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New followers! Hi

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

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Orientation thread = I periodically post a thread about the art I& #39;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

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Orientation thread = I periodically post a thread about the art I& #39;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 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

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Sooo... hi, I& #39;m Immy (they/them.) I& #39;m an interdisciplinary artist & insect-obsessed pencil hoarder

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I& #39;ve also worked as a scientist growing human brain cells in culture, & a data analyst in tech. When I say & #39;interdisciplinary& #39; I ain& #39;t messing

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Sooo... hi, I& #39;m Immy (they/them.) I& #39;m an interdisciplinary artist & insect-obsessed pencil hoarder https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐞" title="Lady beetle" aria-label="Emoji: Lady beetle">I& #39;ve also worked as a scientist growing human brain cells in culture, & a data analyst in tech. When I say & #39;interdisciplinary& #39; I ain& #39;t messingMore at https://immysmith.net/about&quo..." title="Sooo... hi, I& #39;m Immy (they/them.) I& #39;m an interdisciplinary artist & insect-obsessed pencil hoarder https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✏️" title="Pencil" aria-label="Emoji: Pencil">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐞" title="Lady beetle" aria-label="Emoji: Lady beetle">I& #39;ve also worked as a scientist growing human brain cells in culture, & a data analyst in tech. When I say & #39;interdisciplinary& #39; I ain& #39;t messingMore at https://immysmith.net/about&quo...">

I& #39;m freelance & juggle illustration/workshops/crowdfunding/grants/etc

I try to share things I wish I& #39;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/Lycomorph... & https://twitter.com/IAmSciArt/status/852582798728843266">https://twitter.com/IAmSciArt... (from curating IAmSciArt)

https://twitter.com/Lycomorpha/status/839193290478137350

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 ">https://immysmith.net/materials...

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

& my commission info is here; http://immysmith.net/commission-info ">https://immysmith.net/commissio...

You can find out what materials I use in that work, & read the closest thing I have to art advice, here; https://immysmith.net/materials... A bit on methods for larger scale work/arrays is here; https://immysmith.net/installat... & my commission info is here; https://immysmith.net/commissio...

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

I& #39;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 )">https://immysmith.net/shop"...

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2) Patreon - GIANT thanks to my patrons who help keep me making #SciArt all year round

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I mainly fund this work via;1) Kickstarter - so massive thanks to all you tweeps who backed #CrypticCards, & #InsectaDeck (buy at https://immysmith.net/shop"... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

2) Patreon - GIANT thanks to my patrons who help keep me making #SciArt all year round https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😘" title="Face throwing a kiss" aria-label="Emoji: Face throwing a kiss"> ( https://patreon.com/immysmith..." title="I mainly fund this work via;1) Kickstarter - so massive thanks to all you tweeps who backed #CrypticCards, & #InsectaDeck (buy at https://immysmith.net/shop"... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💖" title="Sparkling heart" aria-label="Emoji: Sparkling heart">2) Patreon - GIANT thanks to my patrons who help keep me making #SciArt all year round https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😘" title="Face throwing a kiss" aria-label="Emoji: Face throwing a kiss"> ( https://patreon.com/immysmith...">

As you can tell, I draw a lot of real and imaginary arthropods, particularly moths & beetles. I& #39;m also really interested in lichens/fungi/moss/etc.

Tbh... if you don& #39;t like cryptids, critters, & cryptogams... You might be in the wrong place!

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As you can tell, I draw a lot of real and imaginary arthropods, particularly moths & beetles. I& #39;m also really interested in lichens/fungi/moss/etc.Tbh... if you don& #39;t like cryptids, critters, & cryptogams... You might be in the wrong place!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

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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">https://www.immysmith.net/blog/2018...

My current #morsecode project #TLTAU is here http://immysmith.net/tltau ">https://immysmith.net/tltau&quo...

I also draw/paint #generative patterns, & draw in Morse codeMy method is here; https://www.immysmith.net/blog/2018... My current #morsecode project #TLTAU is here https://immysmith.net/tltau&quo...

General content warning; I cuss a lot, & I& #39;m not here for any tone-policing about it.

So pls don& #39;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)">https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opi...

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

Here& #39;s 3 things I& #39;d like you to know about pain; https://www.immysmith.net/blog/chronicpaintalk

I">https://www.immysmith.net/blog/chro... learn alot from others tweeting about chronic life/MH so I try to do likewise (+ its good to normalise it)

(If you& #39;re not familiar with the term spoonie btw, you can find out about it here; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_theory)

The">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoo... 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">https://twitter.com/Lycomorph...

(If you& #39;re not familiar with the term spoonie btw, you can find out about it here; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoo... accessibility of the art I make to my #spoonie/ #disability/ #TheHomeBodiesCollective community is on my mind a lot these days tbh https://twitter.com/Lycomorph...

Sometimes I tweet about access to education/HE.

I went to uni on a maintenance grant, & I& #39;m angry that boost has been stolen from low-£ families like mine by successive shitty gov& #39;ts.

We need to remember what& #39;s been taken & by who - https://twitter.com/Lycomorpha/status/820324338943590400?s=19">https://twitter.com/Lycomorph...

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It ain& #39;t all yells

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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& #39;re able to rn)

Here& #39;s my current care thread of art & cussing https://twitter.com/Lycomorpha/status/1167051399684902912?s=19">https://twitter.com/Lycomorph...

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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& #39;re able to rn) Here& #39;s my current care thread of art & cussing https://twitter.com/Lycomorph..." title="It ain& #39;t all yells https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😁" title="Grinning face with smiling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Grinning face with smiling eyes">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& #39;re able to rn) Here& #39;s my current care thread of art & cussing https://twitter.com/Lycomorph...">

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

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Also; if you& #39;re a #NonbinaryInSTEM/ #DisabledInSTEM/ #spoonie (like me) & you make art/ #SciArt; ping me your links & I& #39;ll share

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(I& #39;m always keeping in eye out for fellow NB/creaky sciartists, so I can find out what we& #39;re all making!

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Alright thassit. Any Q& #39;s, AMA as long as you don& #39;t mind likelihood of cussing in replies. Like I said, I try to answer art-related Qs sensibly (anything else & who knows what you& #39;ll get

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

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Alright thassit. Any Q& #39;s, AMA as long as you don& #39;t mind likelihood of cussing in replies. Like I said, I try to answer art-related Qs sensibly (anything else & who knows what you& #39;ll get https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

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