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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

And today’s #linocut for #Inktober is an oystercatcher, based on a photo taken by my mother 🐡

Black ink linocut of a shore bird, an oystercatcher, with its beak open in what could be a smile

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Another #Inktober #linocut of dog sleep positions (we call this The Croissant) 🐡

Black ink linocut of a smooth-furred dog curled up very tightly with his head tucked under his front leg.

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

An autumnal #linocut for #Inktober of maple seeds I collected down the street 🐡

Red ink linocut of two paired maple seeds on a twin

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

And another #inktober #linocut of dog sleep positions. I call this the “how is that comfortable?” number 2 position. 🐡

Black ink linocut of a dog lying on her side with her head tilted back and her legs in a half bent position, halfway between running and sleeping.

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

For #Inktober today, a #linocut of some flowers I spotted on a morning walk 🐡

Red ink #linocut of two hibiscus-like flowers with buds on long stems

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Pride in STEM @prideinstem.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Pride in STEM's Small Grants scheme is open! The theme this year is “Empowering Queer People With STEM”. The deadline is October 31, and it is for projects exclusively in the United Kingdom! prideinstem.org/2026/10/01/s...

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“I learned more effective ways to frame my research and other scientific questions in a more relatable way,” says a participant—and you can too!

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026

Tagging these trans-inclusive fieldwork guidelines to the #SciArt feed because we made a whole animated video, and look at the beautiful cover image @bmure.bsky.social drew for us!

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I personally like a winter squash, but this is for those who don’t appreciate the use of them this season 🐡

Digital drawing of a butternut squash inside a red circle with a cross through it similar to the style of the anarchist A; text says “no gourds, no masters”

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy fall to the northern hemisphere 🐡

Landscape photograph of tree trunks and leaves on the ground and on trees in an autumn mist

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Also sadly unable to get the polls to load :(

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Jess Taylor @loadofolbobbins.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Anyone fancy doing a poorly girl with shingles a favour by hitting repost? My @backerkit.com has 8 days left and if we hit £700 I'll be unlocking this fancy holo effect sticker sheet of beautiful bugs.... www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l... #SciArt #BugSky #Insects #ArtSky #Illustration #Procreate

Mock up of a holographic effect a5 sticker sheet filled with illustrations of different insects including woodlice, black firefly, blue carpenter bee, gooden's nomad bee, ruddy darter dragonfly, hoverflies and more.

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Wishing everyone a day as relaxing as this frog’s 🐡

Ink drawing of a frog reclining in a chair while holding a glass of wine, a book on its chest whose title is “50 Shades of Amplexus”

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Sometimes you need to document the giant grass spider you’ve just captured in your dining room and are releasing to the front yard. 🐡

Photo of a white background with an elegant spider with long legs poised halfway up it (viewed from above).

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Yes, the pokeweed isn’t particularly light-fast, although I’ve found that thicker applications retain their color. I’ve only added alum powder to the hibiscus ink here, but I’ve noticed that wherever I’ve added alum the color seems not just to change but to intensify

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

These two are pokeweed berry and hibiscus flower (plus alum powder in the hibiscus), but I’ve also been making Virginia creeper berry, goldenrod, and red-cabbage inks lately (& in the past have made a bunch of iron gall and black walnut)

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Liquoricelino Printmaking @liquoricelino.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Operatic sparrows. #birds #art #linocut #linoprint #printmaking Liquoricelino.etsy.com

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

If you see this, post a monster! (Or maybe just a misunderstood other in anguish) #darkart

Ink drawing of a surreal creature with four insect-like legs and a huge head with an open mouth and many sharp teeth, possibly screaming

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Starting Tuesday! 🌟 Post in any media, on your own schedule, & use the prompt words any way that works for you. Natural science, formal science, social science, & divergent fields beyond - every interest is welcome! (I’ve even got a history post in my own queue…) #SciArtSeptember #SciArt #SciComm 🐡

A banner image promoting the art challenge Sci Art September. The image features text and a drawing of a leopard on an off-white background. The text includes the title, Sci Art September, month-long art challenge. The text also includes a list of weekly categories and daily prompts. The first category is colour. This category covers the first 10 words of the month. The daily words are: Malachite, violet, sanguine, azure, saffron, coral, fawn, ruby, ivory, woad. The second category is shape. It covers the 11th through 20th words. The daily words are: Heart, teardrop, diamond, crescent, honeycomb, scallop, eyelet, almond, star, meander. The third category is medium. This category covers the last 10 words of the month. The daily words are: Kaolin, silk, copper, down, jade, cedar, quill, linen, pelt, carbon. At the top of the image there is a description. It reads: Year 6, 2026; from nature; hosted by @LizLagomorph.

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A reminder that marine-invertebrate wordplay designs like these are available at my Redbubble store, and I think they’re having another sale on the site… #InverteFest 🐡

Drawing of a moon snail with “what the shell,” and then drawings of three ghost crabs with their claws in different positions—up in the air for “exclamative claws,” out in a shrug for “interrogative claws,” and pointing at you for “imperative claws”

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NorCal Lynne @norcal-lynne.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Happy #InverteFest to those who celebrate. #BugSky #Gardening

A photo of a beige and brown colored female Praying Mantis, she is backlit and climbing up a reddish colored snapdragon flower with her arms stretched out.

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Love it! Now that will always come to me too :)

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I’ve taken up making #linocuts recently; still learning, but I’ve really gotten into it #SciArt

A linocut print in purple of a cluster of mushrooms with stylized grass around them

A linocut print in purple of a single mushroom with text reading “relax: there’s mushroom for error”

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NPR @npr.org · 03/08/2026

The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists who oppose the Trump administration's deportation agenda. n.pr/3TyDYsK

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The DOJ is increasingly charging ICE protesters with criminal conspiracy

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My #favorite #art varies all the time, but maybe one of them is this piece I made for #Inktober a couple of years ago. #ArtRepostJuly #ArtChallenge 🐡

Grayscale ink and ink-wash drawing of the Grim Reaper looking down at some cut sunflowers that are floating on their stalks in front of the reaper. Their yellow petals are the only color in the image.

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