The tiny pencil made from a toothpick tip absolutely got me!
Mandy Sidebottom’s miniature three-ring binder is the kind of craftsmanship that makes you stare at an ordinary object differently.
Tiny scale. Huge patience.
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@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialThe tiny pencil made from a toothpick tip absolutely got me!
Mandy Sidebottom’s miniature three-ring binder is the kind of craftsmanship that makes you stare at an ordinary object differently.
Tiny scale. Huge patience.
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialSomewhere, an accordion just started playing.
Nic Healey and a Galápagos tortoise accidentally recreating *Lady and the Tramp* is exactly the kind of happier-times photo the internet should preserve forever.
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.social“Sunshower” by Yayoi — pale light, rain-softened edges, and reflections drifting through the page.
Quietly beautiful.
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialNature really brought the saturation slider all the way up. 💙
A white-winged fairywren in the Australian arid lands — electric blue against rust-red earth.
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialThere’s something wonderfully unreal about a moon jelly drifting over a reef like a little ghost in daylight.
Soft edges, slow motion, and absolutely no hurry whatsoever.
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialBeetle Moses really understands that sometimes the right response to staring into the abyss is snacks, friends, and tiny red Solo cups.
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialGeorgia O’Keeffe could take something as ordinary as a fallen leaf and make it feel enormous.
“Autumn Leaf II,” 1927 — all heat, shadow, curve, and color. 🍂
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialThe scale, shaping, and sheer amount of LEGO in this thing are ridiculous in the best possible way.
“Magnificent” feels appropriate!
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialRachel Toll’s watercolor holds that kind of quiet — an owl in flight, bare branches, and a burst of light breaking through the trees.
Artwork: Rachel Toll / Watercolours By Rachel
www.watercoloursbyrachel.co.uk
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialA delightfully chaotic little oil study by Erika Lee Sears!
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialCREATIVE SPOTLIGHT
Sonya Clark built a portrait of Madam C. J. Walker out of combs.
From a distance: a face. Up close: hundreds of everyday objects tied to hair, labor, identity and Walker’s remarkable legacy.
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialSome roads make you forget where you were going!
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialWhat if the people who live with a problem help design the research?
In Kerala, community knowledge and wildlife-health science will be combined to map Nipah risk and explore ways to protect both people and bats.
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialGood ideas work better when the tools are close at hand.
A new Great Lakes program will pair funding with technical support for local and Tribal projects tackling pollution, habitat restoration and community needs.
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialThe work matters. So does finding joy while doing it.
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: “And that's what will keep us going in this work is finding joy in it.”
Joy isn’t a distraction from the work. Sometimes it’s what makes the work sustainable.
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialCREATIVE SPOTLIGHT
This isn’t a photograph!
Zaria Forman’s Whale Bay, Antarctica No. 2 was drawn entirely in soft pastel, turning Antarctic ice into something almost startlingly physical.
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialFifty hours. More than 1,000 volunteers. One finished home.
Habitat for Humanity San Antonio marked its 1,500th home by bringing a huge volunteer crew together to complete a four-bedroom house in just over two days.
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialAcross rural Britain, some farmers are using self-service vending machines to keep fresh local food available when traditional shops disappear.
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialAnn Brauer’s “Dawn on the Beach” turns layers of cloth and stitching into light, horizon, and that quiet first moment of morning by the water.
Beautiful work Ann!
@raisegoodruckus.bsky.socialCuriosity can take us outward—and toward each other.
“Curiosity not only connects us to the natural world, but also to each other.” — Stephanie Getty
Wonder is better when it’s shared.
