Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
A macro photo of a head-on view of a Purple Shore Crab. The crab is approx. 3 in in length, and is staring into the camera. It is a dark reddish purple color with gradient pink claws that have purple polka dots on them.
A PNW tidepool staple, the precious Purple Shore Crab 🦀💜 #crab #crabs #tidepools #oregonartist #photographersonbluesky #marinelife #intertidal #blueskyart
I don't see a lot of it in my neck of the woods!
🥹💙💙💙
🫠💙💙💙keep goin!!!
A macro shot of a tiny white Mycena mushroom standing alone in a patch of moss. The mushroom has tiny white tendrils shooting out from its cap, a type of bonnet mold that looks like zany wirey hair.
Having a working heart while living under empire has got me feeling like this lil shroom with bonnet mold.
#fungusonfungus #fungifriends #mold #blueskyart #oregonartist #blueskyphotographer #forest
A macro photo of three species- a Giant Green Anemone on the top, a purple Ochre Star on the bottom, and an extra special Porcelain Crab in the center that has purple and blue tones on its carapace vs the more standard brown to orange coloration.
There is too much beauty to quit 💙Keep loving. Keep fighting.💙
#oregoncoast #intertidal #tidepools #crab #keepgoing #oceanoptimism #blueskyart #oregonartist #blueskyartshow
Thank you kindly 😊
Lool perfect!! 😆
A verticle scene of a healthy intertidal wall at low tide with mussels on the top, and various sized Ochre Stars trailing downward. They range in hues of dark red and purple to bright orange. There is an extra large and chunky sea star in the middle of the frame.
ThiccccStar 🌟
#oregoncoast #intertidal #tidepools #seastar #oceanoptimism #blueskyart #oregonartist #blueskyartshow
A pair of Amanita mushrooms growing out of mossy ground, the one in the foreground is blurry, while the one behind it is in focus. They have round golf ball like caps, as they havent popped open yet. Little white warts cover their yellow tops, and there is a golden bokeh behind them.
Keep room for magic and whimsy, it's medicinal against *the horrors* 🍄🍄🍄
#fungifriends #fungi #forest #amanita #pnw
if i could give one broad direction to people: stop being afraid of doing something. take some initiative. find a group near you. pick up the boxes that need hauling. bring food. take out the trash.
see a need that is unmet? get some friends together and do the thing.
organize your niche.
A photo of a portion of a large tree with large bracket fungi/conks growing off them. The background is a lush green PNW forest, and the earthy brown and orange tones on the fungi are lit in a singular sunbeam.
Forest Elders ❤️
#fungifriends #fungi #conk #forest #treeclub
A landscape photo looking upward at a large tree with sprawling branches above a wooden staircase. There's green bushes framing the shot, and golden sunshine filtering through the branches.
Blessed new year from Yachats 💙🌲🌊
Yayayayay!
A close up of a white person's wrist. They have a tattoo of kelp going up their arm, with a Turban Snail tattooed at the bottom of the kelp. A real life Turban Snail is next to the tattooed version, with the same shell whirl.
TS4TS
Turban Snail 4 Turban Snail
❤️🐌 #invertebrates #marinelife
With an anti-science conspiracy theorist leading the US Department of Health and Human Services, preventative action is critical to protecting your health and the health of your community.
A good place to start would be getting back into the practice of regularly wearing a mask.
I am holding monthly masked gatherings in Yachats- this month is forest bathing and agate hunting on the 22nd! 🥰😷❤️ #thirdspaces #community
Awesome!!
They're so dang cool! Nature, man. Phew 🥹
Love love loving you 🫂🩵
The photo perspective is looking down at a shiny brown Big Skate Eggcase. The edges are frayed, and the baby skates have already left.
A white hand holding up a Skate eggcase against a light green wall. The shiny brown egg is reflecting the sky off its wet shell.
A quick screengrab of info about Big Skates, including their location up and down the west coast, and their weight which can get over 110lbs!
A closer view of the shiny brown eggcase, showing delicate striations and wrinkles. Skate eggcases are made of keratin, just like our nails!
Have you ever seen a Big Skate Eggcase?🥰 They tend to wash up in the winter months due to storm surges. They are made of keratin, just like our fingernails. This eggcase was thankfully empty, the baby skates (ravioli) hopefully are out skatin around the sea as I type this 🩵 #washedup #oregoncoast
What we're not doing in 2025:
- showing up to protests without information on who organized it/from a reputable source
- taking crowd photos that show people's faces at these protests
- taking our phone with us to protests
- showing up without masking!
Include disabled people in your resistance planning. In many ways we’re built for resistance, as we have to find creative and sustainable ways to survive every single day.
This is the time for intersectionality and community care. We need to work together and save one another.
😷❤️
Omg I'll never forget it 🥰 SUCH an honor! Did you keep that piece or sell it? 🍄
A photo of a rust colored Cortinarious mushroom. The view point is looking up the stem at the gills under its cap, there are loads of tiny white fibers connecting the cap to the stem, reminiscent of spider webs.
A resounding word in my mind since I can recall- Interconnected.
We are so quick to forget it..yet it is everything. Absolutely everything. Now more than ever. #fungifriends #cortinarius #community
Maybe you're forgetful, like I am. You can turn on reminders!
Settings -> Accesibility -> Require alt text.
Done! Easy accessibility.
Don't let them shock & awe you out of your curiosity!
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