Katy Chalmers
@katypillar.bsky.social
Art. Science. Neurodivergent. Queer. They/them. Naarm(Melbourne), Australia. I like to plant stuff and paint stuff. 🌱🎨 Dinosaurs and space will always have my heart.
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Katy Chalmers
@katypillar.bsky.social
· Dec 26
Happy #Invertefest! I love to draw creatures with fantastical elements and one of my favorites to draw is beetles! #SciArt #Beetles #Art
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Hands up everyone who zooms in on every picture posted with a bookshelf in the background to check out the books
January 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Hands up everyone who zooms in on every picture posted with a bookshelf in the background to check out the books
Also a valid argument, tbh
I think its more of a Frankensteins monster, because the guy who killed it brought it back cause someone flattered him and im sure there will b new rules, regulationsand restrictions. And i think its owned by meta now so its gonna git worse
January 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Also a valid argument, tbh
This is my thinking. I’m pro the concept of zombie entities.
If it dies and comes back to life, yes, it would be a zombie. There's no specification if a zombie can only be a human or other living animal.
January 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This is my thinking. I’m pro the concept of zombie entities.
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It’s now Triceratops’ turn to feel the tie dye groove! My latest Embroidery project. #Triceratops #SciArt #Embroidery #Dinosaur #Art
January 17, 2025 at 5:14 AM
It’s now Triceratops’ turn to feel the tie dye groove! My latest Embroidery project. #Triceratops #SciArt #Embroidery #Dinosaur #Art
Does this mean TikTok is a zombie now?
January 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Does this mean TikTok is a zombie now?
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“the lady, harvest moon” still sits in my shop, waiting for a home.
she’d be an epic addition to any space 🌙✨
#art #ink #originalart #artforsale #artmarket #shopsmall #bsnm #moon #decor #wallart
she’d be an epic addition to any space 🌙✨
#art #ink #originalart #artforsale #artmarket #shopsmall #bsnm #moon #decor #wallart
January 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
“the lady, harvest moon” still sits in my shop, waiting for a home.
she’d be an epic addition to any space 🌙✨
#art #ink #originalart #artforsale #artmarket #shopsmall #bsnm #moon #decor #wallart
she’d be an epic addition to any space 🌙✨
#art #ink #originalart #artforsale #artmarket #shopsmall #bsnm #moon #decor #wallart
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Periodic reminder from someone who is STILL figuring out her health issues into her 40s.
DO NOT TEACH AUTISTIC KIDS TO IGNORE THIER BODIES FOR YOUR COMFORT.
DO. NOT. TEACH. AUTISTIC. KIDS. TO. IGNORE. THIER. BODIES. FOR. YOUR. COMFORT.
DO NOT TEACH AUTISTIC KIDS TO IGNORE THIER BODIES FOR YOUR COMFORT.
DO. NOT. TEACH. AUTISTIC. KIDS. TO. IGNORE. THIER. BODIES. FOR. YOUR. COMFORT.
January 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Periodic reminder from someone who is STILL figuring out her health issues into her 40s.
DO NOT TEACH AUTISTIC KIDS TO IGNORE THIER BODIES FOR YOUR COMFORT.
DO. NOT. TEACH. AUTISTIC. KIDS. TO. IGNORE. THIER. BODIES. FOR. YOUR. COMFORT.
DO NOT TEACH AUTISTIC KIDS TO IGNORE THIER BODIES FOR YOUR COMFORT.
DO. NOT. TEACH. AUTISTIC. KIDS. TO. IGNORE. THIER. BODIES. FOR. YOUR. COMFORT.
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If y’all thought mama oak treehopper with her little nymphs was cute, just look at mama with her young adult offspring. 😍 These brightly colored new adults darken a week or two after emerging to more closely resemble their mama. I like to think of this as their rebellious teenage stage.
January 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
If y’all thought mama oak treehopper with her little nymphs was cute, just look at mama with her young adult offspring. 😍 These brightly colored new adults darken a week or two after emerging to more closely resemble their mama. I like to think of this as their rebellious teenage stage.
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Acrylic painting of a phelddagrif, my contribution to a charity playmat organized by "Keukentafel MtG" in the Netherlands! 😄
The original of this will be for sale at KeukentafelMtG Fest, where I will be present for the day and available for signatures as well as playing some Sealed Draft!
The original of this will be for sale at KeukentafelMtG Fest, where I will be present for the day and available for signatures as well as playing some Sealed Draft!
January 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Acrylic painting of a phelddagrif, my contribution to a charity playmat organized by "Keukentafel MtG" in the Netherlands! 😄
The original of this will be for sale at KeukentafelMtG Fest, where I will be present for the day and available for signatures as well as playing some Sealed Draft!
The original of this will be for sale at KeukentafelMtG Fest, where I will be present for the day and available for signatures as well as playing some Sealed Draft!
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“When a ceasefire is announced, I will just run. No one ask me where. I myself don’t even know. I will just run, and run.
…the important thing is to arrive at a quiet place: a place that allows me to weep for a long time.”
…the important thing is to arrive at a quiet place: a place that allows me to weep for a long time.”
January 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“When a ceasefire is announced, I will just run. No one ask me where. I myself don’t even know. I will just run, and run.
…the important thing is to arrive at a quiet place: a place that allows me to weep for a long time.”
…the important thing is to arrive at a quiet place: a place that allows me to weep for a long time.”
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A seed fern fossil (Alethopteris?) from the Upper Carboniferous in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. #FossilFriday #Fossils 🧪 ⚒️
January 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
A seed fern fossil (Alethopteris?) from the Upper Carboniferous in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. #FossilFriday #Fossils 🧪 ⚒️
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Historic pigment alert.
There's a bit of a trend in recent years for using toxic pigments again.
As well as orpiment, there's realgar (another arsenic pigment), true Naples yellow (lead antimonate), & cinnabar (mercuric sulphide).
Pay actual fucken attention to safety info if you ever use them…
There's a bit of a trend in recent years for using toxic pigments again.
As well as orpiment, there's realgar (another arsenic pigment), true Naples yellow (lead antimonate), & cinnabar (mercuric sulphide).
Pay actual fucken attention to safety info if you ever use them…
17 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️
Orpiment:
- An arsenic sulphide mineral, so it's toxic!
- Was used as a yellow/orange pigment until safer alternatives were found
- Its name comes from the Latin "auripigmentum" (gold pigment) #minerals
Orpiment:
- An arsenic sulphide mineral, so it's toxic!
- Was used as a yellow/orange pigment until safer alternatives were found
- Its name comes from the Latin "auripigmentum" (gold pigment) #minerals
January 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Historic pigment alert.
There's a bit of a trend in recent years for using toxic pigments again.
As well as orpiment, there's realgar (another arsenic pigment), true Naples yellow (lead antimonate), & cinnabar (mercuric sulphide).
Pay actual fucken attention to safety info if you ever use them…
There's a bit of a trend in recent years for using toxic pigments again.
As well as orpiment, there's realgar (another arsenic pigment), true Naples yellow (lead antimonate), & cinnabar (mercuric sulphide).
Pay actual fucken attention to safety info if you ever use them…
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Good morning, creatures. Rise and slime.
January 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Good morning, creatures. Rise and slime.
She’s a snuggle bug. #DogsOfBlueSky #Dogs
January 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
She’s a snuggle bug. #DogsOfBlueSky #Dogs
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Clearly I am biased - but this is an elegant projection
January 17, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Clearly I am biased - but this is an elegant projection
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Meet my daughters favorite bug — the blushing phantom ❤️. In the cloud forest in Ecuador, her clear wings make a little flutter of pink skip along a few meters in front of us on the hiking trails. They slowly blip along always just out of reach. This is the first I’ve gotten to cooperate for a photo
January 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Meet my daughters favorite bug — the blushing phantom ❤️. In the cloud forest in Ecuador, her clear wings make a little flutter of pink skip along a few meters in front of us on the hiking trails. They slowly blip along always just out of reach. This is the first I’ve gotten to cooperate for a photo
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January 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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January Wasp-ing in Florida is a thing. One of my favorite little nuggets, Adelencyrtus (an encyrtid, of course), made an appearance today on a fence post. Love her little shiny stripy squished face. 💚
January 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
January Wasp-ing in Florida is a thing. One of my favorite little nuggets, Adelencyrtus (an encyrtid, of course), made an appearance today on a fence post. Love her little shiny stripy squished face. 💚
It’s now Triceratops’ turn to feel the tie dye groove! My latest Embroidery project. #Triceratops #SciArt #Embroidery #Dinosaur #Art
January 17, 2025 at 5:14 AM
It’s now Triceratops’ turn to feel the tie dye groove! My latest Embroidery project. #Triceratops #SciArt #Embroidery #Dinosaur #Art
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I also suggest American friends start following reputable news sources in countries like here in Canada, or the UK, France, Australia, etc.
Especially in Canada we report a lot on the US. Maybe we’ll share something you are missing.
Especially in Canada we report a lot on the US. Maybe we’ll share something you are missing.
Not to be alarmist, but please be prepared for many gov services to vanish or be horribly downgraded in the months to come. While continuing to push national and local electeds to hold the line, think about non-gov groups that are supporting folks in your community and consider how to support them.
January 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I also suggest American friends start following reputable news sources in countries like here in Canada, or the UK, France, Australia, etc.
Especially in Canada we report a lot on the US. Maybe we’ll share something you are missing.
Especially in Canada we report a lot on the US. Maybe we’ll share something you are missing.
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Malaysian Leaf Katydid
(Ancylecha fenestrata)
(Ancylecha fenestrata)
January 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Malaysian Leaf Katydid
(Ancylecha fenestrata)
(Ancylecha fenestrata)
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Surprise! You thought i wasn't working on anything because I wasn't sharing my usual 10,000 progress screenshots, but you were all of you deceived - I was, in fact, drawing this colourful mantis...
January 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Surprise! You thought i wasn't working on anything because I wasn't sharing my usual 10,000 progress screenshots, but you were all of you deceived - I was, in fact, drawing this colourful mantis...
Bit of a weird brain day today. Had a series of really good days in a row and now crashing into what feels like a depressive hole. Hoping that I just need a few days to recover energy and balance brain chemicals.
January 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Bit of a weird brain day today. Had a series of really good days in a row and now crashing into what feels like a depressive hole. Hoping that I just need a few days to recover energy and balance brain chemicals.