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Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 6d ago

This Sunday! The new Triangle market starts, there’s free live music, too! If you’re in Austin, Texas you should come by and check it all out. Every Sunday, 10 AM - 2 PM #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

Failed Art Studios@failedartstudios.bsky.social · last mo.

Hi friends! l'm so super duper excited to be at the new Triangle market every Sunday! Starting Sunday, September 6th 10 AM - 2 PM The Triangle Central Lawn 4600 W Guadalupe St., Austin, TX, 78751 #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 6d ago

This Sunday! The new Triangle market starts, there’s free live music, too! If you’re in Austin, Texas you should come by and check it all out. Every Sunday, 10 AM - 2 PM #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

Failed Art Studios@failedartstudios.bsky.social · last mo.

Hi friends! l'm so super duper excited to be at the new Triangle market every Sunday! Starting Sunday, September 6th 10 AM - 2 PM The Triangle Central Lawn 4600 W Guadalupe St., Austin, TX, 78751 #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · last wk.

No, babe, I NEED the $200 Le Creuset Star Trek shuttlecraft casserole dish for my banana bread.

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · last wk.

I made a whole set of art deco inspired bookmark designs, I'm working on transferring them to new glow-light boxes. #art #books #booksky #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

Hand cut, handmade wood and resin bookmarks with various art deco designs, I was mostly inspired by old radio grill designs, and an old Decoeur vase. Displayed on an open texbook, blue and white beach towel in the background.

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 3w ago

Back to School Sale starts today! 🎆🎇📚🍎 #art #books #booksky #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

Failed Art Studios@failedartstudios.bsky.social · 4w ago

The annual Back to School sale is happening soon! Aug. 23rd - 31st - 15% OFF if you buy 2+ items! Hand cut wood & resin bookmarks, glow-light boxes, key chains. Built to outlast the end times, smooth enough to slip past metal detectors. #art #books #booksky #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 4w ago

The annual Back to School sale is happening soon! Aug. 23rd - 31st - 15% OFF if you buy 2+ items! Hand cut wood & resin bookmarks, glow-light boxes, key chains. Built to outlast the end times, smooth enough to slip past metal detectors. #art #books #booksky #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 4w ago

#FreePalestine #Gaza #art #books #booksky #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

Failed Art Studios@failedartstudios.bsky.social · 4w ago

I can’t send much to my friends in Gaza, so I made bookmarks to help. 100% of profits go directly to three families I know personally, each one sold = $20 to each family. If you’d like to donate directly, please find their stories and campaign links here: failedartstudios.com/pages/gaza-s... 🇵🇸

A Palestine flag wood and resin bookmark, rosewood stain, displayed on a dictionary, a second bookmark is in the background with teak stain, a blue and white striped beach towel as a tablecloth background. 100% of the sales go to my friends in Gaza.

#FreePalestine

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 4w ago

I can’t send much to my friends in Gaza, so I made bookmarks to help. 100% of profits go directly to three families I know personally, each one sold = $20 to each family. If you’d like to donate directly, please find their stories and campaign links here: failedartstudios.com/pages/gaza-s... 🇵🇸

A Palestine flag wood and resin bookmark, teak stain, displayed on a spiral notebook, a second bookmark is in the background with rosewood stain, a blue and white and orange striped beach towel as a tablecloth background. 100% of the sales go to my friends in Gaza.

Palestine flag wood and resin bookmarks, teak stain on top and rosewood stain on bottom, displayed on a dictionary, it’s showing the definition of Palestine but it’s towards the spine and hard to see. 100% of the sales go to my friends in Gaza.

A Palestine flag wood and resin bookmark, teak stain, displayed on a spiral notebook, a blue and white and orange striped beach towel as a tablecloth background. 100% of the sales go to my friends in Gaza.

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 4w ago

The annual Back to School sale is happening soon! Aug. 23rd - 31st - 15% OFF if you buy 2+ items! Hand cut wood & resin bookmarks, glow-light boxes, key chains. Built to outlast the end times, smooth enough to slip past metal detectors. #art #books #booksky #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 4w ago

How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · last mo.

I’m at the Arboretum Food & Artisan Market - 10% OFF with your library card! #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · last mo.

"In early days, telephone companies regarded their business more as a personal service, not a utility. The telephone operator .. got to know her 50 to 100 assigned customers by name and knew their needs. If a party didn't answer, she would try to find [them] around town. If that didn't succeed…"

Goodbye, Operator

Automated telephone switching eventually displaced the women at the switchboards. But they kept their jobs for decades after the technology arrived.

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Citizen.Coping@propcazhpm.bsky.social · last mo.

Switchboard operators, mostly women, provided a service, not just calls. Undertaker Almon Brown Strowger invented automatic switchboard after his competitor's wife began routing all calls to her husband. His invention used pulses, dial tones… like haptic & audio feedback blind operators relied on.

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · last mo.

Hi friends! l'm so super duper excited to be at the new Triangle market every Sunday! Starting Sunday, September 6th 10 AM - 2 PM The Triangle Central Lawn 4600 W Guadalupe St., Austin, TX, 78751 #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Here’s another Zigzag bookmark, sunset colors, teak stain. I was messing around with a triangle ruler and this design was the result. Matching glow-light box is also available 🌟 #art #books #booksky #woodworking #zigzag #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

A hand cut wood and resin bookmark with a zigzag design, sunset colors, teak stain, displayed on top of a dictionary.

A hand cut wood and resin glow-light box, sunset colors, rosewood stain, propped up on an open dictionary. The matching bookmark is propped up on a little table lamp behind the box. Various glow-light boxes displayed around, some on stacks of books, and various bookmarks displayed in the background with back-lighting. Navy blue table cloth, wood paneling background (it’s just a room divider, I hate the color it came in, I got some Kona stain for it).

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Another bookmark for my fellow music and audio nerds, I hope you can tell what it is lol Apparently this is retro now and I’m getting old fast lmao #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

A wood and resin bookmark with a tape cassette design, teak stain, displayed on top of a dictionary.

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 2mo ago

More rainbows! Because rainbows and sunsets are my two favorite colors 🫶🌈🌅 This is the Zigzag bookmark, rainbow colors, rosewood stain. #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

A wood and resin bookmark with a pattern I drew and named Zigzag, it has rainbow colors and rosewood stain, displayed on top of a dictionary.

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Good morning Bluesky, here’s another bookmark I made, this is a sunset, it’s the first design I made for the bookmarks, and it’s still one of my favorites. It’s currently sold out but I’m making more now (you can pre-order). 🌅✨ #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austintx

A wood and resin bookmark with a sunset design, sunset colors, and rosewood stain. Displayed on a dictionary.

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Anyways, in defiance to the tech overlords, here is another wood and resin handmade bookmark that matches the retro gradient design that social media is holding hostage for views, this one is rosewood with warm sunset colors. #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

A wood and resin bookmark with a hand cut gradient design, filled with colorful UV resin, displayed on top of a dictionary.

A wood and resin bookmark with a hand cut gradient design, filled with colorful UV resin, propped up on top of a dictionary.

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Good morning Bluesky! I was asked to do an interview with Voyage-Austin, I thought it was a data mining scam at first but it’s real! voyageaustin.com/interview/li... #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

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Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This is a California Poppy bookmark, teak stain. I tried to make it look a bit like stained glass. I grew up in California and fell in love with them before I knew they were the state flower. It’s one of my favorite flowers. #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austintx

A wood and resin bookmark with a California Poppy design, displayed on top of a dictionary. Available in teak stain.

A wood and resin bookmark with a California Poppy design, propped up on top of a dictionary with the light glowing through the design. Available in teak stain.

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Good morning friends! This is the Ocean Sunset bookmark, available in teak in and rosewood stain. I use 1/16” basswood sheets, which is the standard thickness for wooden bookmarks. #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

A wood and resin bookmark with an Ocean Sunset design, blue water lines, coral sun, and a purple, pink, and orange bird above the water. Displayed on top of a dictionary.

Available in teak and rosewood on my website at failedartstudios.com or in person at the Arboretum Food & Artisan Market in Austin, TX every Saturday.

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Here’s another rainbow bookmark I thought I’d share for Pride Month before it’s over, although I always have rainbows available regardless of the time of year 🌈✨ Happy Pride! 🫶✨🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #pride #pride2026 #pridemonth2026 #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

A wood and resin bookmark with a gradient design, teak stain, and rainbow colors, displayed on top of a dictionary.

Available on my website @ failedartstudios.com

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hey friends, here’s a dogwood bookmark I made, I also have a matching glow-light box. I draw each design and hand-cut them with a Dremel, this is probably the most difficult design I’ve done so far. #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

A wood and resin bookmark, dogwood design, rosewood stain, displayed on too of a dictionary.

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Oh hey look, a reading rainbow! 🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #art #Pride #PrideMonth2026 #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

A wood and resin glow-light box and bookmark with a matching Sunset Vibe design, rainbow colors, the bookmark is displayed on top of a dictionary, the box is displayed on top of a closed book, blue background. These are both in rosewood stain, the bookmark has a lighter coat.

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I’m gonna be at the ATX Book Fair this Sunday at Cosmic Coffee! I’m really looking forward to sharing my work with fellow book lovers 🧚🏻‍♀️📖🔖📚✨ #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

A white tote bag with “atx Book Fair” written in serial killer font (don’t ask me I didn’t make it lmao), a trailer and foliage in the background.

Flyer text:

ATX Book Fair

Sunday, June 28 • 10am-2pm

LOCAL AUTHORS
COFFEE
PLANTS
BOOKS
ART
ALL AGES

Cosmic Coffee
121 pickle Rd
AUSTIN, TX

Wood & resin bookmarks with various designs and filled with colorful UV resin, displayed on top of a dictionary with a blue background.

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Good morning friends, I don’t know why videos on this app look so low quality, maybe it’s my phone, I post them anyways hoping for the best I’m really happy with this new book nook setup in my booth and I want to share it everywhere 📚🧚🏻‍♀️🫶✨ #art #books #booksky #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hey friends! Here’s another bookmark I made, it’s a simple gradient design with fun sunset colors, like sunset on the water colors 🌊🌅 Available now on my website 😉📚 #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

A wood and resin bookmark with a hand cut gradient design, filled with colorful UV resin, propped up on top of a dictionary that’s on top of a blue and blue-green striped beach towel.

A wood and resin bookmark with a hand cut gradient design, filled with colorful UV resin, displayed on top of a dictionary that’s on top of a blue and blue-green striped beach towel.

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Happy Pride month! Here’s the rainbow glow-light box that matches the bookmark I posted previously 🏳️‍🌈🌈🧚🏻‍♀️📚✨ #books #art #woodworking #booksky #austintx #shopsmall #shoplocal

A wood & resin glow-light box, Sunset Vibe design, rainbow colors, matching bookmark propped up behind it, the box and bookmark are displayed on top of a dictionary, various glow-light boxes and bookmarks displayed around them.

A wood & resin glow-light box, Sunset Vibe design, rainbow colors, matching bookmark laying inside the box and backlit by the box LED, the box and bookmark are displayed on top of a dictionary, various glow-light boxes and bookmarks displayed around them.

Failed Art Studios @failedartstudios.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I’m trying to practice taking better product pictures, I don’t think I’m very good at it. I tried to get ok lighting but then I gave up lol Here’s some wood and resin bookmarks I made. #art #books #booksky #woodworking #shopsmall #shoplocal #austin #austintx

Wood and resin bookmarks with various designs and colors, displayed on top of a dictionary, dark blue background. Everything is available now on my website: failedartstudios.com