Kirsten M
@piperewan.bsky.social
pdx seamstress illustrator shiny object posting pictures of my underwear on the internet 四世 piperewan.com
I survived my hung over trip to the Japanese grocery in the suburbs. So much childhood nostalgia foods I didn’t buy, because I can’t eat them all by myself. I’ll get some of those when I have to go to my parents’ house next. Today I was gathering ingredients for my Bachan’s sushi rolls.
It is very important to make your own rice cracker mix. All my salty sweet spicy favourites. That way I’m not picking through for the ones I like, and the last handfuls are ones I actively dislike.
I had one (1) very fancy cocktail at my friend’s birthday dinner a very nice pdx Russian restaurant, and I have a raging headache this morning. I wasn’t even tipsy!
I hope I have the wherewithal to draw tomorrow. Tomorrow is “yokai,” and I will for sure be drawing a yokai. Not sure which one. Past yokai: 化け猫、アマビエ、傘お化け、猫又
My poor cat (who is not allowed in the closet) snuck into the closet this morning before I left the house. As a result she was locked in the closet for the 12 hours I was gone. Tiny cat jerk.
Millinery class day 2: yesterday was blocking today was doing all of the finishing. We pulled the hats off the blocks, trimmed them down, finished the brims, sewed internal bands, external bands and embellishments.
If you could use a pick-me-up, check out the Smithsonian’s live cheetah cub cam. The five-day old cubs are beyond adorable, and an important addition to the captive breeding program for this vulnerable species.
Cheetah Cub Cam
The Cheetah Cub Cam streams live from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia.
nationalzoo.si.edu
I just remembered this existed. I’m going to lay some ink over it. Yes those are haunted taxidermied kittens on one of those Dutch barges full of cats. That’s all the information you need. Started with my art partner in crime, Brent Wear circa 2018. Sing “kitten boat” ominously to the TMA theme.
Oh no, the idea for a ghost ship is floating around my brain. Trouble is on the horizon.
Hat workshop day 1: got to block a rabbit fur felt and a straw. Here is the felt stretched over the block.
alright. enough of this. off to sleep. please enjoy this very long neck while I rest. 🪶
Calico 500. We will dress in giant furry cat costumes and meow all the lyrics. I even sketched out designs for the cat paws, so we could all play our instruments.
aric@aghastronaut.com · 3d agoThat's the name of your cover band? It must include a pun related to the band you cover.
Got an email after vociferously complaining about my favourite drawing pens being discontinued that they were making a new refillable version, that: 1. Looks like a cheaper version of the original and 2. No nibs or ink cartridges are available for sale? copicmarkers.com/collections/...
Multiliner+ | COPIC® Pens
COPIC® Multiliners are sketching and drawing pens that allow incredible precision and detail. The water-based pigment ink is alcohol resistant and ideal to use with COPIC® markers.
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No one wants to talk about how much damage this did to downtown as a whole
Garden Dad@portlandpride.bsky.social · 4d agoPortland used to have an amazing, internationally renowned city block of incredible food carts. They destroyed it to build a fucking Ritz Carlton that sits empty.
The crushing disappointment of thinking you are about to learn a new cool or time-saving technique: Me watching my boss sticking pins in in opposite directions when pinning a skirt onto a bodice: "Oh is there a reason why you're doing that?" Her: "No, that's just where I could get them in." Dammit.
Having long been aware of those tech bros who read my work as utopian porn, where they’ve taken that doesn’t exactly surprise me.
You're walking down the street. We lock eyes. Then I pull out my phone. I look serious. Then I ask the question nobody expects: "You wanna see a shitload of pelicans?" 🪶 🦑
Friday and Saturday I’m taking a hat making workshop I’ve wanted to do for years from my friend Dayna who’s the genius behind Pinkham Millinery. She started a little bit before me in 1996. I started my fashion design business in 1998. pinkhammillinery.com/collections/...
Private collection
High-quality, handmade hats with a storied tradition and innovative flair, from world-renowned milliner Dayna Pinkham.
pinkhammillinery.com
Today’s prompt is “grave” uninspired. Tomorrow’s is “haunted house.” May forgo Friday “Frankenstein” and Saturday “jabberwocky,” I will for sure be doing “yokai” and likely “raven.“ Yokai will be a difficult choice. Haunted house I have an idea. I’m tempted to draw a crow and a raven side by side.
"A Financially Unstable Mess, But At The Liquor Store They Call Me Ma'am" acrylic on canvas #birds #originalart #acrylicpainting #mincingmockingbird #mattadrian #birdart
#inktober day 6 “mushroom” Today I learned from my favourite grocery store person told me about the inky cap mushroom. They literally melt to spread their spores. I also learned that they’re edible, but will poison you if combined with alcohol. Drawn, not pencilled out and inked in. #drawtober
I performed two (2) miracles today! Hand darning hole challenges one machine knit lace. The goal is as invisible as possible. Woven fabrics and lace are by far the hardest. #handmending
