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Riseroth @demonography.bsky.social · 8d

8 - "stall" - now i'm hungry for noodles

Illustration of a wooden noodle stall, with a creature making fresh noodles in the booth behind assorted bowls and a cup of chopsticks, while a patron horse-like creature enjoys a hot bowl of noodles sitting on the bench in front of the stall. The sign on top of the stall reads 好吃, "good eat", or "tasty", in Chinese. The illustration is dark brown on a lighter yellow-beige background.

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Riseroth @demonography.bsky.social · 8d

7 - "luck" - may you always roll nat 20s

Illustration of a fox holding a large four-leaved clover in its jaws, clutching a 20-sided die and surrounded by 2 rabbits. The illustration is dark green on a light green background.

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Riseroth @demonography.bsky.social · 8d

3 - "flame", 4 - "nook", 5 - "dew", and 6 - "companion"
#nestober2025 #nestober25

Illustration of two forest creatures cooking and eating a large hotpot together. The creature on the left is stirring with a large spoon, and the creature on the right is eating noodles directly from the pot with chopsticks. There's a pileated woodpecker perched on their head. The hotpot is being simmered over huge flames. The illustration is a dark orange on a light orange background.

Illustration of a cat on a comfy pillow, reading a book. A bookshelf forms a little nook behind it. A mouse is standing on a book gazing at the cat, while a snail perches on top of the shelf, and a spider has taken residence in one of the shelves of the bookshelf. The illustration is dark green on a light beige background.

An illustration of a duck and a ladybug sharing shelter underneath a large leaf. The large leaf is covered with dew, and there's a gentle scattering of moisture or rain in the background. The illustration is dark blue on a very light blue background.

An illustration of a person with short hair sleeping on their side in bed, while a cat companion lounges on top of their blanket. The illustration is a dark red on a light beige background.

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Riseroth @demonography.bsky.social · 8d

I've been quietly doing cozy nestober prompts for this year's daily October drawings www.instagram.com/hello.nestob... The first two are "nest" and "tea" - my favourite things in the fall weather! This year i'm focused on making little scenes.
#nestober2025

illustration of a small dragon in a soft nest on a tree branch, with some mushrooms growing out of the nest. The lines of the illustration are in a darker orange, and the background is a very light orange, making the illustration look monochromatic

Illustration of a bird on the left and a frog on the right enjoying some green tea together, with a teapot set between them on a checkered cloth. There is a branch with leaves winding around the handle of the teapot. The illustration is in dark green, with a light green background.

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SEAN ORR @seanorr.bsky.social · 15d

Calling for an end to illegal settlements is not controversial
Being in favour of enforcing international law is not controversial
Condemning the murder of journalists, doctors, and children is not controversial
Calling for an arms embargo is not controversial

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Riseroth @demonography.bsky.social · Sep 13

Not to make light of the horrible rude things people have said to me about my other identities but sometimes people say the weirdest things when they find out I’m vegetarian

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Chris H. 🍄🌛 @sutexii.bsky.social · Sep 6

Hey!!! Check this out! 👁️👁️

✦ www.inprnt.com/gallery/sute...

Art prints on sale on inprnt. Gallery includes original and fanart works. insects, pokemon, silksong, and horror art.

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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · Sep 3

where are you on this cycle

you should relax today! you wasted the entire day, what's your problem

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Riseroth @demonography.bsky.social · Aug 30

Stoked to be a part of The Washi Station's 2026 RISO calendar: FLORA & FAUNA for January! You can pre-order the calendar now!! If you order before Sept 4, you’ll get 3 exclusive vinyl stickers!!

Head over to ✨ avivamaiartzy.com/thewashistation to learn more and pre-order today if you're cool!!

Illustration of a snowy owl, sitting on a log looking at some sweet little mammals inside a hole in the wood. There are bits of snow scattered around.

Illustration of a snowy scene, with different birds sitting around on winter trees and logs. There's a little snow bunny sticking its face out of the snow on the left, and a pine marten sitting inside a hole in the central log.

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Reimena Yee 🦇 @reimenayee.com · Aug 23

I’m thrilled to be a part of The Washi Station’s 2026 Risograph Calendar! And to no surprise, I’m October. My test print is looking pretty good 😍
Preorder at www.avivamaiartzy.com/thewashistat...

Cover of the calendar. Pink and green risograph print of two tiny black cats frolicking around giant indoor plants and mushrooms

A preview of my piece. Orange white and blue risograph print of a barn owl flying through some ivy and poisonous plants

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Camila 🌷 @nekomori-art.bsky.social · Aug 25

Tomato Keepers 🍅

So excited to finally share my work for The Washi Station's upcoming 2026 RISO-printed calendar! I got to illustrate June with some of my favorite fauna, flora, and color palette :D

[ #Art ]

Mock up of a calendar page for June 2026, as part of The Washi Station's upcoming 2026 RISO-printed calendar "FLORA & FAUNA". The top part features an illustration of a ripening tomato branch, its fruits ranging in color from green to red. Three small bunnies also hang onto the plant, seemingly checking the fruits. The bottom part shows the month name, dates, and a note section decorated with a small drawing of a chunky caterpillar sitting happily on a tomato leaf.

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Riseroth @demonography.bsky.social · Jul 11

Froggerly stickers ready to frolic and fill blank spaces

A hand holding up a purple and green sticker sheet of frogs in different silly poses, in front of a pond

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Riseroth @demonography.bsky.social · Jul 11

Made a couple of new sticker sheets for a market next weekend and I’m excited about how cute they are!!

Sticker sheet of many mini mammals on a rock background.

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Alex Strook 🐭⚡️SQUEAKROSS @alexstrook.bsky.social · Jul 5

when you open a service you've been using for a decade only to find it out it caught the virus

Fake website servic welcome page. text reads:

"Your favorite tool is now ruined by AI"
"you might not like it but shareholders love it"

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Riseroth @demonography.bsky.social · Jul 5

Thank u!!

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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · Jul 4

so now you want to stay alive AND have your life be "happy"?
this is America, not the United States Of Alive And Happy

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eva (scary) @eva.town · Jul 5

proposing a sort of horseshoe theory for UX design: where the ultimate way to improve a user’s (life) experience is by making an app/OS so painful to use that they log off entirely

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Riseroth @demonography.bsky.social · Jul 2

Have to post this sweet riso print I drew and The Washi Station (www.avivamaiartzy.com/thewashistat...) printed for a collab last year featuring some trans bugs and Luna the cat ❤️ Love these collaborations!!! And always learning something new and pushing myself when it comes to print and riso.

photo of a riso (risograph) two colour printed illustration, in blue and pink. Illustration is of a cat peeking over onto a table full of different bugs messing around with various stationery and accessories and making a zine.

Close up of riso print in blue and pink, showing the texture and details of the bugs and cat and stationery!

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Riseroth @demonography.bsky.social · Jun 24

Cooking up something small and fun with the little monthly squares I've been doing!

three by three squares of little black and white mammal illustrations. From top to bottom, left to right on each line:
- Eastern mole
- Javan Slow Loris
- Sinaloan Mastiff bat
- Aye-aye
- Philippine Colugo
- Ord's kangaroo rat
- Iberian desman
- Cuban Solenodon
- North American beaver

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Riseroth @demonography.bsky.social · Jun 12

Today

Narrative illustration in a vertical format:
1. Illustration of a tree with a hole in its trunk. Strange sounds coming out of it - “I was walking by a tree on my way home from getting groceries and heard a loud ongoing noise from a hole in it”
2. Illustration of a tree with a hole in its trunk, strange sounds continue coming out of it and something is emerging - “as I peered in, something emerged… coming out…”
3. Illustration of a tree trunk with what looks like a birds face and beak in it, with continued strange sounds - “I couldn’t see anything in the depths … could just hear the ongoing squeaking and keening”
4. A bird (northern flicker) flying out of the illustration of the tree trunk with the hole - “it was a flicker. Probably has a nest in there with new hatchlings :o”

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flor @barkestra.bsky.social · Jun 11

‘police riot’, 2020, colored pencil and ink on paper

a cadre of oversized police officers herd a fleeing crowd through a dark landscape

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Riseroth @demonography.bsky.social · Jun 2

I realized that maybe I should have put these monthly daily drawings in a thread. Oh well! Here is June’s list, if anyone also wants to draw these lil guys!! It’s amphibians this month! Text list in alt text 💚

Monthly daily drawings list for June - “Damp Amphibi-friends of June 2025”
1. Spotted Snout-Burrower (Hemisus guttatus)
2. Macedonian crested newt (Triturus macedonicus)
3. Angola river frog (Amietia angolensis)
4. Jiangxi giant salamander (Andrias jiangxiensis)
5. Baxter’s Toad (Anaxyrus baxteri)
6. California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
7. Venezuelan Horned Frog
8. Emperor Newt (Tylototriton shanjing)
9. Reticulated Siren (Siren reticulata)
10. Oriental fire-bellied toad
11. Wandering Salamander (Aneides vagrans)
12. Peninsular torrentfrog (Amolops panhai)
13. Koh Tao Island caecilian (Ichthyophis kohtaoensis)
14. Ghostly Tree Frog (Leptopelis spiritusnoctis)
15. Oregon slender salamander (Batrachoseps wrighti)
16. Asian horned frog (Megophrys montana)
17. Helmeted Water Toad (Calyptocephalella gayi)
18. Taylor's Worm Salamander
19. Mexican burrowing toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis)
20. Common mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus)
21. Wolverine frog (Trichobatrachus robustus)
22. Mount Tucuche tree frog (Flectonotus fitzgeraldi)
23. Ryukyu spiny newt (Echinotriton andersoni)
24. Red-backed Poison Frog (Ranitomeya reticulata)
25. alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris)
26. Purple Harlequin Toad (Atelopus barbotini)
27. Gaboon caecilian (Geotrypetes seraphini)
28. San Jose Cochran Frog
29. Iberian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl)
30. Black-spotted Sticky Frog (Kalophrynus pleurostigma)

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Tech Won’t Save Us @techwontsave.us · May 22

We’re two and a half years into the AI hype cycle. How is it still going?

This week @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to dig into the harms of generative AI and industry strategies to keep the public’s attention.

Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/277_...

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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · May 9

For a couple of years we had uncanny valley videos of imaginary disfigured people writhing on the floor in an airport. You could watch it on your phone which was sort of a small television your boss could also yell at you on. Anyway that's why birds are extinct now

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Riseroth @demonography.bsky.social · May 9

Still a bit of a work in progress but I finally updated my website 🥳 built using @astro.build because I wanted somewhere where I can put up some templated pages instead of the more simple one-page site I had. and also more photos of my cat hehehee

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