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Shimi ·⃝⃤
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Deaf arty faggit. Bitey lil trans critter. Lvl 61 Elder. Episcopal & knot deep holothere. Gramarteus & miniator. Pictor, Librorum illuminator, Scaenicus, Tibicen & Cantor. Psalmista & Vates. Amator animalium. NFSW. No AI/Crypto bros pls.
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So I am artist in residence at my church and for last Sunday’s Reign of Christ I drew the service bulletin art. Agnus Dei — with all the triumphalism removed and Ruach — the breath of god — in place of the banner of victory. Plus Critter gets a cute little cameo! She loves Eucharist— wag wag wag.
A church bulletin and several art prints lie on a soft, gray fur-like surface. The artwork shows a white lamb with a glowing golden halo resting peacefully while holding a tall shepherd’s cross. Curled beside the lamb is a black wolf pup, sleeping with its head against the lamb’s side. The image is rendered in a linocut-inspired black-and-white style with gold accents. The bulletin on the right reads “The Holy Eucharist — The Reign of Christ — The Last Sunday after Pentecost, November 23, 2025 • 10:30am,” and features the same lamb-and-wolf illustration on its cover.
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Started doing practice run throughs. Lines lines lines timing lines.
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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There was a harp at contemplative Eucharist last night. It was so lovely and gentlest soothing my Godbeast’s crouch.
A dimly lit chapel interior during a quiet space before Eucharist. In the foreground, a stone bowl filled with sand holds several small lit candles. Farther down the aisle sits a stone baptismal font illuminated by a single votive candle at its base, casting long shadows across the floor. To the left, a harpist plays softly, their instrument glowing under a small light. Rows of wooden pews lead the eye toward the altar, where a cross and flower arrangements sit bathed in warm light against a textured blue-gray wall. Overhead, wrought-iron chandeliers holding candles hang from the vaulted ceiling, adding to the serene, contemplative atmosphere.
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Three forms from one
A triptych of minimalist wolf illustrations made entirely from small black leaf-shaped strokes arranged to suggest fur and body form. There is no outline. Each wolf is drawn in profile on a white background, with only two short red cheek marks providing colour in line with Shimi’s representational art. Left panel: A large wolf curls inward, its head bowed gently, the strokes forming a flowing, swirling pelt. Center panel: A slim, elongated wolf coils into an S-shape, its fur strokes trailing like wind or water. This is made up of the first image and inverted to make the wolf pointing heads down, tail upwards. Right panel: The two images are combined with all overlapping fur removed creating a sense of the middle wolf lying on top of the original (first) image. Each panel includes a small red seal in the corner reading “Shimi,” echoing. This is intended to be shown as a triptych
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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And unexpectedly 5/4 appeared — I forgot I had drawn this pose. Have a badge!
A circular badge design showing a small, hand-drawn wolf pup (my Critter) sketched in soft pencil. The pup stands on all fours with a fluffy tail, pointed ears, and a gentle, friendly expression. Surrounding the drawing in bold curved text are the words: “always love your lil critter.” The style is simple, warm, and childlike, giving the badge an encouraging, affectionate feel.
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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It’s a little bit early, but I’m heading off to my first Thanksgiving potluck, a pupsgiving — and there will be many their whom I am thankful to call my friends.
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Found some time on the bus to finish my little Critter’s badge set: 4 of 4.
A hand-drawn wolf pup sits smiling in the center of a circular badge. The pup is sketched in soft pencil, with fluffy fur, round black eyes, and a wagging tail. Surrounding it in bold black lettering are the words “no thoughts whatsoever,” curved around the top and bottom of the circle, giving it a playful, carefree tone.
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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As an older woman I love the older women in my life. There’s a tenderness in knowing and experience, we’ve taken a few life knocks. Yes we can teach those less experienced than us, but sometimes we don’t want to teach.

There’s a quiet understanding between us women. Even if it’s just perimenopause!
An illustration of an elder wolf sitting upright on a fallen log, facing a glowing sunset. The sky is painted in warm oranges and reds, streaked with loose, sketchy lines that evoke drifting clouds. The wolf’s posture is calm and contemplative as it looks toward the sun setting behind a line of dark, distant mountains. A small bouquet of white wildflowers is tucked into a crack in the log beside the wolf. The scene feels quiet, tender, and reflective. The artwork is signed “Shimi 2025” in the bottom left corner.
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Getting the original art we used for the show professionally printed on art board stock — there should be some available on the night
A set of printed flyers featuring an illustration of four brown wolf pups curled up together in a tight, cozy circle, their bodies forming a warm knot of fur on a rounded stone base. The artwork is done in soft browns with textured linework, signed “Shimi 2025.” One flyer on the right includes event text reading “Shimi & Friends,” listing ambient music and poetry performers, along with event details: December 27, 2025, from 5–10 PM at The Chapel in Seattle, WA. A QR code sits in the bottom corner. The prints rest on a white table beside a yellow envelope.
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Up at 6am for morning Eucharist and a family breakfast followed. I find peace here.
A quiet, traditional chapel interior (the Thomasen chapel) with high vaulted stone arches and warm evening light filtering through tall, blue-tinted stained-glass windows. Wooden pews line both sides of the central aisle, leading toward a small stone altar adorned with candles and gold accents. Chandeliers shaped like iron rings hang overhead, softly illuminating the space. In the foreground stands a stone baptismal font on the left and a bowl of ashes or sand with small unlit candles on the right. The atmosphere is serene, intimate, and contemplative.
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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H... h… hello mommy
Inside a vast cathedral, a giant illuminated globe of Earth hangs suspended from the high wooden ceiling, glowing against the warm light of chandeliers. The view is centered on the altar draped in gold and green fabric, with rows of wooden pews stretching out on either side. Tall white columns rise toward the ceiling, and large arched windows frame the space. The atmosphere feels reverent and awe-filled, with the floating Earth dominating the sanctuary like a cosmic icon.
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Yoga with two of my partners at the Cathedral was rammed. Pix by @seerendipity.bsky.social
Inside a large church sanctuary, people sit on yoga mats arranged across the floor, facing the front and sides. Overhead, a huge illuminated globe of Earth hangs from the ceiling, dominating the space with its detailed satellite imagery of oceans and continents. Warm hanging lights and tall white columns frame the room. The atmosphere feels calm and communal, with attendees gathered for yoga beneath the glowing planet.
November 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Yesterday evening & night I went to an achingly beautiful & emptying out contemplative eucharist in the chapel & compline. I took time to marvel at the Gospel Book of St. Mark’s — & an icon lit by candlelight.
A Byzantine-styled icon hangs on a paneled wall beside a lit white candle. The icon depicts St. Mark seated at a writing desk with bare feet, holding a quill and scroll. An angel stands behind him, leaning close as though guiding or inspiring his writing. Ornate buildings frame the scene, and an open book rests on a small stand to Mark’s right. The icon has a gold background and features stylized architectural shapes in soft green, pink, and red tones. A liturgical book with a bright icon-style cover sits on a black metal stand atop a wooden pedestal. The cover shows a winged human figure St Marks holding a book above a winged lion (typically associated with St Mark the Evangelist) also holding a book, set against four bold color blocks: red, yellow, green, and black. A single white candle burns on a tall stand to the left, casting warm light on the scene and the stone wall behind it.
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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One of my partners @seerendipity.bsky.social presented me with this incredible homecoming gift ! Thank you sweetheart it’s a treasure! You’re a treasure.I love you.
A framed artwork shows a stylized, intricately detailed hyena ’s face drawn in white and gold lines on a black background. The wolf looks forward with wide, luminous eyes. Ornamental shapes—hearts, stars, curls, and radiant lines—surround its head like a halo or aura, giving the image a sacred, welcoming feel. At the bottom of the print, handwritten text reads “Welcome Home Beacon,” with small pawprint marks on either side. The frame is a warm wood, resting on a light wooden surface.
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Culinaria peregrina — The act of cooking a meal from whatever you discover in a strange or unfamiliar kitchen.

Quick bowl of rice and dried wakame, seafood furikake, avocado and soy sauce. Cracked an egg into the hot rice and it was lovely. Sesame seed to garnish.
A ceramic bowl of rice topped with chunks of fresh avocado, seaweed, and a drizzle of sauce. A pair of wooden chopsticks rests on the rim of the bowl. In the background, there’s a container of salmon furikake seasoning on a wooden countertop.
November 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Found a friend in the store
November 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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November 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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Hexæl, the Sixfold Witness, angel of Sef, seer of Rua, Kora and Sura (“she who rises, she who watches”)
A stylised white wolf’s head with six eyes arranged in two vertical rows of three on each cheek, each eye outlined in black and red. Each eye pair has a different expression The wolf’s linework is bold and graphic, with sharp fur edges and a calm, downward-tilted expression. Behind the head is a large golden halo circle. Above the wolf floats a red stylised Therian sigil: a triangle with an arched base instead of a circle and a small red dot in the centre. At the bottom right is my small red artist’s stamp reading “Shimi.”
November 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Blessed be the Watcher of Thresholds,
whose sight gathers the lost and the living alike.
May her eyes find us, and watch us find our way home.
A hand-drawn, black-and-white digital illustration of a wolf-dog sitting, its head slightly turned toward the viewer. The animal has six eyes — three on each side — glowing or outlined distinctly, giving it an otherworldly awareness. Its expression lit by light from a candle it is curled around is calm and solemn, neither feral nor tame. The fur is rendered in loose, expressive lines with visible texture around the neck and shoulders, suggesting movement or wind. The background is minimal, leaving the focus entirely on the creature’s luminous gaze. The overall tone is sacred, watchful, and mythic.
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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“Prometheus: Coyote Steals Fire” preview. I employ mixed-media processes drawing in Tayasui Sketches then import to Illustrator (migrating to Affinity) for tidy & vectoring. Print to Sharp 703C6 on art-board then scaffuto & fill-in areas in red/black sharpie & black tempera then scan back for repro.
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Stuff I saw yesterday. (Full
Description In alt text).
A small rectangular sticker on a metallic surface reads “Jesus Christ loves Dump Trucks,” printed in black serif text. Above and below the phrase are cartoon illustrations of yellow dump trucks carrying piles of brown dirt. The sticker is wet with raindrops and slightly weathered, giving it a street-art feel. A close-up photo of bright red and orange crushed fruit (strawberry tree fruits (Arbutus unedo), also known as madroño or Arbutus berries) splattered on rough asphalt. The pulp glistens with moisture, and several intact round red fruits with spiky skins lie nearby. The colors are vivid against the dark, wet pavement, creating a striking organic contrast. Inside a grand church or cathedral, a massive illuminated globe of Earth hangs suspended beneath the high wooden ceiling of St Marks Cathedral in Seattle. The globe shows Africa and Europe prominently. Warm golden chandeliers hang around it, and tall white columns frame the space, creating a sense of awe and reverence. A nighttime street scene with a full moon glowing behind drifting clouds. The moonlight creates a soft halo, while a house in the foreground is warmly lit from within. Power lines stretch across the scene, adding a sense of quiet suburban stillness under a luminous sky.
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Here is the reference I used. I’m not too proud to admit I did a draw over for the anatomy and then nudged in photoshop. I struggle with human limbs and often just hot cross bun pawbs — but the eyes of sheep and goats I would lose myself in — forever.
An image shows the sketch in progress, with rough crosshatched pencil lines defining the eye and muzzle, and a reference photo of a real sheep’s amber eye and muzzle overlaid for comparison.
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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“You only need look into the eyes of God’s creatures to see a soul shining back at you. A soul is in every one of his creatures. We are all God’s creatures.”
He tousled my hair with a big whitewashed hand. “Now, clean up and help me set tables before None—that’s teatime.“

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A late stage progress WIP of a graphite-style digital drawing of a sheep’s face. The image shows the sketch in progress, with rough crosshatched pencil lines defining the eye and nose. It is a page from my book Godbeast and is
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Woke up thinking of… she…
A rough digital sketch of a coyote’s head drawn in expressive black and brown lines. The wolf is shown in 4/5 profile, its expression sharp and knowing, with a slightly furrowed brow and half-lidded eyes. Two short red lines mark its cheek. The lines are bold but textured, resembling a mix of ink and crayon on white paper. Above the wolf’s head, a separate sketch of an eye floats, as if part of the artist’s warm-up.
November 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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I used to spend about seven hours a day and I’ve been deliberately putting my phone aside leaving it in a drawer whilst reading writing drawing socialising and praying. I spent much of my life on the Internet as a surrogate for real contact. I wish to eventually get down to an hour a day.
My weekly screenshot from my phone telling me that I averaged last week three hours 46 minutes of screen time a day.
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM