Persephone Arethusa

Juniper berry and hazelnut shortbread is done! Merry Imbolc, all! Next up, mushroom stew, followed by bangers and colcannon! Embrace the return of the light, new beginnings, the reinvigoration of energy and motivation, and the changing of the seasons. Best wishes to all. *bear hugs*

That's it for me for #artAdventCalendar 2025. Thanks to all 630 of you who participated. We finish with over 8500 images with 97% AltText usage. That's remarkable. Know that you made a difference to someone in the last 24 days. Sam approves.

One of my favorite poems in needlepoint calligraphy. Needlepoint calligraphy with a Zebra G nib Ink is Robert Oster Lake of Fire fountain pen ink. #ArtAdventCalendar

My last study I did on the English alphabet. I need to do a new one. Calligraphy is done with a Zebra G nib Ink is my favorite ink Diamine Writer's Blood fountain pen ink. #ArtAdventCalendar

Rabbit Season 🩵

#ArtAdventCalendar day 17 #artist #oilpainting My maple trees show off every fall, much to my delight.

A capital T in needlepoint calligraphy. Working on some of the capital letters I didn't quite like how they flowed. Made using a Zebra G nib. Ink is Diamine Claret fountain pen ink. #ArtAdventCalendar

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 12 “Bay Waves”, an 18”x24” oil painting of a bright, open seascape. A large wave crashes onto the shore, as cliffs and clouds sit in the background.

My day 12 #ArtAdventCalendar Is actually a thread on how I saved and restored a 125ish year old violin destined for the trash. Full thread > bsky.app/profile/jayi...

#ArtAdventCalendar day 12 🦇 a garnet bat commission i just finished that i think ended up soo cute <3 #art #mammals #SciArt #bats

A capital R in flex calligraphy. Playing with my capital letters. Ink is Waterman Tender Purple. Written with an antique Waterman fountain pen. #ArtAdventCalendar

Look at my son 🎵

My first experiments with monograms. Written with a Zebra G nib. Ink is Waterman Tender Purple fountain pen ink. #ArtAdventCalendar

For day 4 #ArtAdventCalendar evening Bolt From The Blue 26×34 66×86cm Oil on canvas 2023

A piece of needlepoint calligraphy. This piece is my character in a #BurningWheel campaign. Done with a Zebra G nib Ink is Iroshizuku Rikka #ArtAdventCalendar

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 4 Oscilloscopic Dance 1, 2025 (Number 1 in a series of 4) Two sets of self-similar 3D Lissajous Figures dancing with each other, rendered as metallic tubes. Created with my own Javascript code based on threejs - no AI #SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt

One of my first pieces today. I made this for my friend @shin-bearamedic.bsky.social back when I had just started calligraphy. Made with a pre-1917 vintage Waterman fountain pen with a flex nib. Ink is Waterman Tender Purple fountain pen ink. #ArtAdventCalendar

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 3 Poinsot's Gyroscope, 2025 Physics of the spinning top again - its motion visualized via these dancing cones! The yellow one is moving, and its axis is also the axis of the gyroscope. Axonometric projection, watercolor pencils #SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt

#ArtAdventCalendar day 3 pretty pink plesiosaur 🌸💕🎀 #art #SciArt #plesiosaur #jewelry

Day 2 of the #ArtAdventCalendar #artist #artistsofBlueSky #oilpainting This is from a beautiful garden I visited in Wales. Tal-Y-Cafn near Colwyn Bay.

OK...whew. Mostly caught up. Here's my Day 2 #ArtAdventCalendar Tarantula Nebula 30x37in 76x94cm Oil on Canvas 2023 Based on the JWST image of 30 Doradus #Art #Painting #SciArt

Happy decembirb #ArtAdventCalendar

If you are thinking about joining #ArtAdventCalendar but are thinking you missed a day or you won't be able to post every day, remember you get to be like Gandalf and arrive (or leave) precisely when you mean to...

Day 2 of #ArtAdventCalendar Celebration of Diffraction, 2024 Overlay of - Code-generated diffraction curves for the double slit (threejs, no AI). - Manual construction of one curve, mimicking compass and ruler in traditional descriptive geometry with a digital pen. #SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt

Needlepoint calligraphy of the lyrics to the chorus of Spite by Charlotte Sands. Written with a Zebra G nib Ink is Sherwood Green fountain pen ink from Diamine #ArtAdventCalendar

Happy #ArtAdventCalendar! I'll be reposting the art I made this year. Day 1: Corvid Lovers

And let's get December going! #ArtAdventCalendar Day 1 Nightwatch 22x44in 56x112cm Oil on Canvas 2023 #Art #Painting

Calligraphy of a poem by Lostling. Calligraphy done with a stub nib fountain pen. Ink Robert Oster Lake of Fire. #ArtAdventCalendar

I'm old. If you're not, listen to this. Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder. Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever. It's literally never been more important.

PAX Unplugged was such a wonderful time this year. Stacks of liteRPGs that inspire creativity. Panels on worldbuilding culture, religions, morality, villains, building monsters and ecology around them. Meeting interesting people, and fantastic vibes.🥰 Will I be at PAX Unplugged 2026? Absolutely!

Some last day purchases at #PAXU with the glasses chain finishing my fit.

Some pics from day one and two of PAX Unplugged

It is time! @persephonearethusa.bsky.social, @eapendragon.bsky.social, and this bear are PAX-bound, hitting up Unplugged! Tabletop shenanigans galore, panels to teach us how to make our imaginations come to life, and spending time amongst our folk. @officialpax.bsky.social and Philly, here we come!

First time making congee

Start of my newest alphabet calligraphy development. Where I am now to start messing about. Needlepoint Calligraphy done with a Zebra G nib. Ink is Writer's Blood fountain pen ink by Diamine

Remember, Tolkien didn't start working on "The Hobbit" until he was 41 years old. It started as tales for his children that took over 4 years to complete, and he finally published it at the age of 45. It is never too late to start working on something that truly calls to you. Embrace your passion.

I have returned from the camping! Tents, campfires, nature sounds, bathing in the river, eating good food, keeping good company, scribbling in a journal, and disconnecting from this ridiculous world to do bear things. A much needed reset to the brainsmeats. Photo by @persephonearethusa.bsky.social.

Yes. Let's fucking go. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Nekronyancer Sketch:

Needlepoint calligraphy of my favorite poem. Done with a Zebra G nib and Robert Oyster Lake of Fire fountain pen ink. #poetry #calligraphy

My first commission piece! Chorus to Jump Then Fall by Taylor Swift in needlepoint calligraphy with a Zebra G nib and Robert Oyster Lake of Fire fountain pen ink. #calligraphy #swifties #fountainpens

First piece of calligraphy in a while. Lyrics to the chorus of Spite by Charlotte Sands. Done with Diamine Sherwood Green ink and a Zebra G nib. #calligraphy #fountainpens #charlottesands

Merry Catsmiss! 🐈