When reading any story about the painstaking restoration of a work of art by conservators (here, a gilded papyrus of the Egyptian Book of the Dead), I wait for the part where conservators describe how they had to undo the destructive work done by previous conservators, and it never fails to arrive.

Shhh, he's hiding

セネリオ

🦉

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Bedford CC dealing with the bigots like an absolute boss.

If you can’t see it on FB, here’s the text of it in the alt (image is a bit hard to read).

This reminds me of a coupla decades ago when the argument du jour was “What if Van Gogh had been medicated for his depression?!” with the implication that he wouldn’t have created art if he wasn’t miserable. A) fuck that noise B) Van Gogh didn’t own anybody his art OR his misery

Rainy day; cup of tea; ten minutes to kill. Most of you know what that means by now. #Storytime. New folk, this is when I write a story from scratch, here on Bluesky. And it always starts ike this: "There is a story the bees used to tell, which makes it hard to disbelieve."

mark... is not always a good person <3

Next up is @pouralaura.bsky.social’s exasperated hyur!

10/30

09/30

A preview of something to come… I’ve never done anything like this before, so wish me luck and watch this space! 🙏✨

Celebrating the #LunarNewYear in the most traditional way possible, by eating as much food as possible 🐴🔥

Ike

Yes. Staph infections were fatal so often that we distinguished them by what part of the body they attacked first. "Childbed fever" is a term for a variety of post-birth complications that killed a lot of women. There are reasons wet nurses used to be so common. (And they're not all class-based.)

Meanwhile, for those who celebrate (like the guy on the right, almost certainly): Happy Year of the Fire Horse! (Because tropes do seem to propagate pretty freely across worldwalls...) 😏

Our scattered hearts

the general's grievances #tellius

Art for @valkinaz.bsky.social Thank you for participating~ #art #artmoots #ocsky #ocart

Happy Valentine's Day from Lottie and Dolores 💛🧡

[OC - Pain] Please don't make fun of her janky heart, she doesn't own scissors and she's doing her best u_u

07/30

This is a marvelous example of whimsy and craftsmanship! A rare Greek askos, made in the shape of a lobster claw. 🦞 Dating back to approximately 450 BC, the vessel was used to hold perfumed oil. 📷 Antikensammlung Kassel #archaeology 🏺

Essek got scared earlier (a friend came over and there was Stranger Danger) and burrowed under the covers on my bed to hide. That was like 4 hours ago. The little goober has since just stretched out and napped there all afternoon. This was my wellness check.

“Do you know how to read?” “No. It is one of the black arts.” He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.

The Titanic chef who survived the sinking by getting completely wasted on booze is such a fascinating story because half the time ppl are like "he actually survived 2 hrs in water that killed ppl in 10 min wow" no he was probably in there for 2 min & it felt like 2 hrs because he was fully shitfaced

Perfect for Lucie

a valentine's day date to celebrate the season

Meanwhile, per earlier discussions: Werewolves on skis. www.tumblr.com/dduane/80855...

Happy Valentines Day, you cuties You’re all my Valentine this year 💝💝

I did the thing

🩵🧡 They call it "Sharing Sweater Time" 🧡🩵

Dreaming of those slow mornings Finally finished this piece (and in time for Valentine's day) =w= #wolship #npcship #Stephanivien

I care about them so much ok

happy valentines day to the lovers and the biters 💗

I saw a live birthed harbor seal pup for the first time in my life today. I thought it would be horrifying because I have a weak stomach, but it turned to UNGODLY CUTE very fast! Using this thread for some moments in the minutes after. All shot on my z8, edited on phone for now. 🦭 🦑

old doodles from 2024 #flightrising #frfanart

Ifrit!! One of my dergs in Flight Rising :D ... spent way too many gems on him #art #furryart #furryoc #digitalart #Flightrising #FRfanart #dragon #sandsurge

Ike and Soren for the Day of Devotion #ikesoren

Cuties

Dear Earthworm Company: I will not be getting “that special someone” a box of 500 worms for Valentine’s Day. I want her to stay my special someone. Once again, I am asking companies to realize that not every product is suitable for holiday-related marketing.

05/30

It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea

Can my lesbian dinos join in on the love train? 🥺

Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival

I'm just going to say a thing. What a person looks like is not reflective of their soul. Insulting the appearance of bad people who do bad things as an outcome or indication of their rotten hearts perpetuates the notion that conventional beauty = virtue, a myth that's led to untold human damage.

[nsfw, oc, ryou, isaac] swapped ocs with @thesmuttyrogue.bsky.social for the holidays so here's my half with ryou and isaac :)c