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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yesssssss! Twisted Pike by @davidmbarnett.bsky.social just dropped through my front door, perfect folk horror to get October started. #booksky #folklore #folkhorror

A copy of Twisted Pike lies on a patterned sofa cushion.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I loathe football but still, I'll be drinking this whilst toasting Israel's hopefully humiliating defeat on the pitch. Very poor call by Ireland, disappointed in them. #freepalestine

A can of cola, labelled with the Palestinian flag and the words 'cola Gaza'.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Folks, you are missing some GOLD on Vinted. I see some marvellous #folklore items there that might otherwise be lost to the bin

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Not again, please god no. *cries softly*

Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter peers with one eye over the shoulder of Clarice Starling, played by Jodie Foster. Both are facing the viewer. On Clarice's forehead is the word 'me' and on Lecter's forehead are the words 'pumpkin spice'.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Pren cerddin yn erbyn andwyo 🌿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (rowan wood against harm). Folks are more familiar with the rowan cross & red berries charm. In Cymru, there's a tradition of making a ring from rowan wood & placing it as an apotropaic charm in the home. #folklore #witchsky #Welshhistory #folkmagic #Wales

A small hoop made from a rowan twig, fastened with red thread and hanging against the wall.

Written in Cymraeg in a gothic script, in red ink on white paper, 'Pren Cerddin yn erbyn Andwyo'.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I find this far funnier than it is, but honestly fuck Dobby. #DobbysCumSock #fuckjk

A fan art drawing by icarianarts, of Dobby the elf dying in a glue trap.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Grow the fuck up, you're all an embarrassment.

BBC report, detailing how a green power link between UK and Ireland was threatened and then diverted towards Real bronze age remains. All to avoid upsetting a load of pissy man-children who value a fictitious burial site memorialising Dobby's cum sock.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

GROW. THE FUCK. UP. Actual bronze age archaeology has been risked because a load of emotionally stunted hp fans have lost their tiny minds. I fucking despair.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

#internationalowlawarenessday prompts me to share the fantastically spooky & morbid Aderyn y Corff, or Corpse Bird in English. Depending on which part of Wales you're from, this death omen may be a ghostly white barn owl, a screech owl, or a bald, flightless, hideous bird! #folklore #owls #cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A black and white pen illustration of an owl, perched on a branch, with the night sky in the background. Below the owl are the words Aderyn y Corff.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

A bit of unexpected psychogeography in Swansea. The dead grass reveals the old tram lines preserved in modern town planning, criss-crossing the harbour side. Ghost trams travelling to their final stop at the tram museum at the waterfront.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Es i Abertawe ddoe 🎨❤️ Random snapshots of a soul-restoring day in Swansea, soaking in the Wyrd-as-fuck public art in the Marina (Mamgu's old flat), Mission Gallery, Glynn Vivian Gallery, St Mary's (where Bonnie Tyler's memorial will be held in a couple of weeks). I felt like a wandering magician!

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Well @davidmbarnett.bsky.social I'm now hooked (terrible nautical pun, soz) since Withered Hill. Folk horror at its best. Any disenfranchised, exploited area will recognise the places in these books, from Ceredigion in Wales to Whitby in England, Scuttler's Cove has echoes everywhere 🦀 Recommended

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

And nothing of value was lost. #indywales #Annibyniaeth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Haaahahahahaa O My God. #kickball or something

A screenshot of a BBC News article. The header reads 'Fan has huge £550 tattoo declaring England World Cup winners'.
They lost obviously.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I hate that I did this. Also Libra 🌞 Scorpio 🌚 yikes. My Big 3 + Venus Pantone palette: Libra Sun, Scorpio Moon, Scorpio Rising, Scorpio Venus - #D986A8 #5B2A4A #6C2F3F #8F3C55. Made with pantonecolors.net/pantone-birth-chart #big3 #pantonechallenge #zodiacpantone pantonecolors.net/pantone-birt...

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I expected more screaming ⭐⚪⚪⚪⚪

An advert for a room projector. The walls are lit up in apparently soothing shades of dusky purple. The advert reads 'My bedroom sounds like a cabin in the woods now'.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I just got my first copy of @iwa-wales.bsky.social magazine and, chwarae teg, it looks tidy 👍 Much to dive into, incl. an interview with @queeremporium.bsky.social (you will be missed!) #cymru #lgbtqia #lhdtc Support Welsh journalism!

A page in the I.W.A magazine, titled 'interview: The Queer Emporium'

The cover of 'the welsh agenda' magazine, showing a photo of First Minister Rhyn ap Iorwerth and the new Senedd members.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Beautiful modern stained glass in an ancient church. St. Peter's church, Caerfyrddin. The oldest continually used building in Carmarthenshire and the site of an earlier Celtic church (the churchyard is circular, indicating an ancient site) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #stainedglasssunday

A stained glass window of a branching tree, with a radiating sun towards the top. It's framed by gothic masonry forming three long 'lancet' panes.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

No. That dog will be dead by the time anyone responds. Break the car window 🔨 and fuck whoever leaves their pet in a hot car. They don't deserve to have a dog.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Gwyl Ifan hapus, pawb! 🌞 Last night was Nos Galan Ifan, one of y Tair Ysbrydnos (the Three Spirit Nights). Keep cool, pour libations for EVERYONE in this weather (incl. wildlife), do your divinings if you haven't already and I hope you have a beautiful Midsummer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A bunch of St. John's wort, cut on nos gwyl Ifan (St. John's Eve), tied with red string and hanging to dry from a wooden lintel in the kitchen.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Wel, da iawn, pawb sy'n arddangos yn Oriel Myrddin! Es i Caerfyrddin heddiw (gods the town was hot!) Shout out also to the hippy shop STILL THERE since the 90s (Nomads). Was odd drinking in the former courthouse/guildhall; my mate got sent down for possession there, and now they serve lattes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Is #spookySaturday a thing? Na? Anyway enjoy a random 70s family wedding slide I just found in my late dad's photo hoard. I've no idea who these people are but am LOVING the creepy summer vibes. Probably a #hookland wedding. Happy solstice/Alban Hefyd hapus pawb! 💐🌞

A blurred photo slide. Two you bridesmaids in utterly hideous 70s dresses stand in a garden, backed by overgrown, hideously frilly roses. The vibe is Midsommar.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

We just popped into Queen St Gallery, Neath, and it feels weird, but good, but still weird. The first things I've exhibited since 2003 and they're RIGHT NEXT TO an awesome fashion piece by Neale Howells! Feels weird, did I mention that? #artsky #textiles #welshart #Wales

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

A Hookland fundraising gig, at the High Sorrow (inspired by @cultauthor.bsky.social ) #hookland #cutandpaste #90s

A cut and paste poster for a fundraising gig in Hookland by the ancient goths, held at the High Sorrow pub. 'An appreciation of the monuments'.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I generally mock online quizzes ('What Type of Cheese Are You?' etc) but dammit this was accurate

A description that reads 'The Quaker' as the result of an online quiz to imagine the type of person you might have been in early medieval times.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

If you see this, post your bird art

Monochrome patchwork and embroidery of a crow, the outline picked out in chainstitch.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Dewch, ymynwch a ni 21 Mehefin! Picnic yn y parc 'Mwy yn Gyffredin'. (Byddwn yn mynd gyda'r Crynwyr lleol 🏳️‍🌈🕯️) Cefnogir gan The Jo Cox Foundation. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The timing seems right, so soon after divisions in local communities were highlighted during the Senedd elections. A local More in Common community picnic, supporting the Jo Cox Foundation, come meet the neighbours (I'll be repping the Quakers & Queers)

A poster inviting anyone who wishes to come, to a 'More in Common' picnic at Newbridge Fields, Bridgend, at 1:30 on 21st June 2026. Please bring a food contribution if you wish.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Hi folks, I'm happy (and surprised ngl) to be exhibiting some pieces in this show, in Neath, this June. Feel free to pop in, share etc, Ta!

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Shwmae pawb! Good people of Bluesky, I present to you this international exhibition (held in Wales) of wonderful textile art. I have a couple of pieces showing here, so if you're in the area from 6th-27th June do pop in. It opens 6th June, feel free to come to the opening day! Diolch!

A poster which reads "The Art of Textiles".
Details on the poster include the venue, Queen Street Gallery, Neath, Wales, and the exhibition dates, 6th to 27th June 2026. It opens at 2pm on Saturday 6th June.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Oddly enough I saw this fella yesterday at Castell Henllys

A carved celtic stone head likely prechristian

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

OBSESSED with this 12th(?) century font in St Llawddog's church, Cenarth. The celtic style head carvings, o my god. Wish I'd made the 'Celtic prayer' service this morning, but we had to head home. Amser nesaf!

A grey stone font, with three beautifully simple celtic heads (angels) carved on it. 12th century, Welsh.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

#pubsigns I admit, seeing some changes around my old haunts made me feel ooold. Happily, Tafarn y Penllwyndu is almost exactly as my dad left it, back in the 80s! I like the new stained glass door, inspired by the original pub sign. Anyway, support your local pub, and fuck wetherspoons.

A stained glass door panel, showing a man hanging from a gallows.

The Penllwyndu pub sign, showing a man hanging from a gallows.

The traditional Welsh pub front of Tafarn y Penllwyndu (the Hanging Pub), a former court house and gallows site built on a crossroads.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

#StandingStoneSunday The Gellidywyll stone, in the graveyard of St. Llawddog's church, Cenarth, Cymru. The worn inscription is to/by CVRCAGN-FILI ANDAGELI (Curcagnus, son of Andageli) though I've no idea who they may have been! Very similar to the Bodvoc stone nearer home. Approx 5th/6th century.

A standing stone, about 4 feet tall, with faint latin writing carved vertically on one side

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Ffynnon Llawddog, Cenarth. Dwr sanctaidd! A beautiful little holy spring, with clear, cool, healing water running down into the Teifi. Payed my respects to Sant Llawddog and bottled some for Workings. #Cymru #Wales #holywells #witchsky #dwr #magick

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Not your Mamgu's carthen. Just playing with Welsh textile patterns, Japanese boro, random mark-making on fabric. I really like reproducing rough sketches on textiles. Dropping 2 other pieces at the gallery tomorrow, it's so refreshing getting creative again. #welshart #Cymru #wales #textiles #art

A monochrome patchwork of four rough quilt squares, with abstract marks, stitches and patterns from Welsh textiles.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Well, that improved my day! A local gallery just accepted my pieces for a group call out for work. I haven't exhibited in a gallery in decades, feels weird. #artsky #welshart #textileart #gallery

A close-up of textile art. Black and white patchwork, sashiko stitches and embroidery collage into a rough quilt square. Symbols and a crow outline in stitched line work.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I can see the polling station from my window, and I'm hoping for the best, bracing for whatever.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

As election day looms ever closer (vote Plaid 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 obvs) I'm keeping the Horrors at bay by doodling with needle and thread. Apotropaic stitching. Much more satisfying than paper and ink.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Er cof annwyl am Riley 💔 It's been exactly a week and I miss her so much it's honestly taken me by surprise today. Her ashes are due to arrive tomorrow. I'll have to find a sprinkling spot in the garden that isn't piss-scorched. Love ya, Stinks x

The goodest girl, looking very smart in her little dog tuxedo.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Wedi blino! Knackered tbh. Having a couch day with this rather excellent book from @hadeanpress.bsky.social by Simon Dyda. I love the fact he easily references Welsh myth & literature and places it (rightly!) at the same level as ancient Egyptian, Greek, Babylonian etc. Recommend #magick #witchsky

The hardback edition of 'The Wandering School of Secrets' by Simon Dyda.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Nos Calan Haf hapus, pawb! And a happy May eve to all. May your night be filled with country pleasures and predictions for a wonderful summer 🌷🪻🌳 Have a little druidic calendar, yn ddwyiaith (Cymraeg & English). I managed to add y Tair Ysbrydnos as the rays of the Awen, which fits the yearly cycle

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Kimberley Isherwood, the Maesteg candidate for the 'Heritage Party', is an unrepentant, irredeemably vile piece of shit. That is all. #voteforWales #lgbtq #queer #godisqueer #nolovelikechristianhate

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Today has been tough. We just left the vets after saying goodbye to Riley. She was the goodest girl, the bossiest terrier and a grand old dame at 14 years (pictured here on her 10th birthday). Caru ti, Stinks ❤️

Riley on her 10th birthday, grinning, in front of her dog-friendly chocolate cake.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Heartbroken. We have to say goodbye to this beautiful old lady tomorrow. It's reached *that* time and I am not OK. Also a random shopper just saw me trying not to cry (and failing) in the baby food aisle at Aldi, so I can never go back there. This fucking sucks. Hug your dog

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Er cof am y Diweddar 💀 (In memory of the Departed) Finally got around to framing this, the second piece I'm submitting to an open call. Kids, treat your art as a sketch, not a 'polished'/finished piece. You'll get more done if you lose yourself in the play, instead of the production.

A square of textile patchwork, showing a skull and Welsh language writing: 'er cof am John Harries, Cwrt y Cadno'

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Un fran ddu, gras Duw i mi 🐦‍⬛ Dau fran ddu, lwc dda i mi 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛ (a rough rhyming English translation is 'One crow I see, God's grace to me, Two crows I see, good luck to me' Yes, the English is clunky & ugly) Entering 2 textile pieces into an open call, been a while! #welshart #Cymru #wales

A patchwork square of monochrome fabric and embroidery, rough and clumsy, showing a crow and various traditionally Welsh textile patterns.

The same patchwork as previous, but framed in a deep box frame.

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Dyn Hysbys @dynhysbys.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Was early to Meeting today, so I paid a visit to the lovely neighbouring graveyard at St. Mary's, Bridgend. Spring flowers rioting everywhere, three huge yew trees, and this lovely gravestone caught my eye. The name is sadly lost, but the carved flowers are beautiful. I loving memory of 'someone'

A close-up of a gravestone carving. Carved lilies, roses, marigolds and ferns, above the lettering 'in loving memory of'. The rest of the lettering has worn away.

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