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comfort foods @primpker.bsky.social · 5h

"Thou shall not covet the 1700 year old Egyptian socks" My sinful ass:

orange egyptian tabi socks from 300-500ce

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Kiku @ SPX W15A @kikuhughes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hi friends, I am participating in a symbolic pilgrimage in October where we walk a physical path reflecting the historic path from WWII Japanese American incarceration to current ICE detention centers. If you're in the area, please check out our public events, especially the Solidarity Day at NWDC

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Boiling him was a success and now he is a better shade of orange, tho the paint job is not as even (doesnt bother me, i like the texture). Im running out of wall space so i had to hang him over the entry to dry and now he watches over me/welcomes ppl into my lair

Photo of a mordant painting on a large fabric square, of an orange tabby cat. The painting is hung from a wire, high in the air.

Photo taken from the other side of the painting. It is hung in a doorway. Underneath the painting is a view into an art studio full of fabric, dye equipment, and sewing supplies. There are small quilts hanging from the wall in the background, as well as one window that is covered on the outside by green overgrowth.

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 28/09/2026

Are you and your webcomic affected by the impending Tapas shutdowns? In light of recent events, the CartUn journal has published a new guide on webcomic hosting and moving platforms. journal.cartoonist.coop/webcomic-hos...

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Haha okaaaaay heres some cute residency pics

Photo of higu’s work table, cluttered with sketchbooks, colored pemcils, markers, and brushes… also a random quilting ruler for some reason. In the top left of the photo we can see part of higu’s body as higu extends an arm over a sketchbook.

Photo taken from behind of higu putting up a tiny mordant painted/naturally dyed piece of fabric up on a quilt design wall. Higu has long, dark curly hair and wears a purple plaid flannel. There are more mordant paintings of varying sizes and colors on the wall.

Photo of the quilt design wall, from an extreme side angle.

Photo focusing on higu’s hands sorting through a pile of naturally dyed fabrics that are spread out on a green cutting mat. The background is out of focus but there’s a window back there.

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The initial yellow was weld, last night I overdyed him with cochineal. I think he came out too red but i will boil him tonight to see if i can get some excess color out. If not… we’ll see how I feel next week. A safer bet would have been to do a pomegranate/madder dye-bath to start… OH WELL!!!

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Harvesting amur cork bark for natural dye 🌿

Photo. A pot of bark from
Tbe amir coork tree. The bark flesh is bright yellow

Photo of higu’s palm, lightly stained yellow by the bark. Higu has a circular palm tattoo that is based on Pennsylvania dutch folk art and quilt appliqué

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Two modes at the studio today

Photo of open sketchbook. Both pages feature gpua he and colored pencil illustrations od fantasy plants inspired by Pennsylvania dutch folk art. The pink and green one on the left looks vaguely fluffy, while the green and yellow one on the right resembles almost a tulip.

Photo of sketchbook spread. Two separate pages of comics featuring two transmen embracing and making out. These two pages are not intended to represent one coherent sequence. they both feature the same two characters and both pages are drawn with blue and pink shades of colored pencils and markers.

Colored pencil portrait of the artist reading BL manga and pondering the state of being (hunger)

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hope this dude has a stroke while he’s walking down a flight of stairs

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Pissed off about needing to sleep. Wtf

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Rich with quilting and caprese

Photo of an artist studio. There is a table with various art supplies and a wall with many small quilts. Im sorry for phoning in this shitty alt text but i am exhausted.

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

closing my etsy shop for a while because the fees are bogus and i'm busy doing other things. you got like 5 minutes to place an order... and then you're SCREWED!!!!!

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I havent worked on this quilt in a while (residency + show prep, too hot out to quilt) but heres pics from when i basted the bastard. The backing is a lighter cotton i dyed with osage (yellow) and modified with iron to get a grassy green. Spent ~3 hours aligning it so the squares would match up lol

Photo of a quilt sandwich on a hardwood floor. Higu’s hand extends from the bottom left frame, pointing at the quilt too so you dont miss it. The quilt top is a log cabin modification: the center square is red (dyed with madder) with concentric squares around it (alternating between strips dyed with cutch modifed with soda ash to get reddish brown, and osage overdyed with cutch to get yellowish brown)

The back of the quilt sandwich before being basted. It is a grassy green (odage modified wirh iron). In the center is a light brown square.

Closeup on the quilt top in the process of being quilted with yellow sashiko thread

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The studio where i have my residency is above a diy punk venue. This context is important bc today i got to hear a guy finish an emo set by saying “happy kirkaversary everybody” and the crowd cheered in response

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Terrorizing my friends by making them feel the difference in quality between USA and japanese quilting cotton

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Settling into my residency at Bunker Project here in pittsburgh ٩( 'ω' )و 🌼

Photo of an artist studio. The walls are white but one is decorated with a string of marigolds and another with a row of small quilts hanging on a line. The room is occupied by two long tables that have a bunch of different art supplies, fabric, and sewing tools strewn across them. a single window in the corner lights the room.

Another view from inside the studio. More quilts on the wall and a big painted fabric panel featuring a yellow striped cat.

Close up photo of a corner of a sketchbook page with lots of doodles by different artists.

View towards the window, which is overgrownn with greenery. On the left side of the photo is a string of marigolds hanging from the wall.

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George Outhwaite @georgeouthwaite.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Disturbed Ground by Haybarn, Looking Back oil

of dock flowers and knapweed with houses and trees in the background

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I love being stupid (did this again)

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JRho @jrho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.

Massive quilt made of prize ribbons in blue, red, yellow, and white

Center square of quilt made of yellow and red ribbons and yellow rosettes

Block of quilt made of blue, yellow, red, and white ribbons. Ribbons state the year. Some have the prize winning object written on in marker

Carol St. Clair Johnson
born 1954; resides Albuquerque, NM

O Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years
2023
satin ribbons

After unexpectedly winning her first blue ribbon for a sewn cape in 1981, Carol St. Clair Johnson developed an enduring love for the New Mexico State Fair. The quilt Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years incorporates more than six hundred of the ribbons she won at the fair every subsequent year except 2020 (when the fair was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Johnson earned ribbons for needlework, knitting, crochet, pies, cookies, cakes, canning, jewelry, flowers, vegetables, and potted plants. The title of the quilt is a reference to the state song, and the design places the state's Zia sun symbol at the center. The quilt earned Johnson yet another ribbon: Best in Category (miscellaneous quilt) at the 2023 New Mexico State Fair.

Courtesy of Carol St. Clair Johnson

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Important question… should i make a sticker based on this mordant painting of my cat? Lol

Photo of a mordant painting of an orange tabby cat. The cat is flanked by two flowering plant fronds. The painting is done on a lightweight cotton muslin and dyed with weld.

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Angie Wang @okchickadee.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I’m working on my josei-influenced comic for Shortbox Comics Fair! ☺️ it’s kind of a love letter to the Lililicious scanlation group, if anyone remembers them

Two people stand together holding hands on a pink background. The title reads Us at 40.

The same two people are now facing each other holding hands on a pink background, but clearly older. One has transitioned.

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This week i moved into a studio space for a month-long artist residency and it’s gonna be gooooooooood. Pics this weekend after i’ve set up some more stuff. I’ll be making…. A quilt >:)

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ellen @dadfathers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Natsume’s Book of Friends 🌷🧶

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Mailing this wallhanging to my brother. Made from spares from another quilt, mixture of commercial solids and natural dye. This one is on the small size but i dont feel like measuring it right now zzzzzzzzz

Photo of a quilt superimposed over a photo of some greenery. The quilt is made up of tan and patchwork diamonds

Closeup on the quilt you you can see the hand-quilted details

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I will write about this process in depth for patreon but i have to share an update. Him…

Photo of a mordant print hanging to dry. It’s a bug square with the silhouette of a cat

Closeup on the corner, with higu’s hand touching it to convey the size of the print. The fabric square itself is about 26” each way, and the cat painting takes up the bulk of the center.

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Wrote about mordant painting with natural dyes on patreon ٩( 'ω' )و www.patreon.com/higu/posts/e...

Photo of three strips of white fabric, each painted with the same set of designs but dyed with different materials to produce shades of yellow. The strip on the far right is blown out and upside down. SIGH

Photo of two strips of white fabric, each painted with the same set of designs but dyed with different materials to produce shades of red.

Photo of three pieces of fabric painted with mordant and dyed yellow. From left to right: various test strips, wild flowers, a cat.

A piece of fabric painted with mordant and dyed with yellow dyestuff to create a design that looks similar to plaid.

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

If you’re in pittsburgh and wanna see me read MOIST live, come thru this @pieburgh.bsky.social event tonight in Garfield!

Poster for a fundraiser event for the Pittsburgh Indie Expo, called “A Slice of Spice”. The event is Wednesday, August 28th at The Soft Spot Cafe. It’s an 18+ NSFW comix reading event! Readings will be done by higu rose, Neve M. A., and Kang Ajh. There will be comix, zines, and live art commissions! The poster is drawn by @hjtart on instagram and features a colorful drawing of a slice of fruit pie.

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

After further 4am manic rumination ive realized i have two ancient characters who would slot perfectly into this premise… UH OH

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higu rose, Ph.D @higoons.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Sighing longingly… oh to be in a medieval dye guild where you could get executed for sharing recipes with outsiders, or fall into the hot vat of water and die or become disfigured… that coulda been me committing those murders