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Vash the Stampede

a health policy paper has been published saying the name is officially updated to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS)

polyendocrine= multiple endocrine factors

metabolic = affecting/affected by metabolism

ovarian = from the ovaries

essentially, instead of using the symptomatic term (many people with PMOS do not develop cysts) the new term widens the diagnostic area and makes it easier to diagnose, treat, and do research on people with PMOS (even atypical types, such as no cysts).

it may seem like a waste of time to change a name instead of focusing on research, but for a lot of medical professionals a name can be associated with a hard set collection of symptoms, so the name needs to change to acknowledge that the disorder is not well understood and has a broader, subtler, and often missed set of symptoms. for example ADD is considered an antiquated/unused term, and now comes under the ADHD umbrella. in healthcare names and terminology changes all the time, and this is a positive change. your local healthcare professional may not know about this unless theyre really up on the news though!

in case you want to read about the name change process that was published in the Lancet (one of the most impactful and well respected medical journals):

Katie Harris is photographed with her Appaloosa. Harris made most of the horse trappings as well as her own traditional outfits herself, including the bead work. Some of the trappings are passed down from older generations but the girls like to make their own to continue the tradition.

Chickadee Formline 🪶🌫️

I’ve been wanting to make formlines of animals that live in my home territory for a while and so this was really nice to make!! Chickadees are really common in my area, especially in the mountain.

Capt. Jack Sparrow and Capt. Hector Barbossa - frenemies forever UPD - I drew a bunch of the new PoTC arts and I added them to the post. Cursed sketch included (yeah, Barbossa is my favorite) UPD - I drew a viltrumite meme with them 💀

FINALLY FINISHED !!!

I’ve been at this since like September. Originally the plan was to do five panels but by the time I reached three I realized it was absolutely going to be too heavy. If the back bothers me then I’ll just buy some black fabric and sew it on.

I pinned it excessively since I have been warned the feathers won’t flatten unless blocked aggressively. They still don’t behave themselves 100% but again, if it bothers me I’m willing to steam block it in the future. Super fun before and after pics.

Pattern is of course the feathered wings shawl by my favorite pattern designer craftyintentions.

Chimera Pup Redux No. 3

Almost exactly ten years ago I made a chimera pup - my cute take on a mythical combo of a lion, a goat, and a dragon, with a snake for a tail. After a decade of refining my techniques, I thought it was past time to revisit the concept and I’m absolutely delighted with the trio that came out of it! This one has a really gleeful prankster vibed to me, although it’s amazing they manage to do anything sneaky with such bright colors!

Raven and the First Woman Story Panel

Alano Edzerza

This one was so fun to paint! I thought I'd be taking a break from star themed stuff after spending waaaay too much time on the Star Projector Kickstarter but somehow I just ended up back to painting stars anyway lol

Like always, the HD image, hours long art videos, and PSD files will be DMed on Patreon on the 5th of each month. For now you can check out this short time lapse :)