New followers! Hi time to update my orientation thread...

1st tho; if you enjoy my art, help me make more by supporting me or RTing this

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Orientation thread = I periodically post a thread about the art I'm making rn, & also what other stuff I tweet

(Just so nobody gets surprised by the creative swearing, spoonie-rants, & studio cats that come with the art )

Sooo... hi, I'm Immy (they/them.) I'm an interdisciplinary artist & insect-obsessed pencil hoarder

I've also worked as a scientist growing human brain cells in culture, & a data analyst in tech. When I say 'interdisciplinary' I ain't messing

More at http://immysmith.net/about 

I'm freelance & juggle illustration/workshops/crowdfunding/grants/etc

I try to share things I wish I'd known about #SciArt as work, esp from a disabled/ #spoonie PoV

More about how I work in sciart at https://twitter.com/Lycomorpha/status/839193290478137350 & https://twitter.com/IAmSciArt/status/852582798728843266 (from curating IAmSciArt)

You can find out what materials I use in that work, & read the closest thing I have to art advice, here; http://immysmith.net/materials 

A bit on methods for larger scale work/arrays is here; http://immysmith.net/installations 

& my commission info is here; http://immysmith.net/commission-info 

My art focus rn is exploring how animals/plants adapt to human-made environmental change

I'm especially interested in imagining how camouflage/mimicry might evolve in relation to human-made places/materials (incl our art)

& I really wanna take this work larger-scale next year!

I mainly fund this work via;

1) Kickstarter - so massive thanks to all you tweeps who backed #CrypticCards, & #InsectaDeck (buy at http://immysmith.net/shop )

2) Patreon - GIANT thanks to my patrons who help keep me making #SciArt all year round ( http://patreon.com/immysmith )

As you can tell, I draw a lot of real and imaginary arthropods, particularly moths & beetles. I'm also really interested in lichens/fungi/moss/etc.

Tbh... if you don't like cryptids, critters, & cryptogams... You might be in the wrong place!

I also draw/paint #generative patterns, & draw in Morse code

My method is here; https://www.immysmith.net/blog/2018/5/10/morse-code-drawing

My current #morsecode project #TLTAU is here http://immysmith.net/tltau 

General content warning; I cuss a lot, & I'm not here for any tone-policing about it.

So pls don't be surprised by swears from arsebarnacles & bumblecunts, to wankpuffins & zoomyfuckettybutts.

(This by Mona Eltahawy is a great read on swearing, btw; https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/i-swear-make-patriarchy-uncomfortable-i-m-proud-it-ncna870736)

I also tweet about being #spoonie, chronic pain, disability, & MH (insomnia/depression/anxiety)

Here's 3 things I'd like you to know about pain; https://www.immysmith.net/blog/chronicpaintalk

I learn alot from others tweeting about chronic life/MH so I try to do likewise (+ its good to normalise it)

(If you're not familiar with the term spoonie btw, you can find out about it here; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_theory)

The accessibility of the art I make to my #spoonie/ #disability/ #TheHomeBodiesCollective community is on my mind a lot these days tbh https://twitter.com/Lycomorpha/status/1064663546091511812?s=19

Sometimes I tweet about access to education/HE.

I went to uni on a maintenance grant, & I'm angry that boost has been stolen from low-£ families like mine by successive shitty gov'ts.

We need to remember what's been taken & by who - https://twitter.com/Lycomorpha/status/820324338943590400?s=19

It ain't all yells

I tweet care reminders with art, to remind me & anyone else who needs it to look after ourselves

(So pls remember to take care of yourselves & each other as much as you're able to rn)

Here's my current care thread of art & cussing https://twitter.com/Lycomorpha/status/1167051399684902912?s=19

I share WIP here alot, & you can AMA about drawing/practice/disability art adaptions/etc

Find sweary drawing paper reviews on my blog https://www.immysmith.net/blog/tag/Sweary+drawing+paper+reviews

Want more studio/WIP/process pics etc? Patreon patrons get a private studio diary blog & twitter http://patreon.com/immysmith 

Also; if you're a #NonbinaryInSTEM/ #DisabledInSTEM/ #spoonie (like me) & you make art/ #SciArt; ping me your links & I'll share

(I'm always keeping in eye out for fellow NB/creaky sciartists, so I can find out what we're all making! )

Alright thassit. Any Q's, AMA as long as you don't mind likelihood of cussing in replies. Like I said, I try to answer art-related Qs sensibly (anything else & who knows what you'll get )

Thx for stopping by, & pls take care of yourselves as much as you can rn

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