a soft looking and somewhat worn felt swan with a big beak and trailing feathers

thinking about this 1500 year old plush swan made of reindeer wool

Mexico’s monarch butterfly population jumps 64%, offering hope for at-risk species The insects covered its largest area since 2018, despite threats from habitat loss, climate crisis and pesticides

Always nice to see a bit of good news. 🧡

Three cheers for Mexico's monarch butterfly population, which is still in danger, but which rebounded to its highest level since 2018.

THE STAR
2026
18x24 in.
Acrylic ink, wax pastel and colored pencil on canvas

#art #painting #illustration

Pixel art of "Summer grass, winter worm" characters Venerable Lhamo Yeshe Rinpoche, Songtsen Utpala, Thulia, and Nyima Pema

grassworm.net/misc more of them

it’s a great day for transphobes to eat shit

Unhappy to report the phishing one is quickly becoming a real problem now. Why go to the trouble of social engineering when people will just give up their ID, financial info, biometrics, etc. to an AV portal? There's no standards so how can you differentiate a fake one from a real one?

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

IF U SEE THIS #ART , PLS SHARE!

Just a few days and im gonna start treat patients at my uni in Gaza! I’m waiving all fees for them, but between tuition & dental supplies, the bills r adding up.
Looking for a little help to cover the basics so I can keep fixing smiles✨️🦷

chuffed.org/project/layl...

Not yet this week ☹️

Measuring my schedule based on when will I get to draw comics

Yudashi Peril: Eclipse characters Janine Polnareff and Sayu Yamamoto drawn in the style of Majokko Megu-chan (1974)

🌒 YDSP Wednesday 🌘

Continuing the Showa era anime style, here's Janine and Sayu by way of Majokko Megu-Chan

#YDSP | #art | #VN | #OC | #V_UAL

really important context in this thread about..... why there are video games about some topics and not others

🕯️📿a quick and bloodless end to the use of generative ai in educational settings 📿🕯️

"Summer grass, winter worm" comic panel. A minivan approaches a small wood bridge over a deeply flowing river. Thulia's head and arms poke out of the driver's seat. Rain falls heavily. SONGTSEN (from inside car): It wasn't always such a problem-- but we seem to get more rain with every passing year THULIA: Oh, geez... SONGTSEN: Past about half a meter, we run the risk of flooding out entirely.

"Summer grass, winter worm" comic update :] grassworm.net #comics #oc

Disney Layoffs Hit Marvel Studios Hard The Academy Award-winning artists behind some of Marvel's biggest hits are among the casualties from company wide staff reductions.

Disney made 94 billion dollars in revenue last year.

"Is this cemetery haunted?"

"No, don't worry. It's just 5.6 million bees."

If I'm wrong and look like a fool I will be glad. If I'm right and look like a prophet I will not be happy

I got "separated from town by a bridge that seasonally floods" from one Nepal monastery and then couldn't find the source. Dolpa (more specific location within Nepal) is actually pretty dry. Consider this a bit of climate sci-fi (totally possible in the near future) (not good)

"Summer grass, winter worm" comic panel. A minivan approaches a small wood bridge over a deeply flowing river. Thulia's head and arms poke out of the driver's seat. Rain falls heavily. SONGTSEN (from inside car): It wasn't always such a problem-- but we seem to get more rain with every passing year THULIA: Oh, geez... SONGTSEN: Past about half a meter, we run the risk of flooding out entirely.

"Summer grass, winter worm" comic update :] grassworm.net #comics #oc

"am I profiting off of ..." I am not profiting.

Believe me I'm working on it but it turns out comics take forever. I'm being more patient than you are

Any time I feel like I need to apologize I have to remind myself that I don't get paid for this. Truly passion project

I have a comic page ready to post just gotta get it set up. Sorry my updates are so inconsistent, I don't get paid for this

Clover, a dragon, birds, tomatoes and stars

Free Ornamentation III. This work is dedicated to the public domain ♡

Revived Nubian royal robes shed light on prestige and authority in a lost Christian kingdom A recent archaeological project has physically reconstructed the ceremonial dress of medieval Nubian royalty and clergy, offering a rare glimpse into how clothing shaped and communicated authority in…

📰 Reconstruction of the ceremonial dress of medieval Nubian royalty and clergy signify the complex relationship between the Church and state in Christian Nubia

🏺 #AntiquityResearch #ArchaeologyNews via Phys.org

phys.org/news/2026-04...

Hey #PortfolioDay !

My name's Mart, and I'm a queer freelance illustrator! I love drawing detailed colorful illustrations, and I'd be happy to create a cover, poster, or anything else you need

🖼️: www.mart-lett.com
💌: hello@mart-lett.com
🔗: linktr.ee/martapreliy

if you rush it the comics will be worse and you will be worse (unhappy) (burnout)

It will take me over a year to finish summer grass winter worm "year" 1 (chapters 1-4), but that's comics

I "only" sketched 4 new pages over spring break... I wish it was more but I've tried to be kind to my sore wrist as well...

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