#wordweavers 01/05/2024 Introduce your setting as if it's a character in your story.
The McAlistair mansion POV: “I’m currently the host of Esther and her strange little maid. Before I belonged to Esther’s husband, but he wasn’t with them when they came back from the colonies. Something has happened there, I don’t know what, but it makes Esther ill. The little strange maid tries her best to help.”
Durian Fruit, vintage botanical illustration circa 1815. This beautiful fruit is renowned for it's strong aroma and unique flavor profile. I haven't been brave enough to try it yet.
This is a long shot, but my spouse is looking for someone who can donate a 3D printer or a laser cutter to a group of artists and #makers who used to experience chronic homelessness. It is an actual #nonprofit so you can get the tax write off. Please boost in case someone in the #fediverse can help.
(Edit to add: in #Texas!)
(edit 2: It needs to be able to print ceramics.)
I saw someone mention a mastodon.art post and I just went through their about page for fun. Their blocklists reads like a almost complete instance list by now. Also by their own ruleset they should have blocked mastodon.social and mastodon.online by now because they do federated with a couple of hundred instances they have blocked. But they know that would cause a mass migration away from #mastodonart . I don't know why people still register there with -80% reach compared to sane instances.
Sea life abstraction in blue and yellow. Waves, shore, sand, fish, sea creatures, monsters, rivulets and splashes of water. Give this abstract a few moments of your time and see what you discover.
One of my favourite things about making pottery is playing with, tweaking and combining glazes. This typically requires testing. Some potters do this with flat or upright test tiles.
I've decided that this year I will use tea bowls for this purpose. Later in the year, I'll make a few teapots to match my favourite tea bowls.
Kaka'ako Gecko, photography. This is the actual color of this cheeky fellow, no photoshop enhancement! He was hanging out in my favorite flower shop in Kaka'ako on Oahu. The shop is called Paiko.
Lotus pond at twilight. What started out as a photo of a tropical leaf, through the magic of digital art, transformed into an impressionistic digital painting resembling a painting in the style of Monet.