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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🥳 Woot, there it is! I'll be serving as a Creative Industries Ambassador over the next year. 💪 Can't wait to get started helping shape the future of creative industries in New Mexico.

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! I'm double-dipping on the #Golden theme this week with my golden grasses at Golden Hour. The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr... 📸 Wildhorse State Recreation Area, NV (2020)

Tall, brown, tufted bunch grass during golden hour backlit by sun gleaming off water in background in soft focus.

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𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 @churchstreetimages.com · 21/09/2026

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday September 26, 2026 The theme is #Lights Night lights, light of day, twinkling lights, aurora, show us what you've got! Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

Sepia toned photo of string lights in a brick alley with text reading:
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday September 26, 2026
The theme is #Lights
Any Art. Any interpretation.
Use both tags to be
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Multiple entries welcome.

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Wealie Arts @wealiearts.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New theme for #Abstractia #ArtChallenge starts Mon 14 Sep with prompt #SPLATTER ends Sun 20 Sep All #Art mediums welcome, #artisitic nudity okay, no NSFW or AI & use ALT Text for inclusivity follow feed: bsky.app/profile/weal... engage by liking, reposting & comment other posts #EastCoastKin #ECK

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𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 @churchstreetimages.com · 14/09/2026

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday September 19, 2026 The theme is #Golden This week all that glitters is indeed gold! Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

Photo of a yellow flower with text reading:
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday September 19, 2026
The theme is #Golden
Any Art. Any interpretation.
Use both tags to be
included in our feed.
Multiple entries welcome.

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Undulating/rocking is a great way to soothe our nervous systems, physically. But can images of #undulating landscapes soothe the emotional beast? I think so 👍 🔗 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr... 📸 Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, #DeathValley National Park (2013)

A vast, undulating sand dune field with a pink glow from the sunrise spreads out before jagged mountains in the background.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My Abandoned Homestead received an honorable mention in the 46th Annual Tombstone Art Show. And two of my three prints in the show have already sold. I'd call that a successful show. 🤩 Be sure to check out all the great work in the show before it closes on Sep 27th! #VisitTombstone #TombstoneAZ

Close up of a vintage truck with cabins in the distance in color and the moody sky and landscape in black and white.

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𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 @churchstreetimages.com · 07/09/2026

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday September 12, 2026 The theme is #Undulating Oceans, hills, blankets, bring us your rolling scenes! Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

Photo of grass where the camera moved suddenly with text:
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday September 12, 2026
The theme is #Undulating
Any Art. Any interpretation.
Use both tags to be
included in our feed.
Multiple entries welcome.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Oh FFS. So many layers of *wrong*. Google Patented the Right to Replace Your Landing Page by @marcokotrotsos kotrotsos.medium.com/google-paten...

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Google Patented the Right to Replace Your Landing Page

Your website just became inventory.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Hey fellow creatives, if you want a rundown of the Southwest Contemporary Summit, I'll be sharing that through the @southwestarttowns.bsky.social newsletter. 👇

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

We do have our fun in the name of art. 😊

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Lovely memories of Summers past. 😊

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𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 @churchstreetimages.com · 31/08/2026

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday September 5, 2026 The theme is #Minimal It doesn't have to be strict minimalism to join. Just keep it simple! 😊 Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

Photo of the moon in eclipse with text reading:
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday September 5, 2026
The theme is #Minimal
Any Art. Any interpretation.
Use both tags to be
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Multiple entries welcome.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🥳 I dropped 3 pieces from my Abandoned series at the #TombstoneArtGallery for their annual art show last week. Show runs through Sep 27. Check it out if you're in the area! Plus huge props to the organization for such a well-oiled intake process. They've got it nailed! #VisitTombstone #TombstoneAZ

Woman standing in front of the Tombstone Art Gallery holding 3 large flat boxes.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I get a kick out of finding facial #pareidolia when I'm out and about. 😁

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

"Chaos rules our world. It’s what makes our lives so interesting. The surprises—for better or worse—are probably what keeps us from taking our life outcomes for granted."

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

On behalf of the 6K+ species of lizards, my little lizard friend and I want to wish everyone a very happy #WorldLizardDay! Gila Lagarto here is from last year's Creatures of the Gila show that the Grant County Art Guild puts on every year. art.valinreallife.com/gila-lagarto/

Photographic art of a new mexico crevice spiny lizard, Sceloporus poinsettii poinsettii, on a rock.

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! This week's #Earth theme reminded me of my favorite scale solar system. 📸 Baker, #Nevada (2015) The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr... #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #DontFenceMeIn

A small hand-painted sign that reads "earth" with a small globe dangling from it hangs on a barbed wire fence in a vast valley of sagebrush.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We should have a 🤬 choice. This is theft. Biggest heist in history.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Learning to be a lefty is tough. And my camera is decidedly a right-handed device. 😕

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Southwest Art Towns @southwestarttowns.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Who's it for? Anyone who wants to learn more about our community and meet other members. And for members who would like some hands-on help with your profile. We'll be there to help you learn how to get the most of your membership.

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Southwest Art Towns @southwestarttowns.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Are you Southwest Art Towns curious? Mark your calendars to join us for this combo meetup/workshop on Sept. 10th from 5–7 pm in Silver City. Space is limited so register today! southwestarttowns.com/meetup #SouthwestArtTowns #Meetup

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Obviously #water is hella important in all kinds of ways. But its role in shaping our landscape gets my inner #geomorphology dork *very* excited. The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr... 📸 Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Gorge, OR (2014)

A waterfall nourishes moss on a cliff face in the Columbia River Gorge.

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Propane and Bourbon @propaneandbourbon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

We're having a decent monsoon season finally this year. That means the fly invasion should be happening soon. We better dust off our fly swatting doubles game now though. Even though our house is small, it's still way bigger than the trailer. Time to train up! propaneandbourbon.com/gear/how-to-...

Woman in baseball cap and tank top holding an electric fly swatter in a tennis-player stance.

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Happy Belated National Blogger Day! I'm a little late sharing to Bluesky. But it still seems like a good day to remind you I still think you should start your own personal blog, too... valinreallife.com/digital-sanc... #NationalBloggerDay #BloggerLife

Woman sitting on dune dune with hiking poles by her side and a snow-capped mountain in the background.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

DYK I'm a science nerd? Yep. I have a BS in geology. And my honors thesis in college was "Sediment transport and bedform migration in sand-bedded streams" TYVM 😅

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𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 @churchstreetimages.com · 10/08/2026

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday August 15, 2026 The theme is #Earth A patch of dirt, open plains, show off the goodness of EARTH! Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

Photo of woods and water with text reading:
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday August 15, 2026
The theme is #Earth
Any Art. Any interpretation.
Use both tags to be
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Multiple entries welcome.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Now that I've left the Grant County Art Guild gallery, what's next? For the artist part of me, it's weird to not have a physical gallery to call home. But, alongside my partner-in-crime (J.), I'm repurposing my energy into my entrepreneurial efforts online across... art.valinreallife.com/newsletter/

Man and woman posing in front of a large, menacing dinosaur statue.

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Sierra Mountain Passes @sierrapasses.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

This Throwback Thursday brought to you by cruising Yuba Pass with style. #SierraPasses #SierraMountainPasses #YubaPass #TBT

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Not only is #Glass a wonderful invention in general, how much you have in your house can impact your quality of life. The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr... 📸 Elkmont, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2018) #HomeRenovation

Abstract angle view of the windows of a sunroom in black and white.

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Some places that have #Big features also hold big places in our hearts. This place is very, very big for me. 📸 Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, CO (2014) The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...

Large sand dunes stretch towards the sky dwarfing the landscape in the foreground.

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Southwest Art Towns @southwestarttowns.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

“People hate email marketing” is a common objection we hear. What people actually hate is *bad* email marketing. Spam, overly frequent messages, aggressive sales pitches. They don’t hate valuable, relevant messages from sources they chose to hear from. southwestarttowns.com/why-email-ma...

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Glass as a life metric. Definitely not something I gave a whole lot of thought to until I moved into a house with inadequate windows. But here we are.

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

"I've been at this blogging thing for a loooooong damn time. And there's been a lot of pressure to conform with the ""rules"" along the way. But I'll continue to write what I want, profanity and all. My house. My rules." valinreallife.com/dont-niche-m...

Black and white image of old split rail fence with chicken wire and barbed wire in a desert valley with mountains in the distance

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Today's note of encouragement is that #Growing isn't just for youngsters. We adults need to keep at it too. 💪 📸 Rancho Meling, Baja, Mexico (2017) The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...

Four puppies nursing with their tired-looking mother.

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Southwest Art Towns @southwestarttowns.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We just got back from another blast to El Paso. And we *finally* got to stop into the Photographer's Collaborative gallery. We've been trying to make the timing work for ages... #SouthwestArtTowns #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration #PhotgraphersCollective

Four smiling people taking an usie with a photography gallery in the background.

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Sierra Mountain Passes @sierrapasses.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Monitor Pass is a Sierra favorite amongst riders for good reason. Learn more 👇 sierramountainpasses.com/central-sier... #SierraMountainPasses #SierraPasses #RideTheSierra #VisitCalifornia #MonitorPass #CA89 #VisitAlpineCounty

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Propane and Bourbon @propaneandbourbon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🥳 Woot! It's National Hammock Day! 👍 Just thought you should know in case you love hammocks too. 💯 We're fans of hammock camping off the motos in particular. #IsItHappyHourYet #NationalHammockDay

Man standing in campsite by lake with hammocks in the foreground.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Given my feeling about my blog "niche", it won't surprise you that I have similar feelings about my photography "niche" as well. I don't want to be stuck doing one style, y'all. It's that simple. I go where the muse takes me.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

And yes, that little one up front was the most mischievous of them all. 😏

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

If you're in El Paso, check out the Photographer's Collaborative. Great work happening there. 💯

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

This is a good read about the Ai turmoil the past week with some broader insights.

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! I had quite the trip down memory lane this week looking at shots from the #Quiet places I've been. Eventually I landed on sharing this image. 📸 Seven Devils, Idaho (2014) The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr... #NoiseVacation

An alpine lake covered in lily pads surrounded by a wildfire meadow with conifers and rock outcrops in the background in the Seven Devils of Idaho, USA.

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Southwest Art Towns @southwestarttowns.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Have you checked out the CreativeCon wrap up video? It's a great highlight of what the NM Creative Industries Division does and why it's important. Plus you can have a laugh when you spot our goofy selves in it. 😅 Check it out. 👉 youtu.be/prnwZjoPx-0?...

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NM CreativeCon 2026 - Documentary Recap

YouTube video by New Mexico Economic Development Department

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Val in Real Life @valinreallife.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Open #Wide! My gator statue friend here loves showing off his teeth. 📸 Plaza of the Alligators statue – San Jacinto Plaza – #ElPaso (2026) The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...

Close up of a portion of the Plaza of the Alligators statue in San Jacinto Plaza in El Paso showing an alligator with its mouth wide open.

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Propane and Bourbon @propaneandbourbon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🥳 We'd just celebrated our independence from COVID lockdown in 2020 and were headed towards Idaho. 🐴 We ended up at Wild Horse State Recreation Area in northern NV instead. 💯 And it was great. 😔 Until it wasn't. 🔗 propaneandbourbon.com/places/wonde... #RVlife #RVliving #NVStateParks

Setting suns sends rays of soft warm light over a meadow as it begins to set behind mountains in the distance.

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Val Weston NM @valwestonnm.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It's #NationalBlueberryDay! Raise your hand if you love blueberries. I love them, too! But I think the blueberry-loving award goes to a little girl who dropped by my art booth one time who flipped over my Bowl of Blueberries piece... #ValWestonNM #DigitalPhotographicArt

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Southwest Art Towns @southwestarttowns.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🤔What does email have to do with independence? 💯 We'll tell ya! 🔗 southwestarttowns.com/why-email-ma... #SouthwestArtTowns #EmailMarketing

Graphic reading “Why email marketing means independence” with vintage image of postage stamp showing the signing of the Declaration of Independence

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