naylandblake
@naylandblake.bsky.social
Artist, Auntie, Bear, BIPOC, Educator, Enby, Fat, Femme. Aspiring cranky crone.They/Them. Archive/shambles/home at www.naylandblake.net I love it when you make things.
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naylandblake
@naylandblake.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Teach it - Promote it - Create it - you are responsible for the continuation of the culture you love. Keep it alive through your actions.
To every trans/enby/gender fluid person sitting in a situation, familial or social where you have to reign yourself in where you are not being seen, please know that I see you and you're beautiful.
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
To every trans/enby/gender fluid person sitting in a situation, familial or social where you have to reign yourself in where you are not being seen, please know that I see you and you're beautiful.
Tonight was the first time my family had all gotten together since my Dad's death so dinner was an impromptu memorial. Here's a photo of me on his lap when I was 3.
November 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Tonight was the first time my family had all gotten together since my Dad's death so dinner was an impromptu memorial. Here's a photo of me on his lap when I was 3.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Sun Ra
Prince Lovesexy tour
Smiths first US tour
L7
Kiki and Herb at Carnagie Hall
Sun Ra
Prince Lovesexy tour
Smiths first US tour
L7
Kiki and Herb at Carnagie Hall
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
VAST
Billy Idol
Lady Gaga
Twin Temple
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
VAST
Billy Idol
Lady Gaga
Twin Temple
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Amon Amarth / Sabaton
David Bowie
Flaming Lips
Bauhaus
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Amon Amarth / Sabaton
David Bowie
Flaming Lips
Bauhaus
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Sun Ra
Prince Lovesexy tour
Smiths first US tour
L7
Kiki and Herb at Carnagie Hall
Sun Ra
Prince Lovesexy tour
Smiths first US tour
L7
Kiki and Herb at Carnagie Hall
Lovely picture of Rena Bransten in this article, one of the Bay Area's great gallerists.
How to Close Your Gallery | Artnet News
How to close an art gallery with thought and care, which can protect artists, staff—and even spark new beginnings.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Lovely picture of Rena Bransten in this article, one of the Bay Area's great gallerists.
In my dream
In my dream we run across a field left rutted and muddy by a torrent. "There's too many brooks!" they shout out to me as we slip."They'll spoil our broth!" I yell back. They immediately change direction, heading for our kitchen and I have to catch up to them, panting and explain that I…
In my dream we run across a field left rutted and muddy by a torrent. "There's too many brooks!" they shout out to me as we slip."They'll spoil our broth!" I yell back. They immediately change direction, heading for our kitchen and I have to catch up to them, panting and explain that I…
In my dream
In my dream we run across a field left rutted and muddy by a torrent. "There's too many brooks!" they shout out to me as we slip."They'll spoil our broth!" I yell back. They immediately change direction, heading for our kitchen and I have to catch up to them, panting and explain that I was making a joke and what that joke was.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In my dream
In my dream we run across a field left rutted and muddy by a torrent. "There's too many brooks!" they shout out to me as we slip."They'll spoil our broth!" I yell back. They immediately change direction, heading for our kitchen and I have to catch up to them, panting and explain that I…
In my dream we run across a field left rutted and muddy by a torrent. "There's too many brooks!" they shout out to me as we slip."They'll spoil our broth!" I yell back. They immediately change direction, heading for our kitchen and I have to catch up to them, panting and explain that I…
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Please get your website orders in by Friday, December 5th for guaranteed delivery by Christmas 😍
Gift cards, City Lights t-shirts, caps, totes, baby onesies, and more can be purchased here:
citylights.com/merchandise-...
Gift cards, City Lights t-shirts, caps, totes, baby onesies, and more can be purchased here:
citylights.com/merchandise-...
November 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Please get your website orders in by Friday, December 5th for guaranteed delivery by Christmas 😍
Gift cards, City Lights t-shirts, caps, totes, baby onesies, and more can be purchased here:
citylights.com/merchandise-...
Gift cards, City Lights t-shirts, caps, totes, baby onesies, and more can be purchased here:
citylights.com/merchandise-...
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It's time for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant
This project will be awarding four mini grants of $250 to comics critics.
To apply, please provide 2 links to comics criticism work of at least 500 words published within the last year (blogs and YouT...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It's time for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
Bunch of sad men built the world's most expensive and racist Magic Eight Ball and then tried to convince everyone else that it was absolutely essential that they treat it like their teacher and their lover.
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Bunch of sad men built the world's most expensive and racist Magic Eight Ball and then tried to convince everyone else that it was absolutely essential that they treat it like their teacher and their lover.
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Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
Now playing: still slaps.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - It's Nasty (Genius of Love) [Single Version]
Listen to It's Nasty (Genius of Love) [Single Version] on TIDAL
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November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Now playing: still slaps.
Of course this is what Grover is listening to:
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Of course this is what Grover is listening to:
Got my new shirt from @edidin.bsky.social - good advice for artists and other monster makers!
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Got my new shirt from @edidin.bsky.social - good advice for artists and other monster makers!
Leonora Carrington’s Mystical Masterpiece, Decoded share.google/RcIeLF7an8Ba...
The Riddle of Leonora Carrington's Mystical Masterpiece
'Les Distractions de Dagobert' sold for $28.5 million at Sotheby's in 2024, setting a new record for the Surrealist artist.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Leonora Carrington’s Mystical Masterpiece, Decoded share.google/RcIeLF7an8Ba...
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Yoko Ono Returns to the U.S. With a 200+ Work Retrospective
Yoko Ono Returns to the U.S. With a 200+ Work Retrospective in Chicago
“The exhibition will really open a lot of eyes, so people will realize how much Yoko Ono has done for the arts.”
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November 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Yoko Ono Returns to the U.S. With a 200+ Work Retrospective
In my dream
In my dream the bomb drops while I am in a field . I make my way back to an overgrown alley, where my beloved and our dog are living out our final days. Her beauty makes the tears come to my eyes.
In my dream the bomb drops while I am in a field . I make my way back to an overgrown alley, where my beloved and our dog are living out our final days. Her beauty makes the tears come to my eyes.
In my dream
In my dream the bomb drops while I am in a field . I make my way back to an overgrown alley, where my beloved and our dog are living out our final days. Her beauty makes the tears come to my eyes.
naylandblake.net
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
In my dream
In my dream the bomb drops while I am in a field . I make my way back to an overgrown alley, where my beloved and our dog are living out our final days. Her beauty makes the tears come to my eyes.
In my dream the bomb drops while I am in a field . I make my way back to an overgrown alley, where my beloved and our dog are living out our final days. Her beauty makes the tears come to my eyes.
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the plaque commemorating where Dr Magnus Hirschfeld’s Institute for Sexual Science was located, taken by me in Berlin in 2018
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
the plaque commemorating where Dr Magnus Hirschfeld’s Institute for Sexual Science was located, taken by me in Berlin in 2018
Me when they play my jam
Me when they play my jam
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November 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Me when they play my jam
It's finally time to talk about Edith Head's sweatshop of elves who did the actual work of sewing her designs.
Edith Head and Her Miniature Sewing Machine Collection — Robert Cumming, 1977
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It's finally time to talk about Edith Head's sweatshop of elves who did the actual work of sewing her designs.
In my dream
In my dream there isn't a dispute, but the trees reach over a pitted white wall.
In my dream there isn't a dispute, but the trees reach over a pitted white wall.
In my dream
In my dream there isn't a dispute, but the trees reach over a pitted white wall.
naylandblake.net
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
In my dream
In my dream there isn't a dispute, but the trees reach over a pitted white wall.
In my dream there isn't a dispute, but the trees reach over a pitted white wall.
Me when they play my jam
Me when they play my jam
#MeWhenTheyPlayMyJam
naylandblake.net
November 25, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Me when they play my jam
Why synthetic emerald-green pigments degrade over time :
Why synthetic emerald-green pigments degrade over time
Light is the greatest threat to 19th-century masterpieces like James Ensor’s The Intrigue, study finds.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Why synthetic emerald-green pigments degrade over time :
My ex and I used to quote this commercial to each other at the drop of a hat. Good bye, Herr Keir!
Kinney Commercial
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November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My ex and I used to quote this commercial to each other at the drop of a hat. Good bye, Herr Keir!