Crossword Man @crosswordman@social.cleverlibre.org

We normally promote the conference Tech Intersections: Women of Color in Computing on #Twitter but won't this year for obvious reasons.

Please help us spread the word about this #bipoc conference in #Oakland #California.

We're offering 20% off with promo code MASTODON. #BlackMastodon #BlackFriday

We are giving free tickets to people who have been laid off with promo code LAIDOFF.
https://techintersections.org

The event includes an #ally skills workshop for supporters of #woc.

"With time the old are retired and stashed away, Even though she surely was a beauty in her day

But beauty fades when the road's too long, When tires on the road no longer can sing their song"

Who doesn't #Love an old #vintage car? I had so much fun digitally painting this.

It's HERE: https://3-pamela-williams.pixels.com/featured/vintage-car-pamela-williams.html

📸CLICK🖌️DRAW 💡CREATE
#AYearForArt #GiveArtNotCandy #FediArt #MastoArt #ArtMatters #SharePamsArt #valentinesday #vintage #auto #vintagecar #nash #autocollector #antique #chevy #mancave

Pseudomorph

A pseudomorph (false form) results from a gradual substitution process in which the original material (mineral or other) is replaced by a (different) mineral but retains the original appearance. Petrified wood is a familiar example, but pseudomorphs can be quite exotic, rare, and beautiful.

See some fantastic pseudomorphs from mindat.org, “the world’s leading authority on minerals and their localities, deposits, and mines worldwide.” https://www.mindat.org/mesg-392615.html

Image below is from Geology In: https://www.geologyin.com/2018/04/what-is-pseudomorph-mineral.html

Bonus: We are lucky to have one of the world’s leading mineral authorities on Mastodon: @jolyonralph

#pseudomorph #geology @geology #ScienceMastodon

An #introduction...

I'm Jonathan Blackmore, an artist & linocut printmaker. I live in the South West of England.

My prints are now mostly based on nature, landscapes, & fossils. I made quite a few prints of medieval architecture when I lived in Wells, Somerset.

I tend to work very slowly, & like to make prints by hand. I don't get on well with machinery, so I work without a press.

I'll share some of my work here in the coming weeks.

#introductions #printmaking #linocut

Yosemite Chapel In The Snow

This shot was captured during a break in a winter snow storm in Yosemite Valley. It had snowed most of the night and was still snowing when I awoke.
The Chapel is the oldest building in Yosemite Valley being built in 1879. It's original location was the "Lower Valley" but was moved to it's current location in 1901. See the full version here: https://bill-gallagher.pixels.com/featured/yosemite-chapel-in-the-snow-bill-gallagher.html #aYearForArt #BillGallagherPhotography #yosemiteChapelInTheSnow #YosemiteValley #snow

Dusk brought with it some beautiful atmospheric fog to the farm. I always love visiting here. #Vermont #HayWagons #CowPasture #NewEngland

Hi all-first post. I am a professor and researcher studying the underlying mechanisms and effects of non-drug treatments of chronic pain.
I am also an artist - my second career and my passion. My art is shows the beauty of cells within the body in both normal and disease states.
Visit my website where you can see my online gallery and shop: www.kathleenslukaart.com
#sciart #neuroart #neuroscience #painscience #chronicpain #neuron #slukaart #neuronart #science

Researching mines in northern Spain I came across this curious object. It's a canary cage designed to keep the canary alive in the event of a gas leak. If a miner saw the canary laying at the bottom of the cage it was time to abandon everything and leave the mine, but not without first closing the latched glass door and opening the valve of the oxygen bottle to save the bird. A miner would do that on their way out and take the bird with them. It's a signifier of the miner's legendary sense of solidarity, no lives lost to the mine on a miners watch. A solidarity that was also crucial in the fight for workers rights, creating safer and more humane working conditions, achievements of unionization and solidarity that some of us still enjoy today.

Welcome to #SciFiJanuary. let’s start the month off with where it all began. A Trip to the Moon ( 1902 France) This trippy film was the first sci-fi film and it is quite a treat. Based on two Jules Verne stories it features some ground breaking special effects and storytelling. Producer/Director Georges Milies was an illusionists IRL. His parents were rich and funded his projects to keep him busy including this one. Yay for rich parents. Audiences loved it all over the world and it was copied a lot (as in the style). In some places the film ran non-stop for months. Over a hundred and twenty years later it is considered one of the most influential films ever made. Millie’s made a colorized version. Each frame was hand painted. That was lost but was rediscovered and restored recently. The film is wildly available cuz the copyright ran out. You can find it on YouTube including the color version. When you watch it go for the 9 minute version. That is the native 24fps version. Anything lower is too slow for our brain. Anything higher has been altered. #SciFi #Sci-Fi #ScienceFiction #Film #FilmFan #Movie #Movies #Cinema

#azania #zulu #blackmastodon #blackfediverse #blackjoy #blackfriday #blackchildren

#StreetArt by Dadospuntocero, a muralist based in the city of Leon in Spain. Born in the mid 80’s, he has been painting on the streets for the last 21 years.

#StreetArt #Art #MastoArt

Google Steet View: https://goo.gl/maps/nFinkRcN9WkZhHs49

Carnival barker, Vermont State Fair, 1939, a photo from the archives of our newsletter, "This Week's Best Old Photos."
https://look.substack.com/subscribe
#history #photography #Vermont

Dominique Jean Larrey, a French surgeon during the Napoleonic Wars, created "flying ambulances" (below) to provide rapid transport of the wounded. He treated men according to the gravity of their injuries regardless of rank or nationality - a novel concept in the 19th century.

#HistMed #HistSci #Histodons #MedMastodon #FF #FollowFriday

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Angela, an illustrator, based in Indiana, who loves bringing color and painterly textures to humorous, heartfelt stories.

Represented by Marcia Wernick

www.angelamatteson.com

#kidlitart #kidlit #ChildrensBooks #MastoArt #bookstodon #illustration

It's #NationalBirdDay... and we couldn't let it pass without enjoying the masterpiece that is Owl Babies!

Head over this way to enjoy our online storybook version of Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson's classic tale: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/owl-babies/

Nobody:

French Aristocrats in the 18th century:

We're watching Only Murders in the Building. #cats #catsofmastodon

It's #NationalBirdDay and there are some wonderful books out there that would be perfect for reading today (or any day)!

We asked Sky Hawk author @gill__lewis@twitter.com to pick some of her favourites: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-features/features/2021/september/ten-beautiful-books-about-birds-for-children/

Pic: Jane Ray

A gray cat looks through the window at the Christmas tree.

#Cat #CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Caturday #catstodon #caterday