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goofy demon jumping jack doll in action

[Video description: A video of an articulated paper doll in action. The doll depicts a blue and red demon, with a grinning blue face, red horns, and red forearms and thighs. It has bird claw-like hands and feet, and a sinister grinning face on its tummy. It has a blue yarn tail with a red pointed tip. When the tail is pulled, the doll raises its arms and legs. The video is in a forest - there are ambient insect noises in the background.]

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every once in a while i go searching for ancient roman cephalopod art and i find a creature so ridiculous that i immediately have to share it with everyone. this guy is from ariminum and he looks like he's seen god

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I tried a few new things with this one. I can’t wait to see it fired

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Léon Bakst (Russian,1866-1924)

Octopus

gouache on paper

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I love New England death's-head gravestones because there are some of horrific beauty that force you to confront Death head on

And then sometimes you get this instead

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Dried plant collage by Helen Ahpornsiri

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How would someone get into weaving like the ttok cheese post 😔😔😔 I love it so much and would love to make something like that

All you need to get started is some yarn, a good source to learn from, and a few tools you probably already have around the house! There are tools I'd recommend buying to make things easier, but not having them won't keep you from weaving.

A good source to learn from:

I have a previous post that lists resources for both tablet weaving and heddle weaving that you can find here. If you like the way the hateno cheese band looks, you might want to try tablet weaving! If you're drawn to the style of my other bands (ex. the ducks and houses), then you'll want to look into heddle weaving (specifically Baltic pick up).

Throughout my journey into bandweaving, I've found much more, and much better, resources for tablet weaving than I have for heddled weaving. Because of this, I've decided to create my own guide to weaving with a rigid heddle to throw into the mix. It'll be a while before I'm done because I'm being super extra about it, but keep an eye out if that's something you'd be interested in! Here's a peek of my progress because I'm very excited about it. Can you tell I have a background in narrative illustration?

Tools of the trade:

There are 5 basic tools in bandweaving:

The yarn. The only tool that is absolutely required. You could weave with yarn alone if you so felt like it.

The heddle. Technically not required, but it would be incredibly tedious to weave without one. I personally like using a rigid heddle for heddled weaving, but string heddles are easy to make with tools you already have. Tablet weaving uses cards, which might not technically be a kind of heddle, but it serves the same purpose.

The shuttle. Not required, but convenient to have and easy to make. If you don't want to use a shuttle, the weft can be tied into a little bundle instead.

The beater. The beater and the shuttle are often one and the same. It's essentially just a stick. Even the side of your hand can work. Whatever can pack the weft down into the previous row.

The loom. You might think of a loom as a very large, expensive piece of equipment, but it doesn't have to be! A loom is anything that holds your warp threads under tension. My "loom" consists of tying one end of my warp to a piece of furniture and the other end around my belt with a clip.

These are the tools I use:

And here is an alternative to the rigid heddle, which is very easy to scrounge around for and make yourself:

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goofy nudibranchs I found in my files

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[Id: post on bluesky by user joekatz45.bsky.social that reads "Seriously. Pick an aspect of Project 2025 you don't like. Write up 200 words TOPS on why you don't like it. Submit it to your local paper. They often publish these online, too, so you can give it a bump on social media when it runs." End id]

For my American writer friends on here: something you can do that could help in the coming election if you live in a small town - especially a red-leaning one.

Posting this to tumblr because I know people here are actually capable of writing 200 words lol.

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The full set of all of my LOTR pieces! they are currently available at Gallery Nucleus!

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Here’s an invaluable writing resource for you.

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The Sandhill Crane is day 21 of #migratorymay2024 hosted by @migratorymay and @environmentamericas

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Chicken illustrations for @artemisiafarmstead in Lillooet, British Columbia

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For when you need to drink like a Minoan

All three will be available in the upcoming shop update

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Hermit 2

Orange Claw