Just finished watching "Secret Mall Apartment" and it was the spirit lifter I needed. We have similar issues here in our artistic communities and I'm willing to bet other cities experience the same

Listening to Melania promote her movie reminds me of Jennifer Coolidge from 'A Mighty Wind' and now that's all I hear. Ms. Coolidge did the caricature better though.

Harley was so patient humoring me with the knitted hat I made for her, but the expression on her face is priceless! #cat #sundayvibes

Got my new looms in the mail today and couldn't resist. I'm calling this piece 'We are NOT Ameowsed'. #art #cats #princesslife

I've been looking into my family tree on my mother's side as I don't really know much about her family. I came across my stepfather's 2024 obituary & realized my sister is mentioned but I'm not. Now I'm sitting here sorting through my feelings & it's a bit like being erased.

Back when Matt Taibbi was respectable, he helped found a wiseass alt-newspaper The Buffalo BEAST, which ran an annual list of that year's 50 Most Loathsome Americans. The BEAST is long gone now. I miss that list and 2025 has given us a fucking BUMPER CROP of such people so without further ado...🧵

Found this gem on Prime & now watching with my husband @thegilmonster.bsky.social . Pretty sure there's going to be an epic movie review incoming because wow. Just wow. #badmovie #eighties

Surprised my husband with a fully loaded oven pancake and a French press of salted caramel coffee. If you need us we will be comatose on the couch binge watching horror movies.

My husband, @thegilmonster.bsky.social made me Mayor Fox for my Christmas village! He is so stinkin adorable!

Rosemary Remembrance Tree- we got a rosemary tree in lieu of a large tree this year. I put it on top of the cat tree & decorated it with lights and the stockings of our pets who have passed on. The lower perch stashes our presents. I'm in love with it! #holidays #pets

Our House is Our History - My husband @thegilmonster.bsky.social usually shows me what he's working on but this guy got put out for sale without me knowing. I saw it at our booth & said hell no he's coming back home with me. He's perfect... the Beholder and my husband. #darkart

I knitted a Santa hat for my Skeksis, he's looking pretty festive but really, he's just here for the pageantry. #darkcrystal #holidays #darkart

Throwback Thursday - When my husband and I moved in together we blended our cat households as well. We grew up with the Brady Bunch so we should have known what would happen. I'm so glad Frank & Siouxsie got to meet. Rescue cats don't always have long lives but they love fiercely.

Alchemy at it's finest. French onion soup slow simmered over the course of the day. This batch has white and red wine, as well as cognac for that extra culinary warmth. I also brush the baguette with garlic infused olive oil before toasting. So yummy! #soup #food #kitchenwitch

Winter evening snowfall wanderings. It's so still & I had to take a picture in case Mr. Tumnus showed up. Pure peace. #snow #Narnia

Our House is Our History: I learned about www.etsy.com/shop/StefsSt... during the pandemic through our friend's renn faire relief project & I fell in love with her creatures. Saw the blessed mug & knew I found my monster. Then I saw the face hugger & knew he needed a companion! #darkart

Found these in the back of a cupboard. I bought them in my twenties while visiting my mom who poo-pooed my purchase, claiming they weren't art. I stood up to her & got them anyway citing that her not personally liking them doesn't mean they are without merit. What a happy rediscovery. #art

Found this Mastodon rib fossil fragment from secondaerie.com and made my 1st fossil shadow box for my husband's @thegilmonster.bsky.social birthday. His love of dinosaurs started him on his artistic path so it seemed fitting. I'm really happy with how it turned out! #art #fossil #darkart

Cookie spread for @thegilmonster.bsky.social . Hope our guests bring their appetites!

Picture #1- How it's going outside Picture #2- How it's going inside. Homemade French onion soup- @thegilmonster.bsky.social guess what's for dinner tonight? #food #snow #soup

My glass french presses tend to shatter around the holidays (Including the one that gifted me a baseball sized blister I got on my foot one Xmas morning). You can't imagine how excited I was to get this giant 50 oz. metal press today. Take that glass presses!

Curiosity got the better of me so of course I had to try- Hot Dr Pepper. I heated the soda with some thin orange slices & garnished with a slice. It's actually tasty, the spices in the soda come out but it's very sweet, could go well with some rum added. #food #winterwarmer

Just finished baking 9 dozen chicken wings that were soaked in dill pickle brine for 24 hours. These will be served with fresh dill, dill pickle relish & blue cheese mixed with pickle seasoning for my husband's birthday. They are so good! #food #pickles

True confession: I got this furry lil bunny puppet at the local Maker Faire & whenever I need a quick smile I slip him on & talk to my hubby and/or cat with him. I then squee in delight over the cuteness & end up hugging him until I realize I'm hugging my own hand. Yep. Done that. Repeatedly.

My paternal grandpa was the 1st of our family to move from Tonsberg, Norway. Every Christmas my grandma would make krumkake. When she passed, I took up the mantle. It's a labor of love & my favorite cookie. I love to remember her when I make it & share with friends. #baking #foodisalovelanguage

When I get stressed I like to go to a local park where I can walk through the woods and feed the birds. My friend Joe captured this amazing photograph of one of those magical moments. #birds #nature

Thanks for the art share! I call this corset 'The Eviscerator'. I found this fabric that looked flesh-like and added a red velvet ruffle to mimic intestines so basically it looks like the corset is keeping the wearer together. #darkart #horror #corset

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From our spooky little corner of the world to yours, @thegilmonster.bsky.social and I wish you a Happy 'Thanksgiving'. And thank you @magnusapollo.bsky.social for your amazing pumpkins and even more amazing friendship!

Full circle moment watching Terrifier 3 with @thegilmonster.bsky.social . Saw Tom Savini & recognized the mall he was in. How? I bought my bat there & the artist told me about Tom Savini running through the hotel with it the night before. Also, Kailey Hyman bought my snake scarf! #horror #terrifier

A couple of years ago I got my friend for Secret Santa. She's an amazing mom of awesome twins and I wanted to give her something she could enjoy with them. Behold my first sock puppet scarf with matching hat - practical & playful and she rocked it! #handmade

My husband, @thegilmonster.bsky.social , and I watched a dbl. feature on Saturday, "Cats" followed by Kirk Cameron's "Saving Christmas". Does that mean we're sadists? Also he made me this custom 'Cats' poster - read the quotes 😂. He rocks. #badmovies #horror #yestheyarehorror

I've been seeing some shaming on social media regarding thrift gift shopping for kids & I'm curious: what's the earliest holiday gift you remember getting? I was 4 & it was soap. Soap & I friggin loved it. My grandpa also built a dollhouse which my nieces now have. Thrift & handmade gifts rock!

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I love making dioramas that you can also wear! This is my Pennywise corset which is an homage to the gutter scene from "It". I applied a stone finish to the corset fabric and featured Pennywise on the modesty panel. So fun to make! #darkart #horror #pennywise

Our House is Our History: We are so lucky to be neighbors with our dear friends @thefairydoor.bsky.social Heck, they're family by now, and we have a number of their fairy doors throughout our house, including this Krampus door! #darkart #krampus #horror

I just realized I haven't been sharing any of my own work, oops! I call this the creeper corset- I figured if I was going to get ogled for wearing a corset I'd be sure something was staring back. The bone beads were a fun challenge! #darkart #horror

Our House is Our History: I'm a big folk horror fan so when I saw this piece by Jason Pasnikowski I knew I wanted it for our collection. It's still one of my favorite pieces & the skill it must have taken to blend blown glass with driftwood? Amazing! #darkart #glassblowing #horror

I did some bleak math on a friend's post. Reminder that profit is corporations love language so spend your money wisely if you want to be heard. #SNAP

Our House is Our History: My husband, the talented @thegilmonster.bsky.social , has been helping me to build a custom Christmas village based on Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas. Once I've got all the figures it will be diorama time to build the village. #muppets #holidays #art #JimHenson

First picture is me from back in the day when I was a perfect hybrid of Barb and Mike. Years later I got to meet Shannon Purser when she stopped by our booth. We chatted about psychology & our fav Daniel Radcliffe movies & I got to thank her for making young me a little less awkward. #StrangerThings

Woke up at 2 AM so I decided to get some more of my holiday baking done. Sugar cookies filled with Bonne Maman's Four Fruits Preserves & dusted with confectioners sugar. This timeline sucks right now so I'm glad to share some cookie love with friends. #baking #holidays

So I used 2 pkgs of Betty Crocker peanut butter cookie mix but took out 1 TB of oil and added 3 TB of PB & Co white chocolate peanut butter and I'm so glad I did! I'm so excited to share these with friends!

These might be one of my new favorite cookies! Rose water shortbread, dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with crushed pistachios and rose petals. So pretty and so tasty! #baking #holidays

My husband's bday is in early December so I tend to go a bit overboard on the cookie front. Yesterday I made 14 dozen of choc chip, choc crinkle, and mint choc cookies. Today I made 4 dozen Peanut butter and 6 dozen rose water shortbread cookies. My kitchen smells like an English garden.

Our House is Our History: Our friend Matt has an infectious enthusiasm & an amazing son whom I got to know during the pandemic. I was so happy to receive these gifts from them & we love having their art in our home. They even illustrated the gift wrap! ❤️

My haunted house wax melter and humidifier are conspiring to create a whole vibe and I'm not against it.

Our House is Our History: Our dear friend is also an amazing photographer! We fell in love with this piece, the juxtaposition of the spiral staircase against the square canvas creates a delicious sense of unease & we love seeing our friend's art on our wall! deadlightphotography.com #darkart

Our House is Our History: I met this cool crochet artist at a horror convention and fell in love with her Sadako. We joked about her finding a use for that b&w yarn every knitter owns. Next show I had another artist freak out when I told her- turns out she has a following. DoneByDonielle

Our House is Our History: I spotted this lamp in an ad for a show we did in Pittsburgh. I fell in love with it and bought it from the artist before the show even began. She was a bit surprised as she was unsure if people would like her work. She sold out at that show, rightfully so. #darkart