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MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone

@mothmonarch.bsky.social

🐛 mothmonar.ch ✨ Bug King • Independent Artist & Designer • aka M. Capaldi 🌟 they/them, queer variety pack, real human artist & real human art!

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MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 7mo ago

despair not, o dreamer!

Photo of a sketchbook page: a cartoon moth hovers among black and red swirls, a red-four pointed star as their pupil and many other dot and four-pointed stars among the swirls around them. in glittery red, words atop segments of the swirls read: "o dreamer / o lover / keep hope!" Art by Moth Monarch.

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 20h ago

a whole lotta pizza for a little Gumball!!

A tiny Ditto plush with an astonished expression posed looking at two pieces of pizza with green peppers and goat cheese.

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 21h ago

I have never been so aware of my abdominal muscles in all my life oh my god. Sometimes even standing is like WHY ARE YOU MAD NOW oh right the robot stabs. right. bah!

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · yesterday

Sparkly grub sticker I made just for my Bug Club patrons! ♥️

Kristin Askland @kristinaskland.bsky.social · 2d ago

Lil bug in a lil sketchbook 🪲

A photo of a little sketchbook with a painted beetle

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 2d ago

Almost a week since the surgery! My energy is much better than I was anticipating, though I'm finding my abdomen can get painfully overworked easily what with the five stabs through it. Gotta take it chill. If you've enjoyed my work/antics & want to assist with the chilling: ko-fi.com/mothmonarch 🐛💖

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MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 3d ago

People touting the inevitability of gen AI in the arts come off like an early infected in a zombie movie trying to talk me into how being undead is just gonna happen so I might as well jump in. A big part of art is solving problems & making choices along the way to executing the idea - human-only.

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 4d ago

"All Before Me" & "Taking a Breather" A couple ink favorites from 2023. 🖋🐛

Scan of piece of black and white traditional artwork. A cartoon moth standing on a rocky vantage point is looking out over a nature scene of trees and a mountain in the distance.

Scan of black and white traditional ink artwork. Two cartoon insects take a break from their walk in the forest by relaxing on a large tree root. A backpack rests against the root in the lower right corner. There are pine trees and mountains in the distance.

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 5d ago

QRP with your most popular piece on bsky - Mine is "Starchild" from earlier this year. 💫 bsky.app/profile/hamp...

Digital artwork of a dragon head caterpillar (Polyura schreiber) with the many dots on its horned head and chubby body rendered to resemble little stars, a few actually being tiny four-pointed stars. Above its head a partially eclipsed moon is framed between its inner horns, and large four-pointed stars rest on the center of its upper head and hang on either side of its head between its outer horns. More stylized rays and stars radiate out into the edges of the image, rich textured gold against a dark blue framing the green bug's body. The caterpillar is outlined in metallic gold and has fairly realistic face details and feet. Art by Moth Monarch.

Hampus Flink 🐷💢@hampus.bsky.social · 5d ago

QRP with your most popular piece on bsky ~ It's this silly crab painting I made years ago, by a pretty wide margin

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 5d ago

We showed @catmonkshiro.bsky.social Project Hail Mary and man it is just one of the most robust cinematic experiences I've enjoyed in a long time. My exact sort of thing. Amaze amaze amaze!!

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 6d ago

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Squishable ◕‿◕@squishable.bsky.social · 6d ago

Atlas(t)! It's here!! The Mini Squishable Atlas Moth is available now!!! 🧡💛🤎 🦋 squishable.com/products/min... 🦋

Sam 🍁🪶@shrugsyolo.bsky.social · last wk.

I can't really offer anything on my website right now, all of my shipping supplies turned into greywater soup and all my pin stock needs to be disinfected and washed. If you felt like supporting while we wait on insurance, I dug up my old ko-fi. No obligation of course. ko-fi.com/shrugsyolo

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 7d ago

Robot knife fight went great, I'm doing pretty well all things considered. Real tired but not in too much pain, I've had worse periods but Never Shall Again mwahaha! 🤖🔪 Just taking it real chill and healing up.

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · last wk.

Tomorrow I banish The Organ! My surgeon is pretty optimistic things should go smoothly 🤞GOOD RIDDANCE TO U

Drawn reference to a meme originally featuring Kermit the frog. Here, the artist's cartoon moth character takes his place at the left standing in a weird stance holding a gun, saying "BEHOLD! The most powerful spell of all." "Are you ready to meet God?" On the right is an apparition of a pink uterus shape with angry eyes and a frowning fanged mouth with a little "grrrr" written at its side. Below in pale gray, "back soon!" is written, and the artist has signed: Moth Monarch.

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · last wk.

Looked through some work from a decade ago & remembered this guy fondly: "The Wanderer", 2016, ink & watercolor Dressed in vibrant crimson, this pill bug nomad shields his eyes from the blazing sun.

Digital sketch of a cartoon pill bug dressed in a hooded scarf and matching waistcloth, both with a sun motif, and a leather belt and pouches. They're leaning forward in a partial crouched stance, one hand grasping the hem of their hood as they look at the viewer squinting a bit under harsh light. They have a ring on one hand, a bracer on the other wrist, and a dangling loop at the base of one antennae peeking out through a small fold in their hood. Handwriting around the image reads, "The Wanderer", "May 2016", "transferable version", and "iPad Pro sketch, watercolor 5x7 candidate". Art by Moth Monarch.

Artwork of a cartoon pill bug dressed in a red and gold hooded scarf and matching waistcloth, both with a sun motif, and a brown leather belt and pouches. They're leaning forward in a partial crouched stance, one hand grasping the hem of their hood as they look at the viewer squinting a bit under harsh light. They have a gold ring on one hand, a bracer on the other wrist, and a dangling loop at the base of one antennae peeking out through a small fold in their hood. The background is a little sandy brown textured just lightly implying a desert environment. Ink and watercolor artwork by Moth Monarch, here credited as Mary Capaldi, 2016.

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · last wk.

🖨 toner low 🐛 Yeah, yeah, keep printing! 🖨 TONER LOW, here's a streaky page. now what hunh 🐛 I'm gonna shake the cartridge with my entire body weight like a maniac for 15 seconds 🖨 fuck, my one weakness

Juno @sleepythymeart.bsky.social · 2w ago

My shop will be updating Saturday July 25th with all my new merch that I brought to Anthrocon!

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 2w ago

Flat color commission for @solenafox.foxxxes.gay! A couple adventurers chatting while they walk through a forest. What awaits them ahead? 🪄

Flat color digital art of two furry characters in adventuring clothes walking down a forest path. Left, a thin grey and white wyvern with partial metal armor and a helmet with a plume glances a little back to their side. They have long gray horns sticking out of their helmet and a stripe of long fur draped over the sides of their tail as it swishes behind them. Right, a black, gray, and yellow fox-like character with small forehead horns wears a red and gold magic robe with leather bracers and a belt with pouches. They're holding a wooden staff with a large round red gem at the top. The two characters are looking at each other and talking as they travel together. Art by Moth Monarch 2026.

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 2w ago

Oh that's a day 1 job pickup, siiiick!

FINAL FANTASY XIV@en.finalfantasyxiv.com · 2w ago

🛡️ Bastion 🛡️ Heritors of an ancient martial technique passed down in the Northern Empty, bastions wield unique armaments known as skyltborgs—specialized weapons resembling greatshields.

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 2w ago

Inked sketchbook commission for @kokueiai.bsky.social of young Mika in ancient robes, telling her companion great serpent she's going to the moon one day! 🚀 #ffxiv

Scan of black and white artwork. A young Miqo'te in robes sits on a ledge outdoors with a chubby great serpent in her lap, smiling and pointing up at the moon in the sky. Her speech bubble has a small picture of a rocket flying in space. The scenery around her is grass and trees, with a floating island largely in shadow in the distance. Signed Moth Monarch 2026.

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 2w ago

Shop's still open today & tomorrow, then I'm closing til probably sometime September! Last call for bugs for a while!! 🐝 shop.mothmonar.ch Thank you for all the support so I can heal up well! 🐛💖 #sciart #insects #entomology

Photo of a vibrant purple bandana with an assorted spider design printed in white ink. It's folded in half diagonally and resting on a wood and metal bench as a backdrop.

Photo of an enamel pin design based on a wasp, with celestial motifs in the markings. It has stars among the wing veins and body, with a sun and rays behind its head. Its forelegs are extended beyond its antennae holding a tiny glowing sun. The pin is resting on a blue cloth background with golden accents.

Photo of a sticker featuring two iridescent and black mantises standing overlapped on each other facing opposite directions. Their patterns are inverted, with the iridescent areas on one being black on the other. There are small black and iridescent sparkles around them and on their wings. The sticker is resting on a blue and pink cloth.

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 2w ago

Pre-op appointment all done and final details settled. I'll be wrapping up all the loose art ends I can in the next few days and then it's time to lose a knife fight with the da Vinci robot! 🤖🔪

Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 2w ago

I promise I did not invent this wild creature, although they seem very unlikely. They hover like a hummingbird and move a bit like a big bumblebee. The “clearwing” part of their name comes from the transparent sections of their wings that you can see here. They’re a delight #invertebrates #BugSky 🌿

A large moth with a bulky, shrimp shaped body hovers at a cluster of lavender flowers. It’s reddish and cream colored.

Get To Know Nature@gettoknownature.bsky.social · 2w ago

Meet the Air Shrimp! Ok, actually it’s called a Hummingbird Clearwing Moth but it really is shrimp-like. They absolutely love these Wild Bergamot flowers. #MothWeek #NationalMothWeek 🌿 #invertebrates #BugSky #NativePlants

A large dark red moth wit a cream throat and khaki colored head hovers next to a cluster of lavender flowers.

Kory Bing @korybing.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's that special time of the year: SDCC time! Which I'm NOT AT this year because my ARM IS BROKEN. So I've put all my stuff that I was GOING to sell at San Diego up on my website! Like my T-SHIRTS and my TOTE BAGS! And also everything else. korybing.storenvy.com

Image for "I'm-not-at-sdcc-because-I-broke-my-arm SALE!!" All the stuff I was gonna sell at my booth! Like these shirts! (and more)

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 2w ago

Planning to close up Friday!!

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone@mothmonarch.bsky.social · 3w ago

About another week left for shop orders before I close up to get & recover from surgery! COME GET BUGS 🐛 shop.mothmonar.ch All original creations by yours truly 🌠 screen printed bandanas, metallic and iridescent vinyl stickers, gold-edged hard enamel pins & further delights! #sciart #insectart

Photo close-up of a black bandana with a honeybee and honeycomb design printed in metallic gold ink.

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 2w ago

Got my hands on some red Blackwings and loving 'em! ✏️

Photo of a sketchbook page with an in-progress bust of a cartoon moth character wearing a small crown. The drawing is in red pencil with said pencil resting on the paper to the left. Art by Moth Monarch.

apantesis @apantesis.bsky.social · 2w ago

spider and moth and millipede swag from @mothmonarch.bsky.social has arrived!! pond critters stickers and miniprint from @fossilforager.bsky.social have arrived!! i love nature! #BugSky #SupportLocalArtists

photo of corner of a black handkerchief with white spider line art all over it - orbweavers and jumping spiders and cobweb spiders and tarantulas etc. on top are two moth stickers in black white and gold, a millepede sticker in shiny, and a little moth guy sticker in color doing a cool guy pose.

photo of an artprint of a busy little pond with all kinds of reptiles, amphibians, bugs, and plants hanging out being serene, a sticker of the same, and a sticker sheet with all the critters (my favorite is the diving beetle with the fart bubble)

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 2w ago

A delightful mothy find today!

A pale cream mug with a small blue and gold moth on the side, being held by a dark handle toward the viewer in a shop.

Inside of a mug in dark blue with moths, flowers, and leaves painted all over the bottom and inner side. A person is holding it with both hands to show the viewer in a shop with other mugs out of focus to the right.

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 2w ago

Not the hottest I have, but a lot of bad behavior gets covered up & good-hearted people get mistreated and taken advantage of behind closed doors. We have many missing stairs and "everyone knows" secrets that don't help or protect the many people who don't actually know.

laser 🍩 paints @ EF@laserpaints.com · 8mo ago

give me your hottest furry take

MOTH👑MONARCH 🤖🔪 Robot Knife Fight Recovery Zone @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 3w ago

Photo of an enamel pin of a celestial-themed stag beetle. The body is blue with yellow and gold markings, red elytra and jaws, and darker blue wings and legs. The beetle is holding a yellow sun with many triangular rays in its jaws. The elytra are decorated with a few stars, and more stars and tiny planets decorate the wings. The pin is resting on a blue and purple cloth surface with some gold accents.

Photo of a lavender sticker sheet with whimsical celestial-themed moths and related accent stickers. Nine moths have moons, stars, and small constellations on their wings with purple, blue, and pink palettes. Their shapes are inspired by real species like the luna moth, comet moth, cecropia moth, sphinx moth, etc. Accent stickers include four-pointed stars, five-pointed stars, a moon, a planet with a ring, and a four-pointed comet as well as a line of moon phases vertically in the middle of the sheet. Some of the stars, moons, and markings have metallic details catching the light here. The top of the sheet reads "Magic Moon Moths" and the bottom has the artist's name, "Moth Monarch".