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athenamango.bsky.social
Athena
@athenamango.bsky.social
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athenamango.bsky.social
Made some apple and cinnamon scones over the weekend.
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
athenamango.bsky.social
I had the pleasure of doing a group commission for my dear friend @j-kenny.bsky.social and his D&D group of their 'Tyrants Bane' campaign. It is my first time working on such a large project with so many characters! This was a really big learning opportunity for me, I had so much fun. ❤️

#D&D
A group of D&D characters all together in one image. Featuring a Uruk - half orc, Venali - human, Calliope - tiefling, Klink the kobold and his son Gizmo, Yvraine - water genasi, Eigyr - Aasimar/Aarakocra, Alta - Aasimar. Looking over all of them is their DM Dom with a tome.
October 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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aubryjoi.bsky.social
I’m tried of this grandpa

[ #cuteart #traditionalart #sketchbook ]
A sketch done with a rainbow pencil of a cute fat cat laying down and doodling. Around the cat are stars, squiggles, and other doodles, as well as the words: “why would I use AI when I can just not.”
October 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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irunoart.bsky.social
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!! Wheee!🎂🥳

If you enjoy my art and want to celebrate with me, would you share my work today in exchange for some cake?🍰💝

Thank you so much for your support this year! You keep me going! It really means the world to me 🥰✨
October 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
athenamango.bsky.social
I baked a tiramisu cake today☕

Textures and flavour were far from perfect, so it looks like I'll have to make a redemption tiramisu cake later on!
A photo of a round tiramisu cake with cream cheese frosting all around it and little coffee beans on top.
October 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
athenamango.bsky.social
Thread and aida delivery day means I'm now all set for starting my next cross stitch project. However looking at all the colours here and the black aida, I'm a little intimidated 😅
An array of grey, blue, purple and brown coloured DMC threads behind a black aida canvas. A cross stitch project waiting to be started upon.
October 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
athenamango.bsky.social
Had a lovely interaction today with a small biz craft store owner, she recommended me the correct size needles and helped me find threads for me next cross-stitch project. She was so lovely and even asked me what I was working on. Bless her beautiful soul <3
October 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
athenamango.bsky.social
Lil October fit 🎃 Doing scary stuff lately out of town so I gotta look like I have everything put together.
Girl posed in an autumnal black, orange and brown outfit.
October 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
athenamango.bsky.social
Finished another one of NeedleLotDesigns' patterns for cross stitch. This one will be a present for a friend's wifey, I hope she loves it!

#crossstitch
September 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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maobabie.com
It’s soup season!
#art
Illustration of little mice surrounding a soup pot making soup! The text reads “do not disturb.. I’m busy making soup”
September 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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emilyjaneart.bsky.social
I finished my Facehugger #Alien #FanArt for #SpookySeason!

#clay #Halloween #art #horror #facehugger #props #replica #model
A photograph of a painted polymer clay replica of a facehugger from the movie Alien pinned and labelled in a deep black shadowbox frame. There is a UN3373 biological substance category B label inside the frame. The label text reads: Manumala noxhydria. Zeta Reticulu System: LV-426. (Acheron, satellite of Calpamos). 37-39ly from Sol. Collected by USCSS Nostromo RN 180924609. Weyland-Yutani Corporation. 03. vi.2122. Art by Emily Jane Foster A photograph of a painted polymer clay replica of a facehugger from the movie Alien pinned and labelled in a deep black shadowbox frame. This photo is taken at an angle from the bottom right. There is a UN3373 biological substance category B label inside the frame. The label text reads: Manumala noxhydria. Zeta Reticulu System: LV-426. (Acheron, satellite of Calpamos). 37-39ly from Sol. Collected by USCSS Nostromo RN 180924609. Weyland-Yutani Corporation. 03. vi.2122. Art by Emily Jane Foster A photograph of a painted polymer clay replica of a facehugger from the movie Alien pinned and labelled in a deep black shadowbox frame. This photo is taken at an angle from the bottom left. There is a UN3373 biological substance category B label inside the frame. The label text reads: Manumala noxhydria. Zeta Reticulu System: LV-426. (Acheron, satellite of Calpamos). 37-39ly from Sol. Collected by USCSS Nostromo RN 180924609. Weyland-Yutani Corporation. 03. vi.2122. Art by Emily Jane Foster
September 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
athenamango.bsky.social
Really appreciate the wisdom and perspective of Einar in this chat. Have a go and listen to some Wardruna y'all.

youtu.be/GUeRcPPCOg8?...

#wardruna #birna
Einar Selvik talks Birna, Fire in the Mountains, and More with the Nordic Sound
YouTube video by The Nordic Sound
youtu.be
September 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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emilyjaneart.bsky.social
A lil ghost in the forest 👻🐦🐇🐿️🐺🌳

#ghost #spookyseason #art #illustration #B&Wart
A scanned bookmark shaped black and white ink illustration. It is watermarked with the artist's Emily Jane Art mushroom shaped logo. At the top is the word enchant. A smiling ghost sits on a tree stump. A bird has landed on its hand and another swoops down towards it. A rabbit peers up at the ghost, resting its front paws on the tree stump. A squirrel sits on a branch above it. In the background, there are silver birch trees. In the foreground, the viewer looks over the shoulder of a wolf who is watching the scene. Art by Emily Jane Foster 2021 www.emilyjaneart.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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melissasuestanley.bsky.social
Prepping five mini-prints for my Shackling project, and I think this one is my favorite 🍄✨🌿🐓

They'll be available next month through this:
Kickstarter.com/projects/babayaga/shackling
Black and white graphite drawing with a white border. Text under the drawing reads "Melissa Sue Stanley - Magic will find you" The drawing is of a Baba Yaga chicken-legged hut in the woods with an eyeball in the front where a dormer window would be. It's looking up at a butterfly-winged fairy that's glowing a bit in the upper left corner.
September 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
athenamango.bsky.social
Feel a bit bleh, so I'm sitting down for a solo play of A Place for All My Books again ❤️

#boardgames
A photo of a board game setup of the board game A Place for All My Books. Featuring some cute wooden book tokens.
September 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
athenamango.bsky.social
Forgot about posting my WIPs here! Sorry for the bad lighting. I'd enjoy this piece more if the yellows weren't so painful to use 😅 They keep getting twisted even when I try my best with it. Other colours are fine.

#wip #crossstitch
Work in progress cross stitch piece of an art nouveau fox.
September 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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emilyjaneart.bsky.social
I'm getting ready for the Halloween and Christmas craft fair I'll be attending with @drrelling.dev on 25th October at the Lionsheart Bookshop in Woking, UK!

Here's a lil ghostie that will be coming with me 👻

#craft #clay #terrarium #ghost #halloween #smallbusiness
A photograph of several small cloche jars on a bookshelf. Only one is in focus at the front. A polymer clay ghost is underneath the domed glass standing on a green and gravel coloured base attached to the cork stopper. Art by Emily Jane Foster.
September 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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podcastjourno.bsky.social
The Great British Bake Off is the perfect encapsulation of what our country should be: variety, diversity, community, positivity, and eccentric characters; not exclusion and hatred. #GBBO
September 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
athenamango.bsky.social
Crappy weekend weather naturally means it's time for a bit of cross stitch and a Bake Off rewatch. I totally don't have many other things on the to-do list like planning my larp character. 🫣
In progress piece of cross stitch depicting a fox with a large fluffy tail.
August 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
athenamango.bsky.social
Swapped out my daily keyboard back to the Ikki68 ❤️ I missed using her so much! Such a wonderful and fun keeb to use.
August 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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hannahartwork.bsky.social
Shadowheart. A study of Mucha's painting 'Iris'.
An art nouveau style digital illustration of Shadowheart from Baldur's Gate 3. She stands against a backdrop of purple flowers, wearing a purple gown, and holding up her spear.
August 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
athenamango.bsky.social
Back in my happy place where I'm working on a cross stitch project again. A gift for a friend's partner for their birthday this time, and I can post updates on Bsky! Here's an insignificant WIP along with the colour palette. 🧡
August 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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tozo.today
it doesn't get mentioned all that much in books on drawing or comics, but i don't know any technique that's more useful than walking away for an hour
August 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
athenamango.bsky.social
My friend finally received his gift so I can show it off! I wanted to make for him something to look at that invokes tranquility. He's also capable of making a log cabin just like this one I bet.

Pattern was designed by NeedleLotDesigns. Done on 18ct linen aida. 💚
#crosstitch #stitchsky
A full size cross stitch piece of work done on linen aida. It depicts a log cabin surrounded by pine trees and a sunset, all of which reflect over a lake. The whole composition of the design is in a diamond shape.
August 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
athenamango.bsky.social
Challenged myself with a redraw of a Paladin Tiefling I drew a few years back. I left some of the sketch in the drawing as I liked it better that way overall! Painting different skin colours is fun <3

#art #d&d #paladin #tiefling
Red male tiefling with several belts over his chest and a dragon/dog pauldron.
August 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM