#small scale

[rainowl-minis]

Thanks to the power of magnets my modular mechs are compatible with Lazy Forger's Corsair Rigs. The Results are… interesting :P

[doodleduude]

[robertmatejcek]

Untitled Character Portraits with Found Objects (Matches, Matchboxes, Beads, & Fibers) - tea-toned cyanotype photograms (5 minute solar exposures) on watercolor paper - robert matejcek - 2025

“There may be a great fire in our soul, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.” - Vincent van Gogh

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[juliaknz]

WARO KISHI HOUSE IN KAMIGYO, 1990 Kyoto, Japan Image © Hiroyuki Hirai

[k00337305]

Smaller scale paintings:

Today I focused on these two small scale watercolour paintings. I enjoyed working smaller scale and taking a break from the large scale paintings as I can find them quite daunting. I felt like I had more time to put more detail in as I was used to working smaller scale.

Here are the reference photos that I used for my watercolour paintings. Unfortunately, the cropped photos which showed exactly what I painted, were not able to upload onto One Drive.

[saltwort]

R. Tessera / Tile Rat — my piece for titmouse NYC’s first art show. 🐀 this little guy’s made out of paperclay, gouache, pastel, tiny mosaic squares, and an old subway token mounted on a 4” x 4” tile. he’s like a child to me.

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[jensownzoo]

My meal worm farm setup (for chicken treats). Super easy, takes a few minutes of maintenance in the morning and a slightly more involved one every few months (still only takes a hour).

Has a drawer for pupae, one for beetles, and the rest for various stages of meal worms plus one extra to sift frass (poop) into. Other equipment is a stainless steel colander for sifting and a plastic spoon for transferring pupae and beetles to their new drawers.

I use either bread crumbs or rolled oats for bedding/dry food and carrots or cabbage leaves for moist food. Sometimes they get other stuff, but that's mostly it. Started by ordering a 5000ct pkg by mail and fed out at least half of that while the cycle got started.

The chickens get a "happy hour" on Fridays where they get a half handful of adult worms. They also get all the debris and any dead beetles (crunchy!) when I do the major maintenance.

I keep this setup in what functions as a mudroom for me because it's right next to the kitchen (I do the daily maintenance while waiting for the breakfast skillet to heat) and also so that I don't have to hear them constantly. It's a pretty loud dry rustling/chewing sound--okay periodically but continuously would drive me batty.

In addition to chicken treats, I also get significant amounts of frass:

(Roughly two cups from one sifting)

Frass is an excellent plant fertilizer, like most manures. High in nitrogen. I use it in my soil mixes and sprinkle it into the containers that I grow peppermint in to help with leaf production.

Anyway, was just starting on my big maintenance (which is why there's so many worms in the beetle drawer and very little bedding) and thought I'd share.