Enthusiastic Chaos

No set theme here, just whatever catches my eye. Sideblog of @inkblotalchemist 28, Ace, NB. They/she

[lleyksie]

more ancient horse mamaposting

[sab3rtooth]

patterns left by woodworms on driftwood

[introspectres]

moray eel + skeleton for a printmaking class

[acorviart]

an encounter

[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 6/14, Bluejay, Cyanocitta cristata

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

[bishounen-jump]

everybody here's my tiny crochet coelacanth <3

[memories-of-ancients]

Bronze buckle with garnets, Visigothic Spain, 525-560 AD

from The Cleveland Museum of Art

[grootficguy]

“Every Pokemon is someone’s favourite” I’m making a spreadsheet to see if this is true. Reblog with your favourite Pokemon in the tags.

Here’s the spreadsheet in-progress

[grootficguy]

Ok, mother of GOD that's a lot of responses and I am but one man with Excel. I'll update these ASAP but also some rules:

A Pokemon only counts for itself, not its evolution line.

A Pokemon with multiple forms (like Zygarde) will only be counted for the specified form. A Pokemon with multiple appearances (like Spinda, Vivillon, Sylvally, etc.) count for all their appearances.

I'm literally doing this as a testament to my own depression that not everyone is lovable, so add that to the weight of this post's meaning.

[lleyksie]

let’s be primitive horses with mama

[phasthmatic]

[faustique]

just a reminder in case your mind is playing tricks on you today, you matter. you're important. you're loved. and your presence on this earth makes a difference whether you see it or not.

[oddarette]

Can I offer you a gummy worm Tangela in these trying times?

[oddarette]

Shuckle, but made out of gummy worms ✨

[homa-nix]

Miraidon is one of my favorite Pokemon, and Dreepy too ^_^

[likepetalswealleventuallyfall]

im laughing so hard because no matter what song you listen to 

spiderman dances to the beat

no matter what song ive been testing it and lauing my ass off for an hour

[creepymutelilbugger]

hey guys do you want to circulate the heirloom dancing spiderman again i feel like we could stand to do that

[norwegianfacecrusher]

My second ever paper pieced quilt friend! Lots of learning and seam ripping during the making of him, but I'm so proud of him! The blue fabrics are vintage bed sheets I inherited from my grandma, and his antenna and feet are a really pretty velveteen gifted by a friend.

This was also my first time trying out echo quiting and a new method of binding. But don't look at the back...

[thingsihavecrochetandknit]

Finally had an idea for my mini quilt swap! My swap partner likes knitting too so I thought I'd try out a raw edge applique of knitting 🤔

I think i accidentally purled a row here but im liking how the stitches fit together and think I'm ready to go all in and cut all my fabric!

[thingsihavecrochetandknit]

I'm starting the think the fabric i had picked out isn't high contrast enough (the way my practice ones were) but now i have to wait until after the holiday to go to the stores and find something better 🥺

[thingsihavecrochetandknit]

Its coming together 😎

The green and purple one will now be my practice lol

[thingsihavecrochetandknit]

My quilting stitches are so wonky 😭

[thingsihavecrochetandknit]

They're done! Still debating whether I want to start over again so I can get those quilt stitches even 🤔

[themythicalcodfish]

OP this is gorgeous and you are a fucking lunatic, marry me