Reposted by Liz RuestLioness @lionesss.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Even for those of us with no chance of trying this food, the “review” is well worth reading. 021
Reposted by Liz RuestJRC - onewordlong @onewordlong.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Anybody know what kind of Mandrel this is? It is tapered, and has rings, but the taper is not stepped, it's a consistent despite the recessed rings. There's no gauge indicator. It's part of a set of what could be clay tools, or jewelry, or even faux flower making??? 121
Reposted by Liz RuestMelissa 🏳️🌈 @melis-willis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I’ve been thinking a lot about the wild experiment of our existence on this planet and now I’m wondering where the control group is and who’s analyzing all the data… ? 021
Reposted by Liz RuestFuzzyWuzzy in Toronto🇨🇦 @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Royal Habsburg family jewels that were hidden in Canada for a century are going on display in Quebec. montrealgazette.com/news/lost-fl...montrealgazette.comA long-lost diamond, hidden from Nazis, has been in Quebec all alongThe legendary diamond was among treasures Austria's Empress Zita carried while fleeing the Nazis. 4214
Reposted by Liz RuestMike D’Angelo @gemko.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Didn’t think I’d live to see it: Virtually every SCTV episode is now on Netflix. (The one that’s missing is highly unusual, featuring none of the show’s cast at the time.) Some rights-based cuts/substitutions of music, but fewer than I’d have guessed. It’s 95% complete. Incredible. 922547
Reposted by Liz RuestLynne Murphy @lynneguist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026"When you get a clever idea, it is a consequence of being connected. To language, to other people." —painter Mary Heilmann, via Mason Currey masoncurrey.substack.com/p/mary-heilm...masoncurrey.substack.comMy missed connection with Mary HeilmannOr, how to get ideas 061
Liz Ruest @lizruest.com · 21/08/2026Glad I saw this. letterboxd.com/film/out-of-.... Available to rent through Vimeo for a little while longer: vimeo.com/ondemand/out...letterboxd.comOut of the Picture (2024)"Out of the Picture" takes us inside the lives of some of the most relevant writers on art today, thinkers who are making sense of a period of unprecedented change to art, media and society. "Out of t... 021
Reposted by Liz Ruestshe of the dark mossy lands @sadcoreandpancakes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Me, a practicing artist: I am one of the unruly bunch of abstract nonconformists and you can't tell me what to do. Me, organizer of artist projects: Fucking hell I just need titles and finished pieces by this date not everything is artistic performance why is this so hard thankyouverymuch. 011
Reposted by Liz RuestLaurie Ann Thompson @lauriethompson.com · 13/08/2026Any #k12 teachers out there on #EduSky have a wish list on bookshop.org that I could help clear (or at least boost)? I'd much rather #clearthelist there and support independent bookstores than give any more money to you-know-who!bookshop.orgBookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores. 011
Reposted by Liz RuestHrag Vartanian @hrag.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Critic Nereya Otieno spoke to Betty Saar before her death for @hyperallergic.com “I asked how she creates her works; she said she sees assemblage & her method of working as ‘layering & building energies—you just have to pay attention to how you put things together. They’ll tell you if they fit.’”hyperallergic.comHow Betye Saar Came to Be“You just have to pay attention to how you put things together,” the artist told Hyperallergic shortly before her death. “They’ll tell you if they fit. 0295
Reposted by Liz RuestCarlyn Yandle 🇨🇦 @carlynyandle.bsky.social · 09/08/2026From small creative acts to joyful, raucous political action… #JoyfulMakingInPerilousTimes open.substack.com/pub/carlynya...open.substack.comPlaying in puddlesRespite from smoke and other harsh realities 021
Reposted by Liz Ruestshe of the dark mossy lands @sadcoreandpancakes.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Gotta put this sticker on my water bottle. 031
Reposted by Liz RuestElizabeth Briel @ebriel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026It's official - I'm a product 😉 My Paris paper commissions and workshops are finally online. Feedback (and bookings!) much appreciated! www.ebriel.com/experiences 132
Reposted by Liz RuestRachael Ashe @rachaelashe.com · 21/07/2026A summer side project. Making small collages from my leftover paper scraps and off-cuts from sculptures. I keep them in a cute box. 1123
Liz Ruest @lizruest.com · 19/07/2026Well, that was fun! Will I remember the daily part? Dunno... The Daily Hue — Jul 19, 2026 🟥🟥🟨 | 72 😁 🟩🟥🟩 | 87 😁 🟩🟨🟩 | 92 👑 🟩🟩🟩 | 100 🎯 thedailyhue.comthedailyhue.comThe Daily Hue — Daily Art & Color Guessing GameFree daily game: guess the hidden color in today's artwork in five tries, then explore more art in that hue. Play The Daily Hue in your browser. 050
Reposted by Liz RuestSharon Arnold @sharonarnold.bsky.social · 15/07/2026so after a long period of fallow time, I'm very excited to have a new project to share! I'm really going back to my roots with this one, to send folks a collection of curated items in the mail but this time, it's my own work! writing and ephemera, starting in August! www.patreon.com/sharonarnold...patreon.comAnnouncing a new Patreon project from Sharon Arnold and Dimensions Variable! | Sharon ArnoldHello friends! It has been a very long time and I hope you're well, enjoying the fruits of summer, long golden days, and hopefully a bit o 195
Reposted by Liz RuestRachael Ashe @rachaelashe.com · 08/07/2026Hey Toronto, one of my paper sculptures is in the exhibition, Looks Good On Paper…., at @propellergallery.bsky.social. SAVE THE DATES: • Exhibiting July 8 - 26, 2026 • Opening Reception: Thursday, July 9, 5- 9 pm • Artist Talks: July 26, 2 pm 073
Reposted by Liz RuestSharon Gottula @sharongottulaart.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Here is your reminder to frame up the silly little art you create not just the big important pieces. This little hand-colored print makes me smile. #miniprintmaking #akuainks #neocolorII 062
Reposted by Liz RuestNancy Friedman @fritinancy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Really interesting quiz. The questions are more valuable than the results. 172
Reposted by Liz RuestThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 20/06/2026"AI can make a product that looks a lot like a book, but, because it has no needs, it cannot make a book that needs to exist. The best thing any writer can do right now is lean as hard as you can into the humanity in your work." @mandylen.bsky.social on writing. ✏️💛 thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...thetyee.caWhy I Write | The TyeeThe act of writing, and sharing it with others, protects us from the dehumanizing effects of AI. 15515
Liz Ruest @lizruest.com · 18/06/2026AI, yikes! Lots of full-on fans, lots of resistance. I’m thankful for @abiawomosu.bsky.social’s writing, uniquely navigating the middle ground, giving me new ways to think it through. My thoughts, on my site: www.lizruest.com/2026/the-ai-... Other than Abi’s prompt experiment, I’m still a no.lizruest.comThe AI Conversation | l i z ruestWhere I'm drawing the line at AI use; your mileage may vary. 051
Liz Ruest @lizruest.com · 12/06/2026It's gonna be a dungeon crawl weekend. A friend recommended this book, I grabbed it off a shelf, and then he recommended it AGAIN -- I'm on it, already! app.thestorygraph.com/books/dfb097... 📚💙app.thestorygraph.comDungeon Crawler Carl by Matt DinnimanIt's the most-watched game show in the galaxy! In a flash, every human-erected construction on Ea... 040
Reposted by Liz RuestProf. Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 09/06/2026At a coffee shop in Memphis: Customer: “What’s shakin’ bacon?” Barista: “well you know, I’m feeling like a small ball in tall grass”. Humans remain undefeated at language 🤩 1404
Reposted by Liz RuestDaniel Temkin @dtemkin.bsky.social · 03/06/2026It’s not a proper manifesto if it doesn’t have a clause for how many spaces make up a tab — which everyone will ignore 171
Reposted by Liz Ruestshe of the dark mossy lands @sadcoreandpancakes.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I'm going to write a poem that is just file name conventions artists have to deal with as part of showing work. 161
Reposted by Liz RuestLioness @lionesss.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Off to buy a notebook in which to write. Perhaps *now* some of that foreign language will finally sink in. bsky.app/profile/drdr... 041
Reposted by Liz RuestBig Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Mixed media works from the "Which Way the Wind Blows" series by Dutch artist Hagar Vardimon, 2020s, in which the artist embroidered colorful thread directly onto found photographs in an exploration of memory and presence. 0196
Reposted by Liz RuestGeoff Litchfield @geofflitchfield.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Two Sisters. Digital print of an analogue collage mounted in an antique camera section. #assemblage #eastcoastcollagist #monochrome #easterlyartists #collageart #analoguecollage 041
Reposted by Liz Ruestshe of the dark mossy lands @sadcoreandpancakes.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I’m teaching a Colorwork Collage class at Schack in Everett this Saturday if I get one more signup. Wanna come play with paper while absorbing some color theory?schack.orgColorwork Collage — Schack Art CenterDates: Saturday, May 16, 1 pm - 4 pm Fee: $95/discount with member code Ages: 15+ Levels: All Sessions: 1 Instructor: Andrea Lewicki Location: Schack Art Center, Printmaking Studio... 031
Reposted by Liz RuestRachael Ashe @rachaelashe.com · 08/05/2026I am SUPER excited to have two small paper sculptures included in Minutiae, a group exhibition + fundraiser at This Gallery in Vancouver, opening Friday May 15th, 6–8pm. More info: thisgallery.org/project/minu... 072
Liz Ruest @lizruest.com · 05/05/2026Wish I could be there! I'm hoping I have a few digital pieces showing up somewhere in the same venue. 021
Reposted by Liz RuestNancy Friedman @fritinancy.bsky.social · 15/04/2026"Some people say, 'I just use it to brainstorm ideas.' If you don’t know what to paint or compose or write, you’re in the wrong job. Art is the business of making up stuff — go make up some stuff." - by @colsonwhitehead.com Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Don’t Use A.I. to Do This 092
Reposted by Liz RuestLioness @lionesss.bsky.social · 14/04/2026More on this: www.nasa.gov/missions/pro... 0115
Reposted by Liz Ruestshe of the dark mossy lands @sadcoreandpancakes.bsky.social · 04/04/2026The cartoon, the comments in the thread, A+. 031
Liz Ruest @lizruest.com · 04/04/2026Fun at #FirstThursday -- thanks, @sadcoreandpancakes.bsky.social! 051
Reposted by Liz RuestEthan Marcotte @ethanmarcotte.com · 01/04/2026“Your choice isn’t between risk and safety but different kinds of risk: choose well.” I really needed to read @aworkinglibrary.com’s thoughts on finding our way out of workslop; maybe you needed to read them, too. everythingchanges.us/blog/mouthwo...everythingchanges.usMouthwords | everything changesTalk with your face. 1193
Reposted by Liz RuestMisty Granade @misty.granades.com · 31/03/2026I talk about my list of possible titles and why I'm not deleting it. The take away is that you deserve to take your work seriously.misty.granades.comWorking titleI talk about my list of possible titles and why I'm not deleting it. The take away is that you deserve to take your work seriously. 042
Reposted by Liz RuestBettina Matzkuhn @matzkuhn.bsky.social · 31/03/2026my solo exhibition Memories, Maps, Reflections at ll Museo in the Italian Cultural Centre Vancouver BC opening April 16. Embroidered maps from over the decades Show runs April 16-May 24. 1103
Reposted by Liz Ruestshe of the dark mossy lands @sadcoreandpancakes.bsky.social · 27/03/2026What I dig about collage is how there is room for everyone to have their own style. What I especially love is when someone comes to one of my sessions, creates a collage for possibly the first time ever, and it's not even remotely similar to anyone else's. It's the absolute best. 171
Liz Ruest @lizruest.com · 20/03/2026A beautiful installation at www.paneficiogallery.com/paneficio-ga...: work by @carlynyandle.bsky.social. Thanks for the heads-up, @valeriearntzen.bsky.social! #Vancouver #LocalArtist 071
Reposted by Liz Rueststaciq.bsky.social @staciq.bsky.social · 11/03/2026How to cope with freezing rain. 032
Liz Ruest @lizruest.com · 12/03/2026I’m thinking through what I want to tell you about the work I’ve got up at Lynn Hanson Gallery. Come by this Saturday afternoon to hear what I come up with. See you in the blue nook! The gallery is at 312 S Washington, and open 11-4 Friday & Saturday. The reception is 2-4 Saturday. 051
Reposted by Liz RuestCarlyn Yandle 🇨🇦 @carlynyandle.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Needling at our robot overlords open.substack.com/pub/carlynya...open.substack.comSlow making in hyper times'Stick to your knitting' is sage advice 031
Liz Ruest @lizruest.com · 28/02/2026Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed. 171
Liz Ruest @lizruest.com · 26/02/2026One more week until #FirstThursday in #Seattle. I’m reviewing all the layers, thought, and process that went into these new pieces, and looking forward to sharing them if you can stop by. Details: Thu, Mar 5, 5-8 pm at Lynn Hanson Gallery, 312 S Washington St, Seattle in #PioneerSquare. 0143
Reposted by Liz RuestCaptain Awkward @captainawkward.bsky.social · 22/02/2026New obsession just dropped 116915
Reposted by Liz RuestThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 21/02/2026“You think you’re doing okay until the possibility of something different enters the picture. The contrast between what is and what could be is so great that it breaks your heart.” 🩺 thetyee.caHold Me, Noah Wyle | The TyeeThe medical staff in ‘The Pitt’ heal us in dark times. 44714
Liz Ruest @lizruest.com · 19/02/2026Two weeks from now, I’m excited to be debuting some of my latest pieces at Lynn Hanson Gallery in Seattle. Three gallery artists (me, Eliza Brown, and Lynn Hanson) united by a calm colour palette in "Quiet Voices". Join me? Details on my site — follow the link in my profile. 1173
