Reposted by veraGail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I deleted this thread because I’m sleepy and want to say it better, but the message was, creatives, be sure to make your own happiness one of your goals. It’s not selfish to want to be happy in your real life. 836044
Reposted by veraKatie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 22/07/2026I hate typing on a phone or touch screen. I want keys. I want buttons. In fact no more touch screens for most things. 1121331
Reposted by vera🍊 tsu @tsurudraws.art · 30/05/2026bsky too quiet? missing comments? not seeing posts from spicy artists? check your moderation settings and your bsky filters if you haven't configured these before, many of these will be set to hide as defaults 168125210
Reposted by veraMarc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 14/01/2026People think I’m exaggerating when I say this, but I have absolutely no idea how to access ChatGPT. I don’t know if it’s an app, a website, or software that I have to download. I don’t care because I’ll never use it. But the people that think it’s universal have no idea how many people are like me. 28618109
Reposted by veraFilipe M. @macfilipe.bsky.social · 17/12/2025So, people who know the price of everything but the value of nothing, which means they'll never be able to afford anybody who truly loves them. 0102
Reposted by veraDora B @heyitsdora.com · 16/12/2025Going into 2026, a reminder for everyone who's fallen off the creative wagon, game dev, writing, art, music, whatever, no matter how long: 3895664799
Reposted by veraDerek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Keep thinking about this term "pre-digested" that Kojima used to describe art that's instantly gratifying. And how it's better when people grow to love something instead. I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong. 2941381220
Reposted by veraAlyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 25/11/2025I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three. 6995683837
Reposted by veraIan Rennie @theangelremiel.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Some people are more invested in the fetishisation of the book as an object and the act of reading as a cultural signifier than either the pleasure of reading or the pursuit of knowledge. 1306
Reposted by veraInkyInGreen 🏹🍂 @blackwallmancer.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Found this on the AO3 subreddit, and I'm about to let it change my whole life (or at least work really hard to internalize it wrt my writing). 7192154044
Reposted by veraHaradoshin! 🐛 @haradoshin.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Affirmations for every artist here!!! 3398534088
Reposted by veraRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 04/01/2025“To turn off, go to Settings > Apps > Photos on iOS and turn off Enhanced Visual Search. On Mac, open Photos and go to Settings > General to do the same. You must do it on each of your Apple devices.” 16962475724
Reposted by veraAnn Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · 05/01/2025I don't want my fridge to have a camera or Wi-Fi. I don't want my dishwasher to be smart. I don't want my washing machine to text me. In fact, I kinda miss knobs and dials and knowing big appliances would last 20 years and could still be repaired. 1324325274919
Reposted by veraBoze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 21/12/2024the cult of maximum efficiency is one of the worst things to happen to society. I can’t defend studying Latin or reading for pleasure or spending an hour at the park with my niece in a way that will satisfy shareholders. but they’re worth doing because they’re beautiful and good. 181660475
Reposted by veraBoze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 21/12/2024people who say “why do we need [fine arts, humanities degrees, mid-budget films] when they don’t make a ton of money?” are insufferable. why do we need chrysanthemums? why do we need bonfires or baleen whales or the color blue? we just do. we just do. 5553511751
Reposted by veratench (commissions open) @tench.bsky.social · 15/12/2024It's the season 🎅✨ #art 161695510
Reposted by veraKaaiLeen 🌱 @kaaileen.bsky.social · 10/12/2024seedling.🗡️🌱✨ #CriticalRoleArt #criticalrole 51072242
Reposted by veraKuro @kurohshiro.bsky.social · 09/12/2024I'm just realising that it's okay to not draw and create every day and that "unproductive" days are completely normal and needed in order to preserve the joy of making art. I always feel bad when I take a day off but it prevents me from burning out myself. 22696721302
Reposted by veraJosh @crossboy.xyz · 26/11/2024Not enough people know about the really cool bookmarking that you can do without ANY extra apps!!! First, subscribe to the moderation labels @bookmarks.bluecanary.dev and add the feed bsky.app/profile/book... To bookmark, report a post to the "Bookmarks" moderator. And that's it! Its bookmarked. 8522871210
Reposted by veraBleedingTypewriter || Honourable Goober the Ween @bleedingtype.bsky.social · 29/11/2024literally everyone I have ever respected at all has failed and failed and failed and failed before they succeeded (if they even ever did that by any standards but their own) so like what do I think makes me so fuckin special 051
Reposted by veraRJ Palmer 🔜 LBX 637 @rj-palmer.com · 26/11/2024Make art that you think is fuckin sick as hell. Make the shit you never thought you could that you always wanted to see. Beat your insecurity to death and fight to become your own favorite artist. 5764951112529
Reposted by vera🇵🇸 Caleb 𓇼 ⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼 🏳️⚧️ @littlestpersimmon.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Apsara 8949298
Reposted by veraJoanna @purenonsens.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Small upcycling project from some time ago - my gloves were stained and I decided to salvage them this way. Super fun to do! 532191501
Reposted by veraSophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Someone just asked me for writing tips, and my gut level response was "all writing advice is fake, just read books you like and write as much as you can and eventually something will be good" but then I thought about it and I had some actual advice! 1. Read! Your work! Out loud! 882730272
Reposted by vera✦ SALAMNDRA ✦ comm open @salamndraa.bsky.social · 03/11/2024*working hard* 🥹 #art #illustration #wip #gamefanart #hades #hades2 #Aphrodite 0268
Reposted by veraRae Loverde @raeloverde.bsky.social · 15/11/2024*pssssst* Hey You know that one project? That one you've wanted to write FOREVER except it's scary as hell & maybe you don't feel good enough or brave enough or strong enough? Spend 15 min on it today Keep the dream alive Even a pot on the back burner needs to occasionally be stirred 191100061508
Reposted by veraRine @rine.bsky.social · 19/10/2024Which as a reminder, Bsky has had a sizeable korean and japanese population for ages, and unfortunately this setting could mean you're missing out on a lot of cool people. This is not a preference or what you post, this -limits- what languages you see! Set it to nothing! 138113267220
Reposted by veraJamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Lots of people still don't know about this feature! It's very, very good. Reduces dunks and pile-ons, and hey, even just people being annoying or missing the point when they quote. 9942862116
Reposted by veraJim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Painting in progress … I prefer to work from back to front when painting a landscape. It’s important to carefully change your values and saturation as you move forward. #art #painting 120845
Reposted by veraGoss Sheridan @ SPX @katesheridanart.bsky.social · 24/10/2024your job should allow you to have a full life outside of it no matter what it is. the fact that it often doesn’t, across all industries, is in fact a huge problem 6989334
Reposted by vera꧁ Lehanan Aida ꧂ @lehyscraps.bsky.social · 21/10/2024I highly recommend hou guys using @moderation.bsky.app. This tool LITERALLY curates your feed and will even stop showing you fake news and unfounded rumours. I also recommend you to use all blocklists available for AI/NFT, minors, fascist/LGBTI+phobe and spam accounts 👌🏽😩✨moderation.bsky.app 26513
Reposted by veraThe Other Happy Place @theotherhappyplace.bsky.social · 23/03/2024I remembered my rule for making stuff and feel reinvigorated a bit. My rule is "make the exact thing you would be excited to find on a shelf". Make the thing that would make you freak out and scream with excitement and have to buy it RIGHT AWAY 15475134
Reposted by veraBob Hawkins @bobhawkins.bsky.social · 14/03/2024The Louvre has cleaned it’s magnificent Hans Holbein portrait of Anne of Cleves… it’s been transformed 422282662
Reposted by veraJustin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 21/01/2024I don't really know how to talk about this but; In my opinion, every artist's mental health would benefit to have a space- probably a sketchbook- in which their purpose is specifically *not* to produce artifacts, but the opposite; to decouple the joy of art making from the production of an artifact 617442
Reposted by veraMAF @velnna.bsky.social · 08/11/2023Someone on twitter asked for astarion like that dracula play thing 7615185
Reposted by verathe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 25/10/2023we fixed acid rain! we fixed the ozone layer! we beat polio! we’ve rescued scores of species from the brink of extinction! the despair many of us feel about climate change isn’t that it’s too big to fix. it’s that we know it is fixable but we’re being thwarted by greedy ghouls at every turn. 9685043553
Reposted by veraSefirot @sefirotgame.bsky.social · 07/11/2023Discover the wisdom of the stars! Our Sefirot - The Spheres of Heaven Tarot is featured in Hay House's Holiday Sale, from Nov 5-10. Dive into cosmic insight & embrace the journey of healing and enlightenment! US: www.hayhouse.com/shop/feature... 1215
Reposted by veraWinton Kidd🔞 @wintonkidd.com · 07/11/2023🚶♀️🌲Ivy & Pine p28-30 (2021) These are some of my favorite pages from this book : ) 💚PDF/JPG version: wintonkidd.gumroad.com/l/IvyAndPine 230961
