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Maria Mangano

@mariamangano.bsky.social

Artist, parent, musician, birder, in and around Pittsburgh

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Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs (hard mode: no SW, ST, or LOTR)

27.06.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s AI. Bluebirds don’t snuggle like that. Also those are both males because AI can’t tell that most songbirds are sexually dimorphic

26.06.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What’s a poster you had in your room growing up?

23.06.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A small rectangular piece of wood, covered in chalk dust, is lying on a wooden table under a colored chalk drawing of flashing police lights.

A small rectangular piece of wood, covered in chalk dust, is lying on a wooden table under a colored chalk drawing of flashing police lights.

Found art

09.06.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A long-haired tabby cat is laying on a white bedspread and looking at the camera. His tongue is sticking out of his mouth just a little bit, but he doesn’t realize it.

A long-haired tabby cat is laying on a white bedspread and looking at the camera. His tongue is sticking out of his mouth just a little bit, but he doesn’t realize it.

Blep.

07.06.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a group of muppets are standing together with their mouths wide open Alt: a group of muppets are standing together with their mouths wide open while gonzo plays the trumpet
25.05.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m at avesmaria

20.05.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll follow you! I think you have to go into your preferences and let anyone send you friend requests and follows. I just looked at mine and saw it was set to nobody allowed to friend me

20.05.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A drawing of hellebores, an early-blooming flower, done with magenta, green, and white ink and watercolor, on chartreuse paper

A drawing of hellebores, an early-blooming flower, done with magenta, green, and white ink and watercolor, on chartreuse paper

Coming up for air from bad cold/power outage/solo parenting with a sketch of the hellebores in my yard

01.05.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, AI. πŸ˜‘

22.04.2025 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People, who due to autism or any other reason, can't pay taxes, hold a job, play baseball, write a poem, go out on a date, and/or use the toilet without help ~still have value~ and I think that's getting lost

17.04.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meditations on Hell β€œI’m coming to Boston, I’m bringing hell with me.” β€”Tom Homan, β€œborder czar” and former acting director of ICE - - - Hell is not a lake of fire, no...

"Hell is waking up one morning and feeling like your rights were stripped away overnight, only to realize it’s been happening gradually over your lifetimeβ€”and for much of that time, all you did to try to stop it was vote."

07.04.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Ha ok! Yes it is quite gallows humor here!

06.04.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The business closing signs have been up for a few months. The tarriff one went up this week though!

06.04.2025 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of a woman’s torso standing in front of a brick wall. Her upper arm features a freshly completed tattoo in black ink of an American Robin perched in a flowering tree.

A photo of a woman’s torso standing in front of a brick wall. Her upper arm features a freshly completed tattoo in black ink of an American Robin perched in a flowering tree.

Love your turkey vulture! I have two bird tattoos by Pittsburgh tattooist Jessi Cramer! Here’s the big one, an American Robin perched in a redbud tree.

03.04.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#printpromptmonday this week is #foliage ! Trying to challenge myself with some fast carving so I made this trillium and printed it on some gouache brushstrokes. #reliefprint #printmaking

26.03.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! You can’t see this in the image but I have it sketched in so the unicorn is starting a big fire with its horn because that’s a bit where I’m at these days 🫠

19.03.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This week’s #printpromptmonday is #inprogress so here’s a #linocut I’m carving. It’s a big departure from my bird-centric work but I needed something in my life with a bit of whimsy!

19.03.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Neat! Thanks and I’ll be checking it out!

18.03.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Yes, literally hundreds of prints 🫠 I attached them to panels that I installed on the gallery wall and that made it go a bit faster.

16.03.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Detail here of the birds, relief print on reclaimed paper with gouache and watercolor embellishments.

16.03.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Artwork of thousands of paper birds spiraling towards the corner of a room

Artwork of thousands of paper birds spiraling towards the corner of a room

Coming very late to #printpromptmonday with this big installation I made in 2019, Lesser Bodies. It’s about the collapse of chimney swift populations in the US. Not in the water, but I was inspired by the motion of water circling a drain.

16.03.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2

I’m really enjoying your work. Do you put together multiple plates in one print to get this clear color separation?

16.03.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Actually that seems like 4/5 of your family. 😸😸 Dad’s quite outnumbered there and should just admit defeat.

07.03.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok so I just finished reading @stephenking.bsky.social β€˜s The Stand for the first time and I’ve realized Dump is basically a manifestation of Randall Flagg. Sociopath leading through fear and harsh punishment. Stranger than fiction indeed.

06.03.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Slight edit: Nazi porn bar

05.03.2025 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 15676    πŸ” 2672    πŸ’¬ 284    πŸ“Œ 102

@strangford.bsky.social I definitely had to chase one out of a print studio once! They’re curious little things!

03.03.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s #printpromptmonday and today’s theme is #flipped! Here’s a linocut I printed using the same block twice on one paper. They’re starlings, a beautiful, smart, fascinating bird that’s also invasive where I live (in the US).

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