Artologica aka Michele Banks

RIP Donnie Iris, a Pittsburgh legend

So, wait, has NaNoWriMo rebranded as "Novel November", paid for by ProWritingAid, which used to be a spell/grammar checker but now is (you guessed it) an "'AI' grammar checker"--in short, yet another way for a griftslop machine to grab human-written text? Do I have that right?

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This report is genuinely overwhelming, in terms of the evidence both against Trump and of a ham-fisted cover-up. Including one instance in which Ghislaine Maxwell was actually about to mention one of Trump's young accusers and Todd Blanche told her to stop talking. The media response is "yawn."

pumpkin done 🔪🎃

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The Squirrel of the Day for October 26, 2026 is trying to avoid Monday #sqrlpix

Today's neurons are green and blue

You can buy my work at artologica.etsy.com All the paintings are hand painted originals, not prints. The scarves and ties are digital prints on silk of my artwork. I clearly disclose this. Now I'm going to do the Sunday cleaning because I am a real human being.

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The Squirrel of the Day for October 26, 2026 is trying to avoid Monday #sqrlpix

Arse Acorn United States, Census, 1930

A reminder that you can see my solo show, Forces of Nature, at Harmony Hall through November 7. It's free. There's parking. I hardly ever have a solo show. You should go. #sciart www.pgparks.com/event_list/m...

Easy instructions for making an adorable needle felted squirrel

Srs intellectual kitteh 😸

I love this pic because both the squirrelsuit and the acorn are changing color #sqrlpix

Meanwhile, this is listed on etsy as "hand needle felted" It is fu**ing levitating 😠

A serene Sunday Squirrel of the Day for October 25, 2026 #sqrlpix

Slightly deranged, highly caffeinated author points at all the books he just signed at Perfect Books in Ottawa. Give them a call or drop by—they ship anywhere!

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You can buy my work at artologica.etsy.com All the paintings are hand painted originals, not prints. The scarves and ties are digital prints on silk of my artwork. I clearly disclose this. Now I'm going to do the Sunday cleaning because I am a real human being.

This another reason i get so upset about platforms like Etsy allow dropshippers and ai to run rampant. Artists selling work at prices that actually value their time and expertise, are being buried by images that promise impossibilities at a fraction of that cost. It skews public perception of value.

A reminder that you can see my solo show, Forces of Nature, at Harmony Hall through November 7. It's free. There's parking. I hardly ever have a solo show. You should go. #sciart www.pgparks.com/event_list/m...

The self-help hustle influencers trying to find a commodifiable niche on AI is sincerely the bleakest stuff I’ve seen on socials.

Instagram photo vs. tagged photo

overheard in a gift shop today where there were blatantly AI generated Halloween illustrations, an older woman went "ohh how cute!" and the teenager with her, So Done, goes "I know you have a hard time telling, but that is AI, it's ugly, and I'm sick of it" I wanted to throw that teen a parade

A serene Sunday Squirrel of the Day for October 25, 2026 #sqrlpix

Look who's New and Noteworthy at Barnes & Noble @restingdinoface.bsky.social 👏👏👏

Greetings from the Squirrel of the Day for October 24, 2026 #sqrlpix

Yay! Coffee & Neuro at Salesforce Park tomorrow morning!

Don't happen to have any expert electron microscopists reading this who could stand to answer a couple of questions?