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@crumplings.bsky.social
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Sculptor and dollmaker based in Scotland, working with paper mache, clays, fibers & found materials. Trail runner, cold swimmer, appreciator of folklore and old forests. Shop: shop.crumplings.co.uk Website: crumplings.co.uk No AI 💚

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Black Quartz Dolls @blackquartzdolls.bsky.social · 17h
Spooky season is here and I'm starting small with crows. I want to see if I can make a crochet doll stand with clay legs. The extra wire at the top on the legs will provide a connection and stability for the legs. #crochet #crow #halloween #handmade #wip
Small plastic crow masksBlack crocheted crochet bodies surrounded by tools (yarn, crochet needle, ruler, pin-cushion etc)A set of plastic bird legs being made from clay. One of the legs has exposed wire at the feet
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Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Widemouth Bay XII: Hot and Sunny. 2026, 30 x 20 cm, oil pastel on oil painting paper #art #painting
A colourful painting of a beach in bright sunshine.
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ballpoint pen, watercolor, colored pencil, a little crayon, and charcoal pencil. 

Our guy pulls up deep in the forest on his 2-speed bike. He’s flanked by tall dark trees and his path is blocked by a massive spider. He lets the Big Fella know it’s on. “Big Fella,” he says. “I fixed my 2-speed. You still wanna race.” Reader, you know Big Fella wants in on that action. Next slide.Against a starry night sky we see silhouettes of Big Fella and our man racing down a hill. It’s unclear in the drawing who will win but Big Fella is likely about to pull away.
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Art SilverGlass ~ Sophie Grunnet @silverglass.bsky.social · 22h
Long time followers might remember my Bumblekey ornaments! Finally got around to unpack them and to take some new photos/videos of them 🗝️
A key with blue and golden wingsA key with green and golden wingsA key with pink, purple and golden wingsTwo keys with blue and golden wings
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Lorraine Sime @lorrainesimeart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Some sketches of nature finds near my home. #sketchbook #biodiversity #insects #fungifriday #fungi
An opened sketchbook. To the left are drawings of various insects and a female roe deer. To the right are drawings and sketches of different types of fungi. Some are quick sketches, some more detailed.
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Crumplings 🐌 @crumplings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's been such a great year for foraging in Scotland! Have found bilberries, raspberries, redcurrants, chanterelles, hawthorns, and brambles among other things :) Hoping to pick some chestnuts soon as there are a few trees nearby! Kind of inspired to sculpt a series of little hedgerow spirits too 🥹
A raspberry pie/cake made from wild raspberries, photographed on a white plate next to a lemon thyme twig.A few chanterelles growing on a mossy patch.A pile of ripe blackberries photographed on a white plate in a kitchen.A closeup of a hawthorn branch with deep red haws and leaves, photographed on a sunny day.
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Art SilverGlass ~ Sophie Grunnet @silverglass.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I hope October will pass very slow ☕🍂
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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
North Sweden today #sweden
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Asquealia Clark - Lover of Flagons @gingertotty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Aye up me ducks… first in the next instalment of Amelia’s Year of art pieces now available… In a Flap. OG artwork/prints of this Mama Mallard + two fluffy waklings from an early 2026 Eden Dock session artofnote.sumupstore.com/product/in-a... #birdart #birds #ducks #ducklings #watercolour #bsnm
Watercolour of Flapping Mama Mallard taking care of her two wee fluffy wakkers with the lovely reflections at Eden Dock
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Mara @thecatfreaky.eurosky.social · 22/06/2025
I made this 😌 #art
A carved rubber stamp and its print of a pigeon holding a letter in its beak. Underneath the stamp says "Für dich" ["for you"].
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Sarah Travaline ✶ @hexhollow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A journey begins. Mixed media on tea stained illustration board.
Image depicts a fantasy illustration of a masked fox woman holding out her paper lantern towards a distant red gate located in a grove of trees on a watery ground. She is surrounded by three silver foxes who are ready to embark on this journey with her. Created using ink, acrylic, and colored pencil over tea stained illustration board. 2012.
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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 28/09/2026
kitchen duty
the monks havin a gab while leisurely preparing dinner
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Nina Kalinkos Is Making Little Guys @eclecticclay.com · 29/09/2026
The Trash Kingdom grows with a skunk knight (I want to tweak them a bit, but color will help) and a pigeon bishop.
Two ceramic clay figures, in the process of drying. The one on the left is a skunk, dressed as a knight with shield and helm. The one on the left is a pigeon, dressed as a bishop with mitre, cape, and staff. In the back, two royals - a purple raccoon and a blue possum - are visible.
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Asquealia Clark - Lover of Flagons @gingertotty.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
More from the St Ives sessions of 2025 Porthmeor Rocks Prints available here artofnote.sumupstore.com/product/port... #watercolour #art #artist #artforsale #bsnm #ukgiftam
Painting the original on Porthmeor Print of my watercolour of encroaching turquoise sea at Porthmeor beach in St Ives 

Blue skies, yellow sands, black rocks and encroaching minty shallows - a peaceful image
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Crumplings 🐌 @crumplings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
These cutie pies flew the nest last week (thank you so much to the person who ordered them!! 🥰). Took a quick pic before shipping them off! :)
Three small gremlin figures made from paper mache and painted with acrylic inks in speckled patterns. One is dressed in bright orange and green like a rowan tree, one is wearing a blue cloak adorned with stars, and one is purple and blue, sitting in a boat shaped like the moon. They were photographed on mulberry paper against a dark stone brick wall and fireplace in the background.
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w.s.1840 @wynfred1840.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I was invited to Nucleus gallery's annual postcard show,in Portland this illustration of "sam, dressed as a wood-thrush-bird" will be on display & available for sale throughout 6~29 November,2026 thank you so very much
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Simon MacEwan @theblastedheath.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
More 9cm x 9cm paintings - I cannot resist a tiny pad of paper
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Space Oleandr✨ @oleandr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A little collection of small worlds I've painted over the past few years🎨 Each one is tiny (5×7 or 5.5×8in) Quiet moment✨ Originals in my shop🍂 spaceoleandrart.etsy.com #watercolorpainting #UkrainianArtist #blueskyart
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Folklore Twitcher @folkloretwitcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
An Antique Oowl for #OwlishMonday 🦉
Owl, Book of Hours, London, c. 1460 - British Library, Harley MS 2887, f. 29r- © The British Library.jpg
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Crumplings 🐌 @crumplings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our brave lil doggie just bagged his first Munro (>3000 ft peak)! Great climb despite the rain - the trail got quite steep and boggy at times, and a bit of scrambling was involved closer to the summit, but he was hopping around like a mountain goat all the way. 🥹
A mountain path surrounded by tall grass, boulders, and a lonely tree, photographed on a rainy, foggy day.A small, fluffy but wet reddish-brown dog (Pomeranian / Finnish Lapphund mix) sitting triumphantly in the rain next to a large stone cairn, which marks the summit of the Scottish mountain Ben Vorlich.
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Our life with Lumi, the Finnish Lapphund @ourlifewithlumi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
OH HAI
A close-up of Lumi the Finnish lapphund. The photo is taken from the ground, pointing up, so we can see Lumi's most flattering angle: his double chin. Above him are the autumn leaves of a rowan tree.
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Our life with Lumi, the Finnish Lapphund @ourlifewithlumi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There's no greater happiness than the happiness of a young dog that's just realised we're about to go for a walk in the woods. Barking, running back and forth, jumping, and that's before we've even left the house. We were out before sunrise, which meant we got to experience a quiet, beautiful forest
My beautiful, beautiful boy. A blonde Finnish lapphund out in the forest. The background is blurry but it's a forest bathed in early morning light. A birch tree with yellow leaves in the distance looks like it's on fire.Lumi the Finnish lapphund, sitting on a bed of yellow and orange leaves in a little clearing in the forest. Around the clearing are pine, spruce and birch trees.Lumi on a forest road. We are in a clearcut, with spruce trees that are no taller than a couple of meters. In the background, the sun is rising just over the tree line.Lumi, looking for treats among all the yellow leaves. Behind him are some birch trees.
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Mike Z @mikez.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The following prints have been deemed seasonally appropriate and suitable for purchase. Cards, too! www.inprnt.com/gallery/mikez/
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Mike Z @mikez.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nor’easter bunny.
A rabbit person with a very long scarf struggles against the wind as leaves blow past. White and graphite pencils on toned paper.
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Amelia Johannsen @ameliajohannsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I usually dip, not pour, but I’m sure happy about how these planters turned out 🤩 #ceramics #pottery #glazing
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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Lofoten islands today #norway
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Indikon @indikon.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026
A little lichen from this morning.
A scrap of bark with lichen, lying among fallen leaves.
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valerie.bsky.social @valeriea.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pavilion Gardens Buxton
Watercolour painting of autumn trees beside a stream, with a path winding between them
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Crumplings 🐌 @crumplings.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The spirit of a small rowan tree 🌿 Sculpted using paper mache and black glass eyes, painted with acrylics!
A small gremlin creature with huge ears, standing in front of a lit candle and twisty branches on a sheet of mulberry paper. It is speckled green and orange in colour, and is looking at the camera with black glass eyes.
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Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The north door at St Edward’s Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswolds, has an ancient and knobbly yew tree on each side of the door. It is thought it may have inspired Tolkien for “Doors of Durin.” #AdoorableThursday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKforKn #Trees #Churches #Literature #Photography #Cotswolds
Tolkien was a professor at Oxford University which is not far away and he was known to have visited the Cotswold and Stow in particular.
The Doors of Durin are in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
This church porch was built about 300 years ago with the yew saplings planted at the same time. They are now part of the architraves of the door.
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Mike Z @mikez.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#swordtember
A rabbit warrior with an appealing blade faces off against the root of all evil: a vile flying carrot beast.
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Kimberly Parsons @kimberlyparsonsart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ghost loves camping 🔥 #ghost #camping #illustration #alphabetchallenge #100%human #dailyart #traditionalart #artsky #artyear #blackandwhite #penandink #art #forest #woods #camping #campfire #tent #characterdesign #drawing #cartoon #artist #illustrator #kidlitart #inkart #design #visdev
A black and white ink drawing of a ghost gathering firewood from the forest next to their tent while camping. There are trees nearby, a crescent moon and stars in the sky and a campfire.
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nh💛 @nobleheart4.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My girls just wanted to pop in and say don’t forget to be Brave and live for today.
My dog and cat are staying in a rock wall like sentinels staring at me from a distance. It’s morning and the sun is coming up and the woods are behind them.
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Mimi @flydxndelion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Le tromboniste, robot en objets trouvés et recyclés 🌸
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Elizabeth - hand-crafted unique dolls & more @elizabethdollmaker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Created a Scarecrow for Halloween by modifying a porcelain doll. The turnip jack o lantern was sculpted by me, inspired by the famous one that resides in an Irish museum! #scarecrow #halloween #porcelaindoll
A doll dressed as a scarecrow stands in front of a tree branch and brick wall. He has a tall hat on and is holding a faux sculpted turnip jack o lantern.Shot from neck down of a doll dressed as a scarecrow standing in front of a brick wall. He is holding a faux sculpted turnip jack o lantern.
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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A little narwhal in the style of a medieval curio, mounted on a panel. Two ideas were overlapping in my mind: Narwhals’ tusks can distinguish changes in water temperature and chemistry; the horns of unicorns purify water and detect poison. 🦄 - #SciArtSeptember Day 9: Ivory
A photo of a small narwhal sculpture on a patterned board. The narwhal is made from white clay and coloured to resemble ivory. The piece rests on a wooden table next to a penny, for scale.
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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 14/09/2026
Today's #SciArtSeptember theme is #crescent I tend to always draw a full moon when I draw the moon but here's a much earlier drawing with a crescent moon. You can see how much my art has developed and yet, this still has a certain charm, I think :)
Simple digital drawing of 8 rabbits holding front paws and dancing in a circle on a green hill under a crescent moon and golden stars. The rabbits are drawn in a stylized fashion, not meant to be realistic, and a string of tiny golden stars swirl in and around them, indicating movement and magic.
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Mark Vasey @markmakingartmarks.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#watercolour in the #drizzle #stunday #pleinair #watercolouronpaper
This is a watercolour painting of a coastal scene in the drizzle 
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David Proudfoot @djpthurso.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Clouds to the north last night, but clearer for a while to the south west. Shurrery ruins and the milky way. Two shot composites for the sky and foreground. North Scotland.
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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New 5x7 originals, now on my new shop at @fybe-art.bsky.social ! Art and creation is the very core of our humanity. Happy to be out here fighting against slop :P #watercolor #illustration fybe.art/seller/veron...
Watercolor painting of a matcha latteWatercolor painting of foxglove flowers Watercolor painting of small orange mushroomsFramed watercolor painting of cactus and flower
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Villi & Hullu, the Wild & Crazy Finnish Lapphunds @utahbluerock.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The gamble oaks are beginning to turn.
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Mark Vasey @markmakingartmarks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#pleinair #painting #beach #art #watercoloronpaper
This is a watercolour painting of some rocks at the coast, in the back ground is tge same scene
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Eric Orchard @inkybat.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Free Patreon folks! www.patreon.com/ericorchard/...
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Crumplings 🐌 @crumplings.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Another large humpback sculpture - this time in a more whimsical colour scheme I've wanted to try for a while! Handmade from coarse paper mache, painted with acrylics, mounted on a wood & metal stand.
A large paper mache humpback whale sculpture photographed against a neutral background. It is painted in blue, turquoise, and purple hues, and has a clouded eye which gives it a mystical, ancient look.
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Ian Bartlett @ianbartlett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Boathouse #PhoenixFilm Mk1 at 125 ISO #BelieveInFilm EOS300
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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🖼️ Tuesday Riddell
Fungi, moths, golden foliage, ferns, night sky, painting.
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Mikael Mårtensson @mikaelmartensson.com · 09/09/2026
This summer I back packed in Sarek national Park, Sweden, around the Pårte (Bårdde) mountain. Njoatsosvágge was one of the impressive valleys I had the pleasure of visiting. More info in the alt texts. #sweden #landscape #photography #nature #backpacking
The bend in Njoatsosvágge. Goabrekbákte in the centre.Midnight with fresh snow on the mountain tops. Tsahtsa mountain in the center. Tent spot overlooking Njoatsosvágge. The dramatic weather gave sun, snow and rain during the day. I was completely alone on this night, just like the other five nights during this trip.
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Our life with Lumi, the Finnish Lapphund @ourlifewithlumi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Sometimes he doesn't follow the exact scent trail I've laid out for him but he almost always finds the meatball in the end. I don't know how he does it, because sometimes he can't find something that's right in front of his face. I think he'd enjoy proper scent work of some sort.
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Lorraine Sime @lorrainesimeart.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A wee bit of sketching. #mushroommonday #fungi #snails #sketchbook #nature
Part of an opened sketchbook. There are sketches and drawings of various types of fungi, snails and juvenile swans with little notes as to where I found them.
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Eric Orchard @inkybat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Finishing touches on this drawing and then I’ll scan and post it here and Patreon. And then I’ll start the next drawing which is my last “practice” illustration for the project. I have a good working draft so I’ll start doing actual illustrations for the book.
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