It's #TransDayOfVisibility! Feels weird to post about it this year considering how visible I've had to become to drive my fundraising. Being visible is a mixture of joy and absolute terror but, more than anything else, it's necessary for me right now 🏳️‍⚧️

Yaaaay, relaunched my website and newsletter on a much more ethical platform! Hope it works well on your devices! And sign up 💪🏾🫶🏽 www.romatheengineer.com

I know everyone hates substack because nazi bar. But have you considered also hating it for its craptastic interactions with some phone accessibility settings?

March was always going to be ALOT. Even before my dad had fairly major surgery scheduled and spent 9 days and counting in hospital. But brighter days feel right on the horizon! He should be out soon & there’s one more major work event which should be a delight. Also here’s some henna 💁🏽‍♀️

two new anti-AI paintings in the shop in spring colors artologica.etsy.com

Are you an early career science communicator? Do you have an interesting idea for a project? Make sure you check out the Josh Award

I should probably repost this more often. Ways to actually be an ally:

Restarting an old tradition. Good morning/aft/evening wherever you are. May we take care of ourselves & each other as much as we're able to today. May we vex fascist wankspangled dicklimpets as much as we can, with our very existence even. & Please enjoy this lichen.

Steadily coming back to myself, including creatively, after surgery last month and a recovery period which has been tougher than expected in every possible way. Read this line of a Rumi poem and this piece buzzed around in my head incessantly until I made it. This counts as #SciArt right?

More #art done with @lycomorpha.bsky.social paints (possibly with others, I cannot remember). I very much enjoy this style I am developing: tracing paper, marker and ink on top, watercolour behind. I label the bottles as I give them to people.

Steadily coming back to myself, including creatively, after surgery last month and a recovery period which has been tougher than expected in every possible way. Read this line of a Rumi poem and this piece buzzed around in my head incessantly until I made it. This counts as #SciArt right?

[AI bubble bursts] billionaire tech bro: the stupid consumer did not understand it

The Little Event was my 1st #SciComm Event back in 2016 when I still wasn't quite sure if it was for me. 10 years & 10 BIG Events later and I've carved out a place for myself in SciComm - including now as Chair of @big-stem-network.bsky.social! Where could #LittleEvent26 take you?

The Little Event was my 1st #SciComm Event back in 2016 when I still wasn't quite sure if it was for me. 10 years & 10 BIG Events later and I've carved out a place for myself in SciComm - including now as Chair of @big-stem-network.bsky.social! Where could #LittleEvent26 take you?

There's still time to grab a ticket for the @big-stem-network.bsky.social #LittleEvent26 next week for early career #SciComm folks! Lots of great sessions including an overview of the sector from me & @acescicomm.bsky.social Find the fulll programme online www.big.uk.com/event-6410615

Hey, all right now, all right now, fellas (Yeah?) Now, what's cooler than being cool? (ALT text!) I can't hear ya I say what's, what's cooler than being cool? (ALT text!) All right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right Lend me some alt text! I am your neighbor!

10 days of consuming concentrated dust mite & my fairly minor side effects have eased off a lot Just 1086 days to go!

Doing some *practical* immunology this morning - I’ve just had my first dose of dust mite allergy immunotherapy! Feeling very well taken care of & trying to keep my nerding out to a minimum 😂

Mood

A small little bit of both advice and a plea for using Bluesky. This platform doesn't have an algorithm for content. If your default response to seeing something cool is to hit like, take a second to hit the Repost button too. Especially if it's a cool indie product, a show, some art, whatever.

I still think this is one of the most beautiful pins Robin has ever designed (and given their huge array of gorgeous designs that's saying something!) Go and buy one, now!

Today I got to see my vocal cords malfunctioning on video & I cannot tell you how validating it was. No matter how much you know the symptoms are ‘real’, all the ‘tests are clear’s wheedle their way into your brain.

They're open, and we need YOU (yes, you!) to submit your proposal for the BIG Event! Come join us and loads of others at the National STEM Learning Centre this July! Propose a session now forms.gle/RBW95Z8sEagK...

Posted this, got out of bed and started moving around and became 99% sure I’ve got a chest infection. Just to underline to point below 😂😭

Happy New Year folks!! This is your friendly neighbourhood spoonie reminding you that you don’t have to start anything new today or this month 😴 I wish you the ability to be kind and gentle to yourself this year ❤️

Managed my first swim in well over a month 🥹 Didn’t count my lengths, took lots of breaks and switched to paddling with a float at the first chest twinge. And I’m now feeling delightfully tired ❤️

Day 20 - catching up slowly while my body continues to be a temperamental creature Collage has been my go to medium this year - and collaging in hand made books in particular. There’s something about not starting with a blank canvas! #ArtAdventCalendar

Day 19 - I made a hat! Using @alisonkiddle.bsky.social‘s knitting machine & a lot of their help too! #ArtAdventCalendar

Day 18 - something a bit different, inspired by the constant ‘See it. Say it. Sort it.’ Announcements on public transport. #ArtAdventCalendar

Day 17 - blue genes & red genes Drawing on lino prints on gelli prints #ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt

It's #ChristmasEve, so I depicted Parasaurolophus under UV light, lit up like a Christmas tree - you can check out the rationale of this #paleoart on my #Patreon if you're already bored of holiday TV. Oh, and Happy Christmas to those who celebrate! #sciart #fossils www.patreon.com/posts/146578...

I bought an ink adventer calendar and to justify it, I've been doing a sketch a day with the new inks. Here are a couple of my favorites. #ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt #Sketch

Happy #InverteFest!! Here are some Invertebrates I've encountered this month in Japan.

Day 16 - one very happy snake plant who started with some leftover watercolour ink and then just grew from there. I really want to make prints of this in 2026 #ArtAdventCalendar

Pack your bags, charge your batteries, #InverteFest begins at midnight your time. If you're going out to spot critters, join our community science project here: www.inaturalist.org/projects/inv...

Can’t believe I forgot to add #SciArt to this one!

Huevember 23 | Chartreuse Pacific Sea Nettle #jellyfish #pacificseanettle #marinelife #marineanimals #marinebiology #invertebrates #animals #wildlife #nature #animalart #illustration #animalartist #artwork #drawing #art

Today’s fun find: Pennsylvania Game News, May 1982, #Raccoon cover art by PA wildlife artist Gerald W. Putt. Look at the baby! 😂🥰 #MagazineArt #Ephemera #WildlifeArt

How I’m showing up to the BlueSky Christmas party

Day 15 - one of my favourite things I made this year, a trio of badges for @marinemumbles.bsky.social #ArtAdventCalendar

19. Poplar spiral gall in a black poplar leaf stalk. These are twisty little galls caused by an aphid that induces formation of a short corkscrew of distended leaf stem. I'm more familiar with wasp galls on oak. So I I thought this aphid gall was very curious. #SciArt #ArtAdventCalendar

Day 14 - another Summer exhibition piece inspired by pollen grains #ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt

You can see over 8000 human made images (97% of them with AltText) posted by over 600 #ArtAdventCalendar participants just by clicking or long pressing on the hashtag and selecting See Posts. I guarantee you it's better for your mental health than whatever else you're looking at on here.

So exciting... just found out my author copies of Speaking with Pictures are arriving next week. After working on this graphic novel for 7 years I can't wait to see what it's like fully printed 📖👀 www.visuallanguagelab.com/sip

In awe of this timelapse (Old but new to me) www.youtube.com/watch?v=w77z...

Looking for some nerdy drawing fun over the next few weeks? My Xmas & New Year zines are available to download for £1 (or more) and you’re welcome to print as many copies as you want! They’re A4 but I’m told can be printed on Letter paper & trimmed #SciArt ko-fi.com/hanaayoob/shop

First personal training session in over a month, done! 💪🏼 Blessed with a PT who supports me in every recovery & helps me listen to my body ❤️ And who also spends the entire session spotting weird xmas tree decorations 😂

Day 22 #ArtAdventCalendar as it gets colder here in Scotland (though still very mild for this time of year) I thought I’d post this little needle felted #penguin #bird #birdart #edinburghzoopenguins

Day 13 - back to Summer exhibition pieces. This one actually sold recently and needs packing up over the holidays. I really enjoyed going very mixed media - gouache background, water colour ink for the cut out planets, Posca & gel pen for the details #ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt

Another goofy #ArtAdventCalendar #sundayfishsketch 🐡