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Mini Masters Art Club

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Art Educator & Artist. ☘️ Cultural Democrat. Bringing Art to Children - and Children to Art. KS1 & KS2. Est 2007. eX @MiniMastersArt #Manchester #Chorlton #ImaginationUnlimited #LetMeDoArtMyWay #LagomLife 🌿

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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 29m
Skills 🔨 🪚
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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 12h
Wonderful 🤩 📕
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Chorlton Bookshop @chorltonbookshop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Look who's bounced back! Jellycat Fizzleskip bunnies now in stock again. But be quick, they don't hang about...
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most TV is just this now.
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Paul Nash (1892-1946) Berkshire Downs, 1922. Oil on canvas.
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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Attingham Park dining room was beautifully lit and dressed to impress ‘ à la Russe’ at the weekend so I’m plumping for that @nationaltrust.org.uk 🍽
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/09/2026
The challenges facing our cities may span borders, but so do the ideas that can solve them.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. Day 1 results.... #WomensArt
Photo of uneven knitting with much larger amounts of red yarn than green
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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.“ #EdmundBurke
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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Turns out hope is contagious” @digitalwarrior.bsky.social Love this attitude. More please.
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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#BXNKS this is awesome 🤩 #Manchester #BBC
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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.
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Nefarious Means @nefariousmeans.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
That's one of my favorites. Along with John John and Grover. I love how they just follow the kids lead. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyhR...
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Classic Sesame Street - Grover And John John Counts Backwards 1972 Full Version Extended
YouTube video by Rohail Hashmi
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’ll always love this
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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@davidzinn.bsky.social 🤩
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This mans' imagination is next level
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Absolutely! #BookSky
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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🇮🇪 💪🏼
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dollyz.bsky.social @dollyz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Willard Foxton @willardfoxton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think it's absolutely mad that today there's a *national news story* about 400 oil platform workers losing their jobs, and the government being blamed. 25% of the UK TV industry lost their jobs in the last 4 years and we never hear a peep about it! Some jobs are 'real jobs' I guess.
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Paul Chambers @paulwchambers1970.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Collodion musings with dying sunflowers.
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Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 21/09/2026
The University of Edinburgh is planning to close 90 of its degree programmes to new applicants, including three at the College of Art (ECA) and 48 from the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures.
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Creativity matters to children. 🎨 Our new Creative Young Lives Survey found that most children see creativity as an important part of their lives and would like more opportunities to take part in creative and cultural activities.
A group of people, including several children, sitting on the floor and watching an event. Some wear colorful flower leis, creating a festive atmosphere. The focus is on one child being engaged by another person, while others around them appear attentive.
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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Researching a project recently, which touched on the topic of "Irish identity in a New Ireland", I kept getting drawn to the Irish author, traveller, broadcaster & documentary maker, Manchán Magan. He sadly passed away this month. More people should know about him...even if you're not Irish. 🧵
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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A bitter-sweet moment to receive copies of Manchán's final book
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"When I think of global climate change, my heart sinks at the enormity of such a challenge, and the tendency is to lose hope. Yet, if Magan and Daltun have shown us anything, it is that we can all improve the world right here, on our doorstep, acre by acre." www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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I’ve lived in city centres for 20 years, and my dream of planting a native Irish forest is getting urgent
Manchán Magan and Eoghan Daltun have shown us we can improve the world right here on our doorstep, acre by acre
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The magic of an Irish rainforest
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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Life goals right here 🤩
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
At 94 years old, Mr Stuart Grant lives in a remarkable handmade home in the Forest Near Tomich, a small village in the Scottish Highlands. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 IG: @visualwalkuk Mr. Grant’s full story: youtu.be/HE3uiB4sw0U?...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Beautiful reveal of a treasured library 📚 hidden, in desperation and hope. I’d love to know what his words mean. #Homs
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Tate Collection @tate.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Eileen Agar, Marine Object, 1939 botfrens.com/collections/14375/cont…
Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1990
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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Sounds like my weekend in #Bristol is perfectly timed @bristolcouncil.bsky.social
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A little bear carved from amber some 6,000+ years ago! 🐻❤️ A hole through the torso suggests it was worn or suspended from a cord. National Museum in Szczecin, Poland 📷 by me #Archaeology
My photo shows a small figurine of a bear carved and polished out of a piece of amber between 9600 and 4100 BC. The amber is a deep translucent orange in colour which is emphasised by the display lighting against a dark background which makes the amber glow. The bear's head is carved to show ears, mouth, nostrils and eyes. A hole runs through the bear's torso, suggesting it was threaded onto a cord. Dimensions:
Length 10.2 cm, Height 4.2cm

I took this photo today at the Landesmuseum Halle in Germany where the bear is currently on loan from Poland for the excellent Shamaness exhibition.

The figurine was discovered in Stupsk during peat mining in 1887. According to the National Museum in Szczecin "Shortly after its discovery, the figure underwent conservation work to restore its original appearance as it was covered with a layer of dull patina from the exposure to the minerals contained in the peat. Already at that time, at the end of the 19th century, it was assumed the restoration had gone too far. The figure was stripped entirely of patina, the anatomical features of the animal were emphasised, the eyes and nostrils were sharply drawn, and the amber was carefully polished".

In 2013, a competition was organised by the Education Department of the National Museum in Szczecin, for children to choose a name for the bear. The winning name was 'Stupcio', an affectionate diminutive meaning 'little guy from Stupsk'.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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AdyBee 🐝 @adybee.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Everything is fine , until it’s not. #MemeForToday 🐞
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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🤯 Et tu, Brute? #Palantir
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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Kerrygold is the best 🧈 Discovered silver Kerrygold (Kerrysilver? 🤪) this week and I wondered, why? #Kerrygold
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hilma Af Klint, From the Swan series, 1913-1916 #Womensart
Painting of different coloured circles within circles of decreasing size against a white background
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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Down with this sort of thing! 🎨🖌🖼
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Mini Masters Art Club @minimastersart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just the job. It’ll be great to see this reveal 📚
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Manchester Evening News @manchestereveningnews.co.uk · 16/09/2026
The work is being done to improve accessibility, celebrate northern voices and promote northern culture
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Manchester's hidden library to be renovated in triumph for northern publishing
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Oil pastel artwork creation: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
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Mark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Scotland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Huh? Wales: We want to leave the UK BBC: What? Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Lolz Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS #Piddington
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A crayon artist sits with their legs crossed in a chair next to a wall they have covered in dinosaur illustrations. They are wearing overalls and a bandana. They exude the confidence of an artist who has seen their vision to completion. However, like many creators, their vision is not shared by everyone. They are confronted by a man in a sweater vest, “Heard you been drawin dinosaurs on my walls.” The artist replies, “You heard right.” 

Artist’s note: I try to do my drawings quickly so they maintain that spontaneous feel I’m going for (something we’ve discussed in previous posts). For this one I ended up redrawing the artist’s pose and subtle facial expression over and over again until it felt right.
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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
So saddened to hear Bonnie Greer has died. She was a true friend to Ireland.
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The mastery of artist Harry Wingfield 'Wooden train' (Second Picture Book, 1970)
Photo-realistic illustration of a colourful toy wooden train (like Brio) on a kitchen floor
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