Submissions for talks and games for Portland Indie Game Con are open till the 13th!!! I'm on the curation team and I want to see your WEIRD, COOL, SMALL, STRANGE games!!!! Jam games, WIPs, it's all allowed! And all your other games too!

don't mind me, just fulfilling my legally-mandated sporadic reminder that i have a tip jar patreon. i post little art roundups and stuff from time to time, in case you miss stuff on socials! thanks to everyone who's tossed me a few bucks over the years, it is genuinely so helpful and encouraging!

Diane and Valentine are good folks and have done a lot of good work for the art community. 💖

Oh this is great: there’s now an #Artemis II Lunar Flyby Gallery on the NASA images site: www.nasa.gov/gallery/luna... (thx @dpmanchee.bsky.social for pointing it out)

Now on @sciam.bsky.social: As the Artemis era unfolds, lunar scientists are hopeful renewed in situ exploration could blow the lid off three major moon mysteries. By the incomparable @squigglyvolcano.bsky.social. www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...

The current season's art book is at about 60 submissions out of the 100 available slots! Join the party today: docs.google.com/forms/d/1UVL...

Hey all! Polar Lights 4 is live! My entry in this one is the Antarctic isopod, Ceratoserolis trilobitoides! Check out all the fun cool art and writing! #SciArt 🧪 🦑

Okay, after several conversations, I've set up a Gofundme. If you can donate, that would be amazing, but I'll always be grateful for shares and words of encouragement! <3 #movingtoalbania #artcommissions #gofundme

everyone smoosh together so we can get a pic! #ArtemisII

Hey all! Polar Lights 4 is live! My entry in this one is the Antarctic isopod, Ceratoserolis trilobitoides! Check out all the fun cool art and writing! #SciArt 🧪 🦑

#ArtimisII astronauts are being reminded that even though the moon is super neat, they should eat their lunch. 🥪

Reid Wiseman on #Artemis II: "We have Earth out window 4 and Moon out window 3... the Moon is about 3-4 times the size of the Earth and it is almost full, and the Earth is just a small crescent out there... it's magnificent... such a majestic view out here" Mission Control: "Amaze, amaze, amaze!"

Good Morning 🏜️

2. Milky Way radio light reflected off the Moon captured by the MWA telescope (B. McKinley, Curtin University/ICRAR/ASTRO 3D)

3. Spring 🤧 #repostyourart

"From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch." ― Edgar Mitchell

2. Bloom 🌹 #repostyourart

this I can probably do #repostyourart 1. hello! 👁️

lol turned this on just as they said they need to do some "toilet troubleshooting" before letting everyone get some sleep www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rwf...

This is beautiful

First of all HELL YEAH to all these recs. And secondly hell yeah as a writer: we SHOULD be eating lots and lots of books as part of our balanced diet. Books that sound very different from ours. Different vibes, moods, styles, atmospheres, prose, structure, and subject.

So, here is my basic Anthropic story. In February, I submitted 14 books (some others were too complicated to submit) to the settlement. I got to the last page and...nothing. But it seemed to be finished. I got no confirmation number. Then, a few weeks ago, I got an email saying I had no submission..

I know a lot of people don't want more junk in their inboxes. But after my comics got stolen by LibGen, I am reluctant to share my art on social media, even non-evil ones. I want to share my art with humans for free! but I'm tired of creating free content for billionaires at the same time.

New I Think You're Sauceome newsletter this week! Just some recent art shenanigans I've been up to. Subscribe if you want! My newsletter is free, usually has a free comic in it that I don't publish elsewhere, and always has a photo of our cat, Toki Wartooth. 😸 buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...

this is why we shouldn't engage with *any* ai created content-- not ironically, not to make fun of it, bc all they see are clicks and views and it translates as "we should also do this"

We have 2 cool shirts! I have to sell them out by early April for 2 reasons: 1) 5 of my family members are staying in the Skype a Scientist stockroom in mid-April 😅 2) I need to fund our mural project which starts the first week of April! They're soft! They're cute! Get a shirt! SquidFacts.net

Pre-orders help a *lot*, so if this tyrannosaur tale is one you know you’ll read please consider ordering your copy early.

pokopia!

A fish eater: Erenna is a genus of deep-sea siphonophores; these deep-sea hunters are pescatarians and eat only fish. They rely on bioluminescence to mimic the behavior of tiny copepods, luring fish into range for stinging and snacking. Filmed at 918 m during the 2024 #SEPacificSeamounts expedition.

I caught a spy my liege

Seen some shit recently regarding Ko-fi, not just this. They have an identity crisis and seem to be toeing the line on what will make them money and what will piss artists off So sick of this shit

gosh oh gosh it has been A WEEK. anyone want a quick sticky note doodle? (counts number of notes left on this pad) three slots, fcfs, critters only (no human or humanoids/sfw/fun suggestions please)

Ok, also just learning about Washingtons health care program expanding to everyone. Just missed the virtual town hall but have my eye on it now thanks! wholewashington.org

Wait, I am now just learning about Oregon Healthcare for All might be a thing?! www.hcao.org There's upcoming town halls. I am not based in Oregon but heck if they are the first state and gets rolled out to other states this would be HUGE

#3284 If a spider was wider

One of my favorite movies! I really loved the series when I was little 🦕💖

I'M IN THIS EVERYBODY BUY IT My story is about a young guy in the prairies with a really useless superpower

Barnes & Noble has 25% off Pre-Order Books through March 26th! It's a perfect time for you to pre-order FAST BREAK by me and @delartstuffs.bsky.social if you have the means. Go to FASTBREAKCOMIC.com, and click on the Barnes & Noble Link! I can't wait for you all to see this book. Thank you.

BTW, for people who may have recently filed #Anthropic claims and haven't yet had email confirmation: I queried them yesterday with my unique ID and "success" number, and they replied today confirming that they'd received the claim. So if you have concerns, querying via their email works OK.🙂

Let's keep Minnesotans in their homes! Donate $25 or MORE to wilsonfoundationmn.org/mpls-respons..., email your donation receipt to [email protected], and I'll send some goodies (MN bird stickers & postcards) to the first 50 donors! Thank you for supporting MN, the need is still great!

any one recommend some good sea shanties for hauling about a thousand fathoms worth of blackberry vines off a hill? asking for a me. ☠️

I have 10 days left to pull together the $550 remaining for my April bill surplus. I haven't had any donations for 9 days. I really need your help to make this happen. I have LVFC coming up in a few weeks and a move shortly after. I am stretched thin. Your support means a lot. 💜

Crabby crab crab crab

Seen tacked to a community board on my walk

One of the drink and draw prompts tonight was fish girls in goth nets and the people did not disappoint

What a beautiful day to follow some artists who don't use gen AI

Calling marine artists! We're running the 4th issue of The Sea Unseen, a charity zine spotlighting marine life 🐳🦑 Artists of all skill levels are welcome. Learn more and join the participant mailing list at the form below! (Closes March 30) #artzine #zineapp #marineart

Saying we read two books without mentioning they were both picture books makes us sound more sophisticated than we are. Also thank you Alasdair for editing this while on tour while I drink wine in France