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Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith

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2025 WFA Artist finalist 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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Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 9d

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

Vertical rectangular black ink woodcut print on cream colored paper. A lumpy humanoid figure is playing a flute perched upon a black rock. Bog plants grow around it and a black crescent moon is in the upper right corner. The creature has only 3 thick toes and fingers, no eyes, and the face terminates in tentacles around where the mouth must be.

A vertical rectangular black ink woodcut on cream colored paper. A thick black border is filled with strange flora and fauna. The central scene is a goat-headed and footed figure cradling a monstrous infant. Both have gold halos behind their heads, and black tentacles emerge behind them. Two crustacean-like monsters perch on the cloud flanking them. The print is colored with watercolor, in greens, reds, orange, yellow, and purple.

A vertical black ink woodcut print on off-white paper. This piece is in a style reminiscent of post-colonial Aztec manuscripts. A dog-like humanoid being holds a seated naked human in one hand, gestures with the other, and a florish emerges from its mouth, indicating speach. In the margins are cut up snakes, a scorpion, foot symbols, and two skulls flanking a moon symbol.

A vertical rectangular black ink woodcut print on cream colored paper. The head of a lion shaped like a sun with many rays floats inside a stoppered bottle. Vines cradle the bottom of the round flask, and wings emerge near the neck of the vessel.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

a high armhole allows for freer and more comfortable movement

Joey Mannarino in a dark brown tailored jacket. The low armhole is causing his jacket to lift.

Someone in an inflatable frog costume. The high armhole allows them to raise their arm without disturbing the rest of the garment

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 1h

You can just share my video from me instead of sharing a screen recording of my video from a content farm account that isn’t on the scene btw.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 12h

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

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Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 1h

This has been ongoing for years so I don’t remember. It’s so easy to fix I usually only complain in my head.

Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 1h

I will never understand why when I connect my phone to the bluetooth speaker in my studio, it connects at a muted volume. The only way to get the volume to normal levels is to disconnect it, then connect it again. It’s really annoying.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 10h

Screwworm, which is a major threat to cattle and is already affecting beef prices, is advancing toward our southern border faster than expected.

No wall will keep it out. And the USDA inspectors who monitor it are currently furloughed.

Cuellar: Furloughed USDA inspectors can’t check for New World screwworm

A South Texas congressman says U.S. Agriculture employees who are responsible for checking for New World Screwworms and ensuring the pest doesn’t cross the border have been furloughed and are not w…

www.borderreport.com

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Eye O' Newt @goldienewt.bsky.social · 4h

The naked bike ride is normally in July. When it's relatively warm & probably not raining. To do one in October is truly an emergency action.

pdxwnbr.org

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Ethan “Brother Ethan” Kocak @ethankocak.com · 5h

Halmahera gecko perched on glass. You can see she’s got some thickness.

Gecko looking at camera with the claws clearly visible

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Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 5h

Those claws are wild!

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ceej @ceej.online · 11h

someone with a billion dollars no longer experiences the world as 99% of humanity would recognize it, and so any “analysis” or critique of society they offer is fatally, irrevocably flawed. dracula complaining about the price of groceries

ceej @ceej.online · 14h

the disastrous refusal of the self-styled silicon valley technokings to keep anyone in their lives capable of questioning their increasingly incomprehensible politics has lead to a crisis of thinking so severe that a fifty-eight year old man believes something is important because he knows about it

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 16h

thiel, man, what the fuck are you talking about

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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 17h

Me: D&D stuff isn’t real, clerics don’t actually have powers that come from their gods

Catholic priests in Chicago: We used “Turn Undead” and the ICE ghouls couldn’t come near us

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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eschneider @eschneider.bsky.social · 1d

This is Army. She’s a professional polo pony. She will always be cooler than I am. 🐴🕶️

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Sara Charles @saracharles.bsky.social · 13h

Homegrown madder pigment. It's wonderful to create medieval pigment from something grown in your garden #bookhistory #medievalpigments #medievalsky

Dried madder roots in a bowl on some scales

Madder pigment being mulled on a glass slab

Madder pigment surrounded by examples of dried paint on paper and parchment

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World Fantasy 2025 @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social · 16h

The Programme for World Fantasy 2026 is now live!

worldfantasy2025.co.uk/programme/

Programme – World Fantasy Convention 2025

worldfantasy2025.co.uk

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Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 22h

There is nothing quite like encountering the magic of the
Unipiper in Portland for the first time.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 22h

You’ve never seen him before?!

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Spooky Boo @spookyboo.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry, not sorry, neighbors.

Multiple plastic skeletons bow down on the grass or kneel with their palms up towards their god - the 12’ plastic skeleton standing behind the fence line

Two plastic skeletons bow on their knees in the grass while one has a single knee down and his palms outstretched towards their god - the 12’ plastic skeleton standing behind the wood fence

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 1d

A chance encounter

illustration inspired by the Scandinavian fairytale, "Bride of the Lindworm". A prince in the form of a lindworm perches on a moss-covered rock and peers curiously at a shepherdess from across a dark pond. The woman reaches toward him. The scene is set in a dark forest.

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Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 1d

I get past it fairly fast, there are trees outside my studio window after all, but it still happens.

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Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 1d

I am so sorry you’re going through this. Wishing the best for you and your loved ones.

Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 1d

I swear every time I start drawing trees after not drawing any for a while, my brain goes, “I have never seen a tree in my life.”

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Kelly McCullough @kellydmcc.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, sci-fi and fantasy folks, if you happen to know folks who are involved with various estates in the field, do tip them a hat about the Anthropic settlement. Agencies do not get $ out of the deal and may not remember to talk to estate clients. My agent was worrying about estates not being alerted

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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 1d

Mr Laos. Just when you though this year was a bit quiet on the insanely huge, bedazzled, symbolic costumes along comes Mr Laos and blows everyone else out of the water. This is insane, but it's also *so* good.

A photo of a contestant at Mister Global 2025

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Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! Congratulations!

Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 1d

I'll be closing the shop on October 23rd to travel to Brighton for World Fantasy Con, so until then you can get 20% off with the GOTOWFC coupon code! Treat yourself, or start holiday shopping a little early.

Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · Jun 9

Psst...want a cute holo-foil salamander sticker? They're UV and water resistant so they can thrive indoors or outdoors. #bsnm #stickers
xylographilia.etsy.com/listing/1204...

A pile of die cut stickers depicting a fire salamander standing on its hind legs clutching a scepter shaped like the symbol for sulpher. It wears a crown and is surrounded by flames. It is printed on holo foil vinyl so it has a rainbow sheen.

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Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 10d

I have Bats ready to spookify your home for Halloween and beyond!May I tempt you with a 20% off GOTOWFC coupon code? Expires 10/23

Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · May 9

Bat
Liv Rainey-Smith
Laser print reproduction based on original woodcut.
Printed on 8.5x11" maple wood veneer so it will fit standard frames of that size. Batch was supposed to be plain maple, but some are on curly maple, so I made that an option.
xylographilia.etsy.com/listing/4302... #art #bsnm

Black ink print of a bat hanging from a gallows. Its position mimics that of the Hanged Man tarot card. A black crescent moon hangs in the sky, and underneath the ground a mandrake root is seen riding a broomstick. The wood it is printed on has a wavy pattern.

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