Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

As a science fiction writer I really fucking resent tech bros for ruining the phrase "artificial intelligence." 80 years of it being all about cool androids and interesting computers destroyed by five years of "Spicy autocorrect making everything shittier for money." NEVER FORGIVE.

At this point, generative AI has to go the way of the dinosaur. It literally has to be rooted out and the companies associated with it driven out of business. The idea that it continue in its current form is intolerable and a complete disaster at a time when we have no margin for error as a species.

coco, child of hope... 🌠 🖋️

The cat thinks the flower is their friend #art

Looking for some help translating a short few phrases from English to Dutch, if anyone is able to assist!

Good morning with a new shop offering! Inkmaking flashcards, originally a backer exclusive. A handy set of 7 postcards (A5) for go-to techniques and ink recipes drawn from both my books. for when you need a quick reminder on how to mix gouache, make a lake, red paint… More info: payhip.com/b/AfSjt

#mermay My most popular picture from 2014 deviantart: little mermaid who didn´t save the prince and the prince who died and now´s seafoam

i've stopped using chrome and google - i switched to zen browser and duckduckgo (with ai options turned off) and i encourage you all to do the same with whatever combo of browser and search engine you prefer

nightmusic. 🦋

Just in case there are young artists out there seeing lots of posts about fandom and the best way to learn to draw is getting obsessed with one character, etc: That’s just how some people get into drawing, don’t try and chase fun that isn’t for you because it won’t be fun. Just draw what you like.

www.tigertigercomic.com Hey... it's a new page of Tigers haha! ❤️‍🔥

watching your cat sleep peacefully has to be one of the greatest joys in life. no complications, no stress, just a happy lil dude havin' a nap, with no idea I am taking 500 pictures of him like an absolute creep

Real story, just amount of blood is more…. Well. It may not be real amount but it felt like it.

Solar-punk foxes

the sketchbook, lately

Cancer: The fire of creativity burns in us all. Now cut it out and get a job.

While looking through a wooden box of lantern slides in an antique shop yesterday - mostly Victorian fairy tales & historical images - I spotted some hand-painted views of Palestine. After sorting, it appears to be a 12 slide set that include Yaffa, the Mosque of Omar, Bethany & the Mount of Olives

Here's an example of a linguistic fact that I think should be straightforward and obvious when pointed out, but which a lot of people seem surprisingly resistant to: Colloquial Latin never died. In fact it's spoken extremely widely across the world. 🧵

Apple blossom gouache

猫花瓶に色付けして、おとといのすやすや猫もまとめて釉薬を掛けた。 今夜はゆっくり寝られる。

This podcast about M.C. Escher's work being triggered by the Alhambra tessellations, and influencing mathematics as much as it was influenced by them, is absolutely chef's kiss. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

In case you missed this beautiful essay by Haya Abu Shammala; take time with it this weekend. arablit.org/2026/05/12/t...

honestly it is pretty cool that we figured out using a big ass jiggly boob stamp was the best way to decorate pottery for mass production, shout out to the human race for that one

www.comic-con.org/awards/eisne... Eisner time for Tigers... read my webcomic it's good I swear... .......... it's a very normal comic about gay people trying to look at sea sponges..

jewel ink & watercolour #art

in case it's useful to anyone else, i've tossed the spreadsheet template i've been using to track my graphic novel progress in my ko-fi shop! keeps track of deadlines, pages started/finished, & how many pages you should do each day to stay on track. PWYW! ko-fi.com/s/bfcb2f39ff

Hi it's my birthday! You are strongly encouraged to look at my work and maybe even say nice things if you think it is nice? Physical store: www.etsy.com/shop/Toadlett Digital store: toadlett.itch.io Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/toadlett

Thanks to Katie Carr on Threads, I just learned: in 1996, the cast of the newly-launched “Star Trek: Voyager” got together to do a feature for Parade magazine about the power of late-’90s technology. Behold its fabulously unhinged glory. 1/

A friend in an alleyway

a 13th-14th century seal depicting a squirrel encircled by the words I CRAKE NOTIS ('i crack nuts')

Lovesick Cat - Jun'ichiro Sekino, 1957

false lanternberry

still true

do you like fucked up houses? do you wanna build your own? i've just released a 1.5 update of my gmless mapmaking game house, with some quality of life tweaks and a refreshed layout! purchasing it also now gets you a scp-flavored hack i wrote ages ago! marns.itch.io/house

Beast of the Day: Harpy

Streetside Garden

what americans don't know is that the triumphal arch, like certain large parrots, is a social species, & once you've built one you must construct a second, down the same very long street, so they can see one-another & not feel alone

I often say to artist colleagues I wear my influences on my sleeve, but other times I stay mum on it. But in this instance I have no problem admitting that this image by Walt McDougall inspired an old mansion full of mimics for a tabletop game.

Happy #WebComicDay! Check out Kingfisher, a 1920s supernatural mystery romance comic where a historian, a boxer, and a thief must figure out the secrets a magic puzzle before reality itself is torn asunder! All while dealing their complicated relationships with each other. kingfishercomic.com

This is a ton of fun to fiddle with. :D Q-tips are funny little paintbrushes. XD #drachenmagier #art

bird & berry ink + watercolour #art

I thought I had time

HAPPY WEBCOMIC DAY 🥳 I've got one of those! It's spooky! It's seaworthy! It's some other S-word too! Go read Phantomarine! 🙏 www.phantomarine.com #webcomicday

Hi #WebcomicDay ! 👋 Have you read my current webcomic The Witch Door yet? Here's a helpful slideshow on why you should! It has frenship, modern witches and magic travel, a murder mystery.... also bi and aroace main characters! #thewitchdoor bsky.app/profile/anni...