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Maggie In RD AB
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A work in progress; keeping it real; laughing all the way! Retired post-secondary instructor. Flowers, birds, gardens, nature, water, trees, skies. Love. She/her. Cats' human for 35 years until allergies arrived. Now a dog's human for the first time.
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One recall costs less than a LifeWorks commissioned report. You're smart, you tell us. Are recalls a waste of taxpayers' dollars? #abpoli #ableg #alberta #ABresistance
December 12, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Bulkley River Ice
Nicholas Bott
1998
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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'Elmwood Lane 2', 2020, acrylic on stretched canvas.

Looking west down my back lane at sunset in the spring.

#ArtAdventCalendar
December 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Day 11 #ArtAdventCalendar
Finally got the courage to post. It’s a favourite from last summer
December 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Sharing another miniature world for #ArtAdventCalendar day 11! This one features a peacock in a pocket watch case with a glass front. The peacock is handmade with polymer clay (not painted). 🦚
December 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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part 2 of day 11 #ArtAdventCalendar
"Adam Driver #131 (British GQ Dec 2017)"
first posted 11 apr 2024
digital painting / #art / #AdamDriver
read the essay here: buff.ly/R9N6s35
or on ao3 here: buff.ly/CjgYvP2
December 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Day 11
#ArtAdventCalendar

Inspired by a soothing, joyful springtime walk along the Katsura River in Kyoto, Japan, with my husband.

Peace Along the River’s Edge
24 x 24 in.
Acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas
2025
With thanks to @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca for inspiring Art Advent Calendar
December 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Day 11
Fused glass pendant
#fusedglass
December 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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You know, I'm 70 years old, and I've been thru hell, climbed close to heaven, and touched back down here on Earth, which had everything necessary for humans to thrive. Greed has destroyed much. Maybe it's too late to save it. But we need to try.
December 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Highway 17 Sumac #2
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
c. 2023
December 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Day 11 #ArtAdventCalendar
“Keepies 1-9” 6x6” each
9 painted wood block canvases that can be play with… modular art, stack, hang, display.
Mounted on a Velcro panel.
December 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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The Constitution left us a safeguard for moments when premiers push too far.

The question is: Does the federal government have the courage to use it?

youtube.com/shorts/VwNFp...
Section 90: Canada‘s Moral Reset Button
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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One Trick Doctors Don't Want You To Know About:

Your day will be vastly improved by browsing the more than 4000 images of art & beauty posted by almost 600 real humans as part of #ArtAdventCalendar

Just click or long press on the hashtag and select See #ArtAdventCalendar Posts
December 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I loved making this crown, I love wearing it, and I love seeing it in photos. I also loved painting a Catrina that matched the beautiful embroidery on this Ayuujk shirt.

👑, 💀, 🌟: Me

📸: Robbi Shed

👗:  Määtsä' Tlahuitoltepec

#ArtAdventCalendar #Catrina #Mexicana #DiadeMuertos
December 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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December 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar A watercolour for my Christmas Card from 2 years ago. It's called 'Make a decision Teddy, it's flipping freezing.'
December 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar #basrelief #moldingpaste This is from an online class I took with Maria Grossbaum. Molding paste with extra stiffening mounted on tiny two-inch canvases. I should make more, I have a large supply of stiffener (a particular brand of toilet paper!) Day 11.
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Day 11 #ArtAdventCalendar

First Frost
Stunning Indonesian wood opal with blue diamond and Australian sapphire.
December 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Day 11 #ArtAdventCalendar A vase with a face #pottery
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Day 11

Needlepoint ornament I made (from a kit). It reminds me of the cabin my parents owned in the mountains.

#EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXmas #Ornament #Art #Needlepoint #Christmas #Cabin
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, like many provinces that control liquor sales, pulled U.S. booze off their shelves earlier this year in response to Trump's tariffs / threats.

They now plan to sell off the remaining inventory and donate the proceeds to local food banks:
P.E.I. to sell remaining U.S. booze, donate profits to Island food banks | CBC News
Prince Edward Islanders who have been missing their favourite American wines will soon have a chance to stock up. The provincial government has directed the P.E.I. Liquor Control Commission to put its...
www.cbc.ca
December 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Day 11 #ArtAdventCalendar - almost ready for framing!
December 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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For Day 11 #artAdventCalendar morning

My first nebula

M42 Orion
30×40 76×101cm
Oil on Canvas
2019
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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La lune éclaire la foret
Claude Picher
1977
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM