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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

For the first time in 2 years I finally found time for mushroom foraging.

Paper towel with 3 types of wild edible mushrooms, pink bottoms, gem puff balls and chanterelles

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm sure the cake decorator thought she was correcting my typo, but I assure you this was supposed to say BRAIN

A sheet cake with sprinkles that says Brian Forever

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Second concurrent symposias kicking off! I'm attending one highlighting the non-traditonal species for understanding the brain, highlighting work in birds, octopi, deer mice and more!

Photo of a stage with a speaker at a podium and three people at a table

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

First full day of the BRAIN Conference 2026! Started strong with Scholar Spotlights, then BRAIN Director John Ngai insists on a brief story before introducing Michael Yartsev kicks off our first plenary talk! #studyBRAIN 🧪

Photo of the stage at the BRAIN conference with Drs. Yartsev and Ngai

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It's finally here! Kicking off the BRAIN Initiative Conference 2026 with the Early Career Event with a panel on career pathways in neuroscience. #studyBRAIN 🧪

Stage with 4 people sitting behind a table and one person standing.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

So proud to be your twin!

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Household debate of the day, if you entered the dungeon with one of our dogs and that dog would become a sentient crawler in your party, you taking Hank (big baby brute force idiot) or Loretta (tiny vicious trickster)?

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Quilt soap is both imperfect soap and an imperfect quilt.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Momma for mother's day.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Same same but different

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Every year I made niche interest based Valentine's Day cards for my partner. They have ranged widely from video games, tv shows, animals. This year, they are Mat Armstrong.

vday card reads "Lets build our love together, Valentine" features Mat Armstrong and a broken car

vday card reads "I would never dam-age out love"

vday card reads "Oh my days, Valentine I'd go anywhere for you!"

vday card reads "I will always stick with you, Valentine"

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Snowtime quilt. I like the pattern and color way. I tried a garland of neurons around the border, I don't think I like it but too late now. Gift for a 'retiring' colleague.

Blue and grey quilt hangs on a clothes line in a snowy backyard.

Close up of corner of the quilt showing neuron quilted border.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

I have finished my quilt x hardcore patch collection and I am proud.

A series of block printed and embroidered patches that are puns on quilting and hardcore bands

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

More patches. I think I'll make like 2 or 3 more.

Black and white patches on a cutting mat, patches are a bunch of puns on hardcore and punk bands plus quilting.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Personally I find these hilarious.

Black fabric with white logos for the misfits, black flag, crass and straight edge reimagined as quilting and sewing jokes.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I'm working on a jumpsuit to wear to QuiltCon. I've decided to make patches for hardcore bands but make them quilting related. Today I finished the back patch. My partner thinks it's too niche and the overlap between vegan hardcore and quilting is just me.

Stenciled patch with an iron that says "Seam by seam, block by block pressing it all flat"

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

First quilt of the year, starting with creation and hoping to maintain.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Happy Christmas from the farm. I am thankful for you.

Photo of a pond with rolling hills behind it. If you squint there are two Canada geese swimming on the pond.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Be like the turtles, close up shop, take a rest and do nothing.

Two turtles under the surface of a frozen pond

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

It's time for a break.

TV plays Christmas Vacation next to a very spare tree cut from the woods, a poorly lit dog lays on a Christmas quilt on the couch

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Happy streaming retirement to the best person I know @nickwan.bsky.social

A man and lady stand side by side in a bar

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

He's been very good today.

A boxer dog lays on a bed he shouldn't be laying on

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I am not a woodworker, but these were fun to make.

Six cedar birdhouses on a railing, two boxer dogs sit in front.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

The saw reminds us of the important things. "WEAR SAFETY GLASSES"

Japanese pull saw that is engraved to say 'wear safety glasses'

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Today we make birdhouses.

A cedar bluebird house sits on the floor next to a yawning boxer dog

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Finished quilt. Ode to VA in the fall. Stash fabric, backing from an estate sale, binding left over from a previous quilt. Pyr neuron quilting in, best visible on the back.

Quilt hanging in a backyard on a clothesline, quilt is fall colors in a 16 patch block

Back, bottom left corner of a quilt. Back is white-ish with a navy blue pyramidal neuron quilted into it.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Is it too niche to quilt a pyramidal neuron onto a quilt?

An off white quilt is on a long arm quilting frame, the machine is stopped over the navy blue quilted outline of a pyramidal neuron.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I did that on Wednesday!

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Today we dye. This definitely won't stay pink, I'll be lucky if it oxidizes to brown.

Top down photo of a pot filled with fabric and pokeberries

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Another baby quilt. This is from the Harrisonburg Quilt pattern from the VA Quilt Museum. This was the last thing on my shut down to do list...

Blue and white quilt hanging from a clothes line

Back of quilt is yellow with purple binding

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

They decided on 'Cheerleaders.' It would appear that committees may not be the best decision makers.

Front of a brick house with skeletons posed in the front yard with orange pom-poms as cheerleaders.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Today we plan the annual skeleton display, and there sure are a lot of opinions in the room.

7 skeletons sit on a couch around a coffee table in a variety of positions.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Don't sleep on the State Fair exhibit at the Renwick.

Foreground is a ceramic hotdog with relish and mustard, background is a blue and white ceramic that holds a lot of corn dogs

Large quilt made of winning ribbons from new Mexico state fair

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Dr. Mario themed quilt. Take me back to playing Dr. Mario late nights in grad school.

Quilt hanging on a clothes line, quilt has red, blue and yellow pills on a green checkerboard background

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Well my flight still hasn't left Chicago but we did sit on the tarmac for 2 hours and I learned how to English paper piece. Behold my first little bit in all its glory

White and green checkerboard English paper pieces flower roset thing. I don't know what it's called I've never done this before..

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Sometimes the world does need a Dr. Mario adjacent quilt.

A pieced quilt top that is themed like Dr. Mario with red, yellow and blue pills on a green checker board background lays on the floor. A dog is laying to the right of it.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Finished memory quilt ♥️

Quilt of mainly blue, red and white tshirts hanging on a clothes line in a back yard

Back of quilt with a diamond shaped plaid pattern of red and blue on white.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

National Parks and cryptid queen size quilt. First ever done on my new-to-me long arm machine, which is so dang fun.

Large quilt with star shaped blocks hanging on a clothes line in a back yard that is dying due to the summer heat

Close up of the top left hand of the quilt showing 4 quilt stars close up, they are of 3 national parks and a cryptid.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Did you go to #GRCpsychedelics and not get soap? Don't worry, our themed soap will be ready in 2-3 weeks. Mouse brain toppers, rainbow swirl, dendrite+spine embed. Happy to send a free bar to ~10 people/ attendees. These are handmade by an amateur, so expect imperfections.

Set a rainbow swirl cold process soap on a railing

A blue gloved hand holding a rainbow swirl bar of cold process soap.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Sneak peak before they're cleaned up. Psychedelic rainbow with dendrites + spines. Is it perfect? no. Was a rainbow with a custom 3D printed embed a bit ambitious for someone who has only made 4 batches of soap? Yes. Definitely.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Now I have a lot of rainbow dishes.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

The soap inspired by #psychadelicsgrc is curing. Lets see where this ends up. Yes those are soap mouse brains on top. Thanks for the inspo @christineliu.art

Cold process soap in a long pink mold. The soap is vaguely rainbow and is topped with blue, orange, pink and black mouse brains.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

We are replacing the vanity in our bathroom, and noticed under the LVP some penny tile. I guess we have a penny tile bathroom now.

White 1950s penny tile on a bathroom floor with a faux marble LVP slat near it.

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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Chanterelles are back at the farm and Loretta is excited.

GIF in the woods with yellow chanterelle mushrooms in the foreground and a panting boxer dog in the background

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