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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You know what sucks? I can no longer take my wife out for a coffee and split a pastry for less than $25.

Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

When submitting work to be selected for an #exhibition that will display the work online, you should not be required to not include a simple watermark on your work. Any image that will be seen online should have ©artist's name 1/2

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I don't believe that inclusion in a show or exhibition should be dependent upon work compared to other artists for a fee. That's competitive pay to play. #Art isn't a sport; it's a subjective and individual practice with no one #artist being a winner over another.

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

100% cotton #paper has a longevity rating lasting into the hundreds of years... Why does this paper have an expiration date, as if it's raw meat?

Close up photo of a pack of Arches cotton paper with an expiration date

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Legion Paper has a product called Stonehenge. It's a gorgeous cotton paper, but at 250gsm, it's too thick for my use. They used to sell a "light" version at 135gsm. But of course, it's been discontinued! #art #printing

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This is so true it's shocking! I was injured on a job and DI refused to pay except med. Then my employer wanted me to work ASAP regardless of pain. We're his boss! He should have been required to report his condition and then apply for disability like the rest of us(at a fraction of his normal pay!)

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I've been searching for a new #paper for my upcoming show. Why is this so hard? I'm finding almost perfect papers that are either too thick or have OBAs. #art #printing

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Dear food manufacturers, please stop changing existing formulas, especially of protein-based quick foods (looking at you, Kind, and certain whey proteins). Stop adding prebiotics, just to follow a trend. Those of us who cannot process oligosaccharides can no longer eat these emergency quick foods.

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

4 day ferment, rustic boule for breakfast this week. #baking #bread

Loaf of rustic bread, shaped as a boule (round) on a wooden cutting board on a wooden table top.

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

From the #art deadlines list email newsletter today

Graffiti on white subway tile in a hallway with yellow light. It reads "the earth without art is just eh"

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This week was a #homemade English muffin kind of week #baking

Stack of English muffins, top one is cut open showing the nooks and crannies.

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I was just breathing deeply lately and considering sharing my work online again in a safe space.. Then this petapixel.com/2026/08/14/t... #art #photo #noai

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Tech Bro Scrapes Anti-AI Photo App Cara, Then Gloats About It

This is dastardly stuff.

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Today was a donut, coffee, and @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social find kind of day

Cup of coffee, chocolate donut, and a book on a counter over looking the street from a coffee shop window

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The spirit of the East Bay!

Classic comic book art style of a powerful looking Wonder Women knocking out trump.

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I was looking for playing cards yesterday. I needed two identical decks for a new game. All they had were these. I'm calling this a win! #startrek

Deck of playing cards with the characters of the original Star Trek series.

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I've never wanted to drink NA beers, and most I've tried in the past were either too malty or just down right piss water. This is the real deal! I wouldn't call it an #IPA, however. Maybe more like a hoppy lager. Serve this in a pint glass and most won't know it's NA. #beer

Bottle of Clausthaler NA IPA beer being held by the neck over hardwood flooring.

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

In 2017, I summited a mythical artistic hill. For 20+years, I'd been chasing beautiful light cast on interesting juxtapositions. But then after a few months in '17, I realized my images changed. There was....more, I had something to say. The gallery owners comment felt validating!

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I've been asked where is my work online. Well, current, it isn't. Nearly ten years ago I stopped sharing personal work on social due to abusive TOSs. Then in 2018+, I started to notice odd traffic to my sites. I think it was scraping for GenAI. 1/

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

It's been a while since I've exhibited my work. Today I just heard from a gallery in the Bay Area that wants to give me a solo over the holidays! Details to follow #artist #artlife #art #artexhibit

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

No good deed and all... Tried saving a bee from drowning... I'm sure you can guess the rest

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I'm reading a piece about the British landscape #artist Andy Goldsworthy in the New Yorker. At first it was interesting but I felt no connection. 1/2 way through it, & contemplating an upcoming show of my own, I'm moved by his contemplative nature and the depth of thought he puts into his work #art

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Me ≠ social media. Facebook broke me. Twitter broke me. Here I am on Bluesky and I can't bring my self to post on my own feed with any consistency. Partly due to childhood trauma, I'm sure. Partly because other networks knee-capped me. Why couldn't BS have existed first.... #neurodivergent

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

"but hey, you can avoid paying an artist." So much this! Tech "solution" that no one asked for.

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

This excellent reporting by PBS News is so much more than just the subject line. The article succinctly describes how to understand any research that is disseminated to the general public. Namely in the following three ways: 1)

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

OMG! The AI porn follow bots, a la xtwitter, are now invading Bluesky! @bsky.app is there anything that can be done to stop this madness? Or am I left to swat these away with blocks every other day? Thanks!

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

This should be a given. We shouldn't need a law for this. But damn, will we ever get something like this in the US? If we do, we'll have to fight for it. #privacy #ai #ip

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

So, I hate to break it to everyone in the northern hemisphere... #Autumn doesn't arrive until Sept. 22 at 11:19 am. We still have 3 weeks of #summer left!

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

I suppose #chaos theory dictates that something like this was bound to happen. Two posts, back to back, in my feed this morning. I'm now convinced that anything is possible! #coincidence #puffin #bird #British #language

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

My wife, @todrapayne.bsky.social, was on Live in the Bay on @kron4-news.bsky.social today promoting her new book, Love Will Find You! #indieauthor #bookpromo #booksky #debutauthor #writerslife #writerslift www.kron4.com/live-in-the-...

Black, female author in blue shirt, promotes her new book on Live in the Bay. Photo is in a television studio.

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I can neither confirm nor deny my cheese eating habits...

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Lunch today? Handmade focaccia style pizza with a nicely balanced tempranillo.

Pizza on a plate and a glass of red wine

Pizza on a rack with sausage, red peppers, and olives.

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Dan Johnson, 💀Socialist💀 @coil.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Somehow "technology brother" feels even more dismissive than tech bro.

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Simply said. This should be easy to understand.

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

1/2 The following is a true statement. Everything that is true now is true at the same time that everything else is true. Doesn't matter if one thing appears to be more important than the other to someone or another. Multiple things can be true and important at the same time.

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Sometimes a day at the #ocean with the marine layer is what it takes to #calm the nervous system

Waves crashing on the beach as the marine layer rolls in. Copyright, all rights reserved, including no AI training

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Controversial statement alert... There is no affordable housing crisis, hard stop. There's a capitalism crisis. There, I said it, someone had to.

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Paul @paulemberger.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

When ADHD is behind the wheel, this is the inside of my head... (BTW, Yuja Wang is an absolute force of nature. If you like piano music, she is totally worth getting lost on YouTube for!)

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♫ Yuja Wang - Prokofiev : Toccata in D minor Op 11S

YouTube video by The Best of Classical Music

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