an octopus made of sandpaper
LightNews LightNews
banner
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
an octopus made of sandpaper
@sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
1.4K followers 180 following 2.4K posts
they/he. transmasc agender, aroace. artist, writer, 27-year-old spider

I post pictures of my OCs and bugs mostly.
my links: linktr.ee/sandpaperoctopi

#art / #oc / #writing / #invertebrates / #cats
Posts Replies Media Videos
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
holding the baby
#wip #oc
Sketch of a long-haired trans man holding a happy baby unicorn.
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
my very first ever D&D character... 🥺

#oc #queerart #art 🎨
Reference sheet of my character Rose, an orange-ish hairy tiefling with messy blond hair, red eyes, and antler-like horns. Rose uses any pronouns and is aro ace. They are short and have very big DIY top surgery scars. The end of their tail is missing (it was eaten by a dog). They have a permanent irritated face. There are two pictures of Rose, one of them in their underwear, and one of them wearing a dark shirt, waistcoat, pants, and dress shoes. There is also a picture of their apple blossom brooch.
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
sorry for removing your roof...

#invertebrates 📷
Photo of a Jerusalem cricket in the dirt. There are indents in the ground where a plant pot used to be. The bug is big and round and brown with black and white stripes.
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
orange creatures 📷
Photo of a very orange hummingbird perched on a stick. It is probably an Allen's hummingbird. Photo of a female American kestrel perched on a power line. She is orange-brown and streaked on her back and tail, but her face is more colorful.
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
cucumber
#invertebrates 📷
Photo of a spotted cucumber beetle walking along a plant. It is a smallish green beetle with black spots.
November 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
little guy 📷
Photo of a Swinhoe's white-eye perched in a bush. It is a small greenish yellow bird with a white eye ring and it blends in with the leaves.
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
pelican 📷
Photo of an American white pelican flying. It is just barely within the frame and would have flown out of view in a second.
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
saw my favorite gull today 📷
Photo of a Bonaparte's gull flying over the water. It is small and graceful and has a beauty spot.
November 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
The Snakebirds boys but I turned them into creatures
🐂🦌🦄

#oc #ocsky #art #queerart 🎨
Drawing of my OCs Fern, Oriole, and Kite but instead of humans they are fantasy creatures. Fern is a big fluffy brown highland cow person wearing a gold necklace and brown shorts. Oriole is a little faun with freckles, short antlers, and long dark hair. He is wearing a green and gold wrap top and skirt. Kite is a fluffy orange tabby unicorn person wearing a sleeveless blue and gold dress. They are all holding hands.
November 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
the triangle...

#invertebrates 📷
Photo of a small brown spider hanging on its web. Its body is shaped like a triangle. Photo of the same spider but it tucked is legs in, so now it looks like a triangular piece of debris.
November 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
Kite for sure. Dozens of suitors have traveled to the mountains to visit him, and many people within the palace and to some degree the wider kingdom have had crushes on him at some point.

Amble's a very close second though. They have obliviously broken many hearts in their travels lol. #oc
Drawing of my OC Kite pulling his hair back. He has long blond hair and somewhat wide build. He is wearing a lot of blue and gold jewelry on his ears, wrist, ankles, and especially on his chest. He is also wearing a blue skirt with gold and purplish trim, and leather sandals. He has some very light makeup on his eyelids. Illustration showing two versions of the same person, Amble, with their hand on their hip. The Amble on the left has a short black undercut, and they are wearing a long sleeveless black gown with a side slit and sparkly and sheer fabric details. They are also wearing silver earrings, patterned lacy stockings, and tall black boots. The Amble on the right has long black hair, and they are wearing silver earrings, a white shirt, brownish-gray vest, gray pants, and black boots.
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
my boys as creatures #wip
Sketch of my OCs Fern, Oriole, and Kite but instead of humans they are fantasy creatures. Fern is a big fluffy highland cow person wearing a necklace and shorts. Oriole is a little faun with short antlers and wearing a wrap top and skirt. Kite is a fluffy unicorn person wearing a sleeveless dress.
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
fell out of the pouch 📷
Photo of a kangaroo sitting calmly in the grass. Her baby's head and tail are poking out of her pouch. Photo of a kangaroo sitting calmly in the grass. Her baby is lying on the ground, having fallen out of her pouch.
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
pretty cassowary at the zoo 📷
Close up photo of a southern cassowary's face. She is a large bird with fluffy black feathers on her body, a bare blue face and red wattle, and a tall casque. She looks calm in the dappled shade.
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
it is mushroom time of year 🍄📷
Photo of bright orange-yellow shelf fungus growing on the side of a tree stump.
November 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
strange unicorns

#art #oc #ocsky 🎨
Drawing of a unicorn faun person, the top half being more human. They have long ears, curly brown hair and a small pale beard, and striped tail and hooved feet. They are smiling and waving. Drawing of a sort of cat-like unicorn creature. The main body is more cat-like and brown with stripes, but it has long ears, a fluffy mane, hooved back feet, and a fluff on the end of its tail. It is running.
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
Aster and his unicorns

#art #oc #ocsky 🎨
Drawing of a trans man, Aster, looking over his shoulder at the four happy unicorn people following him. Aster is short with long wavy blond hair, and he is wearing a baggy tan shirt, brown pants, and dirty shoes. The first unicorn, Marshmallow, is thin and pale with pale orange stripes. The second unicorn, Mint, is big and fluffy with snowshoe cat patterned fur. The third unicorn, Mimi, is a little baby with brown and white fur and a missing arm. The last unicorn, Marmalade, is a messy orange tabby.
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
brown widow and eggs inside my felt bush

#invertebrates 📷
Photo of a brown widow hanging on her web under a felt bush leaf. Photo of a brown widow egg sac hidden between two felt bush leaves.
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
the witch and her apprentice

#art #oc #ocsky 🎨
Drawing of two people, an older woman and a young trans man. The older woman is pale with freckles and long blond hair tied back in braids. She is wearing a purplish dress with simple pale green and yellow decorations. The trans man is shorter with wavy darker blond hair. He is wearing a blue and white floral dress and looks unhappy. The older woman is grinning and has a glowing string tied from her fingers to the man's neck.
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
these guys are so hard to take pictures of lol

#invertebrates 📷
Blurry photo of a stripe-eyed lagoon fly, taken from a distance. Closer, less blurry photo of a stripe-eyed lagoon fly, but sill taken from a distance.
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
Soapberry and Picki, characters in beauty and the beast WIP

guy who wants to befriend Aster and guy who wants to eat Aster

#art #oc #queerart #ocsky 🎨
Drawing of two characters, a deer person and a weird dog creature. The deer, Soapberry, is piebald with short spike antlers and long flowing hair. He is wearing a pastel dress with flowers. The dog creature, Picki, has a long neck and tail and clawed feet. He is pink, yellow, and orange. His coloring is strange-looking.
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
a beetle I found in my pasta was my 1000th species on iNat lol
Screenshot from iNaturalist showing that I have 4676 observations and exactly 1000 species.
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
*two* new OCs (actually there's three but the third is still in the messy stage lol) #wip
Drawing of two characters, a young deer person wearing a cute flowery dress and a dog creature with clawed feet and long neck and tail.
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
another #wip
unicorn parade
Sketch of a young man, Aster, being followed by four happy unicorn people.
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
preview of new OC. he looks like the guys I used to doodle on my stats notes lol #wip
Sketch of a sort of scruffy dog-like creature with a long neck and clawed feet.
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM