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OtterForce
@otterforce.bsky.social
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#ActuallyAutistic parent, #photographer, partner of @theartfuldarkling.bsky.social, web designer & paid bookworm from rural #NY.

Love #VideoGames, #mycology, #camping, #writing, #books (particularly #SciFi)

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Advocate, accomplice, and agitator. ✊🏼
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OtterForce @otterforce.bsky.social · Jun 29
An #Introduction: I'm an #ActuallyAutistic father of two who helps authors manage their #WordPress websites, live events, and newsletters. I love to read #scifi, play #videogames (currently #Diablo4 and #FFXIV), take #photos of #fungi, #flowers, and #insects, and attend #concerts when possible.

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handcranked.bsky.social
Your Dec 15–21 art challenge cheat sheet is here!

HELP NEEDED! Have a few $ to help a challenge host in need? See post in comments

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
Art Challenges: December 15–21 Monday, December 15 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #XtraXmas (#tinsel) Tuesday, December 16 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #XtraXmas (#star) Wednesday, December 17 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WallsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual) #ColorADay (#RedWed) #XtraXmas (#FairyLights) Thursday, December 18 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#WinterWonderland) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #XtraXmas (#goodwill) Friday, December 19 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #XtraXmas (#gingerbread) Saturday, December 20 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #BlueSkyArtShow (#OpenHouse)* #XtraXmas (#decoration) Sunday, December 21 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #SelfPortraitSunday (#YearInReview) #XtraXmas (#angel) ALL WEEK #ArtAdventCalendar (any original, non-AI art daily through Dec 24) #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #FestiveDailyRobin (through Dec 31) #smArtist (purposeful art) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekYForYearPast) #SensoryArt (#moments) *Any topic but use #OpenHouse
December 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
otterforce.bsky.social
The loaf. Something ain't quite right. Never rose quite enough. Suspect it's cooler in the kitchen than I realized, but it's a little late for that. Will slice when cool and I'm sure it'll be delicious, if not a bit stout.
A freshly baked whole wheat sandwich loaf rests on a flour-dusted wooden breadboard, its golden-brown crust showing the hearty color of wheat bread with visible seams and layers along its surface—telltale signs of underproofing where the dough didn’t fully rise after shaping. The loaf’s irregular, somewhat lumpy shape reveals those rolled layers that never quite merged together,
December 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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handcranked.bsky.social
We'll cross that bridge...

#UrbanGaze #HumansOfBlueSky #SensoryArt #Monochromatic #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography
A black and white photo of two people walking on the Brooklyn Bridge in the snow. A white line leads down the center towards them. There's a light dusting on the right side of the line. One of the iconic towers of the bridge is in the distance and metal cables abound.
December 12, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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leastactionhero.bsky.social
all i'm saying is that there were better options
TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR SANDWICH THROWING GUY
December 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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sculptedreef.com
💫✨ Tarak the Nebula Octopus 🐙 Hand sculpted from clay and lovingly painted 🎨

#ArtAdventCalendar 🦑🐡
A hand sculpted and painted octopus sculpture painted in a royal blue Nebula theme. With many meticulously painted stars.
December 12, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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theartfuldarkling.bsky.social
Toying with the idea of Queen Mab (in a visual sense anyway) It's older #Art but as I was sorting things I remembered how much I enjoyed making it.

#Faeries #Faerie #Fantasy #FantasyArt #CharcoalDrawing #GraphiteArt #BlackAndWhite #Sketching #Sketches #Forest
Grayscale art of a calm woman with intricate braids, a crown of bones and spiders, web-like shawl; misty trees in the background.
December 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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theartfuldarkling.bsky.social
With #Holidays on the horizon I'm reminded of the time I made Yip Yip stockings for us all.
December 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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theartfuldarkling.bsky.social
I used to making #ColoringPages a lot. Here, have one! It would be fun to see how you color it, don't forget to share!

#Coloring #LineArt #ColoringBook #Underwater #Drawing #BlackAndWhite
December 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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theartfuldarkling.bsky.social
and..this...The first one is #SackBoy from #LittleBigPlanet my kiddo wanted one and they were no longer being made so in the words of GIR "I made it myself!" and the second is an #OogieBoogie costume I made for a toddler complete with spider tassel.

#Crochet #NightmareBeforeChristmas
A brown knitted doll with big black button eyes and a red tongue sits on a bright blue blanket featuring colorful animal faces. A plush toy with a dark purple face wears a tan crocheted hooded robe, featuring black eye holes and a zipper, evoking mystery.
December 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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flower-power.bsky.social
Lola enjoys pussyfooting around in the Christmas tree. From our archive. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXmas #WhiskersWednesday #Cats #EastCoastKin #TuxedoCats #BlueskyCats
Out on a limb in an undecorated evergreen tree , Lola the tuxie settles herself on a branch strewn with white lights.
December 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Senator Ruben Gallego has introduced Senate legislation to outlaw surveillance pricing.

Surveillance pricing is yet another way for corporations to pull one over on you.

Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain the dangers of this shady practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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scalzi.com
Lord help me I'm going in
December 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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bodegacats.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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theartfuldarkling.bsky.social
I also make stuff like this

#Fantasy #Art #FantasyArt #Drawing #DigitalArt #BlackAndWhite #LineArt
A serene woman with eyes closed, ornate hair, floral details, and a small owl on her forehead in a surreal black and white design.
December 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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theartfuldarkling.bsky.social
Let's get the ball rolling I guess? I was heavy into #AdventureTime and #Cuphead for a time a couple of years ago now I think and drew a #SailorMoon rendition for fun.
A cartoon girl in a sailor outfit with long, curled pigtails strikes a dynamic pose, one arm raised and smiling confidently. Black and white.
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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theartfuldarkling.bsky.social
so an #introduction huh?...😬...I'm an #Artist. I do #Illustration, I #Crochet, #Felt, #Sculpt and pretty much any sort of art form I can get my hands on. I'm big into #Fantasy and #VideoGames right now it's #GuildWars2 but that can change and does often. I'm most at home when I'm creating something.
December 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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chithemonkey.bsky.social
Alright, time to vanish off to Union Meetings. 🤘

Organize your fucking workplace. If I can do it in a right to work state, you can do it where you are.
December 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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handcranked.bsky.social
Hey folks! One of our amazing art challenge hosts is facing a financial crisis and I've organized a GoFundMe for them. If you could even donate $5 or $10, it would really help out. Thank you!
Donate to Support for a Family Facing Urgent Financial Crisis, organized by Robyn Hoke
One of my fellow art challenge hosts on BlueSky needs help to avoid los… Robyn Hoke needs your support for Support for a Family Facing Urgent Financial Crisis
gofund.me
December 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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handcranked.bsky.social
A little sky therapy from a plane

#BlueSkyArtShow #sky
#EastCoastKin
December 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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handcranked.bsky.social
When the pool gets busy, you have to share your lounger

#BirdOfTheDay #LookingAtYou

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #birds
#MobilePhotography
A sparrow sitting on a towel on a lounger in front of a pool with a bar and palm trees in the background. It's looking directly at the camera.
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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handcranked.bsky.social
A view for two or a few

Victor, Colorado on the short trail to see Rita the Rock Planter

#HumansOfBlueSky #ClassicMono
#SensoryArt #seasons
#ArtAdventCalendar
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography
#ArtYear
A black and white photo of two people sitting on a bench and another person standing nearby enjoying a view of mountains in the distance. There's a small, bare tree between the bench and standing person. A small amount of snow covers most of the ground.
December 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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geraldmfoto.bsky.social
[ EARLY COMMUTER ] somewhere in the City of Hamburg #Streetphotography #urbanphotography #cityphotography
#monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #UrbanGaze #artchallenges #photographersofbluesky #blueskyartshow #leicamonochrom #classicmono #leica
December 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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rina2012.bsky.social
Silence in the snow-covered #forest

Happy #Scape Friday 🫶

#ForestFriday #photography #landscape #scape #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
You can see a snow-covered forest path illuminated by the sun.
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
otterforce.bsky.social
#Thanksgiving feast is over. I gave the #blessing. I've adapted it into something more secular here: otterforcemedia.com/blog/2025/11...

"Carry this table forward. Live these commitments not once a year, but every day. Model the world you wish to see, so that others might believe it is possible."
Thanksgiving 2025
A few photos of the feast and some thoughts...
otterforcemedia.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
otterforce.bsky.social
From my birthday pancake feast earlier in the week.

#Food #FoodPhotography #MicroFourThirds #M43 #EastCoastKin
A generous stack of golden-brown pancakes sits inside a warm oven, their surfaces showing the characteristic mottled pattern of griddle-cooked breakfast cakes with darker caramelized spots and lighter, pillowy areas. The pancakes are casually piled in overlapping layers on a baking sheet, with some tilted at angles that reveal their fluffy edges and thickness. Warm tungsten light from the oven bathes everything in a rich amber glow, casting the background into soft shadow while highlighting the textured tops of the pancakes. The close perspective and shallow depth of field keep the central stack in sharp focus while the edges fall away into softness, creating an intimate, behind-the-scenes kitchen moment—the kind of shot that captures the quiet work of keeping a big batch warm while the rest are still on the griddle.
November 28, 2025 at 3:52 AM