iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

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Vision Zero Columbus @visionzerocbus.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The city's longest protected bike lane is now complete!🚲 Sturdy bollards and parking separate cyclists from vehicle traffic along N. 4th Street from Warren Street to Hudson Street. Through the @columbusdps.bsky.social Bike Plus plan and Vision Zero, we are building a safer, more connected Columbus.

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Debjit Dutta @debjitduttaart.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Happy portfolio Day everyone #portfolioday

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Brian @greygraphite.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hi, I'm Brian, and here's my digital portfolio for #portfolioday, which comprises mostly of my webcomic "Orick & Argyle," about a Sasquatch and an extraterrestrial who team up to commit acts of civil disobedience in defense of nature. orickandargyle.com www.patreon.com/greygraphite

A digital drawing of comic book characters Orick, a Sasquatch; Leona, a mountain lion; and Argyle, an extraterrestrial, rowing across a pond at dusk toward an island with an old church on it.

A black and white digital drawing of comic characters Ursula, a human person; Orick, a Sasquatch; Argyle, an extraterrestrial; and Leona, a mountain lion, walking down a set of underground stairs in a cave-like environment. Ursula leads the group with a flashlight.

A digital painting of Orick, a Sasquatch wearing an orange scarf and carrying a hot drink of some kind, walking between some trees and saying "boo" to classic movie monsters Nosferatu, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and a werewolf, who cower in fear and run away.

A digital illustration showing a Sasquatch reading a book in his cave with his friends, a mountain lion asleep next to the fireplace, and an extraterrestrial laying on a rug watching The X-Files on an iPad. The cave is illuminated by the fire in the fireplace, candles, lamps and glowing crystals. Above the fireplace is a framed portrait of a Sasquatch ancestor. In the background is a bookshelf and a staircase.

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Chris Lewis Lee - available for work @chrislewislee.com · 14/07/2026

Happy #portfolioday everyone. I’m Chris, an illustrator and game artist looking for more board game, TCG and video game work for the last quarter of this year.

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

lindsey graham got the same thing anyone who wants to be spoken of well in death gets: a lifetime. what he did with it is entirely on him.

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Stella Bialek @stellabialek.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

“…. oh. it’s been two hours.” (theme ‘sit’)

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 03/06/2026

Y'all. Please remember the artists that drew these things when sending around memes. I feel for these artists who NEVER get credited for these (and some, nowadays, are even being accused of being AI!) Here's a few common ones I see (feel free to add others, I want this to be a living thread): 🧵

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Ryan Hill @ryanhillart.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Plein air oil painting of Zuckerberg's megayacht in flames on Lake Union in Seattle. 9"×12" oil on panel

9"×12" plein air oil painting of Mark Zuckerberg's megayacht "Launchpad" in flames on Lake Union in Seattle

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Ryan Hill @ryanhillart.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Painting Zucks megayacht on Lake Union last night 🔥

Me standing at my easel in front of Mark Zuckerberg's megayacht Launchpad docked on Lake Union in Seattle

Close up of the easel showing the painting of yacht in flames

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 18/05/2026

what is that thing | patreon.com/lubchansky

PANEL 1: MATTIE is talking to a MAN IN A SUIT. Behind them is a huge grey cube. Both are yelling the whole time.
MATTIE: HEY, WHAT'S THAT?!
SUIT: OH, THE ECONOMY CUBE?! IT DOESN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING! BUT WE NEED THEM. EVERYWHERE! OR ELSE!

PANEL 2: A cleaner shot of the cube, heat haze emanating off of it. Many more dot the horizon behind it. MATTIE and the SUIT frame the panel.
MATTIE: THEY'RE QUITE LOUD! AND HOT!
SUIT: OH, VERY. MANY BIRDS WILL DIE!

PANEL 3: MATTIE, looking at the SUIT.
SUIT: WITHOUT THEM, THE WORLD ECONOMY COLLAPSES! DON'T YOU WANT TO BUY STUFF.
MATTIE: I WAS BUYING STUFF LAST YEAR NO PROBLEM WITHOUT THOSE THINGS. WHAT HAPPENED?

PANEL 4: The SUIT points at MATTIE. Two other PEOPLE IN SUITS creep in, brandishing weapons.
SUIT: WELL I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING…
SUIT: SHE HATES THE CUBE, GUYS!
SUIT 2: UHHHHH DON'T YOU LIKE SHOPPING?
SUIT 3: PUT HER IN A CUBE!

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Marianne Martin @mariannemartin.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Goblinette throwback 🐸

Green swamp goblin lady character, digital art

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Marianne Martin @mariannemartin.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

"Measles is here to stay." "Digital dementia in children is here to stay." "Pulling extra hard on hangnails is here to stay." "Here to stay" has been 💩fucking cringe💩 (for a while now!) and everyone needs to stop saying it unless it's about a dog. That is all.

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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 10/04/2026

Human beings aren't eggs and societies aren't omelets. You don't get to make other people acceptable losses in your society building. That's not how it works.

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Patric Bates @patricbates.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

some little watercolors that I made #art #watercolor #painting

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Brian @greygraphite.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I'm so excited about this project! "Will-o'-the-Wisp" is a graphic novel I'm writing and drawing. You can read the first half here: brianrwilliams.com/will-o-the-w... Consider joining my Patreon to support the project and get access to new chapters as I finish them! www.patreon.com/c/greygraphite

Title page for my graphic-novel-in-progress. The title text, "Will-o'-the-Wisp," glows green above the illustration. Leona (the mountain lion), Argyle (the extraterrestrial), Orick (the Sasquatch) and Ursula (the human person) leading the group with a flashlight, walk down a set of stairs in a cave lit by purple light.

"Will-o'-the-Wisp" is about a spooky light Ursula sees in the woods outside her trailer one night. She and Orick, Argyle, and Leona set out to discover the truth about the ghost light. But they're not alone; malevolent Sasquatches called wood devils are also hunting the Will-o'-the-Wisp. Ursula and her friends must catch up to the light before the wood devils do.

The first half of the novel is free to read here: https://brianrwilliams.com/will-o-the-wisp.html

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 31/03/2026

The Supreme Court did not strike down conversion therapy bans today. Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere. Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.

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Brian @greygraphite.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Survived my first comics expo. S.P.A.C.E. was fun, but I'm still tired today!

A snapshot of me sitting behind my table at the Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo just after setting up early Saturday morning, before the doors opened.

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Brian @greygraphite.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Day 2 of S.P.A.C.E.! www.backporchcomics.com/space #comics #comicart #digitalart

A snapshot of my table set-up at the Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo.

A close-up of my table, showing the Orick & Argyle sign and an excerpt of my Patreon comic lying open on the table.

A photo of a stack of my Orick & Argyle books on my table.

A photo of my Orick & Argyle prints & zines on my table.

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Brian @greygraphite.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Making prints for SPACE*! *Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo, March 28-29, Hilliard, OH www.backporchcomics.com/space #digitalart #comics

Poster titled, "Creature From Somewhere in the Midwest," a spoof on movie posters for Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Under the poster title text, a green, friendly-looking creature with gills, a pink snout, two arms, and six human feet is smiling and saying, Midwesternly, "Ope! Lemme just scootch past yah." He is holding a red plastic party cup and is wearing a yellow novelty t-shirt that reads, "It's Wine O'Clock."

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Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

“3 AM” Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! You can find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/7703...

“3 AM”
giclée art print

It’s 3 AM in suburbia and someone is still awake. A silhouetted cat sits on a windowsill behind open blinds peering out at a mysterious nighttime world. This is her favourite post in the house. From here she can look out over the expansive lawn and clipped hedges. Her humans have long since gone to bed. There is streetlight shinning on the house, hedges and lawn. She’s hoping to see something - anything - move about in the shadows. She listens intently for any rustle in the leaves, snap of a twig, or scampering over the grass. For now, all is silent except for the faint rush of a passing car. The night belongs to her.

I've drawn this in ballpoint pen in a very fine, wispy cross-hatching style trying to achieve that vague, mysterious tonality seen at that hour. I take a lot of walks late at night, and this is a home l've passed several times, complete with the lit window. I always imagine a cat sitting there, and the beauty is that I can make it so.

This is a companion piece of sorts with “The Yearning for Adventure”, also available in my Etsy shop.

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Brian @greygraphite.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I got a job creating coal-powered wildlife for the regime. #traditionalart #drawing #worksonpaper

“Anthracite Deer,” graphite and charcoal powder on paper.

A drawing of a deer in an Appalachian forest landscape with a smokestack where its neck and head should be. The smokestack is belching out clouds of thick, black smoke.

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Brian @greygraphite.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I got a job creating coal-powered wildlife for the regime. #traditionalart #drawing #worksonpaper

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LeCaffeinated @thetirednurse.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Ohioans — Bernie Moreno DC (202) 224-2315 Columbus (614) 469-2083 Cleveland (216) 522-7272 Cincinnati (513) 684-1021 Jon Husted DC 202-224-3353 Columbus 614-369-4925 Toledo 567-304-3777 Middletown 513-318-1100 Cleveland 216-539-7877 Find your rep. Call them too.

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Brian @greygraphite.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

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Brian @greygraphite.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

It's another #portfolioday ? Hi, I'm Brian. I have 2 portfolios, in fact -- a digital one and a traditional one. Here's a sampling of my traditional work. brianrwilliams.com

A graphite and colored pencil drawing on paper of a yellow and green seahorse perched on the couch from the painting, "Portrait of Madame Récamier," bt Jacques-Louis David.

A drawing of a woodpecker peeking out from a hole in a tree, which is emerging from the torso of a woman wearing an elaborately-decorated dress and ruff from the Renaissance.

A graphite drawing of a woman from a Neoclassical painting, wearing a wig and draped in a shawl, sitting beside a rural landscape showing a river valley. Above the river floats a Mothman-like spirit with glowing eyes.

A drawing of Krampus, dragging chains shackled to his wrists and carrying a satchel of twigs on his back, entering the foyer of a fancy house. He looks down the hallway at the viewer, letting his long tongue hang from his open mouth.

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Happy birthday to self-taught trail-blazing Irish #marineBiologist Maude Delap (1866 – 1953), 1st to successfully breed jellyfish in captivity & document their full lifecycle. She is surrounded by blue #jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii) life stages based on her diagrams. 👩🏼‍🔬🧪🐡 #histsci #artAdventCalendar 🧵

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Brian @greygraphite.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 5: Gruss vom Krampus! Krampus celebrations were banned in the 1930s by the Nazis in Germany and the fascist Christian government in Austria. Therefore, it's canon that Krampus is an anti-fascist symbol. Graphite and charcoal powder on paper.

Krampus, a furry anthropomorphic creature with a goat's head, long tongue, one cloven hoof, with a satchel of birch branches on his back and iron chains hanging from his arms, stares at the viewer from a hallway. The hallway is elegant, with an arched colonnade and paintings on the wall in the background, implying that Krampus is visiting the home of a wealthy family.

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 04/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 4 morning Breakup 30x36 76x91 Oil on Canvas 2021 #art #painting

Abstract Landscape: orange sky with swirling dark blue clouds over a lake with ice, melt ponds and beach

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Kathleen Weldon @kathleenweldon.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Good morning and happy #artadventcalendar day 4! A throwback to my earliest attempts at collage, when I was using very little color.

Paper collage. A woman opens a robot with wings and removes a small bird from inside. A larger bird sits on the head of the robot. Behind them, mountains, trees. Only the birds are in color.

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Brian @greygraphite.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar Day4. It's a snowy morning here. Thank you, @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca for organizing this event -- it's been a pleasure to see so much artwork in my feed!

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It was evening all afternoon.
It was snowing
And it was going to snow.
The blackbird sat
In the cedar-limbs.

Stanza XIII of the poem, "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird," by Wallace Stevens. A digital illustration of a grackle perched in an eastern red cedar tree in a winter landscape. The iridescence and textures of the bird's feathers is emphasized. On the tree limb beside the bird are pebbles, a quartz crystal and a shell, all with iridescent surfaces.

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⭐ ᗰᗩᖇᛕ ᗩ. ǤᗩᖇᒪIᑕᛕ ⭐ @markgarlick.com · 02/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt Proxima is the nearest star to the Sun. It is a red dwarf, 1/5 the size of our Sun and 20,000 times dimmer. Here we see it seen from the surface of one of its planets. To the left one can also make out Alpha Centauri, which is a binary star with two Sun-like components.

Illustration of the star Proxima Centauri seen from one of its planets. The landscape is rocky and barren aside from a lake. Proxima is a flare star with a powerful magnetic field, leading to the formation of aurorae in the sky. Artwork created in Blender by Mark A Garlick.

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⭐ ᗰᗩᖇᛕ ᗩ. ǤᗩᖇᒪIᑕᛕ ⭐ @markgarlick.com · 01/12/2025

My artwork of a Sunset on Mars. Dust and small particles suspended in the Martian atmosphere scatter light in the direction of the Sun forward. This creates a blue halo around the setting Sun, rendering a Martian landscape quite different from its terrestrial equivalent. #ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt

Digital illustration of a barren, rocky Martian landscape. The sun is about to set (or just risen). Unlike on Earth, sunsets and sunrises on Mars can often appear blue, as here.
Art copyright Mark A Garlick

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 02/12/2025

One time I did a Game of Thrones fanart (before the final season) #Art #ArtAdventCalendar #GameOfThrones #Fanart

A three eyed raven sitting atop a cut log, a pennant hanging from it with the Stark house sigil on it. Arrows are hanging out of the log. A large moon looms bright behind the bird.

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Brian @greygraphite.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 2. Still one of my favorite projects: illustrating "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird," by Wallace Stevens.

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I do not know which to prefer,
The beauty of inflections
Or the beauty of innuendoes,
The blackbird whistling
Or just after.

Stanza V from "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird," written by Wallace Stevens. A digital illustration showing a red-winged blackbird perched on a twig next to a muddy pond at twilight. The blackbird is calling. Next to it is an old stone with a spiral pattern carved into it. The scene's reflection on the surface of the pond appears to show a moment in the near future: the stone is glowing and the blackbird is flying away.

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Brian @greygraphite.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Gonna participate in #artadventcalendar this year -- thanks to @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca for the heads-up! Day 1: Orick's Cave

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Brian @greygraphite.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

A digital sketch for a drawing. I love sketching digitally even if the plan is to finish the drawing using traditional media.

A digital sketch of a giant jellyfish floating in the air in front of a large Tudor-style house at dusk. The jellyfish glows orange and pink, and its long tentacles drag on the ground.

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