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I'm in a sketching mood. mutuals give me your OCs

are fuzzy peaches different from peach rings flavor wise? :0

blinks cutely

A messy oil pastel sketch of a round grey and white button quail. The background of soil and grass has some of the orange underpainting peeking through.

Quick study of a button quail I did a little while ago. I love to play around with pastels whenever I get art block because I feel like I just have so much fun exploring what they can do.

#birds #birdart #buttonquail #oilpastel #sketchbook

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A cartoon drawing of anthropomorphic wolves in a video arcade, playing cabinet versions of Lotus 123 and Microsoft Excel

Written by @polarrhoid.bsky.social : Businessman’s arcade with booze and fancy watches as prizes

another thing i see a lot of artists do are 'digital sketchbooks' but I..... simply don't draw enough for something like that 😭 and a lot of the art i don't finish/post are things I can't post anyways.

(i'm thinking about things to sell because i'm getting surgery soon AHHH)

two extremely low quality images of sparrows with a bunch of text jargon about their molt limits

"what unique perspective can i offer on (creative/scientific) topics that people would want to read" is a hard question to answer when you're a hobbyist artist and your science looks like this,

Considering making some short digital 'zines' I can throw up onto ko-fi for pocket change. Not sure what topics people would be interested in though- keeping a pocket sketchbook, birding, character creation maybe?

I’m going to be shutting my shop down for the day and providing links to places where you can put your money instead.

Do what you can, keep pushing

I think your odds of getting bladder cancer are probably higher than anything happening to you in a LA public restroom. Might be worthwhile to carry pepper spray if you don't already, and stick to restrooms in businesses / con centers, and there's a good chance no one will bother you.

it really clocks as odd to anyone, but if I am feeling anxious I will also try to fart or something LOL. Apologies if you're not looking for reassurances, but after months of being fine pissing in the men's restrooms of rural OK despite breasting boobily -

That's completely understandable! I was honestly terrified when i first started using the men's but i guess my anxiety has improved after 5+ years of not getting so much as even a glance. I've also witnessed a decent number of presumably cis guys going into the stalls to piss, so, doubt-

For trans reasons? ymmv (i'm white passing and skinny) but I haven't had any issues in men's restrooms, even before fully "passing" while I was working in Oklahoma. I was really worried about it at first but I've found that most people don't care very much, esp not in socal

TY!! the only real hurdle atm is finding housing but it's a really good gig i'm excited

One of the places that rejected me called me back a week later with an offer #complainingWorks

Ok i'll play... if you see this, post a bird :]

A man stands in a celebratory fashion on his mech.

A man stands alone in the snow beside a bloodstain. An albatross flies overhead.

Two fairies sitting together. One is adjusting the other’s flower crown.

A man with lizard features stands in the snow alone outside of a building. He is holding a lit cigarette.

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🩸Hey there, thanks for checking out my art! My name is Jo and I focus on ttrpg art, creature design, and oc art. I like to play with a wide variety of styles!

🩸If you're interested in commissions or finding me elsewhere my links are here:

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Universal Harvester by John Darnielle (yes, mountain goats guy) is fun

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke is only horror if you squint but is generally fantastic

The Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Van der Meer if you haven't read it already - the book ver of Annihilation is a lot different than the movie

For nonfic, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

I've been wanting to get something of my scrub jay from you for years and every bird i see from you only increases that need. your fashion design sense is immaculate

this feature is what convinced me to start migrating everything over it's sooo nice. pretty simple but the simplicity makes it a lot more useable than any other "mind map" program i've tried. just drag and drop and snap into place baybee

working on transferring all of my story notes to Obsidian and i'm having a lot of fun with the canvas feature

free images: unsplash.com
free SFX: freesound.org
both and more: pixabay.com

oupy dogy

on top of that I am overqualified for internships aimed at students, which are more lenient w qualifications but dont pay well enough to support me. mass exodus of federal workers taking any ecology jobs available has led to ppl actually fit for 'mid range' positions getting outcompeted

I hope so, but im in an odd position-- im applying for field work/data collection jobs that often require people to work alone in the wilderness. in cases where data quality + independence is concerned, its almost always better to hire the person w more experience

literally what am i supposed to do

every rejection email I've gotten in the past 5 months has been like "you're very qualified for the position and did well in your interview and all of your references had only wonderful things to say about you. buuuuut someone with 10yrs experience also applied so it's going to them lol"

unfortunately there isn't any place to read it online and the book is pricey, but maybe you can find a used copy?