Art

Colorado Artist || Studying biology and ceramics I follow back from @/deciduouseuphoria

[copepods]

[claypigeonpottery]

sold

there's nothing quite like seeing them out in the sun

[hungwy]

in order to see space germs scientists have taped microscopes to their telescopes

[junipeach]

an old uni project i never posted ;)

[lumierebelge]

[idlelizard]

shapely sugar bowl

[enoughtohold]

alternate narrative: it’s actually fine if someone found me a little weird or even off-putting. i am a little weird and it’s no big deal

[catchymemes]

[iravaid]

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On conservation and survival

[hope-for-the-planet]

This brought tears to my conservationist heart today.

The continued existence of these species is the legacy of so many people whose names we will never know--some of who never lived to see the impacts of their work.

When you count up the flaws of our species, you have to count the good things too--out of the many species throughout Earth's history that have caused the demise or endangerment of other species, we are the only one that tries to fix it out of our fascination and love for other life forms.

(Big thank you to the anonymous asker who sent this in!)

[hope-for-the-planet]

Earth Day reblog of this thing that made me cry.

And I'll add some other recent good conservation news.

•Green sea turtles are no longer endangered

•Giant pandas are no longer endangered

•Panamanian golden frogs were returned to the wild for the first time since they were wiped out by chytrid 17 years ago

•The Eastern humpback whale population has exceeded pre-whaling numbers and many other whale species are showing strong signs of recovery

•Salmon and bison have been returned to their former habitat in multiple parts of the US through dam removal, habitat restoration, and reintroduction

•The Western monarch migration was up 60% compared to last year

•Galapagos tortoises were reintroduced to Floreana for the first time in 180 years

•Attenborough's long beaked echidna was rediscovered after being though extinct for decades

•Five "lost" island bird species were documented by citizen scientist birders in 2025

Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there. I did not die.

[depsidase]

[beefcliff]

a little comic(?) about holding back & being trans online

[deadgenerations]

i find the romantisation of pre-electric-lighting to be so bizarre. and its the same bitches with seasonal affective disorder like you already cant handle it going dark at 4pm...

[headspace-hotel]

Light pollution is a real, harmful form of pollution that affects human health and ecosystems negatively. At least read the wikipedia before you ridicule an idea.

[deadgenerations]

light pollution is massively overhyped by incredibly fortunate people who have no idea how high their quality of life is. Electrification and urbanisation is awesome. You can go move out the bush if you're so fussed about it

[headspace-hotel]

Fixing light pollution does not mean "not having electricity." Urbanization (populations being more concentrated in urban areas) isn't the cause of light pollution.

It's silly to ridicule an idea because of how it seems to you on the surface without knowing anything at all about it or bothering to find out.

[headspace-hotel]

the visibility of the night sky is publicized as an effect of light pollution because that helps get people to care about it, in the same way that cute and fuzzy animals are publicized as targets for wildlife conservation because that gets people to care about their habitat

[headspace-hotel]

people who are sad about no longer being able to see the night sky are not romanticizing not having access to electricity, they are discussing the visible impact of pollution in their environment in terms of its aesthetic effects.

This is 100% fine and even a good thing. I wouldn't ridicule someone for being sad that acid rain was killing all the trees and making the mountains look brown and gray, even if the aesthetic value of the trees was secondary to their ecological function. It is good that the person cares about acid rain.

I am moved by the aesthetic impacts of environmental degradation even though I know that the most important reason to preserve the environment isn't "it looks pretty." This does not mean that environmental advocacy is about aesthetics.

[afeelgoodblog]

Happy Leland Melvin Day!!!

[shrewreadings]

Happy Leland Melvin Day!

[squidificati0n]

Happy Leland Melvin Day!

[communistkirby]

Happy Leland Melvin Day!!!

[dsudis]

Happy Leland Melvin Day!!!!

[cutecipher]

science has always been political. what gets studied. what doesnt. who gets to do the studying. on and on and on.

[cutecipher]

scientists on this post: yuuuup 👍

people who aren't scientists: um actually ☝️

[beardedmrbean]

[nattousan]

ok so, I approached my local library with a proposal to donate a mural as a way to A: build portfolio/gain practical experience and B: give back to a beloved public institution. The director was very enthusiastic about it and i've been working on it since the beginning of March. Come with me as I endeavor to paint what is in all honesty an excessive amount of birds

I wanted the birds to look like they were actually in the space so first thing after doing the draft was to do a lighting study

after that I covered the walls in letters in lieu of a projector/vr headset bc i have neither of those :) Then i take a picture of the section of wall and superimpose the lineart over top of it so I can pencil in the lines

et voila

and that was a whole week on it's own so next comes the paintin' >:)

[nattousan]

and now, the birds

Birds 1 and 2/14: Red Winged Blackbird, Male and female, Agelaius phoeniceus

[nattousan]

Bird 3/14, American Robin, Turdus migratorius

[nattousan]

hoo boy, ok *out of breath*

GIVE IT UP FOR BIRD NUMBUH 5, THE CANADIAN GOOSE, Branta canadensis!!!!

this guy took me about 4 days to completely finish, all of those freakingk coverts were a bear to render

[nattousan]

speaking of obnoxious coverts:

bird 5/14, Bluejay, Cyanocitta cristata

the friggin stripes almost got me chat, i may not make it

[nattousan]

Madam....

[nattousan]

birds 6 and 7: American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis, male and female

pleasantly simple to paint! next is the flickerrrrr

[nattousan]

*melts into goo*

BIRD NUMBER 8, (yellow shafted) NORTHERN FLICKERRRRR, Colaptes auratus

genuinely made me start questioning my sanity around day 3, it's half the size the of the goose, WHY did it take me 4 days to finish??

nothing but pain and suffering, i'm sure hope the next bird will be much easier and with FAR less barring :)

[nattousan]

in other news, I am losing my mind hairline

[prettiestpear]