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[transfemkristophgavin]

on hiatus

full about under cut

kip / no pronouns or they/them / 20s / white slavic

i post about a variety of things including (predominantly) my interests, silly stuff, current affairs and whatever else happens to cross my mind. generally just a bit of a silly goofy guy here to have some fun i have a comprehensive tagging system for my interests so chances are if there's any topic that you'd prefer not to see you can block its tag. i also try my best to tag posts containing sensitive content with appropriate tws but may forget at times

i queue art, fashion and photography posts; if you see i've liked a post and haven't reblogged it yet i've probably queued/drafted it to post at a later date; similarly if i reblog a post a really long time after you posted it i'm probably going through my draft backlog

feel free to send in asks about whatever, whenever

carrd / 💗 / taglist / friends

[transfemkristophgavin]

i think i am going to take a break from tumblr. i'm too unwell mentally and physically and to be honest i just have barely been really looking on here as of late anyway

[you-dont-count]

haven’t been able to draw at all recently take thsi

[rib-ley-yiodskoui]

for a very very long time i though edgeworth was roulx kaard

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because realistically I would draw Phoenix and roulx kaard on a romantic getaway

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yeah

[you-dont-count]

haven’t been able to draw at all recently take thsi

[rib-ley-yiodskoui]

for a very very long time i though edgeworth was roulx kaard

[you-dont-count]

because realistically I would draw Phoenix and roulx kaard on a romantic getaway

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yeah

[pcktknife]

also a maya :]

[cimsos]

she belongs in a dream!!!!

While hollow was imprisoning the Radiance thwy were totally bribed with their wants and desires by Her. to be presented the opportunity to live a life as not an "object" to be sacrificed, but as a beloved child of wyrm and root. and this fantasy is what kept their mind simultaneously full of shame and comfort for ages because while they failed the meaning of their existence, dreams would allow them to cope

anyway headcanon rant over i love this guy alot

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[saturnvs]

spöken

[happyheidi]

[descendinight]

Old money - quick studies

[you-dont-count]

haven’t been able to draw at all recently take thsi

[rib-ley-yiodskoui]

for a very very long time i though edgeworth was roulx kaard

[you-dont-count]

because realistically I would draw Phoenix and roulx kaard on a romantic getaway

[you-dont-count]

yeah

[illufinch]

ladies

[amdd1990]

[mybeingthere]

Wally Dion, born 1976, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Fabric Star Quilts.

Wally (Walter) Dion is a Canadian artist of Saulteaux ancestry living and working in Upstate New York. Working in a number of media including painting, drawing and sculpture.

Wally explains:

"The first fabric star quilt was made as part of a 2022 residency at Wanuskewin Park. It was my way of reflecting upon prairie tall grass and the reintroduction of bison into the Great Plaines. I wanted to make several transparent quilts and superimpose them; one in front another... a quilt for the microbiome, another for the bison, their manure & hooves, another for the summer fires that scorch the ground and a final quilt for the sweetgrass braid.

I was considering how all of these things worked together for thousands of years to create what is known as the 'prairie tall grass ecosystem'. A vast and fertile expanse of land stretching from the foothills of Alberta to the banks of the Mississippi. I wanted to highlight the invisibility of systems when everything is working well, as it should be.

I started with the green quilt because it is the colour of the sweet grass braid that is exchanged in ceremony and relationship building. I considered the nature and tradition of quilting; impoverished craftspeople using tiny scraps of fabric. I considered the act of offering fabric and adherence to tradition. I thought of a thousand tiny prayers and how that might look; invisible acts of respect and adherence to protocols spanning decades. My thoughts travelled across the land, imagining the trees and rocks collecting these prayers like a bush of cloth, or an etched boulders."

fabric quilts - Wally Dion

prairie tall grass quilts, Bonavista NL, 2023 bison quilt, 2023. 127 ¼ h x 106 ¼ w. fabric, copper pipe. fire quilt, 2023

[awkwardbirdsdreaming]

Bird #38 - the Australasian bittern (VU)

If you're in a wetland in Australia or New Zealand, you might hear the rhythmic 'booming' call of male bitterns. (I don't really know why it's called booming, it sounds like a low and sad 'mhuh'). Females instead make 'kau kau' alarm calls, and apparently make a bubbling sound when returning to their nests, whatever that means.

Their numbers have unfortunately been in decline due to the destruction of wetlands - these birds require pristine habitat to forage and do their zooping.

[awkwardbirdsdreaming]

Day 17 of extinct birds - the paradise parrot (female depicted, the males feel too neon for my style)

The paradise parrots were endemic to eastern Australia, and had just gorgeous colours. Their nests were hollowed out from termite nests, sometimes hollows made by other nesting animals! Its still unclear exactly why they went extinct, but the last sighting was reportedly in 1927.

[squishsquishy]

>> the_story_of_a_biologist

[ymutate]

Phyllis Shafer