The FIRST thing every astronaut learns:
When in outer space, DO NOT OPEN THE WINDOWS!
(well, warn people first, at least).
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'Even our sketches get under your skin'
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Seconds after touching down back on earth, the buggers are off again (hardly time even to visit the toilet).
Then they get lost in space!
They could be ANYWHERE (space is quite big, it turns out).
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There is no problem on earth that doesn't have a simple fix.
The fix may never be discovered, but it's definitely there somewhere.
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Pages from within Mesozoic Art
Pages from within Mesozoic Art
Pages from within Mesozoic Art
cover of Mesozoic Art
Mesozoic Art II is all the rage these days but here's your reminder that MESOZOIC ART - the first one - is a truly spectacular and beautiful book too, and still on sale :) Text by @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and me, published by @chiffchat.bsky.social #books #palaeoart #paleoart
A wheel fell off the trailer. So what? It happens all the time.
(Doesn't stop it being funny though).
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Going home is its own sweet reward
(especially after successfully assembling and parking the warp system of your replacement time machine in stationary orbit).
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(Was there REALLY dirt in the distributor?)
It is quite possible that the award-winning (BEST PALAEO BOOK at the Dromies 2026) Mesozoic Art II will be on sale at #DinoCon 2026, in which case you'll be able to get it signed by both authors and some contributing artists too :) More on the book.... tetzoo.com/blog/2025/9/... #palaeoart #books
When preparing to meet a new civilization, it is vital to research and respect their religious and cultural traditions, even if they seem ridiculous and illogical.
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This week is your last chance to see this collection before it’s gone forever.
extinctfineart.com/view-gallery/
Feel free to comment or DM me with any questions!
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These majestic, knotted beasts ruled the skies of the late Breadaceous period and were tragically hunted to extinction for their delciously salty, savoury, chewy but also crunchy snackability. However, with its long, sharp beak and predatory intelligence, the pretzelcoatlus was a formidable foe, much more often the hunter than the hunted. With adult specimens standing an intimidating 4 metres in height, they were by no means an easy meal.
Pretzelcoatlus.
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You need to be hyper vigilant in space- there are unseen eyes watching you!
Space is a crowded place.
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Trunks are filled. More luggage on the rear seats. Roof racks are suitably overloaded. So, ALL READY FOR TAKE OFF.
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ALL vehicles need to pull a trailer from time to time. EVERYONE knows this truth.
(The denizens of Future Bay also learn the nature of Santa Claus).
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You just instinctively know your work on building the community's replacement time machine is going splendidly when The King insists on seeing it.
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Think this is pretty much finished - the big lamniform #shark Cretoxyrhina attacking the #mosasaur Clidastes. This is a scene from the Late #Cretaceous Niobrara Formation. #palaeoart
When you need an agricultural trailer to bring fuel to the vessel, be prepared for a VERY LONG journey.
Fear not, Annie the Ammonite will pray for you.
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Afterwards, Blandine Hautier and Ronja Sonnenschein are going to talk about one of their most challenging preparation projects - and why palaeoart wouldn’t exist without preparators.
artwork by Elena Moreno
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Commonsense has taken a very back seat here in Future Bay.
Meanwhile, a certain shapeshifter has an audience with The King.
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'Lubbly-jubbly' - It's a technical term used in the petrochemical industry -apparently.
We learn this and many other truths from the denizens of Future Bay.
& we're busy vacuuming the beach at the moment.
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Here's Quetzalcoatlus northropi #quetzalcoatlus #quetzalcoatlusnorthropi #pterosaur #pterosaurs #azhdarchid #azhdarchids #paleoart #palaeoart #prehistoric #cretaceous #traditionalart #traditionalpaleoart #traditionalpalaeoart #traditionaldrawing #traditionalartwork
For every job there is a tool.
For every tool there is a job.
For every job there's a large number of folk who'd fuck it up.
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When you get asked to configure & test the warp coils, and you have NO IDEA what that even means, and then get told it's 'like baking a cake', be prepared to blast the kitchen into orbit and beyond.
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When scientists need results fast, and the evidence just isn't available, there's ONE tool they can confidently rely on-
FAITH!
Oh dear, this is going to end badly.
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When you're suddenly asked "Do you happen to have a set of functional space suits in your shed?" There is only one answer:
"Of course; who doesn't?"
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And it‘s a wrap! Finished and test printed, onwards to the other five thousand things I need to finish!
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When the resident engineer hits a design snag, the clueless boss saves the day- The boss manages to think outside the box because, being no expert, he never learned what's actually in the box!
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After two characters have found true love after three and a third million years, naturally the next critical consideration has to be choosing the
RING.
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GET REAL
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