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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

Btw: I melt beeswax on the handmade paper after it dries. This makes the paper both more translucent and sturdier.

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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 · 26/08/2026

Curiosity slayed me. I had no idea.

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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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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Interesting you mention Unforgiven. I was pregnant when I watched that in ‘92. Came out of the theater crying & wondering how I could bring a child into such a world. Hormones + a tad dramatic of me, but I see I felt as you. It horrified me, but no one who went with me saw it the same way.

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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 · 12/05/2026

The four boxes of liberty is a 19th-century American idea that proposes: "There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and cartridge (or ammo). Please use in that order.”

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

Excellent explanation of the quagmire we find ourselves in

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

The illustration is by Hillary D Wilson. www.hdwilsonart.com/legendborn

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Legendborn — Hillary D Wilson Art

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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 @ Sekaicon - G1 @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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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I would absolutely come to your class if I was closer, unfortunately, I’m up in Colfax near Truckee on your way to Tahoe. I plan on making the trip down there someday though. I worked with Lloyd Bowcott getting a part for the CP. He’s restored some of the presses at the museum.

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Thank you so much for taking the time to give me such a great answer, I really appreciate it. I have been getting polymer plates at about $.60 a square inch. You are the first printer I’ve heard using a laser to create plates, so I was excited. I will definitely look further into obtaining a laser!

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I have a C&P platin press and have wondered if I can use a laser cutter to make plates. Your prints are great! If you don’t mind me asking, what kind of laser printer are you using? I would like to do the same. Also, I really want to visit Carson and see the museum someday!

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I love Bernadette’s sentiment. In this society, I often feel that way about my art. And honestly, if society dictates that creativity is second to the gods of profit, why not fill the unseen cracks with more meaningful authenticity? Why chase a mirage but never quench your soul?

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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

Yes, and in the long form it’s even more yes: “We must do without hope,’ he said. “At least we may yet be avenged. Let us gird ourselves and weep no more! Come! We have a long road, and much to do.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

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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 · 24/02/2026

A beautiful moment captured. The sphinx moths in our area often come out at dusk. They are especially attracted to the four o’clock flowers.

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Apparently the short story has turned into an epic.

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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 · 18/02/2026

Thank you. Some of the best responses are being made by Colbert.

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

“Project Plowshare shows how something intended to improve … can unwittingly do the opposite if it fails to fully consider the social, political, and environmental consequences. It also underscores public resentment & opposition can stop projects in their tracks.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project...

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Project Plowshare - Wikipedia

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Laurel Mathe @laurelmathe.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

In 1957 Project Plowshare advocated for using nuclear weapons to move mountains & make harbors.

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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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