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Gwen Pearson @bug-gwen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Fly, Caterpillar, Pear, and Centipede; from 1561. Mira calligraphiae monumenta, by Joris Hoefnagel & Georg Bocskay. Needed a little art this morning, since it's a grey cloudy day.

A page from an old book, with elaborate hand lettered type in Latin. I don't read Latin so no idea what it actually says. There is a beautiful image of a pear with a large black, yellow, and orange hornworm caterpillar on it; the stem has a grey butterfly perched on it. There is a centipede crawling below the pear, and a syrphid fly above.

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My friend’s spouse fell off of a roof and broke his leg, so I helped set up and work her booth at an outdoor festival last weekend. The venue was a bit inland and the nor'easter didn’t come crashing down, but it was still terribly windy and rainy. The bright side? The community showed up!

Two people, dressed head-to-toe in rain gear, pulling a wagon with rainy day supplies. They handed out hot herbal tea to everyone volunteering and working the event. A field, surrounded by trees. Over 100 vendors.

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A non-profit organization decreasing stigma and increasing support for mental health in the game industry and for content creators. I’m sure you all know someone who’ll be glad you shared this!

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Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 23/09/2026

Bluesky has a feed of art inspired by science. With zero AI. #academicsky #medsky #ArtHistory #nature 🐡🎨🧪

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

To keep in touch without burning out and going awol (like what happened here these past few months) I’m going to limit myself to 30 minutes a day to post and respond. A timer will be set. So if I disappear mid-chat, I’ll catch up with you tomorrow x

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I’m still here! Spent the summer shoveling loam and stone to regrade around our home and (hopefully) help keep this from happening as often. I’m so buff now 😅

My workspace after a rainstorm. The concrete floor is puddled with streams of water that seep up through cracks.

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Ted Dreger Metalwork @tdmw.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

What's your favorite tool? Cleaning my bench, my favorite tools are the oldest I have. Dividers, bench pin used as drilling waste board, ruler, ring clamp.

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RossyDoesDrawings (commissions open) @rossydoesdrawings.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I did this drawing for my kickstarter page and then forgot to put it on the kickstarter page.

a drawing of lots of goblins in a goblin city

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Package from @angrygatodesigns.com arrived today! This was a kickstarter project for the Ask the Cats Oracle Deck. The deck is freaking amazing and exciting on its own, but the extras and the way it was all packed up just blew me into a flurry of bliss! Thank you, Lindsey!

A plethora of awesome from Lindsey, the artist, illustrator, and designer behind of Angry Gato. Whimsical cats and other critters with humor and heart.

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Jeff de Boer @jeffdeboer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Hang out and spend two minutes sharing a thought. #jeffdebeor #mousearmour #metalarts #artstudiolife #artofvisuals

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Emily 🌵 @emeemay.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Tonight I sat at at my jewelry station intending to work on a silver necklace project and not work with any stones. Instead I started working with this medusa quartz for a copper wall hanging piece 🤪

An almost eye-shaped free-form quartz cabochon with blue gilalite inclusions, “dry-fitted” into a copper setting.

Same cabochon and copper setting, now with a hand holding the cab out of the way so that the inner bezel to hold the stone up is visible.

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Some of you might remember that I was looking for a butane torch somewhere in between the blazer microtorch and the blazer big shot. After a couple of duds, I finally found a winner! 🔥 #SmithSkyHour #Metalsmithing

My hand holding an Orca MP-99 Refillable Butane Torch. Workbench in the background.

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Was running a little late, and will have to log off a little early, but right now, I'm here for #SmithSkyHour

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Favorite tool? Great springboard! I love this old cast iron hand vice 🖤

Vintage cast iron hand vice. Wing bolt. Spring action jaws. Found it on ebay years ago when I first started metalsmithing. I don’t use it as often as I used to because I have a couple other more specialized clamps and vices now. But I still really like it.

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Nick @gardenwizard.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Seedling class of 2026 update #gardening

A room with seedlings in solo cups and pots sitting under LED grow lights.

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

An invitation for artists to share what you're working on! @squalidglobe.bsky.social is a good egg 🥚 and their cabochons are works of art 🖤

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Dolores is alive!! 🌿 My garden is a nurturing and healing form of art and expression. This sapling was a gift from a friend and I’m excited to see it survived the winter despite being chomped down to almost nothing and buried in 4 feet of snow. #repostyourart #yummy #certifiedwildlifehabitat

An Amelanchier canadensis (canadian serviceberry, juneberry) sapling that was chewed down to a single stick by some hungry critter has tiny little buds on it. Signs of life. Spring in New England.

#nativegardening #nativeplants #newengland plantnative #pollinatorgarden #sustainablelandscaping

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 09/04/2026

Screw the rules. Who made rules for how you wear your jewellery anyway? Wear whatever the hell you want, however the hell you want.

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Leaves made with old roofing copper I scavenged from our local scrapyard #repostyourart #autumn #metalsmith

Three ovate or lanceolate shaped leaves created with 24 gauge copper sheet using a metalsmithing technique called fold forming. They have small rings on them where the stem would be.

It’s difficult to take close up photos of shiny metal and the stupid iphone camera software makes these look less tangible and overly processed.

But still, they’re pretty.

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Working on a couple mixed-media projects and running a quick test of 3 of the most popular relief printing inks that can be cleaned up with soap and water: Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash Relief Ink, Schmincke Aqua Linoldruck Linoprint Ink, and Speedball Water Soluble Block Printing Ink.

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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

This Eubranchus ocellatus nudibranch is translucent, yet much of its vibrant and colorful inner anatomy is visible. 😍 #marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #nudibranch #scuba #eastcoastkin #photography

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I won't be around for #smithskyhour this sunday, but I've been busy on the bench and will be looking forward to connecting with you all next week 🖤 #metalsmith #metalsmithing #smithsky

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Madsciencepottery @madsciencepottery.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Sending out my last orchid pot! Better make some more I guess 😄 #ceramics #potterysky #pottery

A brown pot with quarter-circle piercework

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Took a walk in the woods during my lunch break yesterday. These stones are the remains of a wall that was built a couple hundred years ago when this land was cleared for farming.

Early spring on a wooded path near an estuary in southern New Hampshire. The snow has melted to reveal a blanket of leaves fallen months ago. Very little sign of new life yet, but rains are expected over the next few days, and the woods will likely look much different next week. There is a very old stone wall trailing off of the path, between full-grown trees, extending into the distance. A fallen tree lays over a portion of the wall.

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Wanted fresh epoxy for a kintsugi project, and was faced with adding $6 to my order or pay $8 in shipping, so I purchased this cheap agate burnisher. The bamboo handle was rough and covered in blobs of glue, but I fixed it up and think it’ll be quite useful #artstudio #artsupplies #metalsmith

Knife edge agate burnishing tool with bamboo handle. Not the best quality, but the stone itself is smooth and shaped well enough. I’ll use it for stone setting, gold leaf, and scoring cardstock. Maybe other things as well.

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Outside edge sawed and filed! Tomorrow, I’ll be adding a couple of prongs and a bale

Work in progress. Asymmetrical translucent moss agate cabochon, temporarily nestled inside a sterling silver frame. Shown balancing on the tips of my fingers. So afraid I was going to accidentally drop this while taking the photo. But I did not. Whew.

This gorgeous stone was rescued from a scrap pile and cut by the one and only @squalidglobe

#metalsmithing #skysmith #artsky #moss #artyear #fog #magick #witchy #witchsky #silversmith #artisanjewelry #jewelry #jewellery #sterlingsilver #artistsupportingartists #art #artists #creatives

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AndiF @aferguson.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

When it's been raining almost non-stop for over 24 hours, photo ops need to be close to home (in this case about 30 feet from the house). #photography #woods #fog #trees

A maple tree whose trunk has split into three is in the foreground. Behind it is a woods with some young beech trees still holding onto their leaves. The scene is shrouded in fog.

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The frame has been soldered on to the backplate. Quite pleased with this seam!

Work in progress. Sterling silver. A previously fabricated frame for an asymmetrically shaped moss agate stone has been soldered onto a backplate. The join looks very nice. This was not my first attempt. Sometimes things go awry. Next up: sawing!

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Work in progress, of a miniature carved bird. Carved in boxwood, with a walnut branch. #birdart #carving #woodcarving #woodworking #miniature #miniaturecarving #bird #sculpture #tiny #handmade #handcrafted

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

This book is so much more than I expected 🖤🖤🖤 @badasscrossstitch.bsky.social

Book in hand. Cover reads: Let’s Move the Needle: An Activism Handbook for Artists, Crafters, Creatives, and Makers by Shannon Downey. Build community and make change!

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

These earrings are a collaboration between another artist and me. We’re donating one pair of each color to raise funds for The Trevor Project. We invite you to inquire in the comments or via DM. Thank you! #rainbow #pride #dragon #lgbtq #advocate #100sparks

The image shows 11 pair of chainmaille-inspired dragon scale earrings, one in each of the following colors: red, red-orange, orange, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue, purple, light grey, dark grey, and black.

The earrings are made with surgical stainless steel and anodized aluminum. Very lightweight. The focal element is shaped like an oval pointed on two sides, gently convex, with a subtle bend in the center, resembling something like a lanceolate leaf or (as we’re calling them) a dragon scale. The total length of the earring is 4 mm. The length of the scale is 22 mm.

For those of you who’ve been following along, these are Sparks 25-35 of 100.

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SqualidGlobe @squalidglobe.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Thay's my stone! 🥹🖤 I cabbed that baby! Feels so good! You should all go follow this artist who supports other artists 🖤 #art #nature #support #lapidary #stone #artistssupportingartists

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Carefully bending rectangular wire around this dreamy stone

An asymmetrical moss agate stone, clear chalcedony with gorgeous white smokey blooms and wood-colored elements whose shape and texture resembles lichen. The inclusions are created by trapped minerals, often iron and manganese oxides. The outside diameter of the stone is being wrapped in a thick, rectangular, sterling silver wire. The wire is dark grey with oxidation because it has been annealed with a flame (heated to a dull red and then quenched in water) in order to make it temporarily less rigid.

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

A collaborative project to raise money for The Trevor Project. Details to follow! #witchsky #dragon #dragonscale #chainmaille

A pair of earrings hanging on the edge of an earthy, hand-thrown ceramic mug filled with metalsmithing tools. The earrings are made with surgical stainless steel and anodized aluminum. Very lightweight. The focal element is shaped like an oval pointed on two sides, gently convex, with a subtle bend in the center, resembling something like a lanceolate leaf. We’re calling them dragon scales. The dragon scales in this pair are matte black. There are a total of 5 rings on each earring, 3 small rings connecting 2 larger ones. The surgical stainless steel is shiny. The contrast is quite nice. Overall, the earrings are understated but still a little bit edgy.

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Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 08/02/2026

Sharing with the #SciArt Feed:

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Jeff de Boer @jeffdeboer.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

One might think my work as being a miniaturist when in fact it’s actually life size. #jeffdeboer #mice #mouseears #mousearmour #chasingandrepousse

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Jeremy Sell @jeremysell.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Depending on species, cicada nymphs (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) can spend anywhere from one to seventeen years feeding on tree roots underground. Eventually they emerge, climb some distance up trees or other objects, and molt into adults so males can serenade females. Palmyra Michigan, 11 Aug 2017.

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Nick @gardenwizard.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

First seedlings of the year for next season’s garden. This season I opted for the Silver Plate Eucalyptus strain rather than the Silver Dollar strain that I grew last year. I’m planting some yarrow today and I have some lavender and Echinacea cold stratifying that will soon follow. #gardening

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Madsciencepottery @madsciencepottery.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Needlessly specific cupcake package? Nay, friend. This is a new house for my carnivorous buddy

A Venus fly trap in a little plastic case

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

If two undiagnosed neurodiverse individuals had children, how would they know if their offspring were neurodiverse? Perhaps they would simply perceive them as sensitive, quirky, and fun. Just like their obviously awesome parents.

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Spark & Twig @sparkandtwig.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Randomly discovered that I could stick my shears to a wire shelf with a rare earth magnet. Little things bring geeky joy

A pair of Joyce Chen shears that I use to cut thin sheet metal. They have red handles and are still sharp even after years of regular use. I love them! Other random tools are also visible in the photo, like a dapping pinch set and some files with wooden handles.

#metalsmith #metalsmithing #artstudio #workspace

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