Kill Taupe
@killtaupe.bsky.social
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[kil - tohp] Don’t be beige. Live a colorful life. 🐻 Artist in Ypsilanti, MI - killtaupe.com
Attempting to beat the heat with an ice cold IPA at Erratic Ale Co.
#craftbeer
4 days ago
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Yall! If you’re playing the
@aadl.org
summer reading game this year you can spend your points on all sorts of totes adorbz Akako G. Shins merch. 💛💙💛
#library
#annarbor
11 days ago
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This peony, being dramatic.
#bloomscrolling
#garden
#colorful
about 1 month ago
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Columbines blooming 💜
#bloomscrolling
#garden
#colorful
about 2 months ago
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3 months ago
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Hellebores are neat.
#garden
#bloomscrolling
#flowers
3 months ago
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Goodbye winter grays, hello spring color.
#bloomscrolling
#garden
3 months ago
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Whenever I see someone sucking on a chili dog I’m going to call it John Mellencamping. Of course I’ll never use that term because no one in the history of the world has ever sucked on a chili dog.
5 months ago
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Kill Taupe
Ann Arbor District Library
6 months ago
We're celebrating Groundhog Day early with AADL's very own groundhog mascot, Akako G. Shins! Stop in the Kids' area and complete our special scavenger hunt and take your picture with Akako from 1–1:30 PM. Sunday, February 1 at 12 PM at the Downtown Library. 🦫
https://aadl.org/node/663373
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Snow.
#illustration
#bear
#blueskyart
6 months ago
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Excellent reporting & a must read from Elena Nicholson at the Michigan Daily about the Data Center UofM is trying to forcefully build in Ypsilanti
www.michigandaily.com/opinion/colu...
#stopthedatacenter
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How UMich is forcing a data center on Ypsilanti
The combined 144 acres the University seems to have settled on are agricultural or recreational use land. No one deserves to have their local park taken over by a data center.
https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/deception-deflection-and-disregard-how-umich-is-forcing-a-data-center-on-ypsilanti/
7 months ago
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Finished up this years holiday card illustration. Off to print it goes. 🌲
7 months ago
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A nice little write up about the making of Akako G. Shins! There’s also a link to his future appearances in the article.
www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
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Meet the Ann Arbor District Library’s new groundhog mascot, Akako G. Shins
If you see a large rodent on your next visit to the library, that might just be Akako G. Shins.
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/10/meet-the-ann-arbor-district-librarys-new-groundhog-mascot-akako-g-shins.html
9 months ago
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The Michigan Legacy Art Park in Thompsonville was a unique hike. It featured a multitude of sculptures nestled in the forest along the trail.
10 months ago
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10 months ago
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Amazing views from the Treat Farm Trail.
#hiking
#michigan
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10 months ago
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This chonky green dude fell out of the sky and landed with a thud next to me on the trail today. I scooped him up and put him in some leaves.
10 months ago
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This wildflower serving the brightest shade of orange. 😎
#bloomscrolling
10 months ago
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Did you know that If you sign up for a library card at the Ann Arbor Library you can get one with a Kill Taupe design!? ✨ You can also snag some sweet Akako G. Shins stickers while you’re there searching for your next book. 📚
@aadl.org
10 months ago
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Invasive AF, but still pretty.
#bloomscrolling
10 months ago
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The garden putting on its late summer show.
#bloomscrolling
10 months ago
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jetpacksandrollerskates
10 months ago
Some Kaiju
#illustrations
that I did a while back.
#art
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Took a trip to the
@aadl.org
to catch the close out of the Summer Reading game and meet Akako G. Shins - the mascot I helped create. 💛💙💛💙
#annarbor
10 months ago
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Hrmmm… I wonder who that adorable silhouette belongs to? Find out on Sunday at the
#AADL
🤗
#AnnArbor
add a skeleton here at some point
11 months ago
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These white hostas are always the last thing in my garden to bloom for the season. They just love letting me know summer is almost over.
#bloomscrolling
#gardening
#flowers
11 months ago
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Kill Taupe
Holy Bones Artisan Markets
11 months ago
The Bones & The Bees is back for year 3! 🐝💀 Applications now open for artisans who fit this spooky-themed market: pollinators, skulls, skeletons, & odd treasures! Apply at HolyBonesFestival.com. Use code BUZZBUZZ for 50% off!
#YpsiReal
#ArtisanMarket
#HolyBones
#ArtistOpportunity
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At the end of last summer I planted a small batch of coneflowers. The spot must have been too shady because only one came back this year. I appreciate its tenacity & it looks like a sunset.
#bloomscrolling
#garden
12 months ago
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A round of applause for this small patch of balloon flowers. They’re on their third year and filling in nicely.
#bloomscrolling
#gardening
12 months ago
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Spotted this dude in the hostas - riding out the rainstorm.
#gardening
#beetle
12 months ago
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Stepped out into the garden with my morning coffee and was greeted by this humongous hibiscus bloom. 😍
#bloomscrolling
#garden
12 months ago
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The orange day lilies are really thriving this year.
#bloomscrolling
#garden
about 1 year ago
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The peonies were popping today. ✨
#gardening
#bloomscrolling
about 1 year ago
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Side yard Iris & Backyard Iris
#bloomscrolling
about 1 year ago
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✨ TONIGHT IN YPSILANTI ✨
about 1 year ago
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The streptocarpus is really serving up some blooms this year.
#bloomscrolling
about 1 year ago
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✨ This Friday in Ypsi! ✨ 👉
@holybones.bsky.social
about 1 year ago
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Obligatory social media post about the
#craftfair
I’m at today. It’s the Backyard Art Fair in Ferndale & Oak Park 🕺🏻 Get all the info here:
www.backyardartfair.com
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#art
#artistsonbluesky
#artfair
#colorful
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about 1 year ago
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My azaleas are really popping this year.
#bloomscrolling
about 1 year ago
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We’re less than a week away from this years Backyard Art Fair! Check out the artist lineup and make your journey between homes via car, bike or foot. More info here:
www.backyardartfair.com
#artfair
#ferndale
#oakpark
#michiganmakers
#backyardartfair
about 1 year ago
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Just a few of the many awesome small packages from last nights show benefiting Ferndale Pride 🌈
#art
#mixedmedia
#painting
#gayartist
#queerart
#ferndalepride
#smallpackages
about 1 year ago
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Pink & Blue
#streetart
#publicart
#rabbits
#ferndale
#glitter
#blueskyart
#resin
#art
about 1 year ago
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Tonight’s the night! Small Packages opens in Ferndale, MI 🕺🏻
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 year ago
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Early bidding has started on Small Packages! Help Ferndale Pride 🏳️🌈reach their 2025 fundraising goal & snag a sweet one of a kind piece of art in the process. Bid here:
smallpackagesshow.betterworld.org/auctions/sma...
#art
#diorama
#queerart
#gayart
#lgbtq
#ferndalepride
#artforsale
about 1 year ago
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Holy Bones Artisan Markets
about 1 year ago
Kill Taupe's mischievous bear art at the 3rd Annual Pushing Up Daisies Artist Market! 5/16/25, 5-9 PM, Ypsi Freight House. Art, music & fun!
#PushingUpDaisies
#Ypsi
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about 1 year ago
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Oh, neat! Ypsi got a new bookstore. 📚
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 year ago
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This mustache bear can sit right on your head. Because he’s on a hat. 🐻
www.killtaupe.com/shop/mustach...
#embroidery
#bear
#mustache
#dadcap
#artistsonbluesky
about 1 year ago
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They’re throbbing with positive energy. I must have more. Fuck yeah! I gotta have all the crystals! 💎🐰💎 F-Yeah Crystals Magnet :
www.killtaupe.com/shop/fuck-ye...
about 1 year ago
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May is shaping up to be a busy month! Here’s three upcoming art events I’ll be at.
#art
#artistsonbluesky
#ferndale
#oakpark
#ypsilanti
#artshow
about 1 year ago
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Went for a small hike at the local preserve. Saw a couple snakes, flicked two ticks off me and enjoyed the wildflowers.
about 1 year ago
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