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Katy Chalmers

@katypillar.bsky.social

Art. Science. Neurodivergent. Queer. They/them. Naarm(Melbourne), Australia. I like to plant stuff and paint stuff. ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŽจ Dinosaurs and space will always have my heart. ๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐ŸŒˆ

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Hands up everyone who zooms in on every picture posted with a bookshelf in the background to check out the books

22.01.2025 01:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33791    ๐Ÿ” 1908    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1276    ๐Ÿ“Œ 255

Also a valid argument, tbh

20.01.2025 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is my thinking. Iโ€™m pro the concept of zombie entities.

20.01.2025 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A triceratops embroidery stitched into pale pink background fabric. The tie dye swirl fades from pink to purple to blue!

A triceratops embroidery stitched into pale pink background fabric. The tie dye swirl fades from pink to purple to blue!

Itโ€™s now Triceratopsโ€™ turn to feel the tie dye groove! My latest Embroidery project. #Triceratops #SciArt #Embroidery #Dinosaur #Art

17.01.2025 05:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 139    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Does this mean TikTok is a zombie now?

20.01.2025 04:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œthe lady, harvest moonโ€ still sits in my shop, waiting for a home.

sheโ€™d be an epic addition to any space ๐ŸŒ™โœจ

#art #ink #originalart #artforsale #artmarket #shopsmall #bsnm #moon #decor #wallart

20.01.2025 03:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 124    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Periodic reminder from someone who is STILL figuring out her health issues into her 40s.

DO NOT TEACH AUTISTIC KIDS TO IGNORE THIER BODIES FOR YOUR COMFORT.

DO. NOT. TEACH. AUTISTIC. KIDS. TO. IGNORE. THIER. BODIES. FOR. YOUR. COMFORT.

18.01.2025 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 716    ๐Ÿ” 187    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

I love everything about this. ๐Ÿคฃ I have a Pyr over the rainbow bridge as well and he was such a good boy!

18.01.2025 03:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A bluish grey adult oak treehopper with red eyes and red stripes (left) sits face-to-face with its mother, a treehopper donning muted green coloration and orange spots. The two insects sit on a branch against a brightly colored background.

A bluish grey adult oak treehopper with red eyes and red stripes (left) sits face-to-face with its mother, a treehopper donning muted green coloration and orange spots. The two insects sit on a branch against a brightly colored background.

A bluish grey adult oak treehopper with red eyes and red stripes (right) sits face-to-face with its mother, a treehopper donning muted green coloration and orange spots. The two insects sit on a branch against a dark background.

A bluish grey adult oak treehopper with red eyes and red stripes (right) sits face-to-face with its mother, a treehopper donning muted green coloration and orange spots. The two insects sit on a branch against a dark background.

If yโ€™all thought mama oak treehopper with her little nymphs was cute, just look at mama with her young adult offspring. ๐Ÿ˜ These brightly colored new adults darken a week or two after emerging to more closely resemble their mama. I like to think of this as their rebellious teenage stage.

17.01.2025 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 443    ๐Ÿ” 76    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Acrylic painting of a phelddagrif: a hippo with a pair of green feathered wings.

Acrylic painting of a phelddagrif: a hippo with a pair of green feathered wings.

Acrylic painting of a phelddagrif, my contribution to a charity playmat organized by "Keukentafel MtG" in the Netherlands! ๐Ÿ˜„

The original of this will be for sale at KeukentafelMtG Fest, where I will be present for the day and available for signatures as well as playing some Sealed Draft!

17.01.2025 23:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1472    ๐Ÿ” 262    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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โ€œWhen a ceasefire is announced, I will just run. No one ask me where. I myself donโ€™t even know. I will just run, and run.

โ€ฆthe important thing is to arrive at a quiet place: a place that allows me to weep for a long time.โ€

15.01.2025 19:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3152    ๐Ÿ” 1296    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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#Pokedex # 873 #Frosmoth!

Frosmoth senses air currents with its antennae. It sends its scales drifting on frigid air, making them fall like #snow.

#Pokemon #art #drawing #sketch #artist #ink #moth

16.01.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 115    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
My fingers are holding a gray piece of claystone. There's a seed fern leaf fossil on the surface

My fingers are holding a gray piece of claystone. There's a seed fern leaf fossil on the surface

A seed fern fossil (Alethopteris?) from the Upper Carboniferous in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. #FossilFriday #Fossils ๐Ÿงช โš’๏ธ

17.01.2025 10:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 890    ๐Ÿ” 108    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Historic pigment alert.

There's a bit of a trend in recent years for using toxic pigments again.

As well as orpiment, there's realgar (another arsenic pigment), true Naples yellow (lead antimonate), & cinnabar (mercuric sulphide).

Pay actual fucken attention to safety info if you ever use themโ€ฆ

17.01.2025 10:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good morning, creatures. Rise and slime.

17.01.2025 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! The colors are my fav!

17.01.2025 09:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A large, white dog lays snuggled up with her head and paw on my lap.

A large, white dog lays snuggled up with her head and paw on my lap.

Sheโ€™s a snuggle bug. #DogsOfBlueSky #Dogs

17.01.2025 08:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Clearly I am biased - but this is an elegant projection

17.01.2025 06:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 231    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Meet my daughters favorite bug โ€” the blushing phantom โค๏ธ. In the cloud forest in Ecuador, her clear wings make a little flutter of pink skip along a few meters in front of us on the hiking trails. They slowly blip along always just out of reach. This is the first Iโ€™ve gotten to cooperate for a photo

16.01.2025 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 832    ๐Ÿ” 127    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Coming inside after a brisk walk and peeling off my sweaty clothes like a moulting lizard. #Summer

17.01.2025 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2023 era friend. ( ยฐใƒฎยฐ )
โœฆ #digitalart #procreate

16.01.2025 21:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 822    ๐Ÿ” 154    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Small flat-ish dark green/purple wasp, with a brilliant green stripe below her eyes and little tappy antennae with a single orange stripe

Small flat-ish dark green/purple wasp, with a brilliant green stripe below her eyes and little tappy antennae with a single orange stripe

Close shot of her face. The green stripe across her face below her eyes

Close shot of her face. The green stripe across her face below her eyes

Top view. She's shiny metallic green, with dark-banded wings

Top view. She's shiny metallic green, with dark-banded wings

January Wasp-ing in Florida is a thing. One of my favorite little nuggets, Adelencyrtus (an encyrtid, of course), made an appearance today on a fence post. Love her little shiny stripy squished face. ๐Ÿ’š

17.01.2025 02:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 72    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!

17.01.2025 07:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, this is definitely an accidental bi pride flag moment. #Pride

17.01.2025 05:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A triceratops embroidery stitched into pale pink background fabric. The tie dye swirl fades from pink to purple to blue!

A triceratops embroidery stitched into pale pink background fabric. The tie dye swirl fades from pink to purple to blue!

Itโ€™s now Triceratopsโ€™ turn to feel the tie dye groove! My latest Embroidery project. #Triceratops #SciArt #Embroidery #Dinosaur #Art

17.01.2025 05:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 139    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I also suggest American friends start following reputable news sources in countries like here in Canada, or the UK, France, Australia, etc.

Especially in Canada we report a lot on the US. Maybe weโ€™ll share something you are missing.

16.01.2025 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 89    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Illustration of a katydid with large, bright green forewings. The findings are transparent, covered with delicate veining. Its hind legs are very long and quite spiky.

Illustration of a katydid with large, bright green forewings. The findings are transparent, covered with delicate veining. Its hind legs are very long and quite spiky.

Malaysian Leaf Katydid
(Ancylecha fenestrata)

07.01.2025 21:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 712    ๐Ÿ” 57    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thank you! ๐Ÿซถ

16.01.2025 02:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Drawing of a bright yellow and pinky-orange praying mantis with an incredibly slender body. The mantis has very thin, delicate legs and a prominent, extremely long yellow thorax.

Drawing of a bright yellow and pinky-orange praying mantis with an incredibly slender body. The mantis has very thin, delicate legs and a prominent, extremely long yellow thorax.

A closeup of the drawing showing the mantis' folded wings and pink abdomen.

A closeup of the drawing showing the mantis' folded wings and pink abdomen.

Surprise! You thought i wasn't working on anything because I wasn't sharing my usual 10,000 progress screenshots, but you were all of you deceived - I was, in fact, drawing this colourful mantis...

15.01.2025 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 203    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Bit of a weird brain day today. Had a series of really good days in a row and now crashing into what feels like a depressive hole. Hoping that I just need a few days to recover energy and balance brain chemicals.

15.01.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0