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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I'm so excited to get back into the swing of markets, & with such a great venue as @phm.org.uk 😍 Join me and over 20 other makers from 10-5 both days on May Day weekend, and make sure you soak up some working class history while you're there 💪🏻 Oh yes, and I'm making some new things to bring along 😉

A circular swirl of pastel rainbow colours with a red heart in the middle. Imposed on this is rainbow text with a white border, reading 'May Day market 3&4th May 10-5 People's History Museum'

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

A quickie to say: what's right is not always what's legal, and what's legal is not always what's right #trans #transuk #transwomenarewomen #transmenaremen #nonbinarypeoplearevalid #transartist #queerartist

On a white background, black handwriting reads 'legality =/= morality', with hand drawn trans flags surrounding it

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Scroll through for detail highlights, and remember there are many ways to support artists even when you don't have money to spend - and it starts with not using our stolen work 💖

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I considered drawing myself in the rainbow dungarees I can usually be found in at my markets - but it's no great secret that I'm usually in my pyjamas 😉 and you know I love shouting out fellow small businesses, check out my awesome t-shirt by @sophmog and mug by @westartandglass (both on Instagram)

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

We know digital art isn't my main talent, but all art has value when it's come from human endeavour rather than automated plagerism - even drawn in stick figures on a crumpled napkin, it'd be better than anything a genAi can spaff out

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

If you're Oldham way, make sure you have a wander around the charming town of Uppermill and check out Authentic's wonderful collection!

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

✨ Announcement ✨ Been sitting on this one for a bit, but yesterday I dropped some stock off at it's new home, my first ever shop space, Authentic in Uppermill🤩 #etsymcr #newstockist #announcement #oldham #uppermill #shopsmall #shoplocal #supportlocalart #manchestermakers

Selfie of Sea, a smiling white person with short blue hair wearing a white t-shirt with the chain of a necklace visible, and yellow framed sunglasses on their head. They are stood in front of Authentic's window, in which assorted artisan crafts are visible, and above which the shop sign is displayed

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Ash @h1twom4n.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Happy Neil day to all who celebrate

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I hope everyone out there in internetland is doing well and has been enjoying the beautiful weather we've been having. Stay alert for announcements on what markets you can find me at, and something else very exciting.... 👀

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

It's spring! My craft space is (mostly) tidy! That means it's time for me to be out and about gathering materials, and I'm already brimming with ideas for them 🤩 (I've also finally started therapy, which is probably no small part of it 😂) #flowers #etsymcr #queerartist #spring #springflowers

An arrangement of spring flowers on a pale wooden surface. There are pink and white blossoms, wood spurge, cowslip, and a group of vibrant small pink flowers that I don't know the name of

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Pen Fight @penfight.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

MOVING SALE 🚐 I'm officially moving in 2 weeks and need to lighten the load. Grab a bargain and help a gal out at the same time: penfightdistro.com/product-cate... 💙📚🌎🌈📚 Plenty of queer, feminist, sex-positive & diverse and inclusive YA and kids/picture-books titles available.

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

There are lots of us but you are one among many and you bring something no-one else can, which is yourself. I haven't been around because January is a rest time for me. But I'm still here, and so are you. #nonbinary #trans #transpositivity #morethantwogenders #queer #queerartist #weshallovercome

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

When you're scared, and sad, and angry, make some art It doesn't have to be good. It can take five minutes on your phone. It's valuable because you made it and you are valuable. No-one else did this exact thing because there's only one of ✨you✨

Quickly and loosely digitally drawn trans and non-binary flags, blended together down the middle. White text with a black border and translucent white background says 'we have always been here'

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

#GoodMorningFromSaskatoon where a detour was necessary due to an issue on the bridge. Nevertheless the sun is rising and I can hear a chickadee calling “Hey bay-bee” 😊 #OnlyBeautifulThings

View down a snowy sidewalk at a collegiate gothic style building across an open area. The view is framed by towering American elm trees. The sky is a gradient of yellow to violet as the sun rises.

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AAAAHH-lex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · 20/01/2025

feels important today: i always get a lot of trans people asking if i specifically intended for this one to be in their colours, and while it wasn’t on my mind when i was painting, i am 100% on board with it and i’m honoured that it makes you feel some kind of way. 💕

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

#OnlyBeautifulThings I love finding tiny details like this when I'm out on walks

Three mushrooms in leaf litter, covered in spiderweb which itself is covered in tiny droplets if moisture, which catch the light

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Do you live in #Manchester? Are you #queer? Want a big festive #party with your community? Tonight at the Deaf Institute is Mcr Queer Art Market's Sleigh All Day with sexy Santa, life drawing, local artists and more! Check mcrqueerartmarket Instagram for tickets!

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Make sure your stocking is fully stuffed 😉 with the help of my mystery bags! Each is built along a theme to help you choose, and are worth a minimum of a tenner - with this week's 25% off, you'll get quite the bargain! #mysterybag #stockingfillers #christmasonabudget #etsymcr #queerartist #shopsmall

Four colourful striped bags on a white background, sealed with colourful washi tape and labelled with white labels with black font; LGBTQIA+, Adulting Is Hard, Wholesome, and Stickers, Stickers, Stickers!

Three colourful striped bags on a white background, sealed with colourful washi tape and labelled with white labels with black font; An Odd Mix, Trinket Gremlin, and Dice Dice Baby

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

My word, I forgot how long it takes to list things! Last up for today is this stunning real bark necklace with a tiny mushroom and moss fronds, a delightful little number for all you nature lovers! #cottagecore #naturaljewellery #foraging #mushrooms #giftideas #unusualgift #manchestermade #shoplocal

A rectangular pendant held by a gold chain on a black velvet strip and off-white background. The pendant holds a richly-coloured and patterned piece of bark in front of which is a tiny mushroom on a long stem with a few fronds of moss at its base

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Ok gamers, this one's for you! Handmade polyhedral dice sets will really improve boxing day tabletop sessions - but which will you choose? #dice #diceset #dnd #d&D #nerdygifts #geekygifts #gaming #tabletop #rpg #giftideas #christmasshopping #etsymcr

A set of pink and blue polyhedral dice with silver numbers against an off-white background

A set of mahogany coloured polyhedral dice with gold numbers against an off-white background

A set of multiple colour polyhedral dice glowing in the dark against a black background

A set of gold polyhedral dice with flecks of glitter and pink numbers against an off-white background

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I'd love it if this gorgeously vibrant heart found a home for Christmas! I've knocked the price down AND you'll get the sale discount as well! #abstractart #colourfulhome #vibrant #wallart #etsymcr #shopsmall #giftideas #christmassale #shoplocal #christmasonabudget #brightcolours #maximalism

Two hearts hung together on a golden yellow ribbon against a white background. The hearts are painted in bright pink, yellow and orange abstract flowing patterns

Close-up of two hearts hung together on a golden yellow ribbon against a white background. The hearts are painted in bright pink, yellow and orange abstract flowing patterns

Close-up from above and to the left of two hearts hung together on a golden yellow ribbon against a white background. The hearts are painted in bright pink, yellow and orange abstract flowing patterns

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Hey, wake up! The sale is live! I've got a few things to add through the day but shop now and I'll combine your postage! There's 25% off your whole order, ON TOP OF specific product discounts I've put on! And... Go! #christmasonabudget #giftideas #supportsmallbusiness #etsymcr #shoplocal

A sleeping dachshund with it's head tilted back and nose in the air. Behind it is someone sat wearing tartan pyjamas, one head near the dogs head and the other on its belly. The dog is otherwise lay on a cream blanket

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

My market tomorrow got cancelled because of all this bloody wind, so instead I'm having a big ol' sale! Keep your eyes peeled tomorrow for bargains! #uksmallbusiness #queerartist #giftideas #christmasshopping #shopsmall #etsymcr

A swirling circle of pastel rainbow colours overlaid with the words 'Christmas Sale' in bright rainbow colours and a white outline

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Tantz Aerine 🇨🇦🇬🇷 @tantzaerine.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Quoting for ALT because this MAD cover is too good not to share far and wide and with everyone :D #NoAI

It's the cover of MAD magazine. The title now reads MA.I.D
Subtitle: GIVING A.I. THE MIDDLE FINGERS

It shows a hand flipping the bird at the viewer, only the middle finger is doubled.

On the left there's a blurb that reads:

Remember to always pay real artists. They hate drawing hands as much as AI does-but unlike AI, artists count.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Wait time for a disabled person to access medically assisted death in Canada? 3 months A specialist for TREATABLE conditions? 12-18 months Affordable housing? Multiple years Palliative care, psychiatric care & pain management? Good luck. This is why we’re scared. Via @paulapeters19.bsky.social

Girl with red hair and floral leggings sits in. Wheelchair holding a sign that reads Canadian Assisted Dying was for terminal illness. Now for unmet social needs' e. g. homelessness
UK wait for new wheelchair
accessible social housing = 47 years
#AssistUs ToLive

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Elle Sabine @elleqsabine.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

If you love #art in any form, #artadventcalendar is for you. I have it saved as a feed. It was awesome last year in BlueSky beta and I expect it will shine this year!

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Rituals for the night before a market: • stay up too late making things • curse life decisions that led you to this point • scream into pillow •sleep • ..... Profit? 🤞🏻

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Friends I'm beyond thrilled, my stickers arrived early so they'll be coming with me this weekend to the Horseshoe and @grubmcr.bsky.social 🙌🏻😁 #stickers #stickerartist #uksmallbusiness #queerartist #manchestermakers #queerstickers #etsymcr #mademegay #queersky

Against a background of assorted colourful stickers, a white persons hand holds two stickers in a flat palm. The top sticker is of a cute cartoon frog, cut to shape. The lower sticker is a black rectangle with a UFO that has a rainbow beam shining on green text reading 'i got abducted by aliens and now I'm gay' - the word 'gay' is in holographic foil and is in purple/blue/turquoise tones

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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

Have you ever seen or shared an 'oh no' cartoon? Did you know the creator is a queer Welsh artist? Did you know they're being agressively pursued & harassed w/lawsuits from a US organisation trying to steal their intellectual property? Did you know you can donate to cover the horrific legal costs?

gofundme.com

Donate to Legal fund for Alex Norris "oh no" comics, organized by Alex Norris

I am Alex Norris, creator of the webcomic Webcomic Name. I am here to ask for he… Alex Norris needs your support for Legal fund for Alex Norris "oh no" comics

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Repost repost, because they're on here too! 🤩 @grubmcr.bsky.social

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Please note that while it's free, the GRUB event is ticketed so that they can control the hoards of shoppers desperate for local goods! Head to their website/IG/FB to get yours

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

It's a double whammy weekend! Kicking off the start of December with not one but two Christmas markets! 12-7 at Horseshoe Levenshulme on Sat, then 12-5 at GRUB Sun😁 #christmasmarket #shopsmall #shoplocal #manchester #levenshulme #supportsmallbusiness #manchesterchristmasmarkets #whatsonmanchester

Promo flyer in green with Christmas clipart decorations and text in white, orange, green and red. Text reads:
LEVENSHULME

CHRISTMAS MARKETS

THE HORSESHOE PUB / INTIME TAXI CAR PARK

CHAPEL STREET, M19 3QA

CGAL.HORSESHOE@GMAIL.COM

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GRAND OPENING

30TH NOV - 22ND DEC

12PM-7PM

Canva

FESTIVE FOOD STALLS

CROCHET KNITTED GIFTS

WOOD FIRED PIZZA

NOVELTY CHRISTMAS GIFTS

JUICED THE TIP

SEA SELLS

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CLAY WOVEN ACCESSORIES

SKIN CARE STALLS

THE PADDYWAGON.

YORKSHIRE PUDDING WRAPS

HOT CHOCOLATE LIQUORS

FESTIVE ALES & PORTERS

SANTA CLAUS

BILLY BIG SPUDS

CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS

JINGLE-1ST DEC / 4PM

Promo flyer with a green background showing an illustrated market stall in red and orange with Christmas bags and a cream-topped drink on it. The text reads:
INDIE FESTIVE MARKET

★AT GRUB*

SUNDAY IST DECEMBER

☆

SHOP LOCAL & SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AT OUR COSY CHRISTMAS MARKET

WITH CHRISTMAS SHOPPING, MUSIC, STREET FOOD, WINTER WARMERS AND LOVELY TIMES

★GRUBMCR.COM/CHRISTMASMARKET

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Johanna T 👻 📚 @johannamation.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

🌨️ Sweater Weather: The Update ☃️ (I have so many sweaters)

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

One thing you should know is that if I can make a #discworld reference, I will make a Discworld reference 😉🐢 Oh, and I have #mysterybags now! #tiffanyaching #ahatfullofsky

A line of colourfully striped paper bags, labelled in black and white. In the middle is one reading 'Which Witch Is Which'. The others are slightly blurred in order to keep relevant focus, but are still able to be read as Adulting Is Hard, Wholesome, LGBTQIA+, and NSFW

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Join me and 60+ other talented artisans tomorrow for my first Christmas market this year! INSIDE Golden Square shopping centre in the warm and dry 😁 with school choirs and Santa himself! 🤩🎅🏻 #christmasmarket #warrington #stormbert #indoormarket #christmasshopping #supportsmallbusiness #shopsmall

Advertising flyer for Warrington Weekend Wonderland. A white square with red text in the center upper third advertises the weekend with the dates 23&24 November 2024. Surrounding it are colourful squares of Christmas imagery such as snowflakes, stockings etc, interspersed with photos of festive activities such as meeting Santa's elves, Christmas lights etc

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Kari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

For clarity, I would usually just block for what I will gently call ideological incompatibility. I'm putting this dorkass loser on blast because he's making it clear that he's not gonna be chill. He's not gonna just condone bigotry, he's gonna be a loud bigot in mentions.

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

#JustNormalThings to say when tidying your craft room: "Ooh, a vertebrae!"

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

🎄Tis the season.... For all your favourite makers to be very busy!🫨🎄 Here's where you can find me and dozens of other talented makers to get all your Christmas shopping done small and local! Wrap up in your best cosy festive gear and I'll see you soon! #shopsmall #shoplocal #handmade #queermakers

Red text with a white border on a semi-transparent white border reads:
Sea Sells At Christmas
Warrington Christmas Market 11-5 Sunday 24th

Horseshoe Pub Levenshulme 12-7 Saturday 30th

Grub Manchester 12-5 Sunday 1st December

Behind the text is a light wooden table surface in the foreground, a blurry decorated Christmas tree in the background in front of a grey wall

Red text with a white border on a semi-transparent white border reads:
Sea Sells At Christmas
Manchester Made
11-7 Sunday 8th December

Levy Old Library Christmas Craft Fair
12-4 Saturday 14th December

Jingle In The Cringle
11-3 Sunday 15th December

Behind the text is a light wooden table surface in the foreground, a blurry decorated Christmas tree in the background in front of a grey wall

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

26) what do you like to watch on YouTube? BuzzFeed Unsolved/Watcher

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

1) what type of content do you make? Cottagecore-esq chaotic rainbows

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Let's do it! You can ask me directly or I'll pick and choose off of ❤️s I know the text is very small but I've checked and it's all in the alt

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Sea Sells @seasells.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I don't want to Hustle™, I just want to live in the woods and make art for squirrels

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