Sp4rkler 3rickson

United Methodist; Asexual; INFP; Complex neurodivergent

Digital artist; aspiring YouTuber


Primary Characters:
Spark E. - anthro border collie, adopted little brother of Lam E. (representing my ego)

Lam E. - anthro sheep, adopted older sister of Spark E. (representing my superego)

Tom E. - feral demon cat (representing my intrusive thoughts, inner doubt, and self-deprecation)

I sometimes block prompters.

Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-20
Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-20

Discord really lays on the insults when you try to upload an image file that's too large...

A poo emoji in the style of Discord's design team placed right in the middle of a large featureless image frame.  It appears in the text channel anytime you try to post a file in that channel that's too large.
Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-20

I woke Critter up to take a picture of her to send to my mother, who is currently out of town.

A cat lying on a sherpa blanket on a foldaway bed.  She has awakened to look at some guy with a camera, who is calling for her attention.
Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-19

@WriterOfMinds I've already tipped over a trashcan.... sorry.🥺🐾

Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-19

Dear YouTube,

You have a very bad track record for recommending videos I want to see.

And when you ask me if I would like any of the videos you queue up to improve my recommended page, I have no way of knowing for sure whether I will like a video until I click it...

...And in doing so, I know you will take that as an endorsement for my recommended page.

Screw your algorithm! Give us filters we can program ourselves! Put the power of recommendation back in our hands!

Very mad,
Sp4rk 3.

Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-18

Critter the cat, Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

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Critter the cat, seen from above, standing and looking up at the camera.Critter the cat, seen from the side, turning her head to look at the camera.Critter the cat, seen from the front, doing stretchies.
Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-17

Storyboard excerpt from a skit I'm planning out, even though I haven't made the "I'm a Dogwood Now" skit into a proper video.

Proud to say I freehanded three layers of linework, placed the fill colors, cel-shaded the foreground elements, and airbrushed the outlines in about an hour.

Panel from a storyboard: closeup of an anthropomorphic sheep's hand activating a turn signal on a vehicle, seen approximately from her eyes. Her hand is a very light gray, and her hoof-like fingertips are painted with pink polish.  The automobile is in drive, traveling about 60 miles per hour, and not in danger of overheating, according to the guages on the dasboard.
Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-16

Followup question: does anyone think I should add Mollie the cat to that prominently empty space above Lam E.'s right shoulder?

Mollie is pictured here:

An anthropomorphic gray and black tabby cat sits at a table.  She has spiky black hair with blue highlights and ear piercings, and wears a Tee shirt with the logo "Para-meow."An anthropomorphic gray and black tabby cat hangs by her arms around the neck of an anthropomorphic Belgian Blue cow.  The cat has spiky black hair and ear piercings.A non-anthropomorphic version of the same gray and black tabby cat.  She stll has the piercings and spiky hair, and in this iteration, she has a studded collar with a rhombus-shaped gold license.
Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-16

"Surrounded by Jealous Dogs"

I considered having Mollie, my gray and black tabby, climbing on the chair behind Lam E.'s right shoulder, but decided it would be funnier if it was all dogs showing jealousy for the chihuahua in her lap.

An anthropomorphic sheep in a pink sweater and blue jeans sits in a green armchair, petting a chihuahua.  To her right, an anthropomorphic border collie in a blue hoodie and beige sweatpants kneels, laying his chin on the arm of the chair, looking up at her with pleading eyes. Behind her, an anthropomorphic wolf in a sea green polo and black slacks passes by with a cup of tea, looking down with disapproval at the chihuahua. To the ewe's left kneels a golden retriever in a frilled yellow blouse and blue jeans, tugging at her sleeve as though to demand attention.  The floor is blue, the background is medium brown, and there is a white elipse with soft edges behind the group of characters.  The artist's signature is on the bottom right of the canvas.
Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-15

No art today. Posting the

I should have some art to post by tomorrow.

Critter the cat curled up on my bed, asleep.Critter the cat up close, unaware of the attention of the camera.Critter the cat up close, noticing the camera.
Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-15

@bedast No walkies? 🙀 Heal up, pupper!

Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-15

Please reconsider the use of fireworks for your celebrations, and help make ecological cruelty as un-American a concept as so many of us together declared Kings to be today.

Fellow Americans, thank you for this moment of your time.

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Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-15

This is your annual reminder, as Flag Day closes and Independence Day draws near, that live fireworks are like we4pons of w4r against your local wildlife.

They give birds literal heart attacks and can frequently scare wild young away from the safety of their parents' side. If they scare your pets, think how every other animal will be reacting.

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Sp4rkler 3rickson boosted:
2025-06-15

When landing on the Moon, the astronauts watched an instrument called the FDAI that showed the spacecraft's orientation. The ball inside the Flight Director/Attitude Indicator rotated in three axes as the Lunar Module rotated. Let's look inside and see how it works. 1/N

The FDAI is an octagonal instrument with a rotating ball in the center. The ball is half black and half white, with numbers and lines on it to indicate angles. Three yellow needles direct the astronauts with the desired motion. Three arrow scales on the sides show the spacecraft's roll rate in the three axes. An orange flag labeled "OFF" is visible.
The cover has been removed from the FDAI so some of the internal components are visible.
Sp4rkler 3rickson boosted:
spCrossing🦦| COMM OPEN 3/5spcrossing.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-06-15

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Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-14

My local iteration of the event went off without a hitch. Minimal confrontation, no violence, and an all-around peaceful event. The sign I had printed, which I carried around, now hangs on my bedroom wall.

Some photos:

A peaceful protestor (me) sits in the grass on a curb, propping up a foam board sign with a dark blue shoulder strap attached to it on both sides at the top, which is faced away from the camera.  He wears a light blue hoodie made from a light, breathable fabric and lightweight muted-blue pants.  His head is turned towards  the camera, and his face has been replaced by that of his fursona, a border collie named Sparkler Erickson, or Spark E. for short.A street in a smallish town is lined with peaceful protestors, carrying signs denouncing Trump's autocratic regime.  Faces, business signs, and street signs are colored over for privacy and safety.A Trump impersonator carries a scepter with a hamburger on top and wears a McDonald's french fry container as a crown, a McDonald's cape, and a comically long red tie with "No Kings" written on it.  Faces, business signs, and street signs are colored over for privacy and safety.The sign I carried in the protest now hangs on my wall above my computer desk.  It reads: "We are not a kingdom; we are a democracy!
Sp4rkler 3rickson boosted:
Greg Wilsongvwilson
2025-06-14

Q: how do you think the unthinkable?
A: with an itheberg.
You're welcome, Fediverse.

Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-12
Sp4rkler 3rickson boosted:
Dr. Maddkap, Werepsychologistdrmaddkap@meow.social
2025-06-11

All of the vaccines we have now are perfectly safe. The diseases they protect you from are not.

Sp4rkler 3ricksonsp4rkler3rickson
2025-06-11

The work of Steve Shives is peak content.

Also, this video concerning AI scraping is correct and relevant to artists, excluding prompters.*

* a more accurate word for the term "AI artists"

youtu.be/dMOBE6arluc?si=EUkkil

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