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Jesse Miksic
@hybrid-gesture.bsky.social
Poetry … Traditional Art (pencil ink watercolor) … Philosophy … Contributor, participant, pop culture enthusiast, nerd … Always searching
WHAT’S DONE

Do you see my beacon? Do you see the tower, lit and smoking like tallow? Now the world will know…

They will know the tower’s authority is not absolute.

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#sketchbook #drawing #fantasyArt #illustration #bskyArt
February 17, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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@julianastratton.bsky.social is the only one in the IL senate race who has said she would not vote for Schumer as leader. www.foxnews.com/politics/ill...
Illinois Dem Senate candidates split on backing Schumer as leader
Growing Democratic revolt against Schumer emerges as Illinois Senate hopefuls split on leadership support during primary debate ahead of 2026 election.
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February 16, 2026 at 3:53 AM
THE SECRET INGREDIENT

I do not need your wetware, your neural extensions, your response curves.

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#drawing #sketchbook #illustration #cyberpunk #SciFi #bskyArt
February 11, 2026 at 12:33 PM
SHADOW BODY MIRROR WORLD

“When I was lost in the light, I made my own dark, and it walked with me — my ageless shadow, my loyal replica.”

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#sketchbook #drawing #fantasyArt #pencilArt #characterDesign #illustration #traditionalArt #bskyArt
February 10, 2026 at 7:15 PM
She didn’t need to study the spell in a grimoire, or learn it from a back-alley conjurer… she had it in herself already, and she found it easily enough.

#drawing #penAndInk #illustration #fantasyArt #bskyArt
February 7, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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▫️ unforgotten ▫️
February 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
HOW TO BE A DESTINATION

Hey, you, doing that thing you are doing! Do you remember a moment ago, when you were doing a different thing? Pausing briefly for a breath, perhaps, or walking through an already-open door?

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#drawing #sketchbook #penAndInk #bskyArt
February 3, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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Thanks to Mr Effervescent... @hool415.bsky.social for hosting this weeks #promptcombo #tracks
February 2, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Ok, about to start this 7-hour overnight flight. Sleep? Or spend the entire flight watching the entire John Wick series?

#choices
January 30, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Heading out tomorrow to London, en route to Brussels. First time in Europe in a while!

#FOSDEM2026 here I come!

#FOSS
January 29, 2026 at 3:43 AM
LUMINOUS PENITENCE

““Look at me! Clay in the shape of stillness, reverence formed from plaster by God’s hands.”

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#drawing #sketchbook #traditionalArt
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
My family went to Pizza Ranch today, ate some pizza, and played some video games in their sizable arcade. Games were pretty cheap!

While there, I observed something I have never seen before.

(1/5)
January 27, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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Those of us who were allowed to live until now with mostly whole hearts are having them broken.
January 25, 2026 at 4:02 AM
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#Poetryhelps -- Military Grade Heart
January 25, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I was never sure why I was so attracted to watercolor, as opposed to oil, acrylic, pastel, etc

Tonight I saw this video on Edmund Dulac, and I thought, “Ah, yes. This is why.”

youtu.be/tYCGyJtGBHA?...

#fantasyArt #inspiration #watercolor #bskyArt
THE FANTASY ART OF EDMUND DULAC
A look at the work of one of the Golden Age's greatest illustrators, and the evolution of his stylistic approach during his lifetime. And an eagle-eyed viewe...
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January 23, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Wrote a brief tribute to the Trocadero, iconic Philly punk venue and one of my personal sacred sites.

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#philadelphia #philly #punk #blog
The Trocadero Theater - Jesse Miksic // Hybrid Gesture
For most of my formative years, I only knew the whole garden called Philadelphia by one single flower: the block of Arch Street between 10th and 11th. This w...
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January 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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🖼️ Midori Yamada #Caturday
January 17, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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January 16, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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well, my dears, here we are: the OFFICIAL launch date for ON BEING HALF-IMAGINARY! in addition to this pinned announcement, with link, i’ll be cycling through my silly promo graphics over the next few weeks/months to keep my toes in the stream.

order here:

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On Being Half-Imaginary
An experimental, hybrid exploration of personal archives, memory, identity and time (travel), On Being Half-Imaginary mixes memoir with media studies to present a nonlinear tale of becoming oneself. W...
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January 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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Spent my morning playing around a bit with some album cover design! Silly yes. Fun, also yea. These'd pop off the shelf yea? (i mean in a cool way) - thinking epic-folk/black synth vibes, with some obvious dashes of goth/postpunk

So you know, if you have a musical project, looking for work
January 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
“This is the sword of the Order. It has no patience for petty violence, no appetite for blood and flesh.”

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#sketchbook #drawing #fantasyArt #bskyArt
January 16, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I have a burning question: do neurologists and brain scientists have a clearer view of human cognition than the rest of us?

Like, do they have a pretty reliable scale of cognitive function that bypasses the self-assessment biases and anxieties that the rest of us are constantly struggling with?
January 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I’ve done a stack of watercolors that I’m very dissatisfied with recently. Hopefully this motivates me to keep trying til I pop one out that I like.
January 10, 2026 at 3:07 AM
For the sake of my visual art practice, I need to practice simplification. When I try to simplify (especially scenes from imagination), my subjects end up looking childish.

I think the solution is to practice simplification from life, rather than imagination.
January 10, 2026 at 3:06 AM