OK, hear me out, for forever I've considered myself bad at colour and colour theory. But in the past few years and in particular the last 12 months, I dabbled in painting miniatures. I did colouring on a cheap book with cheap markers.

Gretchen McCulloch@gretchenmcculloch.com · 11h ago

One of the great joys of my adult life has been realizing that I can just pick up a new skill every so often, take a fun little class in it weekly for a year or two, and simply enjoy meeting people and getting medium proficient and not attempting to become professional in it at all!

Part of the issue here is that no game publisher can get loans because all the money is going to AI. (Yeah, adding that to my list of big sighs)

Xephon 🇮🇪@xephon-70.bsky.social · 7h ago

This always relevant post by @ramiismail.com.

Getting a coach who a) actually knows her shit and is doing a proper assessment, b) does not believe in no pain no gain or that aerial should be painful and c) that understands hypermobile bodies doing fun stuff is a life changer

I am going to go hard on poi training, and roller skating and contemplating no staff because fun. Chaos reigns and I'm trying to motivate myself to move for fun.

I am not surprised that x that shall not be named, (who was an Elon fanboy, probably still is) is involved in the whole shill AI to the government. He was always one to try and get credit for things he didn't do. Same habits it seems.

are we hype yet (made this title pg illo last week & andrea from design just sent this over)

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Artists: - Likes do not determine your value - It's okay to not create - Not everything you make has to be important or good - You can make things just for yourself - You're allowed to rest - You're so much more than what you make

Last night I got a surprise late birthday gift of going to do some pottery painting and I did a little teabag dish thing and then they had mini figurines and I had so much joy painting a silly little mushroom 💕.

How I feel spending hours looking up 17th century rushlight holders and puirman lampstands

Bits@bitshammer.bsky.social · last wk.

I don't use social media because I'm bored, I use it as, a default to avoid the, awareness that I am exhausted but cannot remedy it in that moment (like while working). And so here I trying to figure out what alternative I have for "I am exhausted, do not want to feel it because I can't rest now"

WEAR YOUR FAVORITE SHINY THING.

message for new artists, old ones, literally anyone trying to figure out life: it's cool and good actually to try stuff even if you know you'll be bad at it. it's not cringe, it's cool as hell, and it's quite literally VERY GOOD for you. the only way to get experienced is to start inexperienced

This concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.

punkitt ‼️🧣@punkitt.bsky.social · 12mo ago

mucho texto i know but i wanted to write a lil thing about how u can treat yourself nice!!

As I once told a shitty line manager “You can buy an awful lot laser eye protection for $70k. Or you can wait for the fine for egregious violation.”

Will Borger@edgarallanbro.bsky.social · last wk.

I worked at Disney a while ago. Do you know why theme parks are so safe? Because OOSHA reps can walk the track on any ride at any time and any safety violation they see is a $10,000 fine. Each. Theme parks are not safe because the company cares. They're safe because it's cheaper to comply.

If you're a trans person in England (or the parent or guardian of a young trans person in England) I strongly recommend doing this immediately. The new data principles for the shared NHS record in England - based on the transphobic and psuedoscientific Sullivan Review - are designed to out us.

notorious transfem supremacist@takeyourpillsalice.bsky.social · last wk.

You can opt-out of having a shared NHS record. I opted out over a decade ago now and it has never affected any of the medical care I receive except having to give new doctors a list of my medicine because they can't pull it off my GPs system. www.nhs.uk/using-the-nh...

It takes a certain amount of courage to be kind. People trying to erode society often exploit fear and insecurity. If you're constantly worried about other people busting down your door, you're going to find tolerance almost impossible. So, defy that thinking. Be brave, stay kind. That's it.

Dragon books! Go buy some. Always good

Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 Wolf's Path is a finalist!@jolantru.bsky.social · last wk.

Ok, lemme see. Can I recoup my finances (whee!)? So, here's my Kofi link to Dragon Physician. It's 5 USD or more. ko-fi.com/s/d3c5a11209 Do help me signal boost this YA fantasy about dragonriders fighting a regime!

We have literally just gone on image flip and made like 7 of these because we A) need money B) want you to have 1200 fonts for commercial use for just $19 ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack

16) Stole this one from a recent skeet I saw: If generative AI could REALLY make the next GTA in 6 months with 10 staff, or write the next bestseller, or produce 10 blockbusters a day? They wouldn't be trying to sell it to YOU. They would keep it for themselves and guard it from you ferociously.

Blue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12

I've had two situations this week that confirm that I'm not actually falling out of love with aerial or movement, but rather that the environment and coaches matter even if you want to suceed.

Co-signing this site. Seems solid. For example, if you're buying cookware? We agree: Lodge for cast iron. Le Creuset for enamel. Ignore everything else.

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 2w ago

This is kind of an incredible website: Why your stuff stopped lasting, who profited, and what's still built right.

a few good Jessica’s

Byron C Clark@byroncclark.bsky.social · 3w ago

The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Begging folks to learn that “thing is old” is not the same thing as “thing is valuable”, which in turn is not the same thing as “thing is worthwhile”. Both in costuming and library work, I dealt with donations and secondhand acquisitions, and folks have a really hard time with this.

✣ Medieval Jimothy ✣

The hardship you have to endure when trying to match your wardrobe to the new magical cloak you just "found". Very relatable, Octavia.

Posting the rest of it for @stephanieburgis.bsky.social because I love her so much I'll brave alt texting each one 😂 (I call it the chaos teapot because that's how it came to be.).

Moon Kestrel 🦊🌙@themoonkestrel.bsky.social · 3w ago

Recently, every time I paint for joy, the results astound me. A friend has cancer so we set up a crafts night whenever she feels well enough for me to pop by. We ended up spending four hours painting a teapot each and it was so much fun, but also so pretty.

Recently, every time I paint for joy, the results astound me. A friend has cancer so we set up a crafts night whenever she feels well enough for me to pop by. We ended up spending four hours painting a teapot each and it was so much fun, but also so pretty.