Rowkey

@rowkey.bsky.social

Art sometimes, ecology all the times. Gardening and such, too! - they/she

Time for us to install a brand spanking new dishwasher while partner is out of town, this will be nice! ...Except it turns out the previous homeowners quadruple-bolted the dishwasher to the floor, upside down through the basement ceiling. So I might launch myself into the sun-

Had some parking n technical difficulties lol, but here's my humble abode for the next 3 days in Bodega West 19, in the AC Dealers den! The pyrography slices have been magic'd into necklaces this time around :D

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Got distracted while putting away some beans from this year's seed swap Remember to keep your ceratopsians well-fed with the highest quality legumes!

photo of a Papo styracosaurus figurine being offered dried beans by the photographer

Three year progression of my sloppy little (US) native plant bed. It's truly wild to look back on, and I'm so eager to see which plants managed to survive this winter. 1: 2023, early October, newly planted 2: 2024, October, establishing 3: 2025, early August, putting on a show #gardening

Photo of a garden bed shown in a three year progression. This is the first, in October 2023. Small sparse young plants.Photo of a garden bed shown in a three year progression. This is the second, in October 2024. Stocky, establishing plantsPhoto of a garden bed shown in a three year progression. This is the third, in early August 2025. Tall plants with flowers, putting on a show!

The only new (to me) pea I'm trying this year is one called the Irish Prean. Just got the seed stock in, and they are BIG. o.O Prean on the left, Retrija in the middle, and a mix of snap pea cultivars on the right

Photo of three groups of dried pea seeds. Prean, Retrija, and snap peas

Dreamt that I had to put on a one-man stage show involving prop skeletons, but spent the whole dream drafting an email about how I didn't have time to rehearse, and that people pay for PROFESSIONALISM when they walk into this theater

Every time I'm lucky enough to go to a con, I'm so genuinely floored by the skill and craftsmanship of the furry fandom. You're all incredible

Alrighty, open for business in the artists alley, G27 until 7pm tonight! Come see the world's tiniest table and squint at the tiniest wood slices!

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600 dpi scans: great for revealing every piece of dust in your entire home! ...ahem. More pyrography on wood slices, birds this time. In a surprise turn of events, I'll be at MFF this weekend with a whole bunch of these little fellas in tow. Will have more info soon! #pyrography #art #woodburning

Pyrography woodburning of a corvid on a wood slice.Pyrography woodburning of a bird of prey on a wood slice.Pyrography woodburning of a pigeon on a wood slice.

Haven't had much to share lately, but this veggie soup with potatoes I grew, plus a yellow beet from a friend, has a pretty delightful palette!

Photo of a spoonful of vegetable soup- carrot, potato, onion, celery, and yellow beet.

Currently processing a whole bunch of little pyrography scans, some of which are from...three years ago. Truly wouldn't wish creative/artistic burnout on an enemy, it's wild to try to untie this mentally.

Guh, how is ArtFight in 15 days? It aligns with my seasonal job winding down, and I won't be at Anthrocon again this year, so perhaps I can use it to rise like a phoenix from my own ashes or somethin'

I do seasonal work merchandising plants (yay!) for a big box store (boo!) and the weather being nice all last week brought all of the customers out of their shells and it's been very cute; a market farmer told me that he usually sells 400lbs of rutabaga in one go to local pasty shops!