Nova Evermore

Little Sisyphuses: a micro essay

Photo of a blue sky filled with fluffy white clouds over a dark tree line. A single bird flies in the distance.

I learned from @austinkleon the meaning behind the word “amateur,” from the Latin “amator”: lover. I am so here to be an amateur for my whole life, showing up as an enthusiast of all the crafts that call to me, a devotee of the practices that make me feel alive.

Rippling water in a pool

A blue sky and trees and a swimming pool in the foreground

What is keeping me sane today.

Rainy days and puppy piles.

Well done Trans+ Solidarity Alliance 👏👏👏

I do hope they keep up the good work highlighting the absurdity of the situation in the UK.

I wear my badge proudly.

No-one shouldn't be at threat from violence, never when mind having a wiz.

Christopher F. Rufo Y @realchrisrufo There is a battalion of male-to-female transgenders within the American intelligence apparatus. They hate Italians and LibsofTikTok. They fantasize about pseudo-vaginas and butthole lazers. They are in charge of the most sophisticated spying machine in human history. 12:47 PM • 2/25/25 • 320K Views

Someone might want to let Chris Rufo know that many of the best coders, hackers, and cryptographers are LGBTQ. The neurodivergent talent required for these skills often comes with divergence from the mean in other areas.

📚 WATCH: “I can’t do much, but I can do this.”

As Rutherford County and other districts ban hundreds of books, a SMYRNA book store owner is offering banned books for free. #BannedBooksBrigade

Full: www.newschannel5.com/news/how-one...

Hand embroidery of a tiger swimming amongst green weeds represented with French knots

Posting my embroidery so people can find me... 🐯 #embroidery #handembroidery

Photograph featuring various fungi in different colours placed together in a group with some on top of others showing contrasts in hues and form

Artist and photographer Jill Bliss who explores and documents the rain coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest, creating nature-inspired work #womensart

Two small, fluffy white dogs tucked under a cream-colored blanket next to a window on a snowy day

We are hibernating. #puppylove #glimmers #hygge

"Fuck you I won't do what you tell me," stitched in cross stitch.

Morning mood.
#resist #resistance

What about a set of separate prints that can be matted and framed to compose the whole dollhouse? So beautiful!

It’s been a hard week—-how is it only Thursday?—-and my contribution to the internet is this photo of my sweet pup who is lulled out of barking fits when his jammie shirt goes on. #pupsinpajamas #readyforhiswhiskeyandslippers

As Trump takes aim at trans people, here's how you can help A list of actions that individuals and elected officials can take

Clear and actionable.

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Clouds bring me such joy. Today was rocky and spending a little time with this view helped a lot. #cloudenthusiast

Watercolor and colored pencil drawing of a white chamomile flower

Watercolor and colored pencil drawing of a rough garnet stone

Watercolor and colored pencil drawing of an acorn surrounded by oak leaves and berry sprigs

Watercolor and colored pencil drawing of a red clover flower

I’ve been doing a daily-ish drawing practice, a 4 x 4 inch piece. Low stakes to help me show up and see what happens.

GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.

Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.

A Havanese dog with head turned sideways looking sweetly at the camera

This face is saving my life right now. #puppylove #resist #glimmers

bro woke up and chose peace

Happy mail! #mixedmediaart #prismacolor #coloredpencils #makeartfeelbetter

It’s a great day to be a bookish person abandoning Amazon!

We will never stay silent. We are so proud to have joined thousands of marchers from across the nation at the People's March in Washington, DC to send an important message to our elected leaders: You work for the people. ALL the people. Take action! Learn more: www.peoplesmarch.com/act

Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more

Amazon removes 'equity for Black people' and 'LGBTQ+ rights' from company policies Amazon has quietly removed protections for Black and LGBTQ+ workers from its company policies.

Hey while megaretailers profiting one of the richest men in world are out here doing this shit www.advocate.com/news/amazon-...

maybe it's a fun time to switch to @librofm.bsky.social for audiobooks. Select the indie bookstore you'd like to support, listen away. Comp prices to aforementioned jerks

#januarty
Rosy maple moths in the form of some embroidered earrings 💕💛
#moths #insects #rosymaplemoth #embroidery #art #nature

Sculpture, artwork from Sahasa's Octopus Tea Cup Signature Series. Three hand sculpted octopuses are arranged on a vintage tea set with a floral pattern. The octopuses are modelled after the species Larger Pacific Striped Octopus. They are a high contrast white and dark brown, with an iconic striped and spotted pattern. The octopus are playing with pearls and shells.

Hey friends 🤗💐 Wishing everyone a beautiful Monday with the iconic Larger Pacific Striped Octopus 🐙

🐙 Sculpted from Clay + Painted in stripes with endless dots, attached to a vintage tea set.

🌊🦑🐡✨ #Art #ArtShare #Sculpture #AnimalArt #Octopus

Information and guidelines about the #ArtYear hashtag and feed. The image has black text on a white background with a green border. The text reads as follows: "Join the #ArtYear challenge and post your own original art daily or every few days to help spread joy in the community! Guidelines: -Post YOUR OWN ORIGINAL art -Any medium: art, craft, photography, etc. -New or old -There are no themes or prompts -Post daily or every few days -Use ALT text -Must be SFW (Safe For Work) -No AI or NFTs -Use the hashtag #ArtYear Let's create and share the joy! Find the #ArtYear feed in my profile, @annalarssonstudio.bsky.social, under Feeds and pin it to your menu."

Join the #ArtYear challenge! Post your own original art daily or every few days to help spread joy in the community. See image for guidelines.

✨Let's create and share the joy!✨

Find the #ArtYear feed in the link below or in my profile under Feeds and pin it to your menu.
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