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Periodic reminder that I am generally happy to tag things on request, to the best of my ability, but I do not preemptively tag things other than autoplaying videos, flashing gifs, spiders, and nsfw content, for which my “this is too much and needs a tag” bar is fairly high. Blood/gore, religion, nudity (real or art), explicit fic/words, politics, and kink content are common enough that i will *probably* tag but you shouldn’t expect it.

This has been a PSA. Edited to add: I’m queer and jewish and hate terfs. Just in case you were going to ask for that kind of nonsense.

#blather
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Reblogged sweetfirebird
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I was thinking through what else I’m looking forward to this holiday season and I realized I haven’t mentioned it on here, just on discord, but— MY MOMS BEEN MAKING ME A REALLY COOL ART THING??

I think I’ve talked about it before, but my mom has been a quilter for most of my life and in the last few years started doing these really cool fabric collages, and it was my turn to request one so I asked for a phoenix cause I’m obsessed with this one art piece I did in art therapy ages ago

Anyway, my mom has been working on it and THIS was the last update I got???

I’m so excited for it?? Can’t wait to see where it’s at by the time I get there this weekend

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dude holy fucking shit???? this is. beyond insane. i also quilt, though i've never tried paper piecing - though this doesnt even look like that. this has surpassed any and every sort of traditional quilt work. i can't even imagine how this is put together. im just staring at it in absolute wonder. youve short circuited my brain with how beautiful that is, and 'beautiful' isnt a strong enough word for what this is

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So, as far as I can tell, this is a technique involving cutting tiny pieces of fabric with the colors/patterns you want and pinning and using fabric glue, and then sometimes sewing over top depending on the size of the pieces (this is what I’ve gathered from listening to my mom talk about it, but I know she learned the technique from a specific artist I can’t remember the name of who sells books and classes). My mom also frequently uses tulle over areas with lots of small piecing, usually as a way to adjust color but also I think cause it’s easier to sew the tulle piece than try and quilt aaaaalll of the little bits and pieces.

Here’s some pics from the workroom when I visited in November, and some pics from in-progress pieces before they were finished, if that gives you a better idea of how it works ^^

And here’s some finished pieces!

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Update! I asked my mom for the name of the artist who she learned the technique from! If you’re curious about this style, you can find more info on her website! https://susancarlson.com/

Susan Carlson Quilts
Susan Carlson Quilts
Susan Carlson Quilts

Apparently she’s very generous with free tutorials as well as having books and workshops

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Update! Re:technique, it’s mostly glued at first, with extra glue as well as some free motion quilting on top over areas that don’t have tulle over them, and tulle stitched over some areas.

Also updates on the phoenix!

You can kinda see the metallic details on some of the fabrics chosen! I love them. Also a glimpse at some of the bits cut out to use in the tail!

I’ll sneak into the quilting room for more closeups of this and other pieces before I leave ^^

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Updates! (First, oops I forgot to get more pics of the work room when I was home; family visits are always busier than expected)

I was given two options for background as my mom was finishing up the bird part—

I ended up picking the greener one cause I love all the gold stuff, and my mom added even more gold details for that mythical feel

So this is the current most recent form!

#i tell you what wow#art#techne
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Reblogged arinrowan
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Spiritual seekers need one another as mirrors. A member of the Hopi nation once asked me about our holy days. I was telling him about Passover, our celebration of freedom, and Sukkot, our Feast of Tabernacles, and how they fit in with the cycles of the year. "I think I get it," he said finally. "You people don't want to be in slavery. And you want to pass this on to your children. But when you tell your kids on Passover, 'We have to go away from here; we can't stay here because it will cost us our freedom,' your kids will say, 'Yeah, but what are we going to eat?' So you teach them how to bake bread on stones, how to roast a lamb if you are hungry, how to find dandelion greens, and so on. When the kids ask, 'But where will we stay?' you show them how to build a lean-to, so they will have somewhere to live." An Indian perspective on the mitzvot to eat the Passover lamb with matzot and bitter herbs and to build a sukkah on Sukkot gave me a completely different insight into my own traditions.

-Jewish with Feeling, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. 2005, p. 198-199

#jewish stuff#pesach
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Reblogged strix-alba
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Most dog skeletons are mounted incorrectly with the shoulder and hip sockets at equal level. in reality, when living dogs are in motion the hip joint should be aligned near the centre-top of the scapula:

angulation of the scapula and radius+ulna should stay parallel with each other in motion, so does the femur and hocks.

(from Martin Fischer and Karin Lilje's research using XROMM rotoscoping from Dogs in Motion)

#puppies#TIL
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Reblogged elodieunderglass
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Since my blog (and my life) is rapidly becoming more and more focused on working with kids, I wanted to share a tidbit from my notes app that has been my guiding star recently.

- [ ] How does this rule relate to our core values? (Kindness, respect, chivalry, bravery.)

- [ ] Is this rule necessary? (Is it either notably improving performance/productivity, or keeping someone safe?)

- [ ] Is this rule enforced equitably? (To bigs and littles, to boys and girls, etc. Boundaries and consequences should be the same for everyone. How is this rule applied to adults?)

- [ ] Is this rule easy-to-follow? (Can we reduce temptations and instances for rule-breaking to create an environment where respecting rules is easier?)

- [ ] Is this rule clear? (Do kids understand why this rule exists and how it either keeps people safe or increases productivity? Do they understand the boundaries and consequences related to this rule?)

- [ ] Does this rule have natural consequences? (What happens when the rule is broken? How is this discipline a natural consequence of rule-breaking rather than an arbitrary punishment?)

#worldbuilding#it just happens to be this one
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Reblogged calligrafiti
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My adaptation of the God of Arepo short story, which was originally up at ShortBox Comics Fair for charity. You can get a copy of the DRM-free ebook here for free - and I'd encourage you to donate to Mighty Writers or The Ministry of Stories in exchange.

Again it's an honour to be drawing one of my favourite short stories ever. Thank you so much for the original authors for creating this story; and for everyone who bought a copy and donated to the above non-profits.

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It never gets old and it always makes me cry.

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#long post#arepo
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