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Tyler Thrasher

@tylerthrasherart.bsky.social

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Artist, botanist, citizen scientist, author, husband, father, occasional photographer, business owner, personal wizard. https://linktr.ee/tylerthrasherart?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=737528a5-8cc5-4089-b0bf-cab5206f31df

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Jul 9

Some art therapy for ya.

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Mar 7

Scorpion crystallized in my lab.

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 25

Bobcat skull crystallized in my studio/lab!

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 17

Chameleon crystallized in my studio/ lab.

Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 15

Tiny ass plant from the greenhouse

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 14

The first opalized flower! This is a single flower stem encased in layers upon layers of silica nano particles that hardened to form precious opal! Much like a radiant opal tomb 🤣. Much more to come.

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 13

Don’t tell me not to opalize a dead moth. I will opalize a dead moth.

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 11

STOP WHAT YOU’RE FUCKING DOING! Look at this full spectrum opal I grew!!!! The camera can’t really handle the reds. ITS SO VIBRANT HOLY SHIT!

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 10

Check out this opal I grew! It appears completely white but displays the entire visible spectrum as it’s rotated around a light source. White light enters the structure and is split into individual wavelengths.

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 9

When will we FUCKING HEED THE MESSAGE BUG’S WAS TRYING TO TEACH US!!!

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 9

Yeah worn out over the world’s worst people blaming autism.

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 9

Hank are you trying to lead the revolution!? 💚

Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 9

An opalized flower is such a niche fucking thing. Like there’s a part of my brain that’s saying “what if no one gets it”. Like I’ve spent so many years obsessing over opal and opalized objects so what if I’m a bit too biased!? lol

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 8

As of today my art and business has generated over 80,000 sales. I had no handout, jumpstart or access to resources. Black and brown artists please hear me out, are allowed to take up space and despite what we’re shown there is plenty to take up.

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 8

Today I learned that aphid babies are born pregnant and I think that’s enough nature for a minute.

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 8

Love my clown ass family

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 7

Honestly I think you’d mostly be fine?

Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 7

This guy is about to get the crystal treatment ✨

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 7

This is the Crassula “thrashula” the very first hybrid I made! It’s very cute and smells like maple syrup in the fall.

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 6

New Tyler Thrasher DLC just dropped. Just whipped up blue opal in my studio/ lab. I’ve always wondered if I could impregnate my synthetic opal with a pigment and the answer is “sort of”. I think I went a little heavy handed on it. I’ll have to dial back the amount of pigment next time.

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 5

Crystallized cicada synthesized in my studio/lab!

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 4

🥵 yall ain’t ready

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 4

When I was a kid I never expected that my full time job would be crystallizing insects. And when I started doing that I never expected my business to sell glowing flowers. And when I did that I never expected to make the world’s first opalized specimens. Keep goin yall.

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 3

My gut microbiome needs some DEI.

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Tyler Thrasher @tylerthrasherart.bsky.social · Feb 3

Made some changes to my opal recipe today and they all FLOPS, which from a science standpoint is very exciting. ANY and ALL data we can collect from an experiment is a success. Even the data that seemingly disappoints.

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