aard-vaark

just another she/they pining for the fjords

[fella-lovin-fella]

i hate it when people mistake "etymology" with "entomology." like, i know where they coming from but it still bugs me

[fieldexplores]

Never Learned - Gator Days

[twenty-fourth-order-simulacra]

...the alt text?

[virtualgirladvance]

i love alt text that itself is a part of the art

[artbyblastweave]

How'd I cut back on caffeine? The usual. Diet, discipline. One thing that helped a lot was that I harnessed the void. I tapped into the little incipient void which sits at the heart of every thinking animal, and I fed it. I hatefully nurtured it with every malicious thought, every unkind impulse, every knee-jerk reaction best discarded, and it gorged on these things it metastasized. It swelled past the confines of my heart and fought for space with with my stomach, my liver, my intestines, winning handily, subsuming each in turn, until I was little more than a man-shaped howling wrathful abyss sheathed in taut, paper-thin human hide, wandering through this fallen world in anticipation of whatever fleeting offense finally catalyzes my inevitable rupture and detonation. And now I'm down to two, maybe three cups a day

[draconym]

The kids on Tiktok were right actually

Making masks rules

[draconym]

I think the beads really complete the look

[draconym]

For the folks curious about templates, these are the shapes I cut from cardboard. I added a couple little pieces of cereal box cardboard as structural support in various points, like the bridge of the nose and behind the beak. Also, I ended up cutting the forehead piece a little smaller, which I marked on the paper, but I kept the template size in case you want to see how it originally looked.

@blackbearmagic made a bunch of cool templates for the workshop I'm going to do in December, too. I'll get a few photos of those later.

[blackbearmagic]

I think my favorite part of this was how different your mask looks from all the ones I've made so far, and not just because you made a bird and I've been making mammals

It's a completely different piece of wearable art. It has a different soul. It has a different feel.

I think everyone should make a mask of their favorite animal to wear, even if they're not a therian. I think the world would be a healthier, happier place if everyone made a cardboard replica of their favorite animal's face.

[draconym]

Bear's mask templates! I just want to stress that our masks are extremely low tech and budget friendly. They're made out of cardboard, hot glue, and fleece, with an elastic band in the back. I used a little sheer black fabric I had leftover from my terror bird costume for the eyes.

Fleece and felt are very forgiving fabrics and you can basically just cut a single large piece and stretch it to fit, gluing it to the cardboard one small section at a time. The fabric was the only purchase we made for these, and it was in the form of thrift store blankets.

It's easy! It's fun! Go do it now!!!

[i-suggest-cdrw]

hi yeah this is good advice and you 🫵 should do it

this was all stuff i had lying around, most of it was obtained for other craft projects that i haven't yet gotten around to

go make a fun little mask. go crazy go stupid.

[draconym]

Hell yeah this RULES

[digitaldiscipline]

This is the 85 year old creator of Roger Rabbit:

[drumlincountry]

Why do they even make apps for ADHD. You want me to use my 24/7 handheld immediate distraction device? To manage my 'gets distracted too easily' disorder? Ooooh we developed the perfect tool for managing your anemia. Its hosted in Dracula's castle. 👍

[shortshortking]

Picked up my phone to consult my task list for today and now I'm reblogging this instead, case in point

[beatrice2000]

If colors were scents

[animentality]

[costanzian]

Undulates anguilliformly at you to confuse and threaten you with my highly maneuverable body

[costanzian]

[librarycard]

normalize flopping. it’s ok to fail baby. sexy even

[librarycard]

the amount of people saying "i thought you meant flopping on the ground". target audience

[imactuallyagiraffe]

normalize flopping. it's ok to flail baby. sexy even

[aard-vaark]

Today's colour is #333335, a dark shade of grey.

Hipster alternative to black.

Notes of soot, cafe chalkboard, cast iron, and toasted sesame.

[seashellronan]

guys i’m so sorry to say this but exercising and indulging in hobbies rather than scrolling on your phone for 200 hours actually does improve your mood and overall mental health, this has deeply upset me more than anyone

[aard-vaark]

Today's colour is #31CC1B, a shade of green.

Irksome. A discomfort that is both familiar and disappointing.

Notes of scratchy throat, frequent sneezing, and stifled resentment.

[aard-vaark]

Today's colour is #306501, a dark shade of green.

Late winter jealousy of warmer regions already awake and reaching up from soft soil.

Notes of rubber boots, kelp forest, garden centre, and steamed fiddleheads.

[aard-vaark]

Today's colour is #2B7C26, a medium dark shade of green.

Curmudgeonly. Notes of plastic milk crate, mold, and feigned misanthropy (mostly).

[aard-vaark]

Today's colour is #2AC899, a shade of green-cyan.

A simple pastel. Mild and powdery.

Notes of sidewalk chalk, butter mints, and natural cream cleanser with botanicals or whatever.

[aard-vaark]

Today's colour is #2A150C, a very dark shade of red-orange.

Spiced, herbal, and perfect when paired with a scoop of vanilla icecream.

Notes of molasses, burnt cinnamon, sassafras, and black cat snoozing in a sunbeam.