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Cass

@cass-in-michigan.bsky.social

I’m an ADHD woman in my mid-40’s, born legally blind in my left eye so my vision has always been 2D. I use logic to create my 3D art. I live in the greater Grand Rapids, Michigan area.

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Latest posts by cass-in-michigan.bsky.social on Bluesky

#ThaiMicroCrabs #LimnopilosNaiyanetri #Crabs #ZoeaLarvae #Freshwater #FreshwaterAquarium #Aquarium #Science #Microscope #Microbiology #Microecology #Microorganisms #Aglae #GreenWater #copepods #liquidfoods

19.02.2025 14:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Zoea Larvae Day 4 - Slow Motion Video under the microscope
YouTube video by Cassandra Tiensivu Zoea Larvae Day 4 - Slow Motion Video under the microscope

youtu.be/bbaIJ4QztbE

19.02.2025 14:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

#ThaiMicroCrabs #LimnopilosNaiyanetri #Crabs #ZoeaLarvae #Freshwater #FreshwaterAquarium #Aquarium #Science #Microscope #Microbiology #Microecology #Microorganisms #Aglae #GreenWater #copepods #liquidfoods

19.02.2025 14:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Attempt at raising Thai Micro crabs zoea larvae in captivity #2- Day 3
YouTube video by Cassandra Tiensivu Attempt at raising Thai Micro crabs zoea larvae in captivity #2- Day 3

youtu.be/yEwpxIKXJEk

19.02.2025 14:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

#ThaiMicroCrabs #LimnopilosNaiyanetri #Crabs #ZoeaLarvae #Freshwater #FreshwaterAquarium #Aquarium #Science #Microscope #Microbiology #Microecology #Microorganisms #Aglae #GreenWater #copepods #liquidfoods

19.02.2025 14:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Attempt at raising Thai Micro crabs zoea larvae in captivity #2 - Day 2
YouTube video by Cassandra Tiensivu Attempt at raising Thai Micro crabs zoea larvae in captivity #2 - Day 2

youtu.be/g968ZQbQp1k

19.02.2025 14:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

#ThaiMicroCrabs #LimnopilosNaiyanetri #Crabs #ZoeaLarvae #Freshwater #FreshwaterAquarium #Aquarium #Science #Microscope #Microbiology #Microecology #Microorganisms #Aglae #GreenWater #copepods #liquidfoods

19.02.2025 14:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So I’m going to make note of everything I do as my crabs release larvae into my aquarium, whether I am successful or not. Hopefully then, if I do not have larvae make it into adulthood, someone can pick up where I left off and finally succeed with this.

19.02.2025 14:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Lots of people have apparently tried to raise baby Thai Micro Crabs (aka zoea larvae) without success, but there’s not much documentation out there about it. Well: we need to document the failures so that we know what to avoid in order to achieve success.

19.02.2025 14:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Attempt at raising Thai Micro crabs zoea larvae in captivity #2 - Day 1
YouTube video by Cassandra Tiensivu Attempt at raising Thai Micro crabs zoea larvae in captivity #2 - Day 1

youtu.be/czgdI9hNZAw

19.02.2025 14:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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#Sculpture #Sculpting #MixedMedium #Dragon #Fantasyart #Art #workinprogress #oneofakind #GrandRapids #Michigan #USA #Artist #3DArt #2DVision #LegallyBlindInOneEye

28.01.2025 01:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Most of the base wing material is in place. Fleshing out details now. Reworking the back legs. Gonna have to redo the tongue too. I knocked off the first one by accident and just have a temporary one in there now.

28.01.2025 01:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

#Sculpture #Sculpting #MixedMedium #Dragon #Fantasyart #Art #workinprogress #oneofakind #GrandRapids #Michigan #USA #Artist #3DArt #2DVision #LegallyBlindInOneEye

24.01.2025 21:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Had to take a few days off for my monthly 2-3 day long migraine visit. Never fun. Anyway, here’s how the wing material looks out in overcast daylight. Finally figured out how to manipulate it to add some texture directly to it, but I will still be layering some other materials onto it.

24.01.2025 21:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

#Bioluminescent #Bioluminescence #FireflyPetunias #Flowers #Gardening #Indoors

23.01.2025 23:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2. I finally found an envelop of seeds I harvested from my bioluminescent Firefly Petunias last summer. I tried growing some in the fall, but they didn’t start. This batch did!

23.01.2025 23:47 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

#LemonTree #Seedling #Gardening #Indoors

23.01.2025 23:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Lemon tree seedling

Lemon tree seedling

Things I’m growing indoors right now:

1. A lemon tree from a seed that arrived dried out in an air tight / sealed package. Apparently, that’s not the best way to start a lemon tree. But, this little guy just really wanted to live.❤️

23.01.2025 23:43 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Working on texture, and building up the limbs and digits.

#Sculpture #Sculpting #MixedMedium #Dragon #Fantasyart #Art #workinprogress #oneofakind #GrandRapids #Michigan #USA #Artist #3DArt #2DVision #LegallyBlindInOneEye

20.01.2025 03:40 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#Sculpture #Sculpting #MixedMedium #Dragon #Fantasyart #Art #workinprogress #oneofakind #GrandRapids #Michigan #USA #Artist #3DArt #2DVision #LegallyBlindInOneEye

15.01.2025 06:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I will be creating an LED cloud around the base so that it looks like he’s riding up into the sky. And then I will be figuring out how to rig some fiber optic strands in his case to make it look like there are stars floating all around him. He still needs more fine details, wind membranes and color.

15.01.2025 06:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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His tongue is setting, and will be sanded down and shaped a bit more tomorrow. Yeah, turns out I can sand this foam stuff. 🙂 He measures 17 1/2” from base to tip of the tallest wingspar, has a 15” spread wingspan, and is 9” from the tip of his tongue to the furthest extended portion of his tail.

15.01.2025 06:04 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you! ☺️

15.01.2025 05:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You just gotta remember to hollow them out at the leather hard stage next time!

12.01.2025 17:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Very cute. I’m working on a dragon in flight right now myself. I like seeing them in motion.

12.01.2025 16:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Awesome!

12.01.2025 16:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Nah. I did a lot of sculpting in my pottery classes too! My professor loved it. His motto was: as long as whatever you’re doing, you do it well, go for it!

12.01.2025 16:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Sculpting a dragon. Mixed media. Wire, aluminum foil, duct tape, and foam clay (thus far).

#Sculpture #Sculpting #MixedMedium #Dragon #Fantasyart #Art #workinprogress #oneofakind #GrandRapids #Michigan #USA #Artist #3DArt #2DVision #LegallyBlindInOneEye

12.01.2025 16:36 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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