, while through the window, an armed guard can be seen monitoring from a watch tower, in front of a barbed wire fence.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

You are the best Maggie. This is exactly how I felt reading your book and poring over Yas' art for the first time and listening to everyone on that stage yesterday. Thank you!!

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I am still reeling from this incredible gift. Professional model maker Dennis Chan (and husband of the talented @alawinans.bsky.social!) made this INCREDIBLE figurine of my grandparents. I can't stop turning it over in my hands. What a wild thing to see @yasimamura.bsky.social's work in 3D.

A figurine of Tama and George walking with books tucked in their arms, hand in hand, in front of a copy of LOVE IN THE LIVRARY illustrated by Yas Imamura

Component parts of the Tama figurine, painted but not yet assembled

The finished figurine, in front of a black background

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ιм єνιℓ иσω :3 @vreni.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

STOP TELLING ME AI IS THE FUTURE OH MY GOD

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Although I don't make decisions about the articulation, it's always a privilege to work on a 100% new sculpt, especially when it is based on a look with a specific art style. I think this is planned for release later this year, in a two-pack with Luna Snow.

Promo photo of painted Spider-Man figure in an action pose in front of a city-like background. He is mid-web swing, with his right arm outstretched in a web-shooting pose.

Digital render of Spider-Man action figure in his Marvel Rivals appearance. Figure is shown in front view from the waist up.

Digital render of Spider-Man action figure in his Marvel Rivals appearance. Figure is shown in back view, from the waist up. The spider symbol on the back is very large and angular.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Spider-Man for the Marvel Legends Rivals line. A completely new sculpt too! #art

Digital render of Spider-Man action figure in his Marvel Rivals appearance. Figure is shown in front view, beige on top of a grey background. This version of Spider-Man has several raised, angular lines dividing the different areas of his costume, with some smooth areas and some textured areas.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Venom comes with Jeff the Land Shark, who I did not work on but is very cute. Thank you Daniele di Nicuolo @dinicuolo.bsky.social and Kelly Thompson @kellythompson.bsky.social for creating this weird little guy!

Digital render of Venom action figure shown in a beige material from the front view on a grey background. Venom is a jacked alien with a raised spider symbol on his torso, and he has a big toothy smile that extends to most of his face. He has a long tongue and a couple symbiote tendrils swirling around his body.

Promo photo of Venom and Jeff action figures in a red and purple backdrop. Jeff is looking inquisitively with a slight smile while Venom is posing in a slight squat stance.

Promo photo of Jeff figures in a red and purple backdrop. Jeff has his tongue sticking out to the side.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

VENOM sculpt for the Marvel Legends line! From the Rivals game. A completely new figure.

Digital render of Venom action figure shown in a beige material at a 3/4" angle in front of a grey background, from around the waist up. Venom is a jacked alien with a raised spider symbol on his torso, and he has a big toothy smile that extends to most of his face. He has a long tongue and a couple symbiote tendrils swirling around his body.

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Devastated to hear the entire Marvel Studios’s Visual Development team has been let go. This was my old home but more importantly, the home of so many incredible artists and peers. Absolutely heartbreaking 😔 Sending all my impacted peers my love and support. Please reach out if you need anything!

forbes.com

Disney Layoffs Hit Marvel Studios Hard

The Academy Award-winning artists behind some of Marvel's biggest hits are among the casualties from company wide staff reductions.

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🎃 Zack o' Lantern 🎃 @zackdavisson.com · 14/04/2026

The most bad-ass rebuttal from Tite Kubo, the author of Bleach.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I really like it! A lot of fun gimmicks from each of the three series.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

There are other Zoids that I would have preferred over the Shield Liger, but this makes sense as their flagship crossover figure. Pleasantly surprised to find the ports are compatible with old Zoids parts too!

Photo of Shield Prime in Liger mode with Buster Eagle cannons attached.

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Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

I fear that I, too, am simply a Ditto masquerading as a human.

Drawing of a ditto-style Alyssa, with two dot eyes and a wide mouth

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

We cannot and should not let generative AI take away these tiny, insignificant, but probably fun as hell jobs from artists

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Toraji / Aya Hashiguchi @toraji-art.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Wonder Festival in Japan 2026 Winter, Booth 6-20-13 My Chimera Farin🐔 will be on display at Entei Ryu's booth. Please stop by to see it, even if you're just out for a stroll~

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Ｊ。Ｓ。 @jjjrobotkun.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

#WF2026W #超音戦士ボーグマン #こみの工房新作です。許諾いただきました！！よろしくお願いいたします～

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Height: 145 mm (head), 178 mm (clouds) Parts count: 77 Material: BJD resin from Phrozen Instructions included too. I planned to bring a third figure too but couldn't work out the kinks in time! So just this and the Ultraman monster for Sunday.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

This is the second figure I am bringing to Wonder Festival- an original mecha I am calling 唐龍門- the TANG LONG GATE, or とうりゅうもん. It's based on an idea I had of the Dragon Gate in San Francisco's Chinatown celebrating and protecting its residents. Table 3-16-05 #art #wf2026w

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Olivia When @oliviawhen.com · 31/01/2026

Some good posters I saw today.

Some colorful ink squares on a white bg with text on them. From left to right, top to bottom:
-KINGS FALL- ICE MELTS - PEOPLE RISE
-ICE OUT 4 GOOD
-We skipped our lessons to teach you one!!
-Don't roll over for facists (black and white drawings of a border collie)
-IT WAS MURDER
-Peace is patriotic
-ICE ARE FUCKING LOSERS!!! (scribbled)
-Democracy needs your courage (The our in your, and the rage in courage are in red. There's a print of red and black flowers above.)
-ICE MELTS IN HELL
-The only orange monarch we want (drawing of orange monarch butterflies)
-FUCK ICE Yall fugly
-Where ICE melts flowers grow (drawing of several flowers growing from a broken crown)
-The wrong ICE is melting
-Enough

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Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

When I'm brimming with feelings I can't find the right words for, sometimes all I can manage is a picture. Love and strength to Minnesota in this heartbreaking time.

Showy Lady Slipper flowers in the colors of the Minnesota State flag cross their leaves into a heart shape. Threatening shards of ice surround them.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Officially licensed by Tsuburaya Productions. It is an unpainted and unassembled resin kit, standing ~26.5 cm tall and 28 cm long (31 parts total). Castings are done by Horizing (horizing.ocnk.net). Paint master and photos also by me! #WF2026W #art

Photo of a painted prototype of Dodongo, a winged kirin-like creature from Ultraman (1966 television series). The figure is greenish-blue with chunky, clawed feet, large spiraling horns, and a dragon-like face. The body sports a bumpy Red King-like texture, and the body is covered in gold flames. Dodongo is posed in a trotting stance with the right foreleg and left hindleg raised. Its mouth is slightly open. Photo from the right 3/4 angle, next to an action figure of Ultraman looking up.

Photo of a grey primed prototype of Dodongo, a winged kirin-like creature from Ultraman (1966 television series). Photo from the left 3/4 view.

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Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Will be exhibiting at Wonder Festival for the first time! At booth 3-16-05 along with Shin Tanabe and James Marsano. I designed and sculpted this figure of DODONGO from episode 12 of the original Ultraman television series. #WF2026W #art

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