@comfortableshoes.bsky.social
artist, art therapist, maker, creative person, creator
Ohhhh I love the idea of changing the sky on the power lines.
08.02.2026 01:29 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I've been experimenting with tetrapak and trash printmaking again. ko-fi.com/post/TetraPa...
31.01.2026 21:17 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Big Storm Readiness
Where I grew up a winter storm could bring a few hours to a week of no power. We were on well water and had our own propane tanks. Readiness in that kind of deep rural environment is different than where I am now in the suburbs of a major metro area. I'm on city water and gas.โฆ
Making Charcoal for Art and Otherย Uses
When it comes to making art, charcoal is a classic for many reasons. It's dark and black and feels pretty awesome to draw with. There are different types of charcoal- willow/vine, stick, compressed. Willow is exactly what it says, thin willow twigs areโฆ
Quick Weeknight Chili
This is my recipe for what I call a quick chili. It's quick because it can be assembled and be eaten in a shorter period of time than a regular chili. 1lb ground beef seasoning blend: paprika, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder,โฆ
Immediately say they didn't get their digital download. And fucking PayPal doesn't contact me and just goes with their claim. There is no digital download. If you get too many of these claims PayPal can shut you down. Fuuuuuuuuuuuggggh
04.01.2026 07:28 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I ended up getting another scammer hit on my ko-fi. This time they went after my top level support tier. So I locked all those down and I'll keep them shut off for awhile. All my current supporters will keep on supporting and one offs are allowed but this has been annoying. They support and then
04.01.2026 07:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Only 1 had an actual account on ko-fi, but figured I'd refund that one too. Anyone else get hit with this?
03.01.2026 06:09 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I got hit with some sort of scam on Ko-Fi, I got a bunch of small support amounts, total dollar amount was $15 for all the tips. One of the scammers immediately hit me with a "I didn't get what I ordered." Roughly 2 minutes after hitting send on the tip. All of the emails looked fake.
03.01.2026 06:09 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Pencil sketch of a women from earth world on Instagram. Background is pink.
Pencil sketch of a women from earth world on Instagram. Background is pink.
Pencil sketch of a man from earth world on Instagram. Background is pink.
Pencil sketch of a women from earth world on Instagram. Background is pink.
Some pencil sketches I did as a reward for starting to clear off my work surface.
27.12.2025 21:44 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0โฅ๏ธโฅ๏ธโฅ๏ธ I love to share budget minded stuff. I'm glad it helped you too.
27.12.2025 21:32 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I am trying not to be cranky over my teaching someone a process only for them to cut me out of the final work so I don't get any credit for the research and work I did on this process. I love the work I do but honestly... This sucks.
23.12.2025 05:16 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Recycling T-Shirts into Loom Knitย Blankets
Every job I've ever had gave out t-shirts. Some jobs I had to purchase a t-shirt* to wear while at work but then also gave me shirts to wear. Currently I make shirts with kids and also make shirts for the org as a project with kids. I have dozens andโฆ
Cardboard Weed Barrier andย Mulch
When my former workplace sent me to WFH during the early days of 2020 and COVID I decided to rip half my backyard out and turn it to garden. The year before I'd had a successful run of growing tomatoes and peppers. I needed more space for more veggies. I used a noโฆ
The thing that will turn me away from my current profession are the systemic inequities set up against the working poor.
16.12.2025 01:57 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0First they came for Calibri
And I did not speak out
Because I did not use Microsoft Word
Compostable is Not Always Compostable- Why โCompostableโ Insulation Shouldnโt Go In the Pulpย Vat
Years and years ago I dumped the soft denim based insulation from a meal delivery service into my home compost. The company bragged that it was compostable. It was but not in a home compost bin. Myโฆ
Vacuum Sealers
Over the years we've had a few different vacuum sealers. We were initially gifted an "As Seen On TV" one from my MIL who had bought one off QVC or somewhere else in the 90s. It worked okay but struggled to suck and seal anything but the thinnest bags. We didn't like it. Then myโฆ
Some claim the Clapperclaw comes from villagers forced from their homes by the clearances of medieval sheep barons or landowners wanting stately parks. A summoning of an old carrion god to bring a vengeance on greed. In this, a remembrance of folklore as ache for justice. โ Dr. M. Benn #Folklore
08.12.2025 11:21 โ ๐ 146 ๐ 20 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1Bone Broth
When we buy an easy chicken (what we call a rotisserie chicken) we save the carcass. That goes into the crock pot or stock pot with carrots, celery, and onion and a little salt. All rough chopped. If I have herbs I'll add them. But generally I leave this stock pretty plain and addโฆ
Well, I guess I have a single (actual) post up on the very sparse & very new blog. Wanna go read it? It's inkvent day 1
www.inkygeek.com/inkventpocal...
(I have no idea what I'm doing, please be nice. I don't have a newsletter up yet, but am going to work on it. One thing at a time)
Meal Planning andย Costco
My wife and I used to have a Costco membership, it was gifted to her from a family member. We let it run out because Costco was a pain in the rear to get to. We just never went. And at the time we didn't have the chest freezer. My parents years ago insisted we all go toโฆ
Making Recycled Paper Pulp as a Meditation onย Consumption
So I continued my paper pulp making into the last 2 weeks. I'm working to make more pulp for papercrete and paper mรขchรฉ clay. We don't have a huge amount of stuff coming in- bills, flyers and such. Over the last few days we had some amazonโฆ
Coffee and Recycled Paper Pulp Briquettes areย Better?
Well the coffee and paper pulp briquettes are dried and now tested. I see now why so many people make them. They are seriously superior to paper alone. All of the recycled paper briquettes put out a quick 20 minute burst of heat. The differenceโฆ
The Week Long Paper Gatherย Experiment
The first batch of pulp made 29.5 small briquettes and 4 fist sized briquettes. Each one burns for about 20 to 30 minutes in the pellet stove and leaves behind a fine white powdery ash. Fly ash and air borne particles seem to be at a minimum. The second batchโฆ
Matte Plastic Coating
I'm working on my most recent batch of recycled paper pulp. I had shredded a stack of mail and one of the credit card offers had a grippy matte coating. It reminded me of that rubbery coating a lot of electronics had about 5 years ago. I disregarded my worry and ran itโฆ
And that would take a week or two of a summer.
03.12.2025 04:39 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0FWIW I will be doing EVERYTHING in my power to hire them this Summer to run groups and engage in the org more deeply.
03.12.2025 04:39 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0So my interns (grad& undergrad) are looking for positions post grad, what are the favorite job seeking apps& websites for professional jobs other than LinkedIn? They are involved in an art org in a number of levels& are stellar interns. Very driven to learn& grow. Fave places to look for positions
03.12.2025 04:39 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0When someone says, "Not to make you feel guilty but..." The next thing out of their mouth is designed to make you feel guilty and when you respond with, "oh I don't feel guilty about that." They do not know what to do.
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