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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Gotta love a typography joke … I mean ya’ gotta.

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Long nose horned frog aka Malayan leaf frog eating its meal: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Most riveting thing I've seen all week

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laney @saltmalk.in · 23/09/2026

every time I feel the need to make my art more palatable I channel my inner bjork

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Victoria Rose Richards @aerialembroidery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

80 hours of embroidery! This aerial landscape is directly inspired by Dartmoor and I'd say I have another 30-ish hours to go? I'm now starting to fill in the fields for the sheep, the tor area will be done last as I'm still deciding whether I want a slope or not 😅 I hope you like it! #art

An embroidery hoop containing a sewn aerial-view landscape. It depicts a moorland scene in a range of green shades, about 70% completed.

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It’s my 3rd year on the Placer artists open studio tour. The tour gathers 1 art piece from ea. artist for a gallery show beforehand called Taste of the Tour. Finished this submission yesterday: handmade paper w/ my letterpress illustrations embedded to make a paper lantern w/ plants, feathers, etc.

A handmade paper lantern is pictured against a white backdrop. The paper lantern is angled to show 2 sides of 4 sides. Each paper panel has a previously printed letterpress illustration embedded in the center of the panel. The panels feature line drawings; an otter on one and a heron on the other. Each corner of the lantern is tied with manzanita branches found nearby with twine. Dried plants and live plants, as well as pebbles and feathers, are included in the panels of the handmade paper. A light source is emanating from inside the lantern.

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

So many talented linocut artists on Bluesky 👏

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Yvette Schoenmakers - Printmaker @studioschoenmakers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I didn’t know it was possible but I did this 12-layer #linocut #reductionprint in 8 days (unexpected deadline). Based on the Seabird Drawing Week, drawing gannets on Bass Rock. This print will be on display at the Annual SWLA Natural Eye exhibition at Mall Galleries in London, 1-10 Oct. Excited!!

‘Bonding’, 2026, Yvette Schoenmakers, reduction linocut, edition of 6.

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

An excellent article; well-crafted and enlightening. I found the comment by Farid, an expert who investigates deepfakes, compelling: “The companies, he says, “will burn the fucking place to the ground.” A strong, if not surprising, sentiment made by an expert in the field.

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Lady Bee Middlemast-Neal @mistyswoman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Brit here - well, English of course. This is fucking hilarious. youtu.be/W5Y8JwEzuvA?...

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How The UK Works 🫠.

YouTube video by Jimmy Rees

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This is an fascinating and educational thread that reiterates what an amazing planet we live on

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Patrick Vallely @pjvphotography.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Oh to be a baby merganser vibing on mom’s back while floating down the river 🪶

A mother common merganser floats in the river with a half-dozen or so small chicks on her back. An additional merganser hen can be seen floating a little ways off behind them.

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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Scientists have discovered a tiny blue octopus lurking beneath the waters near the Galápagos Islands. About the size of a golf ball, the newly identified deep-sea species was found nearly 1,800 meters below the surface during an expedition in the Pacific Ocean.

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I am always having so much fun with scale drawings. These images are usually depicted quite small on a page in books, there just to show the size of the animal. I love adding some extra details and funny situations to these. :) Here is a series I have just made for an upcoming book. #SciArt

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This is an epic drawing of all the kinds of kingfishers! I’ve drawn the elegant belted kingfisher which lives in my area of the California foothills myself, so this illustration gave me joy

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Had two creative days with friends making stained glass yard art. I made a jellyfish for my son the oceanographer. The other photo is just some of the other creations made. Art with friends is highly appreciated and recommended right now.

Artist holding yard art made of stained glass that looks like a jellyfish.

Friends holding their newly created stained glass yard art creations. One art piece a moth and the other is a fish.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This is NOT AI. These are green dragontail butterflies (Lamproptera meges), native to S & SE Asia. They compensate for undersized wings with long 'swallowtails' to generate lift. Butterflies that fly in cursive, swimming like fish through the air. (📷: Center for Biological Diversity)

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Printing w/ my husband & awesome helper, (we make a good press team!). When using a treadle, even on a well-oiled platen press, we oldies get worn, so I appreciate him running it too. These are simple notecards on 220lb cotton paper using a transparent tint. The deboss of the flowers “chef’s kiss”.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 13/04/2026

Christina Koch being greeted by her dog after returning from space is the dose of Monday hopium we all needed 💕

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

My weakness: when science, comfort and cuteness collide. Adorable!

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

When craftsmanship and a brain teaser combines; fun!

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Rachel Quinlan @ FanX Salt Lake - A809 @rachelquinlan.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I have a new insect dropping today on Every Day Original at 10:30! This one is a spiny flower mantis. www.everydayoriginal.com

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Go team! Protesting together with family, including my parents (this being their first protest), friends and our dog Murphy. #NoKings

Photo of us, two friends protesting together and dog Murphy. Protest signs read, “Democracy needs your courage“ with the words “0ur rage” highlighted in red within the words. Also “women’s rights are human rights” with the statue of liberty featured. The dog is wearing a sign which reads, “I wanna lick ICE too”. No

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Shannon K. Supple @mazarine.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

When I leave a ramshackle used bookshop without having acquired any books, I feel like Galadriel. I have passed the test and may now diminish into the west.

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Your post reminded me of one of my favorite comics that I use as wallpaper on my computer. My current mood is the same

Comic strip with the first panel showing a cat asking “Hey … You alright?”
The second panel shows a raccoon who is facing away saying, “I’m rabid”
And the final and third panel shows a close-up of a wide-eyed, rabid-looking raccoon with barred sharp teeth saying “FOR DEMOCRACY”. In the wide and wild eyes of the raccoon are the letters that spell out VOTE.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Let's meet Micromelo undatus, also called "miniature melo", a species of "bubble shell" sea snail. She's got a little art deco backpack! These snails live in shallow waters at locations around the world (Hawaii, South Africa, Japan).

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

A lesson in creative & motivating community building via channeling anger.

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

This is my kind of nature humor. Thank you to Rosemary for the chuckle.

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Excellent article describing where we are at in the efforts to identify the AI fakery within the fire hose stream of information we ever more increasingly must wade through. At this point, it seems an impossible task.

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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Sandhill Crane giving a look. #birdoftheday #MoodyFaces

A Sandhill Crane keeping an eye on the photographer and looking a bit moody and it's hard not to observe that beautiful heart-shaped red skin patch at the angle of it's head. It's beak is pointed straight down showing the red patch well.

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

“…seeing leaders as humans caught in their own stories, and choosing not to carry resentment in my body, while still telling the truth and keeping boundaries.”

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Made stained glass yard art gifts for my family & friends. Due to finances, it was a homemade holiday. The materials were from my mom’s former stained glass studio (she’s retired). Her old studio is now my design/illustration/letterpress shop. Now thinking of making it a homemade holiday every year.

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

This post led me to looking up more of Inge Burgerhoudt’s work. Love discovering new artists who incorporate nature into their work, especially those with a flair for the art nouveau style.

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Jeff, Stopping by Woods @jeffontherock.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Lichen collage on lakeside rock. Northwest Territories, Canada. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends

Photo of large crustose lichens on flat rock. Lichen colours include white/cream, grey and orange.

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

The color and texture of this photo is captivating.

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Brian Hughes @bmhughes.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

My lucky day! I came across a Sierra Nevada Ensatina newt while gardening today. I have not seen one of these in many years. Nice to see this lil’ newt out and about looking for a tasty insect to munch upon.

A Sierra Nevada Ensatina newt. Dark brown with reddish orange spots.

A Sierra Nevada Ensatina newt looking at the camera. It’s dark brown with reddish orange spots.

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Cezary Jan Strusiewicz @ostrichson.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

These posters for the South Korean stage production of Macbeth are the greatest thing ever? #art

Poster for the South Korean stage production of Macbeth showing Lady Macbeth whose back is turned to us, and Macbeth posed towards us with his hand on the back of his wife's neck. The long cut in the back of her dress reveals skin in the shape of a sword/dagger that Macbeth seems to be holding.

Poster for the South Korean stage production of Macbeth showing Lady Macbeth facing us with her cleavage cut into three pointy triangles. Macbeth is kneeling in front of her, away from us, his face in his wife's chest. The exposed skin of Lady Macbeth looks like a crown that aligns with the top of Macbeth's head.

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Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️‍🌈 🎨 @jameelawahlgren.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Woah! Ontario passed a law starting Jan 2026 that it is illegal for companies to ghost you. If you have interviewed for a job they are legally required to inform you if they hire someone else or close the position. The law also requires salary transparency on listings and disclosing use of AI

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Not only gorgeous, I love your philosophy of “to hell with it” — celebrating that our creative work & ourselves are both imperfect and beautiful. In fact, the imperfections make it original and authentic, in a way that cannot be replicated artificially without becoming immediately hollow.

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

I love the interconnectedness of this. It feels like a lifecycle.

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

The disastrous 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision by the Supreme Court supercharged the ‘state capture’ of the US. At this point, a bottom-up surge may be the only avenue left to change the trajectory of this ever-rapidly increasing consolidation of power by big interests.

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