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Jaja Verlag @jajaverlag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ich frag ja nie.... nach Geld. Zumindest seit dem letzten Crowdfunding vor 12 Jahren nicht. Aber jetzt ist eine "rote Linie" überschritten und die Kredite machen mehr Bauchschmerzen. Ich brauche und bitte um Eure Hilfe! Teilt das auch gern weiter, Ich habe gute Argumente: gofund.me/0ab82765c

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Jaja Verlag im neuen Domizil bittet um Neustart-Finanzierung, organized by Annette Köhn

Hallo! Jaja Verlag ist ein kleiner unabhängiger Comic Ve… Annette Köhn braucht deine Unterstützung für Jaja Verlag im neuen Domizil bittet um Neustart-Finanzierung

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Debating if I should do some sort of inktober this year. I was considering doing Peachtober again, but I don't know if I'm really feeling the prompts. Any good lists going around?🥸

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you so much for adopting my Agent of Chaos Flash!! We shortened the tail a little bit to make it look more like Danielle's personal Chaos Cat Stubbs.

A fresh doodle-style tattoo of a mischievous looking striped cat with some crayon-y swirlies and the text: agent of chaos with a little heart. It's on the inside of the upper arm, wrapping around a little so it peeks towards the outside.

Same tattoo from a slightly different angle.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

1/2 I had a wannado of a dog having a watercolor dream. Jonas asked me if it was possible to swap the dog for his very own grande dame. Well, I'm not one to say no to a bunch of dog reference photos (to ensure anatomical accuracy and realism regarding her trademark sleeping poses, of course).🥹

A fresh tattoo on the right flank/rib. It's a ink sketch of a sleeping husky, surrounded by a watercolor "dream" in pink, purple and orange/yellow tones and some yellow crayon dog treat shapes.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Gute Reise, Omi. Hab dich lieb.

A very colorful, rainbowy watercolor and crayons portrait of my granny in a frame. She's wearing her favorite dirndl outfit that she got for my sister's wedding.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

One of those days where I got home after 1am bc we were on a one-session-only mission, and... we did it!! Thank you for trusting me with this heartfelt project! And for powering through this marathon of madness. Hope you got a good night's sleep and that these two buddies will bring you much joy! 💖

A fresh tattoo on an upper arm. It's a squirrel landing in hero pose on a derpy fluffy neon green monster and catching it with pink rope that forms a heart at the end. It's in a sketchy, cartoony watercolor style.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I'm super tired already bc I barely slept last night, but I washed my bedsheets today and still haven't put on new ones and I really don't want to (such a hassle), so I can't go to bed yet, but so tired, oh no, problems, I hate it when that happens (every time).

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I think we can agree that Cijara wins the Badass Award for picking this spot for my pyromaniac flash seagull. We made some adaptions/additions to make it a proper fitting gap filler. Also, I learnt the word "popliteal space" which might not be the greatest spot for a tattoo but a pretty great word.

A freshly tattooed leg, right in the back of the knee. It's a slightly unhinged looking seagull with a balaclava and a burning match in its beak. Over it the text NEIN and over that a little grumpy looking mouse. The tattoos are all black/grey and neatly fit in a gap surrounded by other healed tattoos.

Same tattoos/leg from a different perspective.

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Gekko 🇯🇵 沖縄・Okinawa @gekkolicious.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I had forgotten I was still carrying this wonderful print by @eeephi.bsky.social in my bag - so I just put it on the table to remember all friends to drink enough water in between cocktails at the bar. Ephi, you heroically prevented a few hangovers 😜 #Freiburg #cocktails #OneTrickPonyBar

A red cocktail with ice cubes in a tumbler glass on a wooden bar counter, with a picture in a clear plastic sleeve next to it. It's a print of a painting of a blue haired girl with a blue short dress, everything very water and watercolor themed, with the caption "Drink some water you beautiful dehydrated bitch"

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

1/2 I think this may be my first compass tattoo? How did I navigate this industry without any compasses for so long? (Sorry if I tattooed a compass on you and forgot about it.) Obviously only half done. Can't wait to add the rainbowy swoosh that will connect it to the tribal on the upper arm!

A fresh tattoo on a lower arm. It's a somewhat sketchy compass and a little paper boat with watercolor elements suggesting waves.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I just found "What's Between Your Legs?" from Patrick Krawczyk (and @moomcomics.bsky.social) and it sounds and looks so good?? Apart from the actual content, obviously, the hand-painted vibe makes it so extra unique (especially in times of AI sloppification)! www.kickstarter.com/projects/moo...

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"What's Between Your Legs?" from Patrick Krawczyk 🌈 (EN/DE)

An autobiographical graphic novel about transition, masculinity, and learning to love your changing body

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Planted the first bit of greenery for this longterm project. Well, technically it's already the 2nd part, the little flask at the bottom is from last year. Plus a celebratory lily for now officially Lily! Thank you so much! Can't wait to see this grow into a beautifully chaotic jungle over time. 💖🌱

A fresh leg tattoo, focus on a crayon and watercolor style yellow and orange lily at the outside of the lower leg.

a fresh leg tattoo, photographed from the side. At the bottom there's a healed bottle in a graphic style with the stopper popping out. The fresh tattoo is growing out of the bottle. Abstracted plant matter inspired by monsteras and lilies, in a color range of yellows, greens, and pinks.

The same tattoo, photo taken from a different angle.

The same tattoo, focus on an abstract monstera leaf at the back.

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larakaa.bsky.social @larakaa.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Unterstützt das #FLINTA Skatecamp in Hannover mit dem Kauf eines Soli-Shirts: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #Skateboarding

Ein schwarzes T-Shirt auf dem vorne Sharkskato steht und hinten eine Zeichnung von einem Skateboard das in einen Fußknöchel rollt, dabei steht "Dem Patriarchat in die Knöchel fahren"

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

(1/2) Thank you so much for adopting this cute and slightly murderous wanna-pigeon, Anna!! We (extremely spontaneously) also added the OptInk to our plans for today. (My very first OptInk! I think I'll only have to do approximately 200 more until I'm as fast at these as our OptInk-OG Pauline. :D)

A fresh tattoo of a murderous little doodle pigeon with a knife in its beak, located on the back of the leg, just above the knee.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Tilly's first tattoo! Thank you so much for your trust and bravery!! 🫶

A fresh tattoo on the belly. It's a cutesy little cartoony fox sleeping rolled up, with rainbowy watercolor elements around it.

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📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚 @ellieyellu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I was looking through old photos and found this Accidental Renaissance Painting of the cats

Three different colored cats are hanging around an armchair. their poses are reminiscent of the dramatic, sometimes contorted postures in classical art, but especially attributed to paintings from the Renaissance where these postures convey drama and movement. An orange cat is crouching beneath the chair, his head thrown back dramatically into shadow. Above, on the seat of the chair, a brown striped tabby cat reaches his paw down towards the orange cat, peering at him. Also on the seat but sat stoically on his haunches is a white and brown tabby, gazing away over his two brothers, tail draped down over the side of the chair. The composition of their poses is circular and draws the eye around, and suggests some sort of mythic art as was popular in the Renaissance as well.

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Erica Friedman @okazu.yuricon.com · 03/07/2026

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy At All PV: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL-I... "Breed" is the OP.

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The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy At All | Official Teaser | Crunchyroll

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SaKo @sako.works · 19/03/2026

260319 pico-8-edu.com?c=AHB4YQG0AU... press X to randomise #pico8 #dailycarts

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

(tattoo) BOOKS OPEN! :) (Please take the time to read the slides! Thank u!!🫶)

BOOKS OPEN!
My books are now open for August - December!
Please read the information on the following slides carefully to make the process as ephicient as possible for the both of us. You’ll get a much more detailed info sheet from me via email, but these already cover the basics of what I need from you to get started.
Email only
For anything related to booking and appointments, please email me to ephi(ät)live.de!
(Please understand that I don’t do booking inquiries via DM)
Mercy
Please have patience with me. It’s just my humble self doing my booking and organization on top of all the regular daily madness. I try my best to keep response times somewhat reasonable, but often it just takes longer.
The more concise and complete your first email is, the easier and quicker it is for me to reply!
Also, unless you got some sort of error message that your email bounced and couldn’t be delivered, please refrain from DM-ing me if I got your email. (Have mercyyyy!)
Thank youuuuu!

Share your wishes and dreams
What themes/elements should be involved?
Do you want to keep it black/grey, with a touch of color or full-blown rainbow?
Do you have favorite colors? Or some that you hate?
Which of my stylistic elements do you like? (Bold brush strokes, fine scribbles, watercolor, other effects...) If you want you can send me examples from my portfolio that particularly speak to you.
If you want to adopt one of my wannados (yay!!), pls send me a screenshot of it to avoid misunderstandings.
Location
Where on your body would you like your tattoo to go?
How big of an area do you want me to cover?
Are there any pre-existing tattoos or significant scars in the vicinity?
Please provide me with reference photos of the respective body part(s). Let someone help you or use the timer of your camera/phone to avoid wild contortions and „selfie perspective“.

How detailed do you need to get?
As much as necessary, as little as possible. I love to work with rough guidelines and a good portion of creative freedom. However, of course feel free to tell me all that’s important to you right from the start so I can make sure the design reflects your tattoo dreams.
Appointment
As soon as I have received *all* relevant input from you, you will get a suggestion for a specific date, including a request to paypal me the deposit. Offered appointments are considered reserved for you for 10 days. Please reply to me within that time frame if you want to claim the spot.
As soon as you make the deposit, the appointment is officially yours!
Yippiehhhh!!

TL;DR: If you want an appointment for August - December send an email to ephi(ät)live.de and make sure to include everything that’s important for me to know/have. (You can write to me in English or German.) (It’s less about who’s first, and more about who clearly took the time to read my info sheets and seems nice to work with! ;D)

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Bitte darum, von indiskreten Fragen zum Eiskaffeetageszählerstand abzusehen.🫠

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Wobbly car doodle on our (long) way back home to Berlin.🔥🔥🔥

A wonky car doodle of myself, zoned out, sweating, and on fire, with the text: I may (almost) look like I'm listening, but secretly I'm dreaming of a ball pit made of frozen peas.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

1/2 More magical Graz encounters! One flash and one custom each for Röha and Mika (plus a healed shot of Röha's water raccoon from two years ago). Röha got my happy spring froggo (with a tiny custom adjustment) and a symbol.

A fresh doodle tattoo of an extremely cutesy frog holding a snowdrop, a bit above the wrist. Further up, below the elbow, a symbol of a square with a circle and semicolon.

A healed tattoo on the back of the hand. It's a raccoon doing water magic, including some gallifreyan witchery.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It's never too late for your first tattoo! Thank you so much for your trust, Maria. It's not just phrasemongering when I say: you are such a wonderful and truly inspiring human. When I grow up I wanna be like you. May this colorful little friend bring you luck for all your never-ending adventures.💖

A fresh tattoo of a butterfly on the inside of the lower arm. The butterfly itself is sketchy, with delicate lines, behind and across it watercolor and crayon elements in pink, orange and yellow tones.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Guestspotting in Graz and my 1st appointment here was one I would never have guessed. My sister has always been the type to never get a tattoo. Until she wasn't. We're assuming this will remain her only tattoo, so we made it a sisters thing (she even gathered her courage and did the little 💖).

My sister's and my leg, both featuring fresh tulip tattoos.

My sister's tulip. It's watercolor style and has a cute little face and a crayon heart above it. It looks very content.

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JustHere4Coffee @justhere4coffee.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

While Pink News has the best headline, GoMag has the best pictures, i.e. pictures of the actual ex-nuns, not just random stock photos:

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They Met In A Convent, Now They’re Married - GO Magazine

“If there is a Cupid in the world, ours was God,” Francilia Costa said.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Ready for the long car drive! (Little terrifies me as much as the prospect of being stuck in a confined space for hours and being forced to do nothing 😬) ((Thank you @thecowboypirate.bsky.social for the best bookmark!!))

A very thicc book in my lap with a cute unicorn bookmark. The book is Children of Strife by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

On my way to Austria for guest spot and family reasons! PSA: My custom books will re-open once I'm back in Berlin, beginning of July. :) (Seriously though, I envy b/g artists. 90% of my luggage is tattoo colors.🥲😂)

A comic version of me struggling to carry a ton of luggage, including a giant green suitcase labeled: Tatu inks.

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Lena Richter @catrinity.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Es gibt einen neuen Workshop bei mir - bzw. bei mir und der wunderbaren Simoné Goldschmidt-Lechner, und zwar im Juli - einmal online und einmal in Hamburg: FLINTA*Schreibworkshop "Writing with RAGE - Die produktive Kraft der Wut für das Schreiben." Alle Infos: lenarichter.com/flinta-schre...

Rotes Sharepic mit Grafikelementen, die an Flammen erinnern. Darauf der Text: Writing with RAGE. Die produktive Kraft der Wut für das Schreiben. Schreibworkshop für FLINTA* mit Simoné Goldschmidt-Lechner und Lena Richter. Neue Termine: Do, 09.07.26, 13:00 Uhr online Mi, 15.07.26, 19:30 Uhr in Hamburg im Eeden Dauer: ca. 3 Stunden | Kosten: € 75,00 Anmeldung: info@lenarichter.com

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The little healed twig at the bottom is from a couple of years ago. Now the mission was to let it grow up and do a fun circle at the shoulder, lovingly framing the cute bear (not tattooed by me) in a way that makes it part of the tattoo without covering it too much.

A fresh tattoo in a delicate illustrativ style. A floral design of flowers and vines is growing up from the ribs under the arm, over the shoulder blade, where it frames a pre-existing bear tattoo, and making a circle around the pointy part of the shoulder. Photo taken from the left side with focus on the shoulder.

Same tattoo, photo taken from the back with focus on the bear and the flowers and vines surrounding it.

Same tattoo, bird's eye view with focus on the flowers circling the shoulder. Part of the front section is not tattooed yet and just stencil.

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Kate Beaton @katebeaton.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Future dystopian sci-fi has imagined things like nuclear wastelands, sure. Totalitarian oppression, climate catastrophe, sure. But rarely has it imagined today's real horror of AI making stupid and annoying people 100x worse.

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Bastian Thun @Gamescom @bastianthun.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

And all of a sudden, #NipponConnection26 turned into a surprise @eeephi.bsky.social #tattoo art meetup. Was in a rush, missed to ask for their socials. -_-;

Three people showing off their arm tattoos on a derpy but very happy way.

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Dejan Pantic @serbianism.com · 06/06/2026

Adorable young kestrels surprised by a butterfly.

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Mr. Hands is making SuccuDeck 😈🃏 @mrhands31.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Last time, we mocked these Glassholes so hard we bullied Google into dropping the entire product category, *and we can do it again*

A man is wearing Google Glass, a stupid augmented reality headset with a tiny display over his right eye. He has his finger on the side to activate it, like the Glasshole he is.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Thanks for trusting me with another one of your fabulous ideas, Mel! And for the brain stimulation in the form of post-tattoo Mastermind (last time I played that was 30yrs ago). It's always a(n introvert's favorite kind of) party with you, can't wait till next time! :D [lines healed, colors fresh]

A fresh calf tattoo of a solarpunky cyber deer, with watercolor elements that suggest greenery and organic growth.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

1/2 I cannot believe how many came to our "Kein Bock auf Nazis" Flash Day yesterday! When we opened our doors, there was a whole Berghain-worthy queue of wonderful people ready to not only get tattoos, but also to show up and support this important cause.

Fresh tattoo behind the right ear: Navi from Legend of Zelda with a marker pen writing: Listen!! to your heart.

Fresh tattoo of a doodle cat showing its little butthole on the left shoulder, with text: all cats are beautiful.

Fresh tattoo of a hissing cat with a rainbow and rainbow tabby stripes with text: love wins.
Above it a healed tattoo of a cat skull with purple ghost swirlies.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

My biggest regret today is that I walked past someone wearing a Jigglypuff hat and didn't stop to excessively compliment them.😔

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

After many years of her (not entirely) secret double life as a wildlife rescue superhero, Anja finally went public and is now extremely officially a total badass and member of The Deer Gang. Thank you so much for trusting me with not only your very first but also such an important tattoo! 🦌🫶

Fresh tattoo on the inside of the lower arm. It's a young deer partly disappearing behind wildflowers and grasses, all in a sketchy illustrative style with watercolor elements, mostly in green and yellow/orange tones.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/05/2026

As a science fiction writer I really fucking resent tech bros for ruining the phrase "artificial intelligence." 80 years of it being all about cool androids and interesting computers destroyed by five years of "Spicy autocorrect making everything shittier for money." NEVER FORGIVE.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I got to tattoo a Scream Tail!! Thank you for introducing me to this absolute gem of a pokémon, Sara (and for being an absolute gem of a person yourself).💖 I took the chance to also take some healed pics of Sara's little bee and frog (tattooed last September).

Fresh doodle tattoo of a Scream Tail on a lower arm. It looks positively mischievous and has a little heart in its mouth.

Healed tattoo of a derpy frog with its tongue out and a heart in its hands, on a leg, just about sock height.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

3 fresh ones successfully added to Susi's collection: 2 from my flash and 1 masterpiece designed by her genius kid. Plus a couple of snapshots of some (but not all) long-healed older ones. I'm fairly sure Susi wins the "Most Ephic Flash Adoptions Award". Maybe I should make her a stamp card?

Fresh tattoo on the inside of the upper arm: a cute cartoony bumble bee relaxing in a flower, with a little heart on top.

Fresh doodle tattoo of bulbasaur chilling in a flowerpot like a cat in a tight-fitting box on a lower arm. Underneath it is a healed tattoo of psyduck with pokeball headphones.

A fresh tattoo of Susi's kid's drawing, at the top of the left, just under the shoulder joint. It's a little human figure in a triangle dress with lots of wonky hearts around. On top some text: Du bist toll (you are amazing)

Full view of the front of Susi's right arm: lower arm with bulbasaur and psyduck, upper arm with the fresh bee, a healed bee, and a healed party unicorn.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Ok, vielleicht kleiner Warnhinweis dazu: falls der halbe Kilo Pudding aus dem Kühlschrank kommt, braucht ihr danach eventuell 2 große Kaffee, um eure inneren Organe wieder aufzuwärmen. (Worth it.)

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absolute horses @jcoglan.com · 20/05/2026

if search engines stop directing people to other websites then there will be barely any incentive for people to write anything on the web, unless we go back to a pre-1998 blogroll/webring mode of discovery bsky.app/profile/tech...

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Mein Tipp des Tages: Wenn ihr z.B. mal zu faul zum Einkaufen wart, ein halber Kilo Pudding ist auch ne vollwertige Mahlzeit. (Schokolade als Beilage auch nicht zu verachten.) (Folgt mir für mehr Life Hacks und so.)

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @ Nuit Blanche 12 Hours Comics Event! @jpawlik.com · 19/05/2026

1/4 After chatting with my students this semester I was inspired to redraw & re-letter my "Ins and Outs of Webcomics" comic. A 9 page Scott McCloud-style narrative for those looking for comics-related reading material, how-to guides, or an introduction to webcomics! #Webcomics #Comic

Cover of "The Ins and Outs of Webcomics" by "Jey Pawlik". Black and white illustration with halftones of Jey, a nonbinary person with short cropped black hair and big rectangular glasses running through a panel in a comic page. The background is made up of many blank comic pages with panel layouts on them.

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Ephi @eeephi.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Feierabend-fun-working on this (not so) secret poster design. One day it'll be finished, I'm sure...😬 (I'm so bad at digital coloring, I resorted to my inefficient paint-scan-collage-repeat method for it lol)

An angled view of my ipad screen showing a poster design WIP of Ami Mizuno with a book and watercolor splashies.

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Kiri @kinderstreichkaese.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I made a risograph zine about grief, being in between, and what's left behind. Each one comes with a little pouch of poppy seeds to plant in memory of someone. All the plants in When You Go are associated with the underworld in Greek mythology.

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