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Sarah Farooqi
@sadiekate.bsky.social
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Into art, illustration, writing, and board games. Favorite subjects to draw or photograph are buildings and landscapes, and I like writing about the possibility that everything could turn out even better than we imagine. (she/her)
#art #photography #wip
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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · Feb 12
Welcome to my piece of the sky, new followers. :D

I've been quiet lately, mostly because my work on 1001 Odysseys is taking up all of my writing time and I don't have any fresh illustrations or photos to show you...yet.
Innovations Ultimate is on its way, and I'll share that once it gets here.
sadiekate.bsky.social
I'm not at PAX Up this year, but I hope everyone there has a good time!
asmadigames.bsky.social Asmadi Games (Chris) @asmadigames.bsky.social · 5d
All set up! Come visit us at #PAX Unplugged booth #3233 - we are running demos of Mystic Curling Club, Chess Joker, and Good Puppers Too.
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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24 hours of the Harbor in 24 seconds!
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Breaks in the rain clouds lit up the last wave of autumn leaves along the shore, making them glow against the gray sky and dark waters. Lucky for me, the heavy rain held off until I was back inside.

#photography #landscape #pond #autumn
A photograph of purple-gray storm clouds rolling over the final wave of red and orange autumn leaves at the pond. (Melrose, MA)
November 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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A different mood of autumn as rain clouds roll over pond. The robin seems to be alert, wondering when the downpour will hit.
#photography #bird 🪶
Photo of a robin with rusty red feathers perched on a narrow, arcing branch. The gray sky in the background hints of incoming rain and only a few brownish autumn leaves hang on to the tangle of branches. It looks like cold weather is coming. (Melrose, MA)
November 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Welcome to the 2025 #Nudivember art challenge!

Like last year, here is a list of some lesser known, yet always fabulous, nudibranch species.

Participate as much or as little as you want in any art form you like.

Make sure to use #Nudivember and use alt text!
Nudivember 2025 prompt list 1. Cuthona anulata 2. Cerberilla tanna 3. Halgerda theobroma 4. Glossodoris electra 5. Tambja affinis 6. Diaphorodoris mitsuii 7. Hypselodoris obscura 8. Cerberilla ambonensis 9. Tritonia myrakeenae 10. Chromodoris luteorosea 11. Dendrodoris behrensi 12. Melibe pilosa 13. Doto greenamyeri 14. Cadlinella ornatissima 15. Flabellina ischitana 16. Polycera tricolor 17. Jorunna rubescens 18. Nembrotha cristata 19. Tenellia caerulea 20. Phyllidiopsis sphingis 21. Gymnodoris rubropapulosa 22. Aegires citrinus 23. Okenia mediterranea 24. Mexichromis macropus 25. Hallaxa cryptica 26. Acanthodoris lutea 27. Notodoris minor 28. Favorinus tsuruganus 29. Halgerda brycei 30. Hallaxa fuscescens
October 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Such a beautiful autumn this year.

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary (Topsfield, MA)
#autumn #BlueSkyArtShow #photography
A photograph of sunlight shining through gold and orange autumn leaves creating a warm, dappled pattern.
November 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Spotted this tufted titmouse in Sapsucker Woods a few weeks ago. I didn’t notice the band until I started this piece. Light washes in my A6 Etchr sketchbook with Pentel brushes. I always start with the eye and stop when it winks. Like trying to hold a moment still without hurting it. #sciart #birds
Watercolor painting of a tufted titmouse perched on a branch, painted in a sketchbook with visible palette and water brushes beside it.
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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The grasses of the wetlands dry and go to seed in the autumn, making a wide, rustling field in the midst of the trees. The birds were active here too.

Original photograph, taken by me at the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary.

#photography #bird
A photograph shows a nuthatch (a bird with a pointy beak, white face, and black and gray striped wings) perched on the weather-worn trunk of a dead tree. It's ready to launch into the air at the first sign of trouble. (Topsfield, MA)
October 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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I interrupted my daily walk today to spend about an hour sketching Swains Pond. The clouds kept rolling by overhead, dimming the whole landscape and then returning it to glowing, brilliant splashes of autumn leaves.

#art #PleinAir #painting #PoscaMarkers
A sketchy and impressionistic painting of an autumn landscape. A rocky outcropping in gray peeks through a variety of trees in yellow, mustard, and brick red. Green pine tree branches sprout throughout and a blue-gray sky with clouds glows behind. It's all reflected in the foreground, depicted by rough, rippling strokes to show the surface of a pond. (Melrose, MA)
October 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Oh hey, it's Innovation! At Essen!
asmadigames.bsky.social Asmadi Games (Chris) @asmadigames.bsky.social · Oct 23
For the first time ever, our games are for sale at a booth at Essen! Innovation Ultimate and base 4th edition, and new print runs of Mottainai and Meow, and of course the Good Puppers you deserve.

Booth# 3F111, as part of the IPA
A shelf with the best games ever made on it! Innovation, Mottainai, Meow, Good Puppers
October 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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While the weather was amazing yesterday, we went to a wildlife sanctuary that's just north of Boston. The birds were very active, flitting about from tree to tree and calling to each other.
#photography #bird #nearbynature2025
A photo of a tufted titmouse (a small bird with a white belly and gray faux hawk) looking at you with a curious expression. Its delicate claws grasp a rough branch, and blurry leaves fill in the glowing background. Is 'bird watching' the act of watching birds, or the act of birds watching us? (Topsfield, MA)
October 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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There's just something about autumn along a pond in New England.
#photography #landscape
A photograph of an entire autumn forest reflected in the surface of a pond, interrupted by clouds of water lilies and the outline of a floating duck. The leaves on the trees are brilliant, glowing splotches of orange, gold, and green. (Melrose, MA)
October 22, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Went to the pond yesterday to enjoy the beautiful autumn day and take a few pictures of the ducks and the changing leaves.
#photography #bird #nature
Several ducks glide across a pond under the watchful gaze of a great blue heron. Gold-tinged green leaves reflect in the surface of the water. Ducks include green-winged teals and mallards. (Melrose, MA)
October 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Here's another capture of the same rock wren. It cracks me up because the bokeh ball reminds me of a halo in a religious Medieval painting.

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#birds #nature #wildlife 📷
A photo of a rock wren standing on a rock in front of a river. Sunlight is reflecting on the river, creating a single perfect "bokeh ball" that is reminiscent of the halo drawn around religious figures in Medieval art. The result is a funny wildlife photograph.
October 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Soon! You too could be like this raccoon, riding a curling stone to victory!

Our latest game with @asmadigames.bsky.social launches tomorrow! Don't miss out!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/asm...
Raccoon with flowers laying on a yellow topped curling stone.
October 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I'm still here! Sorting through 25 years of digital files is taking awhile, so I'm not posting so much.
Please accept this inky doodle of some cat-esque animals. #doodle #ink #animal #blackandwhite
Doodles of four animals and one face done in ink and grey ink wash. The first animal looks kinda squirrel-cat-like, the second is a smarmy cat sitting on its round bottom, the third is an abstract cat with a small head, the fourth has a white face, and the face itself looks like it might belong to a chipmunk (?).
October 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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A gull right as it dives underwater. I think it's an immature ring-billed gull

#birds #nature #wildlife
A photo of a gull with white and brown feathers just as it dives underwater. The tips of the gull's beak and wings are underwater, while the tail is up with the feathers fanned.
September 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident"

grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...

#Worldcon
August 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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A variety of still photos from my trip to Háifoss in Sept 2022 that I posted the video of. Beautiful and impressive place :)

#Iceland
A wide view of a huge waterfall falling from the top of a flat-topped mountain into a wide canyon. There are a couple of waterfalls at the bottom. The sky above is a wonderful blue and there are lines of basalt columns and other interesting geology on the cliffs. A river can just be seen at the bottom of the photo, in shade. Long exposure photo of the bottom of a waterfall hitting the rocks below, with a rainbow on the left hand side. Long exposure photo of the bottom of a waterfall hitting the rocks below, with a rainbow on the right hand side - very different effect from the previous photo. The photo is mostly of a rainbow - with some weird shaped basalt lava rocks at the bottom left and spray from a waterfall at the bottom right. The rocky bits look a bit like old troll heads, reclining & looking up at the view.
August 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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I feel like there was someone who was working on a tag and icon-a hand with a spiral-but I haven't been able to find it again.
Hoping to be able to focus on what IS IN a post when I tag it. Helps discussion stay on topic and is shorter that way.
debbieohi.com Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · Aug 18
To creators out there who post art/things they've created without the aid of generative AI:

Is there a commonly used short hashtag that emphasizes positive, not negative?

I've seen #NoAI #CreatedWithoutAI but both focus on negative. Would love to find short tag that focuses on human aspect.
August 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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The Hub of the Universe
August 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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I just now finished packing for the Worldcon art show. Whew!
Setup is tomorrow :)

Here's a dragon for your evening (or morning!)
"Ascent" lino block print
#dragons #linoprint
A dark blue-black ink print on white paper of a dragon flying upward from a circle representing the night sky. A crescent moon hangs above jagged mountains and trees dot the lower part of the print. Limited edition 11 of 30, title is Ascent, signed Katie Croonenberghs
August 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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August 8, 2025 #rollandpaint

Rocky Beach

Paints: Robin’s Egg (gouache), Italian Green Umber, Salish Sea

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #OnlyBeautifulThings #negativeSpace #negativeSpacePaintings #rocks #seashore
A watercolour painting using the negative space technique. A closeup of a small section of a rocky beach. Layers of rocks slightly above and in the water curve around the bottom left corner of the painting. Beyond them is deep blue-green water.
August 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Morning Boston! - Sunrise from Bunker Hill!
August 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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I was quiet because I was super busy getting a lot of work done.
Now I'm going to be super quiet because I'm taking a break after getting a lot of work done.
August 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM