MOTH👑MONARCH 🎃

MOTH👑MONARCH 🎃

@mothmonarch.bsky.social

🐛 mothmonar.ch ✨ Bug King • Independent Artist & Designer • aka M. Capaldi 🌟 they/them, queer variety pack, real human artist & real human art!

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The mantis is called the 'rice-pounding grasshopper' in Thailand (ตั๊กแตนตำข้าว), from the motion of its raptorial forelegs resembling the traditional manner of pounding rice to remove the husks. This one was drawn with this very brush.

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Great Blue Heron This painting has flown off to it's new home, but before it left I scanned it and made some prints 🪶 🐡

So GATEway FATE was good to me. My heart needed that. My game account contains more tales of my weekend! There was a drag show at the end and one of the performers did ANIMA.

Ethrya Swiftstep is RIDING HOOOOME@ethryaswiftstep.bsky.social

Hey @gatewayfate.bsky.social and everyone I've met. Thanks for reminding me why I love cons & decided many years ago I wanted to keep doing them as long as I could. 💖 Keep it weird and real and get home safe. I'd love to be back.

One of several bottom lines about "generative AI" is if you are generating images, you're signaling you're completely OK with mass labor theft because it's from creative workers you see as beneath you. You're morally comfortable exploiting others' labor and property in public.

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TRANS FRIENDS ASSEMBLE! Donate to this lovely critter. We have hoodies, shirts, and tank tops! (Sizes are limited) Donate: $10 - Assorted stickers $20 - Tank top $25 - Tshirt $40 - Hoodie Send me proof of the donation and I'll send you design options. #furry #furryartist #queerart

Never thought I would post this. Never thought this would ever be possible. I still dont believe its happening... I don't feel like I get to ask for help, but my friends pointed out I would never let them say the same... Anything helps, even shares and kind words www.gofundme.com/f/help-mika-...

I hate how the AI shit looms when I'm drawing now. Will a half-tidied sketch cause doubt for "lines that don't make sense"? Is my style too clean or too close to the generic cartoon barf? If I color a piece in the golden hour, will that get interpreted as the "AI piss filter"? This sucks, man.

Like this I finished the other day. Heavier outlines work great for sticker designs, but I felt weird about it later. Would people doubt me? Then I thought an algorithm is never gonna get those noulith angles right lol. I hope my sense of composition & flair shines through. bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Drew my WoL (@ethryaswiftstep.bsky.social) for stickers to trade at GATEway FATE! Super looking forward to it!!

I know I'm not the only US person living elsewhere in my circles! Make sure you're good to vote from abroad, some state deadlines to be registered are imminent!

Diz Foley@dizfoley.bsky.social

Y'all don't know how much I NEED the Republican party to be totally humiliated and demolished in this upcoming midterms. Last chance I'm giving this country to find their senses back. Make sure you're registered to vote and have a plan. I'm not accepting excuses. 🗳️ 33 days.

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So grateful that there are so many people who still care about and support art, monetarily or otherwise. A single encouraging word can still make my day. I reflect on the culture we’ve built as furries and my heart just overflows. It’s an oasis in a wasteland and idk what I’d do without all of you.

A few more highlights from my current stock! Thanks so much for spreading the word, it super helps as I'm getting back on my feet after all the health woes & surgery!! 🐛💖 The little things are so powerful!

My friend Mika has been a huge-hearted and generous member of our community and others as both longtime Anthrocon staff and a keystone member of Accessibility at Anime North. Please consider helping them now as they reach for the next step of their journey of self-actualization 💖

Never thought I would post this. Never thought this would ever be possible. I still dont believe its happening... I don't feel like I get to ask for help, but my friends pointed out I would never let them say the same... Anything helps, even shares and kind words www.gofundme.com/f/help-mika-...

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More shrink plastic fellas I'll be dropping all of this little guys on halloween! #SciArt #AnimalArt #InsectArt #Handmade

Almost 2 months since surgery. Still get tired easily sometimes, but the incisions are just pink marks now, and the soreness has been trending better if a little unevenly. Thinking about never having a period again is like the feeling after I had top: finally, this suits me. I'm looking ahead.

Should be able to reopen the shop this week & then it's deciding what next of the many projects I've had to delay over the last few years of health interruptions. I want to make so much. I want to run ahead and leave all the obstacles behind. I overcame so many layers of hell. I shall rise again. 🐛☀

I've been thinking about doing some small pencil pieces for future originals and last night dreamed I went shopping for a pad of assorted toned paper at a huge art supply store and got "lost" in there in the fun way.