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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Widow’s Bay is such a good show. Think Parks and Rec meets Twin Peaks set in Castle Rock on the sea. I can’t recommend it enough.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Anyway, here’s some new art from when my brain still worked.

An illustration of Mothman with his butt sticking out while holding a large sword and standing inside a fairy ring in the forest. He’s also wearing a wizard hat. The text reads: protect your irreverence, you cheeky lil freak.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

This approaching May Day full moon has me absolutely wrecked, y’all. Hot diggity dog.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Small joy ~ these candy bars. Got ‘em in on Thrive Market. I am a basic ass matcha bitch and a veg head, so maybe it isn’t for everyone. Regardless, Shapelessflame seal of approval.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Already had a low-key crush on Zach Galifinakis, but his show about Gardening on Netflix is just an utter delight. Sigh.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I have a newsletter called Small Joys where once a month I reflect on things that are lighting me up. There’s art there, too. It’s free. No surprise paywalls (unless you wanna and can pay—that’s cool, too). Come say hi. 💖🤙 nataliekovacs.substack.com

A muted green and purple photo collage with white, handwritten text overlayed that says: "Small Joys * cassettes, a worker-owned space, Hayley Williams, and one damn fine stick from the forest * April 2026 small joys + general art updates * nataliekovacs.substack.com"

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Randomly fed a dandelion to a duck in the park. Best Earth Day ever.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Evergreen advice on Earth Day and beyond. 🌲🌎🔎🦌 Also, hi. Sorry I forgot to post here for over a year.

Illustration of three cute deer flanked by milkweed and a big leaf. Text reads: slow down, take care, stay curious.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

If you have the means, please consider donating to your local mutual aid or nonprofits helping feed your neighbors. You can also buy someone’s groceries, volunteer at a community kitchen, etc…in everything you do: take care. ✨All✨ humans and living beings deserve food, shelter, and love.

An illustration of 5 ducks with the text: Community care is ducking awesome!

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Nat 🌷 @fairyqrtz.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

This would work on me

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Greetings! New things hath dropped. Wooden ornaments, pins, and two new prints. ✨ www.etsy.com/shop/theshap...

A collage of photos featuring two wooden pins, a wooden ornament, and two art prints featuring raccoons, Mothman, and a crow.

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Bree 🍄🦇🌿 @breebird33.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

the disconnect in understanding why artists with big followings still struggle to support themselves financially has honestly only gotten worse as folks try to clout chase and make a quick buck in GenAI images

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Justice @justicehudson.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

“Five dead, several missing after flash floods devastate Ohio County” Rescue operations are continuing after flash floods ravaged Ohio County late Saturday evening. At least five are confirmed dead with several more missing. www.wheelingfreepress.com/p/five-dead-...

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Five dead, several missing after flash floods devastate Ohio County

Rescue operations are continuing after flash floods ravaged Ohio County late Saturday evening. At least five are confirmed dead with several more missing.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I have all but given up on new Stars Wars stuff. And know I’m late to the game here, but, man, Andor is GOOD. Rogue One was my fave of the newer SW offerings, so having such a robust backstory of the rebellion is *chef’s kiss*

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

“I asked Chat GPT…” dude, just get a tarot deck.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Brought back a couple sticker oldies + one newbie. Who’s your favorite mythological creature—Bigfoot, Jackalope, or Pedro Pascal? 🤔 www.etsy.com/shop/theshap...

A holographic sticker featuring an illustrated jackalope with the text "Why, yes, I am also obsessed with Pedro Pascal."

A white hand holds a sticker of four cryptids eating s'mores around a campfire.

A white hand holds a sticker with an illustration of Bigfoot and the text: "Thicc in the thicket."

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

The bog is calling. Will you answer? Read more about the Will ‘o the Wisps on my Substack! 🌿✨ nataliekovacs.substack.com

Will o’ the wisps illustration (blue flaming lights above a bog). Text reads: “The Will o’ the wisp. Shapelessflame’s critters ‘n cryptids / nataliekovacs.substack.com

Same illustration as the first photo with a quote superimposed on top: “as you crunch on the underbrush you see something dancing on the murky water. Blue lights. Blue, glowing lights moving with purpose. What purpose though? Maybe that’s only for the night to know.”

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

New fixation unlocked: having videos of folks walking around in random locations all over the world on in the background while I'm working. 😌

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Better yet, get your friends to come along. Get in, nerds. We’re about to get interconnected with the source of everything. ✨🌿

A black and white meme of a man standing next to a tree. The text reads: “me: sorry, can’t hang later. I have plans. Me, later: allow the tree’s aura to blend with your own”

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Preemptive heads up that I’m having a lil’ Memorial Day (weekend) sale (May 24-26) exclusively on my Dashery merch shop. So, for example, if t-shirts are normally $22, this weekend they’ll only be $16. Hoodies, mugs, hats, all those things will be on sale, too. shapelessflame.dashery.com

A photo of a white woman with brown hair standing under a tree wearing a black t-shirt with an illustrated squirrel, raccoon, and possum that says "critters are sacred". There is text surrounding her like a magazine that reads "shapelessflame merch shop Memorial Day sale, May 24-26, uh oh she's at it again! hoodies! t-shirts! mugs! shapelessflame.dashery.com"

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Picked up this cool book for research. Weird natural occurrences all documented by science. While I am clearly obsessed with supernatural subjects, I always try to keep myself grounded and informed. I am a skeptic, yes, but a whimsical and open-minded one.

$A book sits on a wooden background. The book is titled: “Handbook of Unusual Natural Phenomena: Eyewitness accounts of nature’s greatest mysteries” by William R. Corliss. The cover shows an illustrated hand shooting light fractals from its fingertips.$

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Made a new lil intro that I’m probably gonna print on postcards and throw in with orders because that’s just how we roll in these here hills. ✨

An illustration of a goblin woman wearing a quilted jacket and standing in the grass. Text reads: shapelessflame: Appalachian art goblin, whimsy! Humor! Side eye! shapelessflame.com

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Welp. The brooch already sold out. But you can still watch the video!

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Swooping in to let y’all know that I finished a new felt hand embroidered brooch of everyone’s favorite icon, Mothman. I made a whole video about the process on my YouTube. I also listed it for sale here: www.etsy.com/listing/4301...

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🪡✨Back to life, back to embroidery | ep. 1 - Mothman felt brooch ✨🪡

YouTube video by Shapelessflame

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

My teenage son, a history nerd, is online gaming with a kid from school talking about their social studies teacher: “dude, she is always glazing Woodrow Wilson and I always wanna scream because he was straight up the absolute worst. She’s on another planet.” Proud 🥲😆

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Happiest of Beltanes to all who celebrate! 🌿🔥

A comic illustration of raccoons celebrating Beltane outside around a giant fire. “Whoops. Had a bit too much to drink at the Beltane Festival. I stumbled to the woods … and fell asleep under a hawthorn tree.”

A comic raccoon meets a big green monster. “When I awoke the green witch was there and walked me home.”

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

NEWS: West Virginia coal miner Harry Wiley, who is suffering from the early stages of black lung disease, is suing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the admin’s misguided and harmful gutting of the NIOSH facility in Morgantown, WV westvirginiawatch.com/2025/04/23/j...

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Judge sets May 7 hearing for NIOSH case • West Virginia Watch

U.S. District Judge Irene Berger has scheduled a hearing against Health and Human Services Secretary over federal cuts affecting NIOSH.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

So, the doll didn’t turn out the best, so I won’t be listing it for sale, but I learned a few things and will be trying again soon.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Oddities & Curiosities Expo, Columbus, OH - April 19th and 20th! Come see me :)

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Front is done, now onto the back. I fear I will mess this up once the doll stuffing and sewing stage arrives, but here’s hoping I’m wrong.

A white person’s hand is holding a hand sewn Sasquatch next to a paper pattern in the same shape.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Glad folks are stoked on my journey back into embroidery and fiber arts. It feels like a nice anecdote to AI and theft to have in my back pocket right now.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

This Sasquatch is going to *hopefully* become a successful hand embroidered doll. We shall see! 🤞

Partially hand embroidered purple Sasquatch on chartreuse green fabric.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

She’s tired. But she’s sewing again. 🪡

A tired middle aged white woman is smirking next to an embroidery hoop.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Took the fam to an opening reception for one of my fave Appalachian artists, Savannah Schroll Guz, at Gallery 2265 in Wheeling, WV today. Locals: highly recommend heading over there one day to check it out while it’s still displayed. Esoteric & full of color and detail. Get ya some serotonin!

A collage photo featuring assemblage art and paintings from artist Savannah Schroll Guz. There’s also a very detailed description of the artist’s achievements that won’t fit in this alt box.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Columbus, OH O&C Expo is next weekend--made a YT video about my process when prepping for vendor events.

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Use what you've got! How I get ready to vend at the O&C Expo

YouTube video by Shapelessflame

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QueenCityJamz @queencityjamz.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

RIP Kurt Vonnegut. Gone 18 yrs. Dang.

"No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious & charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful. If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: The only proof he needed for the existence of God was music."

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Matt Emmons @secondatbest.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

The Apiarist This month’s riso print subscription print, and excuse for me to draw bees and desert flora. Join my Patreon to get this for half off, and weigh in on what I do for future month’s prints

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Dogs drool, it’s fine. It’s a dog. But when cats drool? No, dude. That ain’t it.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Hey, Democrats. Are you watching Bernie’s town hall right now? Because he’s saying literally everything we want.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

So happy to reveal my design for Friendlier City Project PRIDE celebration this year in Wheeling, WV. And, yes, very clearly inspired by Where the Wild Things Are. 💖 I will be selling limited posters of this at the event and the organizers will also have it on shirts!

A colorful illustration of Bigfoot, Mothman, and a raccoon on Bigfoot’s back holding a pride flag. They are standing in front of a bridge opening. The text is “friendlier city project presents: Pride on the plaza. Sat, June 14, 3pm-9pm Heritage Port. Joy is an act of resistance.”

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

I miss embroidery. This is work ranging from 2016 - early 2020. I think I am going to dust off my needle and thread later today and see if I've still got it.

A photo collage of various hand embroidery projects: Jersey Devil, an axolotl, a small little cleaver, several felt patches, a jackalope, and Nessie.

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Natalie K. @shapelessflame.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Y’all want a good movie to watch? Oddity. So Twin Peaks coded—aesthetics & pacing, yet wholly original. Occult horror ghost story, but also murder mystery.

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