Hello all!
I’m preparing to launch a new patreon reward next month, one that has been highly requested. I’m gonna open up slots for three of the classic patreon Art Events that I’ve run in years past!
So if you missed out on one of these commission openings initially, or if you just wanted to get another piece, I’m going to make it possible for my patrons to apply to get one with Art Event Archives!
I read this kinda thing and really realize I gotta figure out how to treat myself better when it comes to work/life
Dungeon-inspired costumes for Ghirahim
Skyview Temple🌿 & Fire Sanctuary🔥
Flat-Headed Cats Seen in Thailand for the First Time in 30 Years, Having Been Thought Extinct https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/flat-headed-cats-seen-in-thailand-for-the-first-time-in-30-years-having-been-though-extinct/
Dec 29, 2025
OH MY LORD
"Was this book good or was I deeply 19 when I read it:" an investigative journalism series
“Was this book bad or was I simply lacking enough life experience to appreciate the narrative when I read it” : an award-winning followup
Sometimes, you pick up a book you hated as a teen, read it again with fresh eyes and lived experience, experience it anew and hate it for completely different reasons.
✨Fable: initiate bisexual panic✨
Trying out a slightly different (maybe faster?) art style~
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Based on this comment by @mobgabriel on Part 11 of The Founder’s Call!
Time loop but it last longer than just a day/just a few hours. Whatif it lasts a week. What if you dont notice for a few weeks until you realize that its been october for way too long and halloween hasnt happened yet? What if the timeloop lasts an entire year. What if youve worked an entire year towards self improvement and you wake up one day in your old self and you have 365 days to figure out whats wrong, and it isnt enough time? What if then?
The time loop trope needs to be better explored in a bigger expanse of time and fully submerge it in its horror. A 24h max timeloop is getting old. This is a newer take on the horrors that i think has potential
After watching the movie Groundhog's Day, give students the above post and task them with composing a creative writing piece where the protagonist is in a time loop. The time loop can be of any duration. Teachers are encouraged to share information explaining some tropes common to the genre.
Not my photo but this is a sign I used to pass by at least once or twice a week when I was a kid (as you can see, it isn't ominous enough for many people)
Official ominous sign
This is called a drowning machine, and it’s no joke.
Oh another sign that has been featured on here before as well!
I have never once wished for Tolkien to still be alive as much as I do in this moment
wanted to share this design I did for one of my OCs! I'm extremely proud of how they turned out!
This is Nyn, God of Fortune and Folly!
(click on image for better quality)
with their powers combined,
They fluffy✨️✨️✨️
why is it able to instantly liquify a bay leaf but struggles with garlic 😭
it’s fine—I turned it off and started trying to fish out the bay leaf bits with a fork
okay actually though. How bad is it really to have bay leaf in there?? looking it up
Okay so it’s Not Ideal but I’m just gonna blend it more and Deal With It
I’m giving the swiffer a 4/10 rating for its ability to clean ceilings btw
DO NOT
This video has been getting AI accusations and it isn't! All these types of woods exist! Though some of them are local names, I was able to track all of them down! Here are all the woods shown in the video!
Purpleheart Wood: Peltogyne genus, native to Central and South American rainforests. Freshly cut it's light brown, then turns into rich shades of purple. It turns brown in UV light so it has to be finished with a UV inhibitor to keep those gorgeous colors.
Namnu (various): A type of precious wood found in China/South Asia, sourced from various different species of trees, hence the different examples shown here. High grades of the wood are known for the optical effect shown in the video. Unfortunately the types of trees that produce the wood are all critically endangered, which is why the examples shown are all items or pillars or fragments of pieces. The species are all strictly protected and new trees cannot be harvested.
That example in the video is just that one video that goes around with the inside of a tree that's been struck burning while it still stands, but sometimes trees that have been struck by lightning and are cut down can have neat burn patterns in the wood (example), as the lightning goes to ground, so some people might want that. Who am I to judge.
Chicken-blood vine wood: Species is Spatholobus suberectus and it's only that bright when it's cut, it dries to a more woody color. Here's a page with examples of what the wood looks like when it's dried and some things made with it.
Amber wood: This one took a while. There's a video out there claiming this is "petrified amber wood". That's not possible, I'm a geologist I would know. Since the video is in Chinese originally I presume, "amber wood" must be a translated local name. It's sandalwood, which has that gorgeous bright red color. Even tracked down the video the clip is taken from. "Chandan wood" is another name for sandalwood. Which smells amazing.
Rosewood: The most well known of the woods here in my opinion. There's a number of rosewoods, all in various shades of pinks and reds. True rosewoods are from the genus Dalbergia. Sadly they're all endangered, but illegal harvesting continues.
Purple hainan huanghuali: Dalbergia odorifera, the Chinese rosewood.
Pink oak - Likely pink ivory (Phyllogeiton zeyheri). You need a permit to cut down one of these trees, but it really is that pink. One of the most expensive woods in the world, up there with sandalwood.
Burmese huanghuali: Rosewood...3! This is either Dalbergia oliveri or Pterocarpus indicus, but given that Pterocarpus indicus is descripted as having purplish heartwood, I'm guessing it's Dalbergia oliveri. Though it's not a true rosewood, Pterocarpus indicus is also sadly endangered.
Liudao wood: This is Abelia biflora, though it looks like it has been reclassified as Zabelia biflora recently. Either it only looks like that when the bark is being peeled or it's the lighting in the videos. BUT this wood is used in making Buddhist prayer beads because of both its grain pattern connects to philosophy and its mention in Tibetan Buddhist texts.
Thank you for all that work!! I recognized some of the woods (since my siblings in law woodwork) but not all of them, and was going to look into them when I woke up, but you've gone and brought up all the treasure from the rabbit hole!
