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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 10/02/2024

What do these three dyes have in common? #NaturalDyes #Mordants

A close up side view of a glass bottle with a gorgeous, soft salmon-pink dye inside and some bits of leaves and raffia visible in the liquid.

A photo of a glass jar with a very soft, light, salmon-pink/orange dye inside. Next to it is a few raffia strands. Half of the raffia is a pale yellow colour and the other half is a soft orange shade.

A top down view of a glass bottle with the lid off showing a vivid flamingo pink dye with some raffia and bits of leaves evident further down.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 04/02/2024

So far I am finding that natural red dyes are very tricky to extract and impart to a fibre without overheating and muddying the colour to brown. One bonus of an Aussie summer is I don't even need to boil the leaves to extract the #NaturalDye, I just sat it in the shade outside ☀️🥵😂.

A close up photograph of a hand in a large pot of dye. A persons fingers are just beneath the surface of what looks like a dark magenta liquid to show the vivid, ruby colour (against the pale background). The liquid is full of dark green leaves which the colour was extracted from.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 28/01/2024

One day and the dye is a completely different colour 😯. From hot pink to soft salmon.

A close up of a bottle of dye liquid (originally from a vivid pink Amaranth plant) with some leaf matter still present. The colour of the liquid today is a very soft salmon (orange/pink) after adding raffia to the solar dye process. The colour change is significant (see previous post).

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 27/01/2024

Having fun making dyes from plants in my garden, I know this colour is very unlikely to translate to the cellulose fibres I have but it's so beautiful to look at anyway. #Naturaldyes

A top view of a glass jar with the lid off. It shows a vivid pink liquid with some buttery yellow raffia sitting in the liquid with a little bit sticking out over the top and small hints of the flower and leaf head mostly leached of its colour in the liquid below. All natural colour from a plant in the amaranth family via solar dye extraction.

A top view of a glass jar with the lid off. It shows a vivid pink liquid with a flower (white to pale pink) and leaves (pale yellow/green from its original pink colour) mostly leached of its colour (see image 3 for comparison of colour) in the liquid below. All natural colour from a plant in the amaranth family via solar dye extraction.

A picture of the amaranth plant used in the natural dye sitting in a glass jar before adding the water plus another type on its left. The fresh leaves and flower head are bright pink all over.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 29/12/2023

To Mint or not to mint is the question. I enjoy the contrast of the Tiny, fragile-seeming hummingbird known for their rapid movements, never still. Yet here, it is in cold, hard etched metal, unmoving, frozen yet the soul still burns with life. #NFTArt #CINDArtist #AnnasHummingbird

A pencil drawing of an Anna's hummingbird sitting perched on a curved over branch of a Lily of the Valley plant, which shows a few little bell flowers at the bottom. The image visually looks like it is etched onto silvery metal.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 14/12/2023

I was thinking I might share some of my other work, for some reason I have built a wall between these paintings and pieces I have minted. At first it was because I wanted to understand NFT's better before minting them and then it just felt weird to do, so here we are 🤷‍♀️. 'Melody of Silence'

A green abstract painting of a closeup of fresh green lilypads in a pond. It hints at depths that the lilypads sink down into with larger brushstrokes and texture evident.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 09/12/2023

2 photo's from when masking mandates first ended and they rapidly disappeared from sight and mind. A bittersweet moment full of the heady sense of community that had been missing for so long. We collectively shared the joyful camaraderie while wilfully ignoring the unspoken spectre. Links ⤵️ #Teia

Two digital paintings/images side by side. It shows a crowd of people (mid 2022 photo in) sitting around closely together without any masks on. There are tree's in the background and sky above and the photos are a mirror image of each other. The image on the left has been converted to a duotone of orange (sky) with warm purple details, the one on the right has gold (sky) with cold purple details.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

A wipe of a Christmas Wombat from past years, not sure if I will have the energy to make any more this year but you never know. #CINDArtist #DisabledArtist #NeedMoreSpoons

A wip of a cute little wombat wearing a Santa hat illustration. It is sitting on the floor with feet out and a present between its legs and is tangled all through the ribbon as it tries to wrap it up. There are multiple colour swatches on the side working out preferred colours for the wombat and its ribbons.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

I asked an AI to show me the most beautiful woman in the world. I am getting distinct Mary vibes from these but it was quite interesting to see the differences it made when specifying different continents instead of the world.

A group of 4 AI illustrations of women they are all wearing blue dresses with long dark brown to black hair. They have soft white skin and large eyes in smaller petite faces and look very demure. They wear variants of middle eastern dress possibly with some Grecian elements and rich precious stone necklaces around their neck, forehead and earrings. Especially with the blue dominant outfits it reminds me of references to Mary from Christianity but that may only be me.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

Trying to do up an image to help Artists find a curation form that promotes equity and diversity. Do you prefer one image over the other? I am not sure about the quote.. Any suggestions to improve? #Disability #Accessibility #a11y #Curation #Curators #Artists #NFT #Web3 #Tezos #Teia

An infographic that shows a vivid rainbow world globe that seems to be made of wet paint with loosely shaped countries centred on South America (a nod to Teia's roots). It fades into a black background with the words 'Get Found: Promoting Diversity and Equity' bottom left. In smaller text beneath it says 'We believe in creating a more inclusive community. Join the TEIA curation repository by filling out our Google form here' (an arrow points to a qr code bottom right corner). Above to the right is an orange box with the text 'Join Teia curation now!'.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

Well I can't do my own makeup to save my life but I had fun making this Egyptian style eye details for the munchkins Halloween Cat outfit. Bonus as it was such a hot day we now know it will hold up to moisture for her dance makeup also 🥳🥵.

A close up photo of a girls eye with black eyeliner on the top and bottom eye lid with stylised curves out to the side and two curls from the bottom. There is blue details on the top eyelid and facepaint around the eyebrows.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

My brain is in complete overload right now, so many ideas but no capacity to even start. If only I had an anime butler that is somehow skilled at everything and helps their haphazard charges make it through life. I imagine the top 3 but I am pretty sure it would rapidly devolve to the others 🤣.

A collage of 5 anime style images, the top 3 show a maid or Butler walking arm in arm with a girl or helping clean up their mess in beautiful domestic japanese scenes full of flowers. On the other hand the bottom 2 show what looks like a woman on the ground laughing like a maniac with crazy eyes while a Butler tries to hold back a tidal wave of rainbow rubbish unsuccessfully. The other shows a Butler standing on a woman's back (she is lying on the ground) holding her head just above a puddle - he could be either holding it up so she doesn't drown or pushing it into the water it's hard to tell but he does have a lovely crisp suit on on the plus side.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

'I'm tired' and 'I'm sore' have about as much relevance to the description of chronic pain as 'I'm fine' but there are no words that adequately describe the experiences to others. So I'm fine, how are you today? #Disability #ChronicPain

An illustration of a woman standing in the centre of image with her head turned to the side and an unfocused gaze. She has a long-sleeved, loose, muted cyan-coloured top and skirt which looks comfy, simple and easy to put on/off without pulling on the body. She is surrounded by misshapen monsters with humanoid or reptilian features in the same dull cyan colours or muted orangey red with forked tongues in the same colour. They close in around her, looming and pushing for attention with sharp teeth, hot breath and slithering, grotesque tongues. They cast shadows over her but she ignores them without comment or apparent interest, hope has faded in this moment with no expectations of reprieve. The background is beige, her skin colour is similar and without her black hair she would mostly fade into the background.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 30/09/2023

After all this crazy organising for my daughters Wings of Fire (WOF) themed birthday party I wonder if it's the sort of thing that I can turn the hand drawn dragon face masks into low cost downloads for others? There wasn't a lot when I was looking so it might be useful for others. 🤔

A close up photo of lart of two masks overlaying each other but not yet cut out. The masks are of a dragons eyes and nose that can be cut out and coloured-in. Dragons are a Seawing (bottom) and Nightwing from the Wings of Fire (WOF) series.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 30/09/2023

Packing the essentials for Barbies holiday

A pink barbie suitcase (barbie sized) packed to go with just pretty shells and coral.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

Me: Mum come and watch a show. Mum: What is it? Me: uuuummm the chatty guy with the pretty houses. Mum: Oh Grand designs, I will be right in. It is so nice when someone gets my meaning when the brain fog is bad lol. #Disability

A foggy view of a white multi- layered city with what looks like 3d words prominently on each level as well as some animal like shapes. It all looks like real objects and words but as you look closer you realise it's all gibberish and misshapen objects. It looks familiar, you know words and objects are there but they don't quite make sense with the fog hiding even more details. A physical representation of the experience of myalgic encephalomyelitis aka brain fog.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

I am happy with Nymph, just going to go hang out in a woodland lake somewhere now 😁. 🪷🌺🌿

A screenshot of quiz results for Nymph which shows a beautiful naked woman standing in a lake with green skin, long hair, floral wreathes and butterfly wings. Text says 'Nymph - You are a friend of nature. You love the outdoors, whether it be through camping, caring for animals, or doing what you can to protect the environment. Most likely, it's some combination. You are usually a very kind and... (see next image).

Image 2 - forgiving person, but kindness only goes so far, and there are few things that can incur your wrath like disrespect for mother nature. You tend to prefer order over chaos, kindness over cruelty, and tidiness over messiness, and that makes you a good fit for nymphs, spirits/deities of nature who exist to protect it from any who exist to protect it from any who would seek to cause it harm. (Continued image 3)

Image 3 - What kind of Nymph you would be depends on you. Do you like hiking in the forest (Forest Nymph)? How about spending time at the beach (Ocean Nymph)? Or maybe even frolicking in a meadow like you're in a Disney movie (Meadow Nymph)? Whatever you prefer, there's no question that nature is where you belong. (End of 3 images).

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

Just for fun I put my painting through random filters, I quite like this one 😁

A marble-like filter with soft rainbow pastel details over the painting 'Love Me Not' which shows a woman's upper body with shoulder length wild, wavy hair. She has a cyberpunk motif with a visor over her eyes and holds a scrappy ken type doll with a camera for a face surrounded by daisy petals which she is removing and burning one by one. She has a prosthetic arm designed in purple metal with celtic Epona (Divine Mare) tattoos that suggest protection and freedom, another reminds of the many joys of life and another means strength and perseverance under pressure.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

Currently working on party games for my Wings of Fire obsessed munchkin. I needed a bit of a break for a week or two so here we are 🤣. #WingsOfFire #Art

A photo of a hand-drawn map of Pyrrhia (from the 'Wings of Fire' book series) on paper artificially aged with tea stain and burnt edges. A yellow leaf is next to it and looks like a bit like a quill, a black ink pen, an exercise book and a bit of a microscope stand can be at the edge of a dark wood panelled table.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a dog, a cow and a Toblerone could reproduce? Look no further than Rough sharks for your answer, these goofy little guys are weirdly adorable to me 😂 #OxynotusBruniensis #Sharks #Sketching

A sketchpad drawing of an Australian/NZ Prickly dogfish Shark (Oxynotus bruniensis). A small shark that has a solid triangular shaped body with a little head off the front with round, dark eyes and 2 large dorsal fins. They have extra rough skin that almost makes them look furry and a second drawing on the right shows the face that looks a bit like a cow muzzle with flatter teeth on the bottom jaw, pointed top teeth and large-ish nostrils. Somehow they look incredibly cute. There are handwritten notes relating to colour and fin placement above.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 17/08/2023

A photo from the flower room in 'The Monet in Paris' exhibit currently in Brisbane. They used an AI program outside the front door to do Impressionist style artworks which didn't seem able to pick me up in my wheelchair. So I made my own instead 😁 #MonetInParis #Impressionists #AccessibleEvent

An AI illustration of a woman in a light blue dress, shoulder length brown hair with golden highlights from the lights, sitting in a wheelchair holding a glass of wine. The woman has been illustrated from a photo of Synkitty but the rest of the image is the original photo in the Garden room of the 'Monet in Paris' exhibit currently open in Brisbane. Hundreds of colourful, fake flowers cover the mounded floor which rises above her head, the walls are mirrors and flowers also hang from the ceiling creating an optical illusion of never ending flowers with a lit pathway in a loop in front.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 08/08/2023

A close-up shot of the prosthetic arm I drew, I'm pretty happy with how this came out #Art #Cyberpunk

A close-up of a painting of a futuristic cyberpunk purple, metallic, prosthetic arm. The hand has moving fingers with coloured cables visible at the joints. On the back there is a black outline of an Epona Triad design which is an old Celtic symbol referring to the Goddess Epona who was a protector of horses, mules and cavalry. The Tattoo symbolises the spirit of Epona which is bold, free-spirited, and fiercely protective of those you love and this particular symbol is triple strength.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 25/07/2023

You know you're #ND when drawing a shark requires narrowing my favourites down to Australian sharks that are Endangered or Vulnerable. I have gone from about 50 sharks down to 10 to choose from but I just keep finding more on #SharkDiversity. 😅 I should be set for #SharkWeek2024

A sketchpad of notes with a diagram of a Thresher shark and key features. Page includes length, weight, endangered status and lifespan. Also notes they live in deep water with an endothermic temperature system, they can jump high out of the water, the tail can be as long as its body and can use it like a whip to herd fish which can also stun them. The bottom is covered with scribbles of different positions to draw the shark in and a close up of its large eye.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 24/07/2023

I just discovered it's both #SharkWeek and #MothWeek (23 - 30/7/23) at the same time and I am torn. I am obsessed with both the mad diversity of Moths and Sharks and want to draw all the species 😂. How do I narrow it down? #Sharks v #Moth Showdown #SharkMoth

An top down AI image of a blue shark body with fins at the back and the side but the front fins are instead from a large blue moth resting on its back. It is surrounded by warm red, yellow and magenta abstract shapes that highlight the shark moth in the centre.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 23/07/2023

National Moth Week is on now (22 - 30th of July 2023) Since Australia is in the Southern hemisphere, there aren't a lot out since it's winter but we will be searching 😁. I also plan to paint some I have seen like these #CometMoths . nationalmothweek.org #MothWeek2023 #Moths #Insects

An illustration of two Comet moths, one from top view and the other showing more of a side view. Vivid yellow moths with long red tails with yellow at the end, they have 1 large spot on each section of wing, furry bodies and feather like antennae.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 20/07/2023

A #WIP still of 'Beautiful Not Broken' animated art piece I plan to mint tomorrow. #CIND #DisabledArtist #Tezos #TezosNFT #Hummingbird

Alt text - A hand drawn Anna's Hummingbird with colourful glitch patterns across head and feet. A still from a gif using 4 versions of the hummingbird with colourful glitch patterns and neon/light circuitry patterns. The images change roughly in time with an instrumental song by Alexi Action.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 05/07/2023

New drop 'Reverie of Time' to be released in a few hours, actual piece is an eternally looping gif considering time and infinite motion. 1/1 30XTZ www.deca.art/Synkitty/drop/reverie-… #Art #NFT #CIND #CINDArtist #Time #Tezos #TezosNFT

An egg or capsule shaped object centred in the middle of a portrait image it appears to be made of flowing paint. It is a beautiful midnight blue and shell coloured exterior gilded with lava around the edges. Like a Faberge egg, it opens to a landscape inside that appears to be tall trees in front of a cyan sky like the aurora borealis and a colourful river flows from the trees to the front of the egg. It rests on a midnight blue and orange floor that glows like lava and extends behind it to form a bone white circular frame over the top of the egg and a dark sky with some stars can be seen behind it.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 03/07/2023

Happy Disability Pride Month!!! As part of the celebrations @EnableCIND on Twitter will be announcing the #CINDArtContest winners this month (yay) and there is a great opportunity from @TeiaCommunity for #CINDArtist so keep an eye out for more news in coming days 💖🫂.

A black square with the words 'Celebrate Disability Pride Month - July 2023 - Diversity is beautiful'. It is decorated with 2 overlapping rainbows at the bottom and the top in the Disability flag colours of soft red, yellow, white, blue and green (black behind it). @EnableCIND is written on the left border as the creator.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 02/07/2023

Currently working on motion paths for a lunar series.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 23/06/2023

A small part of a #WIP which started from an AI creation and continues to be transformed for now. It will most likely be late for this Pride Month but I am enjoying the process.

A close up of a work in progress that shows two women with their eyes closed facing each other. They look calm and peaceful

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 20/06/2023

New work - 'Liquid Dreams - Free' 1/1 40XTZ on Teia Created for #TezosPride and in honour of Pride month 🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride! teia.art/objkt/826439 #Teia #Tezos

A woman flying with rainbow wings for arms and a birds head. There is a background of colourful clouds and a rainbow soars up from beneath each wing. Clear liquid drips from her mouth and body and the surrounding environment both with and against gravity. Both a part of her and connecting to the world around her, she is powerful and free.

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Synkitty @synkitty.bsky.social · 14/06/2023

A close up #WIP I am working on at the moment. Hopefully I finish it

A close up gif of an eye in a doorway looking down and then back up again. It's painted in blue, pink and aquas.

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