Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith
@livraineysmith.bsky.social
2025 World Fantasy Award Best Artist
Woodcut printmaker at www.xylographilia.com
https://xylographilia.etsy.com
#woodcut #art
Skeleton in a flesh suit. Carnivorous plant enthusiast. Enjoyer of weird fiction and horror.
She/her
Woodcut printmaker at www.xylographilia.com
https://xylographilia.etsy.com
#woodcut #art
Skeleton in a flesh suit. Carnivorous plant enthusiast. Enjoyer of weird fiction and horror.
She/her
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Thanks for the art share Davis!
Hi, I'm Liv, a woodcut printmaker and finalist for the Artist World Fantasy Award this year. All of my 2D art is sketched, hand-carved in wood, then inked and printed on my etching press. Sometimes I add color with watercolors, or gilding. #art #woodcut #printmaking
Hi, I'm Liv, a woodcut printmaker and finalist for the Artist World Fantasy Award this year. All of my 2D art is sketched, hand-carved in wood, then inked and printed on my etching press. Sometimes I add color with watercolors, or gilding. #art #woodcut #printmaking
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![A cat in a book from 1663. The title of the book: "Parnassus Medicinalis Illustratus. Oder: Ein neues/ und dergestalt/ vormahln noch nie gesehenes Thier- Kräuter- Und Berg-Buch" (SUB Göttingen. Exemplar mit der Signatur: 4 MAT MED 42/3]).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wwym6cglvbd5odxfkykn2uh2/bafkreiad5v7gr5vcnuuqyw4gzkdayxog5o76p4oo2f53kpt45zzj3jryhe@jpeg)
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last show you watched are coming to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Hmmm…either some talking heads are going to review and speculate on the video of my kidnapping, or I’ll be rescued by cryptids, spirits, or UFOs.
Hmmm…either some talking heads are going to review and speculate on the video of my kidnapping, or I’ll be rescued by cryptids, spirits, or UFOs.
November 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last show you watched are coming to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Hmmm…either some talking heads are going to review and speculate on the video of my kidnapping, or I’ll be rescued by cryptids, spirits, or UFOs.
Hmmm…either some talking heads are going to review and speculate on the video of my kidnapping, or I’ll be rescued by cryptids, spirits, or UFOs.
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2. It's rare for any creative, including writers, to be able to live solely off their creative income. Moreover, there is no correlation between the creative value of art and the income status of its creator. It's okay to have another gig to eat and pay bills and survive our capitalist hellscape.
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
2. It's rare for any creative, including writers, to be able to live solely off their creative income. Moreover, there is no correlation between the creative value of art and the income status of its creator. It's okay to have another gig to eat and pay bills and survive our capitalist hellscape.
Decided to go ahead and join in Etsy's Black Friday/Cyber Monday event so everything in my shop is 25% off through 12/2 at 9pm PST. No minimum order size! Treat yourself or treat someone else! #art #bsnm #krampus #blackfriday
xylographilia.etsy.com
xylographilia.etsy.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Decided to go ahead and join in Etsy's Black Friday/Cyber Monday event so everything in my shop is 25% off through 12/2 at 9pm PST. No minimum order size! Treat yourself or treat someone else! #art #bsnm #krampus #blackfriday
xylographilia.etsy.com
xylographilia.etsy.com
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Mine definitely didn't
November 29, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Mine definitely didn't
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November 29, 2024 at 2:44 AM
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I'm no Luddite - far from it - but the ways in which in this development has been spoken of seem blind to, or completely uninterested in, what cannot be machine read and searched for: the pounce, sweat marks, soot, or wax; the non-semantic yet semiotically rich substrate that OCR strips away.
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I'm no Luddite - far from it - but the ways in which in this development has been spoken of seem blind to, or completely uninterested in, what cannot be machine read and searched for: the pounce, sweat marks, soot, or wax; the non-semantic yet semiotically rich substrate that OCR strips away.
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* Haribo used to sell a gummi candy in Germany called "Asses With Ears."
I promise this image is 100% real and not AI.
I promise this image is 100% real and not AI.
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
* Haribo used to sell a gummi candy in Germany called "Asses With Ears."
I promise this image is 100% real and not AI.
I promise this image is 100% real and not AI.
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Not that you asked, but here's a thread of intriguing (real!) food facts to amuse/bore your friends and family.
Great for gatherings when you need to change the subject!
Great for gatherings when you need to change the subject!
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Not that you asked, but here's a thread of intriguing (real!) food facts to amuse/bore your friends and family.
Great for gatherings when you need to change the subject!
Great for gatherings when you need to change the subject!
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Ustad Mansur, Turkey cock (Meleagris gallopavo), Mughal, c. 1612.
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, 12.2 × 12.8 cm, full page 26.4 × 39 cm.
Happy Thanksgiving, US friends! 🦃
1/3
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, 12.2 × 12.8 cm, full page 26.4 × 39 cm.
Happy Thanksgiving, US friends! 🦃
1/3
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Ustad Mansur, Turkey cock (Meleagris gallopavo), Mughal, c. 1612.
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, 12.2 × 12.8 cm, full page 26.4 × 39 cm.
Happy Thanksgiving, US friends! 🦃
1/3
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, 12.2 × 12.8 cm, full page 26.4 × 39 cm.
Happy Thanksgiving, US friends! 🦃
1/3
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
I'm fairly certain Tokyo Tiger was ripping off one of my artworks a couple months ago. Sounds like they have a habit of ripping off artists and you should not be buying anything from them.
It's happened again... An e-commerce site called Tokyo Tiger has stolen my art and is selling t-shirts and putting ads on IG/X with my artwork.
Do not buy from them.
These are not licensed products. They are stolen.
Do not buy from them.
These are not licensed products. They are stolen.
November 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I'm fairly certain Tokyo Tiger was ripping off one of my artworks a couple months ago. Sounds like they have a habit of ripping off artists and you should not be buying anything from them.
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witness! the holiday majesty that is the s. d. ireland holiday cement truck
November 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
witness! the holiday majesty that is the s. d. ireland holiday cement truck
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won't have em for this weekend, but i've been getting a few more people at my table than I'd like lately asking *very pointedly* if i drew everything myself, so i designed a new sticker this afternoon that will hopefully quell some of those concerns.
#art
#art
November 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
won't have em for this weekend, but i've been getting a few more people at my table than I'd like lately asking *very pointedly* if i drew everything myself, so i designed a new sticker this afternoon that will hopefully quell some of those concerns.
#art
#art
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Remember: It ys okaye to be lonely. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Remember: It ys okaye to be lonely. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
Heat pump is working again! It's going to need a little more work, but they think they've got it set right to not freeze up again. Apparently the defrost cycle wasn't kicking in because it wasn't running long enough to trigger it. So now it's programmed to defrost sooner.
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Heat pump is working again! It's going to need a little more work, but they think they've got it set right to not freeze up again. Apparently the defrost cycle wasn't kicking in because it wasn't running long enough to trigger it. So now it's programmed to defrost sooner.
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He was simply too powerful so the universe took his eye to slow him down. It didn't work.
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
He was simply too powerful so the universe took his eye to slow him down. It didn't work.
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I got back into meatspace art when I saw AI “art” on the rise and felt revulsion. I am not a pro. I don’t plan to be. But creating is good for the mind and soul. Drawing may not be your thing but there are hundreds of skills that have the same benefits.
a man wearing glasses and a yellow shirt is talking about computer hacking skills
ALT: a man wearing glasses and a yellow shirt is talking about computer hacking skills
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I got back into meatspace art when I saw AI “art” on the rise and felt revulsion. I am not a pro. I don’t plan to be. But creating is good for the mind and soul. Drawing may not be your thing but there are hundreds of skills that have the same benefits.
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The good news is that anyone can draw. The bad news is that there is no magic, just elbow grease and determination. Follow this nice lady, for example, with your $2 supplies and, with enough practice, you will draw.
youtu.be/ing1x95WZ_I
youtu.be/ing1x95WZ_I
Learn How To Draw Pt 1: Lines, Lines, Lines
YouTube video by The Pencil Room Online
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The good news is that anyone can draw. The bad news is that there is no magic, just elbow grease and determination. Follow this nice lady, for example, with your $2 supplies and, with enough practice, you will draw.
youtu.be/ing1x95WZ_I
youtu.be/ing1x95WZ_I
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Most artists started on lined school paper and used ballpoint pens, #2 pencils and crayons. They became artists because they stuck with it, not because Sennelier oils and squirrel brushes were bestowed upon them in preschool
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Most artists started on lined school paper and used ballpoint pens, #2 pencils and crayons. They became artists because they stuck with it, not because Sennelier oils and squirrel brushes were bestowed upon them in preschool
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Poor people apparently don’t have enough money for a dollar store box of pencils + sketchbook but they do have money for a Midjourney subscription, apparently.
AI bros already grabbed people with disabilities and children as shields, I guess this was inevitable
AI bros already grabbed people with disabilities and children as shields, I guess this was inevitable
November 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Poor people apparently don’t have enough money for a dollar store box of pencils + sketchbook but they do have money for a Midjourney subscription, apparently.
AI bros already grabbed people with disabilities and children as shields, I guess this was inevitable
AI bros already grabbed people with disabilities and children as shields, I guess this was inevitable
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We all need to get dramatic portraits like this done with our cats. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We all need to get dramatic portraits like this done with our cats. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.
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idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see