sillebub and shinies

It was such a joy to work on this custom, I definitely want to make more fossil fish in the future, this coelacanth was so fun.

I have eaten

the spiders that were in my cave

and which you were probably counting for statistical purposes

[ID: five images of details from a larger digital drawing. it is a colorful long horizontal drawing of many animals and plants on a stylized riverside background, including a turtle, frog, hummingbird, fairy shrimp, raccoon, trout, and cicada. end.]

Details from an upcoming community mural project! If you happen to be in the Connecticut area on June 13th you're invited to come help paint. :)

Honeybees in clover. In Field and Forest. 1928.

Internet Archive

Do I miss some foods I can't eat anymore without getting sick? Sure, but that's not what really bothers me. What bothers me is being excluded from a huge portion of human social life of which food is a crucial component. What bothers me is the stress and social stigma of trying to figure out what I can safely eat. What bothers me is the amount of extra work and cost that is required of me to identify, obtain, and prepare safe foods. What bothers me is people treating my needs like a nuisance, as though I chose to be like this - as though their brief inconvenience to check an ingredients list is unreasonable, when I deal with this every day of my life forever.

I don't miss the food that much. I miss not having to worry about what I eat. I miss freedom. I miss when trying new foods and new restaurants was fun instead of a minefield. I miss not having to plan my entire life around the need for safe foods.

Shen Qingqiu, lounging in a chair eating grapes: Good luck, Binghe. I believe in you!

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Lan Wangji: I will protect you, Wei Ying

Wei Wuxian: Lan Zhan knows better than to not expect me to stand by his side

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Hua Cheng: I will protect-

Xie Lian, who has already defeated all the enemies: Sorry, San Lang, what were you saying?

Hua Cheng: Gege has protected me ☺️☺️☺️

Bonus:

Mobei-Jun: You will protect me

Shang Qinghua: THAT IS A TERRIBLE IDEA!

Mobei-Jun: If you don't I will die

Shang Qinghua: WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?!

Tudor Queen

Inspired by a Hans Holbein painting of Queen Jayne Seymour, these blackwork border patterns are brand new on the Habadasheress store. These border replicate the neckline and sleeve cuffs depicted in the painting - you can grab either one, or buy both for the full regal experience. As always, these are stick and stitch patterns - just stick to your garment, sew over the lines, and then dissolve in water when you're done. Easier than marrying Henry VIII!

"I miss Odysseus; my heart is melting. / The suitors want to push me into marriage, but I spin schemes... By day I wove the web, / and in the night by torchlight, I unwove it."

I made this feverish, unwinding loom for @youremysunshine8 's bday, since she is reading Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey.

It's made from an old painting frame with the canvas removed. I painted the wood a darker color and hammered in a couple hundred tacks, which I strung with white yarn.

The weaving itself took a long time, since I've never done that before and wasn't using a real loom, though I did make a make-shift heddle from a ruler. The meander is woven in soumak, which means you wrap the weft around each warp instead of just going over-under; this takes a long time but gives it a really cool dimension.