All I wanna do lately is go on photo walks.

first post on mastodon, here’s some of my work!

I’m a sci-fi / fantasy illustrator and hoping to connect with other artists on here as well✌🏼✨

#scifiart #sciencefiction #solarpunk #procreate #digitalart #illustration #fantasyart #comicart

Crocheted some pie bun covers to fight pie witches in our dnd game 🥧

Had a very hard week and I really needed an easy, lighthearted project to get through.

This is not my original design - I saw some similar ones on Etsy and made up a pattern to make them myself.

#crochet #dnd #CurseOfStrahd

My gen alpha cat, I don't understand a word she says

@Doublecroch Love this! It feels kinda western, which I've never seen in a crochet pattern 🤠

What I love about the fediverse is that people are so nice and smart. I posted a sewing question and quickly got multiple thoughtful responses from total strangers who had no incentive to help me other than their intrinsic penchant for being rad as hell :')

@minorbeatrice that was what threw me off - there was only one line on those side markings. A couple of people confirmed that those lines seem to indicate a fabric fold, so I'm going to try it that way. Thanks for looking at it!

@nuria thanks so much! This clears it up for me and I'm going to try it on scrap fabric first to practice 🙂

@MeyariMcFarland thank you!

@t60n3 I'm working on the bustle. I'm confused about what the lines on the sides are for - they're something to do with a fold but I don't understand how the fold should look or what its function is

After looking at it some more I think maybe I'm supposed to sew the dart at the top first. And those lines on the sides are just fold lines? But I don't understand the function of the fold lines

Could someone better-at-patterns than me help me understand what I'm supposed to do here? I don't understand the diagrams or what the end product is supposed to look like.

#sewing #SewingPatterns

I'd recommend it if you consider yourself a sensitive person and are looking for something to read that feels more productive than doomscrolling the latest political horrors.

One concept I found a bit strange was an idea the author put forth that categorized leaders into "warrior kings" or "priestly advisors." However, it is a small section of the book.

The section I found most helpful was Part III, which presented roles in social justice movements that are often suitable for highly sensitive people: Connectors, Creatives, Record Keepers, Builders, Equippers (aka Teachers), and Researchers.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. The author encourages the reader to find ways to contribute to social justice movements that employ their unique strengths. The idea of "sensitive soul" is based on Dr. Elaine Aron's research on the "highly sensitive person," which she has also written some helpful books about. There are journaling prompts at the end of many of the chapters, which were sometimes actionable, sometimes reflective.

The world is burning whether you watch it, read about it, spiral over it - or not.

But in your circle of control, you can build something that matters.

Something real.

Something that helps.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/your-world-is-burning-heres-what-you-can-actually-do-about-it/

@florp this is so cute!

From Scientific American, Avoiding Outrage Fatigue While Staying Informed. “We can take care of ourselves in an onslaught of overwhelming news.” https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/how-to-avoid-outrage-fatigue-and-tune-in-without-burning-out/

@TCavendish It's so hard! I'm still working on breaking away from Meta. The majority of my following is on Instagram and Facebook Marketplace is the best way to find used items in my area.

I keep saying I'm going to delete my account and then not following through because I don't want to lose communication with my local community, who have not yet made the switch.

Guess I just have to keep talking about the fediverse on the bad platforms until people switch 🙃

@ottsatwork heck yeah!