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Aric Campling
@ariccampling.bsky.social
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Nurse & Healthcare IT guy. Fosters and owns cats. Gonnabe Pro-Am (web)cartoonist; artist of HOSERS; multiple projects in-flight... drawing soon! I know some Kung Fu and Tai Chi. Dance a bit of swing.
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ariccampling.bsky.social
My journey into #nursesky is definitely bearing fruit like this gem!
drruth.bsky.social Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · Aug 18
"Is there a doctor on the plane?"✈️

This JAMA article has printable cards that can remind you what to do in a medical emergency on an airplane.

In-Flight Medical Emergencies: A Review buff.ly/3rjEqc1

There is also an iphone app called AirRx.

#medsky #nursesky 🛟
List of different emergencies and their treatment for physicians. Blue, red, green, orange, green, yellow headers on a grey background. List of different emergencies and their treatment for physicians. Blues, reds, teal, salmon headers on a grey background.
August 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM
ariccampling.bsky.social
I came to BlueSky to fill my eyeballs with cartoonists and art, but I find myself wanting to connect a bit more with my medical compatriots as well. Here's lookin' at you, fellow nurses. :)
Me in a blue mask, clear face shield, and red shirt with a white lanyard.
August 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
As a nurse, I find both this article and @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social 's commentary/thread on this fascinating. Give it a read, and then go show your local/family nurse some appreciation. :)
August 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
Saw this on Instagram and thought this applies to art too. Not only are genAI “artists” stealing, but they’re also cheating themselves out of the benefits of creating.

The joy of the process, the complex decisions, the pride.

Giving up creativity for productivity is exactly what capitalism wants.
A post from girldante reading “i think you can recognize that the usage of AI by students of all grades and all around the world to cheat through their assignments is not a personal moral failing but just yet another symptom of the mechanistic if not, at this point, basically dehumanized processes of our education systems which are nowadays almost solely focused on demanding production from students and churning out degrees required for jobs while ignoring any tangible verification of their actual knowledge, intellectual development and critical thinking skills, much less their mental health, while also pointing out that using AI to write your essay isn’t a power move to cheat a flawed system, it is behaving exactly as the system was designed, it is cheating yourself by giving up your ability to speak, think for and challenge yourself and bowing your head to powers that will only benefit from not being questioned, and the only reason text genAI is so widespread right now is because it was born on the perfect breeding ground that is anti intellectualism.” Then a response from anarchistmemecollective reading “oh turns out someone had already finally said it and better.”
June 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
ariccampling.bsky.social
I can *relate*.
Right down to bring so impatient and opening a bag of snacks from the bottom!
davekellett.bsky.social Dave Kellett @davekellett.bsky.social · Jun 16
“The Peaches Are Not Ready,” a one-act play starring a duck and a bowl of peaches
PANEL 1: ARTHUR, a yellow duck peaks up from behind a table at a white bowl full of peaches. NARRATION: The peaches are not ready — They all are way too hard. I’ve waited now for seven days And still I’m on my guard. PANEL 2: ARTHUR stands over the bowl, impatiently hoping the peaches are ripe. NARRATION: I guess it’s teaching…patience? These peaches being slow? I happily would eat them now, But they’re not set to go. PANEL 3: ARTHUR lays on this back using his legs to hold a bag of “Fatty Chunklins!”. The bag is bright purple, and chocolate chunks fall out of it into his wide open mouth. On the bag reads “Now with more rendered pig fat!”. ARTHUR’s eyes are wide as he shakes the bag’s contents into his mouth. NARRATION: See, healthy snacks are HARDER: The stars must be aligned. But packaged snacks are READY. Fatty Chunklins™ will do fine. ——— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
June 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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davekellett.bsky.social
How do you know when to “trust your intuition”?
PANEL 1: SHELDON, a ten-year old boy with large glasses, floats in a green floaty in a swimming hole. ARTHUR, a yellow duck, sits in the water next to him. ARTHUR: How are we supposed to know when to “trust our intuition”? PANEL 2: ARTHUR continues to swim in the swimming hole, musing alone. ARTHUR: Intuition is just your brain using pattern recognition BEFORE logic kicks in. So we register it as a “gut feeling.” Rather than a valid response to data. PANEL 3: ARTHUR turns away, getting more stressed. ARTHUR: But sometimes, what you THINK is your intuition is actually your biases kicking in. It’s your brain feeling before thinking, by leaning on established prejudices. But that ain’t intuition! PANEL 4: Close up on SHELDON and ARTHUR as ARTHUR has a breakdown. SHELDON: I’ll add a third one on there: what if “intuition” is actually just crippling anxiety rearing up like it always does? ARTHUR: AUGGH. WHAT IF IT IS?!? What if it is? ——— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
June 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
Check this out, fellow 'toonists. A guide to lettering word balloons by master word-balloonist @davekellett.bsky.social!
davekellett.bsky.social Dave Kellett @davekellett.bsky.social · Jun 10
At Alaska Comics Camp, a pal asked me to write up a guide to hand-lettering/hand-drawing word balloons. Here it is, in case it’s helpful!
Write up on how to make word balloons, by NOTED educator and philanthropist, David J. Kellett
June 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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thedevilspanties.com
Do something you love and you will work every day of your life.

https://thedevilspanties.com/archives/16638
June 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
If you're not following @owlsintowels.org then you're missing out.
owlsintowels.org Owls in Towels @owlsintowels.org · May 29
"Olaf the Northern saw-whet owl is wrapped up in a burrito for weighing." #owlsintowels

Original post 27 Jan 2016
by Paige Bucalo at worldbirdsanctuary.org
Source: instagram.com/paigebucalo/...
Olaf the owl's facial disc is exactly that: a disc of feathers in a near perfect circle, bursting from a fluffy white towel with a sparse blue stripe pattern. No other background details are visible—this is pure owl and towel. He has golden eyes and looks square at the camera, one eye ever so slightly more open the other. He makes a handsome model.
June 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
This one got me, that last line is gold.
(Artist: Kal Dunsmuir www.instagram.com/p/DJt4ZV7gG4...)
May 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
Oh my gosh it's true. Bonkers.
April 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
Thanks to @portsherry.bsky.social for the laugh this morning, seen while stumbling around the internet trying to motivate myself for work.
A comic depicting Medusa looking in the mirror, aghast that she has grown one white snake in a head-full of green snakes.
April 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
Fellow artists... you know this feeling.
April 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM
ariccampling.bsky.social
Hey, you, stop doomscrolling and go get The Cartoonists Club from your local small bookstore today!
goraina.bsky.social Raina Telgemeier @goraina.bsky.social · Apr 1
I know the world is on fire, but @scottmccloud.bsky.social and I have a book out today!

THE CARTOONISTS CLUB is our love letter to comics, made for that nerdy kid in the corner with the sketchbook. We suggest you visit your local comic shop, indie bookstore, or library to check it out!
Scott McCloud and Raina Telgemeier showing off THE CARTOONISTS CLUB. They’re both dressed in black and white, in front of a pink and black background evoking comic book panels.
April 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
GLASS NIB INKING. is AMAZING. and I bet it's lefty-friendly and I wanna try it so much now. These lines are beautiful!
meganroseruiz.bsky.social Meg @meganroseruiz.bsky.social · Mar 21
Drawing Kuromi and My Melody from memory!
March 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
I used to use blender. The last time I tried it, last year to create a part for 3D printing, it was nearly indecipherable.
I cannot WAIT to try bforartists this weekend.
Very interested in how they handled grease pencil.
lainwithtea.has.fish Lainwithtea @lainwithtea.has.fish · May 26
HOLY FUCK SOMEONE FIXED BLENDERS SHIT UI AND MADE IT USABLE BY HUMANS WITHOUT INVESTING A SHIT TON OF TIME JUST KNOWING WHERE THE SINGLE OPTION YOU NEED IT FOR IS OR LEARN 300 GODSDAMNED SHORTCUTS

RESKEETED TO THE MAX HOLY SHIT
March 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
BlueSky, would an Edit button be so hard?
March 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
"On the days you only have 40%, and you give 40%, you gave 100%." - Jim Kwik
sharkhand.bsky.social Sharkhand @sharkhand.bsky.social · Mar 19
for whoever else is trying their best today
An angry frog comic; trying its best.
March 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
If you love the BlueSky ethos, their founder's shirt is back on sale. 💸👕
davis.social Davis Bickford @davis.social · Mar 18
Yay! Got one this time 🙂
bsky.app Bluesky @bsky.app · Mar 18
THE SHIRTS ARE BACK IN STOCK

worldwithoutcaesars.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
Always have your own website.
Own and control your creative works! Platforms only get you so far.
kayleerowena.com kaylee rowena 🫀 @kayleerowena.com · Mar 12
i made a super simple portfolio site template for anyone who wants to make their own art website but isn't sure where to start!

code includes a responsive image gallery with a lightbox & easy customization options. it's free & hopefully helpful for people!

kayleerowena.com/blog/2025/co...
a super simple portfolio template - kaylee rowena
kayleerowena.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
Sometimes... sometimes Duo can be a bit intense.
lartist.bsky.social Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social · Feb 21
Cartoon break. Enjoy :)
cartoon of an oversized aggressive Duolingo owl yelling at a person
February 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
Don't let yourself off the hook!
jcsalterego.bsky.social Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · Nov 9
this will save lives
a dialog box called "Send reply?". the text reads: 14 other users made the same joke. The two buttons are "Send" and "Do Better," with "Do Better" as the default button.
February 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
The @comiclab.bsky.social guys talked about tariffs' impact on comics creators in a recent podcast, and here is a good, detailed explainer from TCJ. H/T @sxbond.bsky.social.
January 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
Three great cartoonists walk into a bar... or something, and out comes this absolute gem!
bradguigar.com Brad Guigar @bradguigar.com · Jan 16
I am BEYOND STOKED to announce a new project with my friends @davekellett.bsky.social and @kevinmcshane.org — THE WRONG WAY! We teach you how to draw your favorite cartoon characters without getting sued — and spend an insane amount of time roasting each other in the process. https://buff.ly/3Wl94T2
January 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
ariccampling.bsky.social
Pigeon nests aren't bad, they're efficient!
rosemarymosco.com Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · Jan 13
Why Pigeons Make Bad Nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics
A six-panel comic. In panel 1, there's a pigeon standing awkwardly next to a pile of sticks with two eggs on it, and the panel is titled "Why pigeons make bad nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics." In panel 2, a pigeon sits on a pile of sticks: "Many people think that pigeons are bad at making nests. Here are three good reasons why pigeon nests look bad." In panel 3, there's "Reason 1: Some birds, like orioles, nest in tree branches, so they weave elaborate structures that can withstand the elements..." And there's a female Baltimore Oriole weaving an elaborate hanging nest in a silver maple tree. In panel 4, "...but rock pigeons evolved to nest in crevices in cliffs, safely tucked away." And there's a pigeon sitting on a nest in a hole in a cliff. In panel 5, "Reason 2: People domesticated pigeons ages ago. Pigeons didn't need fancy nests because they had human-built homes." A beautiful dovecote shelters a flock of pigeons. In panel 6, "Reason 3: Less time making nest = more time eating seed." A pigeon pecks a seed near its nest, and says "It's called math."
January 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM