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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Critters for community group 1: mythic How it works: $5 donation to MN mutual aid=one entry, enter as many times as you want (ex: $25 is 5 entries) Send screenshot of your donation(s), preferred contact info, and which groups you are interested in to sleopoldsullivan (at) proton (dot) me by 3/26

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Call 4 art donations featuring critters! Submit at 🔗 in bio How it works: Artists donate critter-themed, non-ai, tangible artwork and take responsibility for coordinating pickup/shipping (submission due 2/28, open to anyone, keep in mind international shipping is expensive) #iceoutmn #art #mutualaid

Yellow text with drop shadow on peach background reads:
"Critters for community"
call 4 art due 2/28, O in bio 2 submit A mutual aid fundraiser to keep folks housed & fed during the ongoing occupation

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jentrification ♎ @jentrification.com · 02/02/2026

alt text: YOU WILL GET AWAY WITH IT lose paperwork make food wrong decaf instead of regular overtighten lug nuts strip spark plugs delete jira tickets IT IS YOUR RIGHT TO MAKE MISTAKES YOU CAN FIGHT ICE WITHOUT ANY RISKS everything adds up you have no excuses anymore just do it

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I've been hella busy moving the past while (and also forgetting to post on here) but I finally got back on the torch yesterday and it felt so, so good. Eternally grateful that I can work out of CAFAC while I'm in the process of setting up my new home studio #fireart #glassart #artistselfie

A white person (me) with brown hair, a goatee, glasses (with clip-on shaded lenses flipped up), and a black and yellow shirt smiles as they sit behind a lit torch with rods of glass arrayed on the table in front of them. The flame of the glass torch is blue.

A very small kiln full of very tine glass figurines, including a lot of slugs and some fried eggs

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! I'm here, I'm trans, and I've got my hi-viz on! Things are scary in this country right now but I am still full of joy because I am alive and surrounded by fantastic queer community, and I know that trans people will always exist. #tdov #transartist #nonbinary

A smiling white nonbinary person wearing a bicolor horned hat (neon green/black), a high viz jacket, a knit sweater (bright green, light grey, dark grey, and a black crew-neck shirt. They have a bushy brown goatee and other scraggly facial hair (the beard is still working its way in), a messy ponytail, a black septum ring, silver framed geometric glasses, and a silver bridge piercing.

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

First attempt at a little weed leaf guy. Didn't quite work but is still very cute #glassart #weed #lilguy

A small green glass creature vaguely in the shape of a weed leaf. It has beady black eyes and is held in the palm of a pale pink hand

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

These'll be earrings once I anneal them! Def gonna make more in more colors too #glassart #boro #flail #glassjewelry

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

This lil guy is positively planetary (and is in a surprise box headed to oddmart at the end of this month) #boro #glassart #swirly #lilguy

A tiny glass creature full of swirling colors (yellows, oranges, blues, greens, and a little purple) with beady black eyes stands on a linty black surface. It looks like a picture of Jupiter with how the swirls are going

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Feeling sad and stressed? Stab some wool a bunch of times to make sheep leggies for a little sewn cabin. It'll help (at least a bit) #fiberart #needlefelting #softsculpture #stressrelief #babayaga #smallsculpture

A baba yaga hut made of hand sewn fabric and needled felted wool. The hut is brown/grey/green and very rustic looking and the legs are sheep legs instead of chicken legs. There is fluffy white/tan wool for the belly and dark brown for the legs. It stands on a yellow velvet pillow

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Sometimes an idea won't leave my head until I make it, and this is one of those pieces. Pondering making the next one in a pennant shape and making a whole string of them. Inspired by powerlines and based off a pic I took. #glassart #stainedglass #powerlines #conceptualart

A stained glass piece held by a pale hand in front of a warm white background. The glass is all clear and the solder lines form an image of cross-crossed power lines being held up by a power pole. The solder seams are shiny silver

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I'm very pleased with this jaunty lil guy and how the glass color struck in the kiln! #glassart #lilguy #critters

A jaunty lil guy made of glass. It is shaped vaguely like a long-necked dinosaur, its head cocked to one side and the tail in a delightful curl. The glass is yellow on the head and tail then transitions to a creamy orange and eventually red/purple in the belly and legs. It has shiny black eyes

The back side of the jaunty lil guy made of glass. It is shaped vaguely like a long-necked dinosaur, its head cocked to one side and the tail in a delightful curl. The glass is yellow on the head and tail then transitions to a creamy orange and eventually red/purple in the belly and legs. It has shiny black eyes

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

I finished my sweater! Made up the pattern as I went, yarn is bluesky woolstok, and I made the buttons out of boro. #glassart #fiberart #handknitsweater #eyes

A white person wearing a very cool cardigan sweater gives a thumbs up in a mirror, cell phone covers their face. The sweater has green borders, dark grey body/sleeves, and a light grey yoke with big green and dark grey cat eyes (two eyes on chest, one eye each shoulder, two eyes on back). The sleeves have thumb holes. The glass buttons match the green border and are shaped like little cat eyes with dark grey thread as the pupils. In the background in the mirror is the interior of a yarn store

A close up of the front of knit cardigan sweater showing one of the green and dark grey eyes (on light grey background), Green borders, and green eye-shaped buttons held on with dark grey yarn

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Rachel Lynett @chelalyn89.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

For folks in MN: @riffraffmn.bsky.social just sent me an amazing resource put together by The Advocates for Human Rights. It’s a list of attorneys who can help with immigration cases. Please share widely 💜

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Rachel Lynett @chelalyn89.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

When it comes to trans health care, we absolutely cannot pre-comply. If you are or know a healthcare worker, please check this out for practical strategies of resistance. www.interruptingcriminalization.com/health-care-...

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I made an eye button tonight. I'm not sure what exactly it is for, but I'm sure a reason will appear at some point (open to suggestions) #glassart #eyeballart #glasseye #shankbutton #handmadebuttons

Side view of the eyeball button. It is pinched between pointer finger and thumb of a pale hand with long nails. The iris is slightly visible on top, the white of the eye has some slight veining and discoloration like a natural eye has, and the shank on the bottom is clear. In the background are tins of brightly colored frit and a messy glass workbench

Front view of the eyeball button. The shank is pinched between pointer finger and thumb of a pale hand . The iris is varying shades of green with a little sparkle and average sized pupil, the white of the eye has some slight veining and discoloration like a natural eye has. In the background are tins of brightly colored frit and a messy glass workbench

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Today's critter is this lil yellow and green winged fellow! (Made by a student in a recent class I taught) #glassart #studentwork #lilguy #boro #critter #artteacher

A yellow bean-shaped creature with green legs and stubby tail and little round green wings. It has a red mane and green eyes and stands on an open kiln

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

The finished critter from the pic I posted yesterday! I'll be sharing more student work this week too. #glassart #studentwork #artclass #glassclass #artteacher #makearthavefun #critters

A jellyfish-esque critter made of glass stands on top of an open kiln. It is about 1.5" tall. The head is clear with big black eyes and the 5 spindly legs are pink and purple

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

An action shot of a student working during the boro critters class I taught yesterday at the Chicago Ave Fire Arts Center! #glassart #studentwork #boro #flameworking #glassclass #cafac #firearts

A glass torch in action, with a white hand on either side, right hang holds a rod of purple glass with the end heating in the flame from the torch, left hand holds a clear rod with a little critter with spindly legs on the end just outside of the flame

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

My friend Luci agreed to test out a new glass hanger design of mine and sent me some very good feedback along with some excellent pics! #glassart #eyeballjewelry #eyeballart #glassjewelry #altfashion

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

alright you wanna know how to support trans people? hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit. Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

These lil guys headed out to California last week! Find them at Luna Sea Gallery in Pescadero CA. #glassart #mushrooms #bees #lilguys #tinyart #affordableart #mushroomart #beeart

Six lil mushroom droplet guys made of borosilicate glass stand in a row on a wooden table. Each one looks like a water droplet encasing a tiny amanita mushroom with shiny black eyes (on the droplet) and mossy legs. They all vary a bit from eachother

Twelve borosilicate glass bees stand in a row on a wooden table. They have black eyes, legs, and antennae and translucent white wings. Their bodies are black and yellow striped and they vary in size and attitude

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

This wiggly dude has already found a home but I might make some more soon #glassart #iridescentvinyl #smallsculpture #smallart

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

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A small black and white glass figuring covered in simplified eyes (white with black dot) held between the finger and thumb of a pale hand with long nails

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

RIP tiktok you will be missed. The final video in my FYP was spectacularly weird which felt very fitting #riptiktok #tiktokrefugee

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

I'm looking for shops to carry my lil guy surprise boxes! Specifically shops that aren't in uptown Minneapolis or downtown St. Paul. If interested please send me an email via my contact page (linked in bio) and we can chat #glassart #surprisebox #affordableart #supportlivingartists #lilguys

Five little glass figurines clustered around a nickel, they could each fit fully on top of the nickel and they are all sitting on top of a wooden table. Left to right: a round lil guy that is pink on the bottom and bluish-green on top with two little black eyes. A black cat with green eyes. A squiggly light yellow droplet with dark brown spots and black eyes. a pink mouse with green eyes. Finally a double yolked egg with little white legs and two pairs of black eyes.

The lil guy surprise box held in a pale hand with long nails above a wood table. It is neon green with black text and an image of a swirled red clear lil guy with shiny black eyes. The closest side reads "lil guy surprise" around the image of the red and clear lil guy. The further side reads "contains one borosilicate glass lil guy"

The lil guy surprise box held in a pale hand with long nails above a wood table. It is neon green with black text and an image of a yellow dinosaur with purple back spikes and shiny black eyes. The visible side reads "each is unique!" above the image of the yellow and purple lil guy

The lil guy surprise box held in a pale hand with long nails above a wood table. It is neon green with black text and an image of a greyed out slug. The top side reads "who's that lil guy?" above the image of the slug-shaped lil guy. The other side reads "tiny hand sculpted art glass"

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

I got to play with more soft soldering during a skillshare at CAFAC this past weekend thanks to Annemarie (Luna Sub Rosa). Getting the blobs round and not pointy was a challenge but I'm really happy with the result! #softsolder #pendant #glassart (adjacent) #jewelrymaking #mermaidcore

A pale hand holds a silver pendant in the shape of a blobby loop. In the middle is a quartz point, below it are two flat blue/green/purple pearls.

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Since I now have spinning on the mind and have been released from jury duty I made a very small glass drop spindle. If it works well I'll make a bigger one, and if that works well I'll try making fancier looking ones. #glassart #dropspindle #handspinning #fiberart

A clear glass drop spindle in the palm of a pale hand. It looks a bit like an icicle. In the background is a muffin tin full of red, blue, and pink frit

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

I had jury duty this week and they said I couldn't bring knitting needles in, so I improvised a drop spindle out of a candy cane, pipe cleaners, and an earring. It's not the best but it works and they let it in! Fiber is from my friend Erin Holt #fiberart #handspinning #dropspindle #handspunyarn

A drop spindle made from a candy cane, pipe cleaners, and a hoop earring sitting on a pale wood table. The spun fiber is red/pink brown

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

My 2024 was a year of experiments, breakthroughs, growth, and burgeoning collaborations. I did more markets/group shows, got into more brick & mortar shops, had a solo show, taught more classes, donated more to mutual aid, and made art with more people (btm R is w/Mel A.) #glassart #artvsartist2024

A compound image of 9 pictures. In the center is a picture of the smiling artist wearing funky silver round glasses. They have brown hair with yellow bleached ends in a messy pony tail and a patchy beard. Top left is an iridescent replication of a tin can on a string suspended in front of a barred vault door. Top middle is a small critter made of glass with a clear top and swirly vortex in yellows and blues inside it, held between a thumb with chipped nail polish and a pointer finger. Top right is a glass radio tower casting a shadow. Mid left is a hexagonal lead came stained glass piece depicting the moon behind a tree with glowing blue eyes. Mid right is a blobby pendant glowing bright green with silver spikes along its outsides. Lower left is a glass eyeball with a hazel iris atop a silver tower with spikes going around the eye. Lower middle is a pink iridescent blob reflecting turquoise and pink amidst its shadow. Lower right is a sculpture and drawing combo, sculpture has yellow legs and shaggy black top, drawing extends from where the legs meet the paper and has cool lines and teeth. Drawing is by Mel Anderson, sculpture is by me.

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Slowly figuring out other implosion techniques! Very pleased with this swirly dude #glassart #boro #implosion #lilguy

A small glass critter held between thumb and pointer finger with chipped nailpolish. The critter is clear with a swirly pattern of pale blues/purples/yellows within it

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Tiny Santa cat, the last lil guy I made for the holiday market season. I can def tell my skills have improved in this last year bc I don't think I could've managed the wee hat as well at the start of this year #boro #glassart #lilguy #alwayslearning

A tiny glass figurine of a black cat wearing a Santa hat over one ear stands perched on a pale thumb pad, other fingers hovering over top

The same tiny glass figurine of a black cat in a Santa hat held between thumb and fingers

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I took a class on how to do lead came stained glass recently and I'm really happy with how my piece turned out! Class was at CAFAC in mpls (where I also teach copper foil stained glass and boro). #glassart #stainedglass #leadcame #witchart #alwayslearning #glowinthedark

A lead came stained glass piece at night, depicting a tree in front of a full moon with a pair of glowing blue eyes under the branches of the tree

A lead came stained glass piece at night, depicting a tree in front of a full moon with a pair of yellow-orange eyes under the branches of the tree

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I had an artist talk and reception for my solo show "TransMissions" on Saturday and it went really well. I then snagged these two photos of some of my work interacting with the reflections when viewed from outside the gallery. Currently uploading the talk to my patreon! #glassart #boro #soloshow

A glass radio tower inside a room. The photo is tilted so the tower is straight up and everything else is leaning to the right. There are red lasers reflecting through the tower and a red light on the wall outside.

A yellow rectangular light hovers over a sculpture of a ghostly tin can on a string. The photo is framed by worn wood slats that are greyish/tan

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I brought one of my lil glass slugs to meet their inspiration, banana slugs. I think they got along alright #bananaslug #boro #glassslug #glassart

A banana slug meets a tiny glass slug that looks similar to it (but a bit more speckled). The glass slug is held in a fair-skinned hand with long natural nails, and the background is a mossy tree-trunk

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Mariah McCourt @monsterteatime.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I really love how human beings are pretty much always looked at animals and been like "I want to make him into a happy little guy".

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

My boro eyeballs are slowly getting better and better! #boro #glasseyes

A glass eye with a brown/green iris held in a white hand with long nails

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Oh hey I'm back on here. Here's a leaded glass panel I'm working on in a class that I'm taking! It's based off a design I made in middle school lol #artclass #stainedglass #alwayslearning

A soldered lead came hexagonal stained glass piece depicting a moon with eyes behind a tree sits on top of a messy work table

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

Don't talk to me or my son or my son or my son or my son ever again

An orange cat stands on a table, looking at a lumpy pumpkin. In front of the lumpy pumpkin is a stained glass Jack o lantern candle holder, and a smaller stained glass jack o lantern candle holder is next to it.

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

Super happy with how this plexi drypoint print turned out!

A freshly pulled drypoint print of a dead mouse inside an egg-shaped space on white paper. In the background the inky plexiglass and ink station are visible, as well as the artists inky hand.

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

I got some lil glow worm stickers up in my shop! www.samaelleopoldsullivan.com/store/p124/G...

Glowing in the dark glow worm held in my hand.

Glow worm in natural light sitting on wood

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Samael Leopold-Sullivan @sleopoldsullivan.bsky.social · 26/09/2023

Rainy day + isolating due to Covid exposure = catching up on my human hair collection sorting for future projects

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