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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 10/10/2025

More Objects from Films (Shockproof [1949]) Original drawing for sale by me here 8x10 | $200 marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com/product/shoc...

Black ink drawing of an old timey payphone on a wall

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Sarah Robinson @sarahdesigns.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I've added a few little prints to my shop in some new colours! If you're looking for an original and affordable gift, why not head over and take a look at my shop..... www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Sara... #shopindie #originalart #linocut #printmaker

A photo of 4 little linocuts in mounts. They're lying on a rustic wooden table and the images are as follows (from left to right, top to bottom) :
Little Bird printed in powder blue
Oak leaves and acorns printed in peach
Sun printed in a cheery mustard yellow
Little Bird printed in classic black

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Jack Greenwood Art @jackgreenwoodart.com · 31/05/2025

Seen on this side of a building in Frome, Somerset, UK. There's always #hope #sensoryart

This photo by Jack Greenwood shows a stone plaque embedded in a stone wall on the side of a building in Frome, Somerset, UK.
It reads ' Something Wonderful Will Happen.'

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Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵 First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.

A set of eight rectangular cookies arranged on a square white plate against a dark wooden background. Each cookie is inspired by a wallpaper design by Morris & Co. The patterns represented feature different floral and leaf shapes in shades of baby blue, soft pink, leafy green, mustard yellow, cream, and dark grey.

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Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

My Cat laser print reproductions on maple wood veneer are back in stock! They measure 8.5x11" so they'll fit standard frames of that size, and the wood is sustainably harvested and processed in the USA. Based on my original woodcut art. xylographilia.etsy.com/listing/1318... #bsnm #caturday

Black artwork on maple wood veneer. A simple rectangular border surrounds a scene of two cats on a witch's worktable. One lays on an open grimoire, gazing at the other sitting behind a mortar and pestle.

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Jack Greenwood Art @jackgreenwoodart.com · 15/05/2025

Shop window display in Aberystwyth, Wales. #urbangaze

This photo by Jack Greenwood shows a shop window display in Wales.
A life sized model of David Bowie in a space suite is sat in a retro chair.
Magazines are on a table in the foreground. Reflections are on the window.

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

May 5 is Red Dress Day also know as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People. It’s a day to honour those lost and bring attention to the crisis of #MMIW & the disproportionate violence Indigenous women, girls & 2S have faced in Canada.

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Red Dress Day

Red Dress Day, also known as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People, is observed on May 5th. Th...

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Rebecca, House of Ogg @earthlingnoreally.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

#EastCoastKin Flower #Scape #MayBlooms #Bud #smARTist #StateFlower California poppies with buds - 2016, ink on paper. From a small colouring book I did of flora around San Francisco #Phonetography #ArtYear #flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #liningitup #fluttery

Black ink on white paper line drawing of California poppy flowers with their leaves.

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 02/05/2025

More drawings by me of payphones from movies: The Terminator (1984) Dark City (1950) Midnight Run (1988) C.H.U.D. (1984) marcusjmerritt.com/objects-from...

Black ink drawing of a 1980s payphone with a push-button dial pad

Black ink drawing of an old timey payphone on a wall next to a phone book dangling from a pin in the wall and a small wooden shelf with a piece of paper on it and a pen or pencil dangling from a string

Black ink drawing of a payphone with a little metal enclosure around it

Black ink drawing of a payphone with a rotary dial and with a metal shelf under it

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

If anyone what's to follow the results of the Canadian election without the pundits CBC has a handy page. The Atlantic results are coming in, Quebec & Ontario polls close in about 15 minutes. newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/fe...

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Get live results from the Canadian federal election

Who will form the next government in Canada? Follow live election results on April 28, with breakdowns from your riding and races across the country.

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Kirstin @poemforthemoon.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Just wonderful. Can’t help but be inspired!

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Kirstin @poemforthemoon.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Bought one of these prints a few months ago. Arrived quickly, and I love it!

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Richard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Just had to pay out an unexpected £160 for a new car tyre, so yeah yeah, if you know anyone who might like a haunted lino print that'd be really nice, yeah yeah... 🚗 🛞

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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Accessorizing for #BatAppreciationDay Lacloche Frères evening bag, c. 1905 Gauze fan with shaped edge, painted with bats www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/... Pinterest - no attribution

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 14/04/2025

More Objects from Films (Dead & Buried [1981]) original drawing for sale by me here: marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com/product/dead...

Black ink drawing of a floor lamp with a white lampshade and pretend candles for light bulb holders.

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Kirstin @poemforthemoon.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Cool! Took this photo from the plane a few years ago and never knew the clouds had a name. Yes, it was a bumpy flight. #photography

Photo from a plane window. Thick layer of white, fluffy clouds at base, and mid frame thinner clouds forming what looks like waves. Blue sky above. Called Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds.

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Thinking about pollinators, so sharing a favourite. 🐡🧪🦋 This is a hand-printed lino block print of the charming Hummingbird Clearwing moth (Hermaris thysbe) seeking pollen from cherry blossoms. The olive-headed burgundy moth has transparent wings (though colour can be variable). It beats its wings 🧵

My linocut print of a hovering hummingbird clearwing moth above a branch of cherry blossoms on ivory Japanese kozo paper, 8” x 8”. The moth has an olive coloured head, burgundy back and wings (with transparent windows), black elsewhere including eye, and antennae. The branch is brown with pink/purple and white blossoms.

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Danny Michel @dannymichelmusic.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Happy Monday! Just wanted to let everyone know that my new single "Northern Star" is now live on all streaming platforms! You can add it to your playlists starting now. ❤ Dan lnk.to/fXwcS4LK

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RRose @dawphin.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Matchbox, 13 April

Against a pale-green wall, a woman strikes a balletic pose in a swishy skirt and sleeveless top. One hand behind her head, the other in a broad, look-at-me reach. No facial figures, close-cropped hair, darker green shadows against the wall. Japanese characters to right.

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 11/04/2025

More Objects from Films (Twelve Monkeys [1995]) marcusjmerritt.com/objects-from...

Black ink drawing of a boxy old television set

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Years and years ago I put together a resource page for artists who wanted to add some electronics to their art but didn’t know where to start. Just got a thank you email from a Dad saying that he used it to help his son get his Electricity Badge for scouts (complete with a suggested addition). 😊

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Resources

How to put a little science in your art I'm interested in combining my technical background as an experimental physicist with my artisti...

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

My occasional reminder that you can buy my 2024 collection of poetry here if you’d like to: amzn.eu/d/jbkSxhx

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Parking Reform Network @parkingreform.org · 11/04/2025

A parking lot transforms into a flexible parklet hosting a weekly farmers market in Ottawa, Canada 2015 ➡️ 2021 ➡️ 2024

Three pictures showcasing the progression of an intersection over time. The first picture shows a parking lot, the 2nd picture shows that the intersection was resurfaced with new raised sidewalks that also include bollards and picnic tables. The last picture shows a lively scene where people are attending a farmers market.

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Richard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I haven't really done a proper Friday Shop Plug this week, but here's a picture of me in the back garden just now holding up my Queen of the Field lino print, that'll do, right..? 👁️ slipperyjack.bigcartel.com

Low angle shot of a doofus outdoors in front of a blue sky holding up a lino print of a masked folkloric figure.

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benjamin josef @benjaminjosef.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

- abandoned - kerkrade west the netherlands 16 09 2020 14:28

this image whispers of abandonment, a quiet testimony to the passage of time and neglect. the worn tiles and dim reflections speak of forgotten purpose, of spaces once alive now stripped of meaning. my silhouette in the mirror, blurred and indistinct, becomes a ghostly echo of presence; a reminder of self, caught in a place where no one looks anymore.

the faint light through the window struggles against the shadows, a fragile hint of hope that fails to conquer the weight of desolation. the empty glass holders and unused sink stand as symbols of futility, remnants of function lost to disrepair.

it is a portrait of solitude, a meditation on what is left behind when care is withdrawn. and yet, in its decay, there is a strange beauty; a call to remember, to witness, to confront the void left by neglect.

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

More of my pollinator garden work in progress about the future of pollination for Manufactured Ecosystems. 🧪🐡🦋 I’m thinking about a variety of futures possible for pollination & pollinators. Planting native plants wherever you are can foster these species on whom we and our ecosystems depend.

As described this is a detail shot of my collaged linocut pollinator garden artwork featuring a log, wildflowers and pollinators including: Canada goldenrod, purple coneflower, wild geraniums, wild columbine, common milkweed, black eyed susans, monarch butterflies, red-spotted purple butterfly, white underwing moth, bumblebee, sweat bee, resin bee and milkweed leaf beetle.

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Kirstin @poemforthemoon.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

A self portrait of my silhouette reflected in the hotel room wall art. #AColourADaypril #grey #photography

Black and white photo of my head and shoulders reflected in the glass of an abstract hotel room print. Bust is silhouetted against the white of the window behind me, and some of the brush strokes can be seen going across the head and neck.

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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

#AColorADaypril 11: #gray figure based on a 1960s fashion photo, background inspired by vintage wallpaper #watercolor and pen #analog

My illustration of the head and shoulders of a woman in yellow with a whimsical lotus blossom hat on the very top of her head. She is in front of a large scale graphic background in Art Nouveau style in tones of gray.

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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

The subject of alt text has come up again I see. Here's basically everything I have to say about it, including my frustration at the idea you're "kicking back at scolds" by [checks notes] not doing the bare minimum to include blind people.

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

This print “Occam’s Razor” is about the Law of Economy or Parsimony postulated by Scholastic philosopher William of Ockham (1287–1347), “pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate” or entities should not be needlessly multiplied. 🧪🐡 #histsci More simply this law, or really, rule of thumb is 🧵

My linocut print of Occam’s Razor shows Ockham himself, inspired by an image of him from a stained glass window in Surrey, the proverbial and labelled razor and many unlikely things (aliens, ghosts, cryptozoological creatures) it would cut away. It is printed by hand, from two carved relief lino blocks in lavender, silver, pale yellow and phthalo blue on delicate Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper. Each print is 8" by 9" or 20.3 cm by 22.9 cm.

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Ryan @ryanwright.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Canadian media: Artist Christopher Griffin (Ottawa and PEI based) has just left his Artist in Residence position at Atlantic Veterinary College because US professors objected to a painting. He was given the option of taking it down, or leaving. He left. @sproudfoot.bsky.social @seansnmurphy.ca

From his website christophergriffin.ca:

It is with deep regret that I announce l am no longer Artist-in-Residence at the Atlantic Veterinary College, effective immediately. I recently began a collection of political paintings entitled 'O Canada.'On March 27, 2025, AVC administration asked me to take down one of the paintings in this collection, called 'the Crossing,' because a couple of American faculty members had expressed concern that the painting had a political meaning. I offered to host a public discussion to explain the intent and ethos of the painting; however, AVC declined this, indicating that they did not wish to host a political discussion.
Yesterday, I was given two choices: to take down the painting immediately or to leave my residency. I have chosen to do the latter.

Announcement continued:

Perhaps more than any other institution in Canada, our public universities have a civic duty to uphold respectful discourse over censorship. At this pivotal time in Canadian history, when our very existence as a country is being threatened, I must allow myself to stand and be counted, shoulder to shoulder with my fellow Canadians.

Thank you,
Christopher

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Let's be real, Edward Gorey's covers to John Bellairs books are little masterpieces of horror art.

Gorey's cover to John Bellair's Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost. A young man finds a mask and wand on the street. Back cover is a creepy stained glass window.

Gorey's cover to The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb. A young man shines a flashlight on a bald pale person in a cloak. Back cover: The young man and another person look at a castle from afar. The castle is covered in trees and has a turret rising out of it.

Gorey's cover to The Eyes of the Killer Robot. A group of three look at a robot in parts. Back cover: a young man is laid on a table by a much older man as a spirit watche them both from a darkened corner.

Gorey's cover to John Bellairs The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull. A young man looks into the window of a dilapidated house. Back Cover: The young man stand over a body while a darkened figure watches from the bushes.

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Ryan @ryanwright.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

In tough times, Stan Rogers sang of perseverance. Of hope. Worth a listen. 🇨🇦 “And you, to whom adversity has dealt the final blow With smiling bastards lying to you everywhere you go Turn to, and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain And, like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again”

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Stan Rogers - The Mary Ellen Carter

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The Alchemist 🇨🇦 @alchemistsstudio.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

We have a newsletter we send out 4-6 times/yr! Each December, in appreciation we give away a piece of pottery to a subscriber. This year, I think it will be a bear. Subscribers get access to see our new work, special offers and our annual sale first. Sign up here: rakupottery.ca/newsletter

A raku pottery bear with splashes of red and green, left side pose.

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Kirstin @poemforthemoon.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Love using a dark background to show the wonderful shapes of flowers. #acolouradAyPRIL #black #photography

Close up of a white Calla lily. Flower is diagonal from top left to bottom of photo. Background is black and highlights the curved lines of the flower.

Hedge Bindweed flower, white against a black background. Has a funnel shape, no separate petals. Shot head-on.

A Bloodroot bloom against a black background. Flower is white with 4 small inner petals, and 4 larger alternating outer petals, and a yellow centre.

A white anemone against a dark background. Stem and green leaves can be seen. Flower has two petals on top, and three on the bottom. Shaped almost like a butterfly.

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Auke-Florian 🪹 @aukeflorian.nl · 09/04/2025

NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀 Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯 A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛 Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x

Lead author Auke-Florian Hiemstra holds the oldest known caddisfly casing containing microplastic, dating to 1971. Photo: Liselotte Rambonnet.

A caddisfly casing with pieces of blue microplastic, dating 1986. Photo: Auke-Florian Hiemstra

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