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Kythera of Anevern
@kythera.bsky.social
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#BLACKLIVESMATTER (she/her) Genderqueer. Gargoyle, illustratrix, documentation czar, arch-pedant, cat mom, bearded lady. A Californian in Texas. ♐🍕🐈🐈🎮🏳️‍🌈

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Adios, Lychee Slicer. Adding a gen-AI tool is a no from me. I do not support plagiarism and I'll abandon resin printing completely before I support any tool that uses gen-AI instead of human artists.
October 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Twitch Tuesday will be EARLY tomorrow! 2-4 PM (Central) time! Tune in and watch me work on something silly. ^_^
September 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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IT'S DONE!! I got the last of my new merch listed (and just in time for #KofiSharetember). And I made a shiny new banner image. It's got PINS! Keychains! Standees! Stickers! Go forth! 🔗 in bio!
September 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Oldies but goodies! Standees with some of my classic art. I ordered three of each. Now I need to get my fecal matter conglomerated and open an online store!
August 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Meme of "Grumpycat" the dwarf ragdoll cat with the face that looks like she's always frowning. Text at the bottom of the image reads "GOOD" in all-caps.
August 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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About to start streaming for Twitch Tuesdays! www.twitch.tv/kytheraoa
August 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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...I'm up to SIX sticker designs now. I did NOT expect this is something I would be doing with my art. But here I am. O_O
August 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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SURPRISE!! I'm going to do an art stream in my Discord server! Starting in about 10 minutes. Planning to make this a weekly event on Thursdays from 3-5 PM (CST). discord.gg/kDDBW25mcC
August 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Today I finished setting up Patreon/Ko-Fi with a new subscriber tier!
• www.patreon.com/posts/new-su...
• ko-fi.com/kythera/tiers
August 1, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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A couple of folks expressed regret at missing the 6/30 deadline, so @acrowandthedead.bsky.social and I are extending the cross-promotion through July! New $5 (and up) subscribers to me OR Mortellus get one of these limited edition stickers!

www.patreon.com/mortellus

www.patreon.com/kythera
Photo of a stack of holographic stickers depicting a gargoyle perched on a rainbow brick wall. The words "MAKE GOOD TROUBLE" are painted on the wall. A crow holding a paintbrush is perched on one of the gargoyle's horns.
July 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Happy #Pride, y'all!
Digital drawing of a gray gargoyle sitting on a pile of bricks. They are wearing a bandana with stripes in Progress Pride colors around their neck. The claws on one of the gargoyle's front paws are extended. Text on the image reads "PEACEFUL, NOT HARMLESS".
June 2, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Summer Synthwave #CrowAndGargoyle
Stylized drawing in a retro "Synthwave" style. Head, shoulders, and part of the wings of a horned gargoyle (facing to the left) are in a round frame. A crow is sitting on the gargoyles head between its horns. The crow is looking over its shoulder to the right. The crow and gargoyle are both wearing sunglasses. The crow's sunglasses are comically large for its frame. The gargoyle is wearing "shutter shades." The background depicts a stylized sunset and starry night sky.
May 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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If you see this, post a monster
Drawing of a purple humanoid gargoyle with teal wings perched on a mailbox that is buckling under her weight. Someone off camera is shouting "DAMMIT get off the mailbox! They don't deliver after midnight anyway..."
May 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Huzzah!!
May 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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N O P E. This person joined my Discord server, immediately DMed me, and what I expected to be generic spam turned into a litany of red flags. Didn't get a screenshot of the list of heart-reacts to various selfies. But this is what it looks like when someone is making you the target of their fetish.
May 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Rob of hean.tech asked how he could sponsor this little endeavor of mine, and the grocery bill for the ingredients was it. Rob hosts Atlassian study sessions live on YouTube a couple of times a week (that's how we met). He's good people! ^_^ 🧵
Photo of the author's grilled cheese setup. The foreground highlights the "Gargoyle Grilled Cheese" sign, which lists the ingredients and has a QR code that links to the recipe. A small card that says "Today's Grilled Cheeses Sponsored by Hean.Tech https://hean.tech" is taped to the sign below a cartoon of a cute, happy gargoyle with a grilled cheese sandwich in its mouth.
May 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Today I spent all afternoon making grilled cheese sandwiches at a local Beltane festival. Super special today: at the last minute I found myself with a sponsor for the groceries! 🧵
May 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Made it to @bedrockcity.bsky.social this morning for #FreeComicBookDay to snag Demona #0 from @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social ! #TheresNoEndingToGargoyles #Gargoyles
The author standing in front of Bedrock City Comics, The store's sign is visible behind and above the author, who is wearing a Gargoyles T-shirt and a black vest with Gargoyles pins, and holding up a copy of Demona #0. Photo of two stacks of Demona #0 comic books on a table for Free Comic Book Day, next to other free comics.
May 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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PLEASE NO. @atlassian.bsky.social I beg you, give me the option to turn these AI buttons in Confluence off. Completely. I don't want to see these and you aren't going to sell me on these tools. I don't allow AI in my instance and these buttons are outright disruptive to my flow as a writer. 😐
Screenshot of the page edit interface in Confluence, showing the inline toolbar that appears when text is highlighted. The "Improve writing" and "Ask AI" buttons are surrounded by a red box to call out the interface elements. The words "DO NOT WANT" in red all-caps have been added below the red box for emphasis. The sample text reads "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet meow scratch hiss" and the word "ipsum" is highlighted to show the inline toolbar.
May 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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If you see this, post something monochromatic
April 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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...I couldn't not. Print of "Acrophobic Gargoyle" by @davidzinn.bsky.social arrived. 😭💜

"To his never-ending embarrassment, Glen was given the lowest gargoyle assignment because he has a fear of heights."
Photo of a print of "Acrophobic Gargoyle" by David Zinn. The print is a photo of an awkward-looking gargoyle looking out of a window drawn in chalk near the end of a stone wall.
April 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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... Exemplary customer support from the team at Lex. 😶
Screen shot of an email reply from Lex customer support. The timestamp of the email and timestamp of the original message being replied to are circled in red. The original message timestamp is "Feb 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM". The timestamp on the reply from support is "Apr 1, 2025, 10:56 AM".
April 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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(I haven't slept yet so) It's Sapphic Sunday! Share something sapphic 👭
Digital sketch of two female humanoid gargoyles cuddled close together. One is significantly bigger/taller and has long, orange hair on her head and cheeks. The smaller one has curly ram-like horns. Digital black-and-white drawing of the same characters from the other image. The smaller female is playfully pulling the bigger female's whiskers to tilt her head down.
March 31, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Took a moment yesterday evening to snap a photo of some new snapdragon blooms. This is one of my two remaining three-year-old plants. 💜
Yellow snapdragon flowers photographed from a low angle at sunset.
March 31, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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TL;DR: I made fact cards to hand out on occasions when I give out gargoyle stickers to folks at random. Last week I got a reminder that not everyone knows what they are and because of what they look like, can mistake them for what they aren't. 😓
Photo of the front and back of a "fact card" next to a sticker of a gargoyle. Text on the sticker says "IT'S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE TAKE THIS". The front of the fact card says "What are Gargoyles? Gargoyles are monstrous-looking creatures that often serve as guardians or protectors, meant to ward off danger or evil by being bigger or scarier than what they're trying to protect against. They're most often associated with medieval churches, but cultures throughout history have employed guardian creatures of different kinds. Because of their appearance, gargoyles are often mistaken for the very monsters they're meant to scare away, instead of recognized as friends and allies. They remind us to judge others by their character, not what they look like. If you've been given a gargoyle sticker, it means the giver wishes you well and hopes for your safety and protection as you go about in the world. It can be dangerous to go alone; may you have all the help you can get!" The back of the card says "Bonus fact Technically, the term "gargoyle" refers exclusively to any kind of functional waterspout that diverts rainwater away from the walls & foundations of a building-to protect the masonry from erosion. Decorative sculptures that aren't functional waterspouts are called "chimeras" or "grotesques." Over time, "gargoyle" has become a general term to refer to both waterspouts and decorative sculptures."
March 31, 2025 at 3:14 AM