shadrad 💍 metalwork crunch month
@shadrad.bsky.social
Jeweler, Artist/Illustrator (hiatus). Previous work: DE/Warframe, Fiction Factory, Evil Hat. Long-COVID disabled.
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https://sarahjoelleholstein.com
She/They
https://linktr.ee/shadrad
https://sarahjoelleholstein.com
Pinned
Back on this vibe for 2025, although without my best friend by my side. Miss you every day, Spooky.
I forgot I doodled Drifter Shavi as a merman the other week
I actually haven't had time to draw or paint much-- packing, knitting projects and prepping for pendant production month taking precedence.
Alliteration not intended
I actually haven't had time to draw or paint much-- packing, knitting projects and prepping for pendant production month taking precedence.
Alliteration not intended
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I forgot I doodled Drifter Shavi as a merman the other week
I actually haven't had time to draw or paint much-- packing, knitting projects and prepping for pendant production month taking precedence.
Alliteration not intended
I actually haven't had time to draw or paint much-- packing, knitting projects and prepping for pendant production month taking precedence.
Alliteration not intended
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Free speech champions, amirite
A study of recent ICE deployments shows unequivocally that the principal targets are US citizens protesting against ICE, not immigrants. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Free speech champions, amirite
Ah yes thank you pressure change migraines for turning one half of my skull into a pain factory full of teeth and bone and glass shards and acid probably
Using an electric toothbrush in this state is *an experience*
Using an electric toothbrush in this state is *an experience*
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Ah yes thank you pressure change migraines for turning one half of my skull into a pain factory full of teeth and bone and glass shards and acid probably
Using an electric toothbrush in this state is *an experience*
Using an electric toothbrush in this state is *an experience*
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(RACHEL walks past children playing. Her biological clock ticks. She’s thirty, almost dead.)
LITTLE GIRL: Are you excited for the County Hanukkah Fair?
RACHEL: Not really. I’m not super into Hanukkah.
LITTLE GIRL: Are you excited for the County Hanukkah Fair?
RACHEL: Not really. I’m not super into Hanukkah.
Scenes from a Hallmark Hanukkah Movie Written by Someone Who Has Definitely Met a Jew
EXT. SMALL TOWN BUS STOP – DAY (A beautiful woman with slightly wavy brown hair steps off a bus. She’s RACHEL, a corporate lawyer from The Big Cit...
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
(RACHEL walks past children playing. Her biological clock ticks. She’s thirty, almost dead.)
LITTLE GIRL: Are you excited for the County Hanukkah Fair?
RACHEL: Not really. I’m not super into Hanukkah.
LITTLE GIRL: Are you excited for the County Hanukkah Fair?
RACHEL: Not really. I’m not super into Hanukkah.
He apparently made some specific complimentary observations and as I was not present at the time, I am slightly able to believe he genuinely appreciated seeing the work in person.
My therapist will be pleased I'm allowing myself to feel good about this
what do you mean you think I'm hard on myself
My therapist will be pleased I'm allowing myself to feel good about this
what do you mean you think I'm hard on myself
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
He apparently made some specific complimentary observations and as I was not present at the time, I am slightly able to believe he genuinely appreciated seeing the work in person.
My therapist will be pleased I'm allowing myself to feel good about this
what do you mean you think I'm hard on myself
My therapist will be pleased I'm allowing myself to feel good about this
what do you mean you think I'm hard on myself
'Hey shad how's that personal story project going'
RT is an actual answer instead of self-effacing deflection.
I actually had to go back and change a lot of stuff bc the scope & intent changed
This has a realistic timeline of many years & is extremely personal. I didn't want to do a comic, but.
RT is an actual answer instead of self-effacing deflection.
I actually had to go back and change a lot of stuff bc the scope & intent changed
This has a realistic timeline of many years & is extremely personal. I didn't want to do a comic, but.
Worldbuilding, thematic flavors, major characters.
Currently in work: final narrative structure outline, visual concept art & style exploration, topical research
Difficult: making self emotionally vulnerable enough to engage with the work, being okay with drawing thing poorly due to inexperience.
Currently in work: final narrative structure outline, visual concept art & style exploration, topical research
Difficult: making self emotionally vulnerable enough to engage with the work, being okay with drawing thing poorly due to inexperience.
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
'Hey shad how's that personal story project going'
RT is an actual answer instead of self-effacing deflection.
I actually had to go back and change a lot of stuff bc the scope & intent changed
This has a realistic timeline of many years & is extremely personal. I didn't want to do a comic, but.
RT is an actual answer instead of self-effacing deflection.
I actually had to go back and change a lot of stuff bc the scope & intent changed
This has a realistic timeline of many years & is extremely personal. I didn't want to do a comic, but.
My experience was a lot like this, too.
Thank you for making art that makes my grief feel seen.
Thank you for making art that makes my grief feel seen.
December 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
My experience was a lot like this, too.
Thank you for making art that makes my grief feel seen.
Thank you for making art that makes my grief feel seen.
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the last thing my mom said to me—
November 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
the last thing my mom said to me—
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More procreate practice. This time an old STW idea that was dogging (lol) me.
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
More procreate practice. This time an old STW idea that was dogging (lol) me.
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IF YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE A COMIC...
Please talk about it on this thread! I would love to hear what stage you are at, what is working well, and what has proven more difficult than you thought.
Share a bit of art, if you can!
Sing your own praises, if you like!
Please talk about it on this thread! I would love to hear what stage you are at, what is working well, and what has proven more difficult than you thought.
Share a bit of art, if you can!
Sing your own praises, if you like!
November 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
IF YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE A COMIC...
Please talk about it on this thread! I would love to hear what stage you are at, what is working well, and what has proven more difficult than you thought.
Share a bit of art, if you can!
Sing your own praises, if you like!
Please talk about it on this thread! I would love to hear what stage you are at, what is working well, and what has proven more difficult than you thought.
Share a bit of art, if you can!
Sing your own praises, if you like!
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He was absolutely one of the best comedians of our time, and a lot of that came from riffing in sometimes-filthy, sometimes-absurdist ways on his own moral sensibilities (which trended liberatory).
Then he was held to an actual moral standards and it broke him
Then he was held to an actual moral standards and it broke him
Don't tell me that Louis CK was never funny.
Louis CK was absolutely funny before his controversy and it's remarkable that after being backed into a corner, he went all in on unfunny racist and transphobic jokes.
It's FASCINATING how he stopped being funny overnight.
Louis CK was absolutely funny before his controversy and it's remarkable that after being backed into a corner, he went all in on unfunny racist and transphobic jokes.
It's FASCINATING how he stopped being funny overnight.
November 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
He was absolutely one of the best comedians of our time, and a lot of that came from riffing in sometimes-filthy, sometimes-absurdist ways on his own moral sensibilities (which trended liberatory).
Then he was held to an actual moral standards and it broke him
Then he was held to an actual moral standards and it broke him
I have to go buy yarn to support a local business and also calm my nerves because of Reasons
November 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I have to go buy yarn to support a local business and also calm my nerves because of Reasons
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thinking of this classic tweet on thanksgiving day
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
thinking of this classic tweet on thanksgiving day
We're just not emotionally ready for a more traditional thanksgiving as a family so we're just having korean food made by my bro for dinner.
November 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We're just not emotionally ready for a more traditional thanksgiving as a family so we're just having korean food made by my bro for dinner.
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there doesn't seem to be a space to make mistakes, to be a newbie. it's one of the reasons why I think frieren fan art meme is great and important. besides the memery, it's a huge protest against it - we all MISSED seeing amateur art because we don't SEE it anymore (algorithms!)
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
there doesn't seem to be a space to make mistakes, to be a newbie. it's one of the reasons why I think frieren fan art meme is great and important. besides the memery, it's a huge protest against it - we all MISSED seeing amateur art because we don't SEE it anymore (algorithms!)
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as a certified genAI art hater, I'd like more people to think about what contributed to its rise:
for decades, we've crafted and click-approved an online landscape where there's barely any space for hobby beginners. you compete for attention hand in hand with pros from day one
for decades, we've crafted and click-approved an online landscape where there's barely any space for hobby beginners. you compete for attention hand in hand with pros from day one
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
as a certified genAI art hater, I'd like more people to think about what contributed to its rise:
for decades, we've crafted and click-approved an online landscape where there's barely any space for hobby beginners. you compete for attention hand in hand with pros from day one
for decades, we've crafted and click-approved an online landscape where there's barely any space for hobby beginners. you compete for attention hand in hand with pros from day one
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Ugh. I hate doing these, but I gotta fix a jam that I can’t seem to own jam on my own.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rikki...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rikki...
Donate to Help Rikki and Tavisha Fix a Jam and Cover Essential Costs, organized by Rikki Simons
I have several jobs I work at once (voice actor, sound designe… Rikki Simons needs your support for Help Rikki and Tavisha Fix a Jam and Cover Essential Costs
www.gofundme.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Ugh. I hate doing these, but I gotta fix a jam that I can’t seem to own jam on my own.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rikki...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rikki...
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I heard there was a Cohen song,
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I heard there was a Cohen song,
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
Anyone with textured hair lmk what kind of decorative metal comb shapes (if any) are safe for your hair (whether loose or in braids/locs)?
Like do the tines need to be fully rounded to prevent any snagging/breaking?
Fabricating handmade jeweled combs & making sure they are safe for all hair types
Like do the tines need to be fully rounded to prevent any snagging/breaking?
Fabricating handmade jeweled combs & making sure they are safe for all hair types
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Anyone with textured hair lmk what kind of decorative metal comb shapes (if any) are safe for your hair (whether loose or in braids/locs)?
Like do the tines need to be fully rounded to prevent any snagging/breaking?
Fabricating handmade jeweled combs & making sure they are safe for all hair types
Like do the tines need to be fully rounded to prevent any snagging/breaking?
Fabricating handmade jeweled combs & making sure they are safe for all hair types
like just checking: we all saw how artists of all calibres, many highly trained & paid professionals, openly shared their techniques/tools/advice for someone who tried something technically difficult that came out "bad" (disagree), still shared it, and now everyone can benefit from the results?
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
like just checking: we all saw how artists of all calibres, many highly trained & paid professionals, openly shared their techniques/tools/advice for someone who tried something technically difficult that came out "bad" (disagree), still shared it, and now everyone can benefit from the results?
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Trump's domestic Gestapo raided a job site, then handcuffed a US citizen born in Raleigh NC -- even after being shown the guy's REAL ID, which is only available to US citizens and LPRs
CBP+ICE will ignore your identifying documents when it suits their racism
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
CBP+ICE will ignore your identifying documents when it suits their racism
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
November 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Trump's domestic Gestapo raided a job site, then handcuffed a US citizen born in Raleigh NC -- even after being shown the guy's REAL ID, which is only available to US citizens and LPRs
CBP+ICE will ignore your identifying documents when it suits their racism
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
CBP+ICE will ignore your identifying documents when it suits their racism
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
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we are shooting this goddamn industry in the foot by having incredibly volatile development times and always rotating workforces. we're bleeding knowledge, making the same mistakes over and over and never evolving
November 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
we are shooting this goddamn industry in the foot by having incredibly volatile development times and always rotating workforces. we're bleeding knowledge, making the same mistakes over and over and never evolving
*stares in long-term unemployed* people didn't wanna wear masks
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
*stares in long-term unemployed* people didn't wanna wear masks
One year. I still don't understand living in a world without you in it. Miss you, mom.
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
One year. I still don't understand living in a world without you in it. Miss you, mom.