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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 10h

John Whorf (1903-1959) Artist's Home with Cat watercolour

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Barbara Waxer 🌈 @barbara-waxer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 5h

Karen Pleass textile artist from County Kerry, Ireland who uses repurposed fabrics, Irish tweeds, and everyday materials to create her work #Womensart

Pictorial textile artwork featuring a cottage in a hilly landscape

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

GARY OLDMAN is visibly moved as he tells a story about his old friend & colleague, the late great JOHN HURT.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Jessie Newbery (1864 – 1948) Scottish artist/embroiderer, a hugely important ' Glasgow Girl' as she created the Department of Embroidery at the Glasgow School of Art, establishing needlework as a form of unique artistic design #WomensArt #GlasgowGirls

Three images, one to the left of a monochrome photograph featuring a white in Edwardian dress while two images to the right show art nouveau embroidery

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

this fall, consider dressing like the man in gary bunt's paintings

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MdAreaGuy @mdareaguy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Remember first hearing this as a kid sung by Bette Midler on her Divine Miss M album. Lived long enough to learn it was a John Prine song.

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Dr. Elle, Her Celestial Majesty ✨👑🌌 @abstractica.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

ㅤ Ancient intaglio depicting a grasshopper driving a chariot being pulled by two butterflies — Roman, 1st c. bce - 1st c. ce, carnelian ㅤ

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Anthony Majanlahti @anthonymajanlahti.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

For #MosaicMonday, a c. 60-50 BCE #mosaic floor from the basis villæ, the Late Republican core of Hadrian's Villa. If his wife Vibia #Sabina inherited this estate, her Antonine relatives held a 200-year connection to these local stones, unified by descent rather than adoption. #AncientBluesky 🏺

GEOMETRIC MOSAIC FLOOR, C. 60-50 BCE. BASIS VILLÆ, HADRIAN'S VILLA

A Late Republican mosaic floor in the basis villæ, the original nucleus of Hadrian's Villa, an area long closed to the public. The floor features a tricolour geometric pattern creating a woven trompe l'oeil effect. Rectangular blocks of reddish-brown stone tesseræ are arranged symmetrically around small squares of white stone, sharply delineated by rows of dark grey tesseræ. Dating to c. 60-50 BCE, this elegant mosaic floor in tesseræ of local materials contrasts with Hadrian's C2 expansion that embellished the estate with polychrome marble from across the empire. A widely-held theory suggests Hadrian chose this site because his wife, Vibia Sabina, inherited this older villa. Her mother Matidia, niece of Trajan, was the ancestress of the Antonine dynasty, and if the inheritance of this villa passed through her, then all the emperors from Hadrian to Commodus could claim this as a family property stretching back over two centuries.

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Sassy snake A rather cheeky red-crested serpent on a mid 4th century AD #Roman mosaic floor Found in Durngate Street, Dorchester in 1905, he's now safely housed in Dorset Museum 📷 Sept 2026 #MosaicMonday

A crested red and white checkered snake facing right on a Roman mosaic floor

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Michelle Kingdom, fine artist based in Los Angeles, California, specializing in embroidery #WomensArt #Saturday

Embroidery featuring four woman holding red fruit lounging or standing under a tree with red apples, all against a pink background

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

@indra.dahal24 does tiny construction projects: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...

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🦇 Ivy @askylitocean.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Landscape with Couple Walking and Crescent Moon (also frequently cataloged or shared online as Landscape with Couple Walking) by Artist Vincent van Gogh. Year: Produced in 1890 (during his final months in Auvers-sur-Oise).

This evocative nocturne features a dark, heavily textured sky illuminated by a glowing crescent moon and scattered stars. In the foreground, two silhouetted figures stroll across a dimly lit field, framed by a dense wall of trees that underscores the vast and solitary atmosphere typical of Van Gogh's late expressionistic landscapes.

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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

People are hiding at home, afraid to go outside and encounter ICE. They're struggling to find food and holding kids out of school, as friends and family are disappeared in bunches. This is now the reality of daily life across the U.S., and I took a snapshot of what it looks like in one community:

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“We're Afraid on a Daily Basis”: How a Maryland Sheriff Targeted Immigrants Long Before ICE Raids Spiked - Bolts

Frederick County’s sheriff turned his office into a force multiplier for ICE before such collaboration became commonplace. As he again faces voters this year, the harm to immigrant communities is impo...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Every time I return to Paris, I notice they've done more to reclaim streets from drivers and cars, including removing on-street parking, protecting cyclists from drivers, and prioritizing pedestrians and cyclists in shared spaces. Other cities can learn a lot from Paris.

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MdAreaGuy @mdareaguy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Appropriate music selection

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Claire Leach @claireleach.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Autumn inspired watercolour paintings. 🍂

Four watercolour paintings inspired by autumn.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"She *lived* for her job. "For 40 years. "And now it’s gone." -- Dave Barry, writing about how his wife, longtime Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman, just got laid off by "two corporate guys she did not know, who did not know her." davebarry.substack.com/p/michelle

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Michelle

A tribute.

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In an era of rapid 'secularisation', generalised confusion, and institutional fragility ... Rahner's observation couldn't be more pertinent. In the Ignatian tradition, 'everyday mysticism' is cultivated by habitually seeking to 'find God in all things'. A supermarket trip can become a pilgrimage! 😇

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/09/2026

No New Yorker should lose their life just trying to get around our city. We refuse to accept preventable tragedy as an inevitable part of living in New York. That's why we’ve announced more than 100 policies to make our streets safer over the next 10 years.

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MdAreaGuy @mdareaguy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Put the hives next to some unglazed porcelain tiles around for a mosaic kit project. Do the hives still just look like they should be tossed?

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MdAreaGuy @mdareaguy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Cleaning out some boxes, I found these wasp/bees nests that seem to be abandoned. Put them outside just to be safe. Wondering if they could be part of a mixed media art project. 1/

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MdAreaGuy @mdareaguy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I like that Aer Lingus is now emailing to help me practice Italian.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

he did many of cher’s and dolly’s most glamorous gowns but what i will always remember most about bob mackie was this iconic look. and i think he’d be fine with that.

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Rosemarie @roabrams.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The Atlantic Ocean, Amagansett, NY after a storm for #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Undulating #photography #ECK

The Atlantic Ocean after a storm. Undulating waves, dark clouds and some blue sky on right top side of photo

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

2,977 illuminated drones formed a full-scale outline of the Twin Towers. A temporary public art installation created with 9/11 families, survivors, and first responders, produced with Sky Elements Drone Shows and the New York Foundation for the Arts. gulfnews.com/world/americ...

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A traditional Japanese garden, which showcases the traditional aesthetic concept of Fuyugeshiki (winter scenery).

Blanketed in a fresh layer of pristine snow, a serene Japanese garden yields to the quiet stillness of winter. In the mid-ground, a sweeping vermilion drum bridge (taikobashi) arches gracefully across a dark, reflective pond, its brilliant scarlet railings capped in heavy white frost. To the right, resting on the stony bank at the water's edge, a broad-capped stone lantern (yukimi-dōrō) wears a thick mantle of snow upon its wide roof (kasa). In the foreground, low-bent bamboo arches along the garden path are soft under winter drifts, while snow-laden evergreen boughs droop overhead, framing the composition with delicate, icy foliage against the muted gray atmosphere.

The appreciation of fuyugeshiki (winter scenery) occupies a revered position in Japanese garden design and seasonal poetry (kigo). Far from treating winter as a dormant void, classical garden architects created layouts specifically engineered to celebrate snowfall (yukigeshiki). The yukimi-dōrō ("snow-viewing lantern"), which gained widespread popularity during the Edo period, was designed with a wide, low-slung cap specifically to collect and display fresh snow over water features. Furthermore, the vermilion-lacquered taikobashi—a bridge form rooted in sacred Shinto and Buddhist precinct design—introduces a bold, ceremonial pop of color (shu-iro) that cuts through the winter monochrome, symbolizing the spiritual crossing between the secular ground and a purified realm.

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Rosemarie @roabrams.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thinking of my neighbor, Bob. We were new homeowners living across the street from each other. We learned to garden and traded plants. He was a NYFD hero and lost his life due to 9/11 💔 I transplanted this here when we moved away.thinking of all who lost loved ones💔💔 let’s us always remember

A bright yellow flower against a dark background

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

JON STEWART: “They began covering their ass 3 weeks after 9/11… There was poison in the air, on the ground, on your pets/clothes… THE CITY KNEW. Rather than limit the damage, they covered it up… After 9/11, business will never be usual again.” (From @mamdanibulletin.bsky.social )

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Dick Van Dyke was 34 years old, and this was live television in 1960 CBS special The Fabulous Fifties, broadcast. Van Dyke is dancing with Maria Karnilova, and the whole routine was basically a joke about how fast the dance crazes of the 1950s kept changing.

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Anthony Howe is a kinetic sculptor who creates wind-driven sculptures resembling pulsing, alien creatures and vortices. This one is in downtown Montreal. Original post

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Kelly Gardner, contemporary mosaic artist #Womensart

Heart shaped moasaic artwork created with differently patterned blue and white china and ceramic pieces

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

CHRISTOPH WALTZ reciting the lyrics of the Sesame Street theme tune is pure gold.

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MdAreaGuy @mdareaguy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

5/4 outdoor risotto, done. É stato bene.

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4/4 outdoor risotto, almost done

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MdAreaGuy @mdareaguy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

3/ Outdoor risotto after crushed tomatoes added.

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MdAreaGuy @mdareaguy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Risotto 2/ added peppers from garden.

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MdAreaGuy @mdareaguy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Had some open ch stock, crushed tomatoes, and prosecco approaching their pitch date. So made risotto, on an outside cooktop bc too hot to cook inside. 1/4

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MdAreaGuy @mdareaguy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Lunar eclipse just getting started on East coast 10:46 pm EDT. Shld be 96% covered in Earth shadow at 12:12 am.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?

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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 22/08/2026

Was there a greater TV show? No. No, there wasn’t. You can keep your Wires and Sopranos and Breaking Bads - this was peak TV.

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