Becca Thorne
@beccathorne.bsky.social
Parent of 2 wonderful autistic boys, accidental artist, occasional writer & mountain-lover (Afraid of heights). #cPTSD https://artachart.com/
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Becca Thorne
@beccathorne.bsky.social
· Feb 28
An updated image of some recent work, with me for scale!
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There are now just 4 spaces left on my botanical illustration & mental health zoom workshop,10 Jan.
I teach you:
🌿how to draw plants
🧠how creative activity improves mental health
I trained as a molecular cell biologist & am also a professional illustrator: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
I teach you:
🌿how to draw plants
🧠how creative activity improves mental health
I trained as a molecular cell biologist & am also a professional illustrator: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
January 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM
There are now just 4 spaces left on my botanical illustration & mental health zoom workshop,10 Jan.
I teach you:
🌿how to draw plants
🧠how creative activity improves mental health
I trained as a molecular cell biologist & am also a professional illustrator: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
I teach you:
🌿how to draw plants
🧠how creative activity improves mental health
I trained as a molecular cell biologist & am also a professional illustrator: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
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New year, no reset.
A short essay on continuation, constraint, and why ‘fresh starts’ don’t work for everyone.
kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-not-beg...
#Scotland #Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #UK
A short essay on continuation, constraint, and why ‘fresh starts’ don’t work for everyone.
kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-not-beg...
#Scotland #Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #UK
January 2, 2026 at 10:41 AM
New year, no reset.
A short essay on continuation, constraint, and why ‘fresh starts’ don’t work for everyone.
kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-not-beg...
#Scotland #Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #UK
A short essay on continuation, constraint, and why ‘fresh starts’ don’t work for everyone.
kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-not-beg...
#Scotland #Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #UK
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Made some homemade Chili Oil Wontons. If you want a good Chinese cookbook “The Woks of Life” is top notch! (Recipe in comments.)
January 2, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Made some homemade Chili Oil Wontons. If you want a good Chinese cookbook “The Woks of Life” is top notch! (Recipe in comments.)
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Scientists are supposed to be happy when their predictions are skillful, right?
Why do I not feel happy?
Why do I not feel happy?
December 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Scientists are supposed to be happy when their predictions are skillful, right?
Why do I not feel happy?
Why do I not feel happy?
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“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
January 1, 2026 at 11:43 AM
“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
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Said the wave to the one behind
'There is an end to the sea'
'Impossible,' said the wave behind
'Nothing can stop me'
(Lemn Sissay)
#letthelightpourin
(Painting: The Sea, The Sea)
'There is an end to the sea'
'Impossible,' said the wave behind
'Nothing can stop me'
(Lemn Sissay)
#letthelightpourin
(Painting: The Sea, The Sea)
January 1, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Said the wave to the one behind
'There is an end to the sea'
'Impossible,' said the wave behind
'Nothing can stop me'
(Lemn Sissay)
#letthelightpourin
(Painting: The Sea, The Sea)
'There is an end to the sea'
'Impossible,' said the wave behind
'Nothing can stop me'
(Lemn Sissay)
#letthelightpourin
(Painting: The Sea, The Sea)
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Painting showing a group of the giant marine reptile, Ichtyotitan. Like the modern but unrelated whales they rivaled in size, these animals likely migrated to the same shallow seas over millenia to give birth, and there are fossil beds of close relatives that also support this behavior! #paleosky
August 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Painting showing a group of the giant marine reptile, Ichtyotitan. Like the modern but unrelated whales they rivaled in size, these animals likely migrated to the same shallow seas over millenia to give birth, and there are fossil beds of close relatives that also support this behavior! #paleosky
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Bonne année 2026 happy new year
January 1, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Bonne année 2026 happy new year
Said the wave to the one behind
'There is an end to the sea'
'Impossible,' said the wave behind
'Nothing can stop me'
(Lemn Sissay)
#letthelightpourin
(Painting: The Sea, The Sea)
'There is an end to the sea'
'Impossible,' said the wave behind
'Nothing can stop me'
(Lemn Sissay)
#letthelightpourin
(Painting: The Sea, The Sea)
January 1, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Said the wave to the one behind
'There is an end to the sea'
'Impossible,' said the wave behind
'Nothing can stop me'
(Lemn Sissay)
#letthelightpourin
(Painting: The Sea, The Sea)
'There is an end to the sea'
'Impossible,' said the wave behind
'Nothing can stop me'
(Lemn Sissay)
#letthelightpourin
(Painting: The Sea, The Sea)
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Highlights from Jack Smith deposition.
December 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Highlights from Jack Smith deposition.
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At midnight, the ACA tax credits are going to expire and millions will start the new year not being able to afford their health care.
Congress needs to act.
Congress needs to act.
December 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
At midnight, the ACA tax credits are going to expire and millions will start the new year not being able to afford their health care.
Congress needs to act.
Congress needs to act.
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I thought the slogan for RFK Jr’s movement was Make America Healthy Again?
December 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I thought the slogan for RFK Jr’s movement was Make America Healthy Again?
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Elgol, Skye, photo by Fiona Campbell, Highlands-based photographer.
December 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Elgol, Skye, photo by Fiona Campbell, Highlands-based photographer.
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Thank you all for liking, engaging with, & sharing my posts. My final poetic gift of 2025 is the 1st poem from Jo Bell’s brilliant book ‘52- Write a Poem a Week’
Imagine finishing 2026 with 52 brand new poems, enough for a collection!
Have a great 2026
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#amwriting
#amreading
Imagine finishing 2026 with 52 brand new poems, enough for a collection!
Have a great 2026
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#amwriting
#amreading
December 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Thank you all for liking, engaging with, & sharing my posts. My final poetic gift of 2025 is the 1st poem from Jo Bell’s brilliant book ‘52- Write a Poem a Week’
Imagine finishing 2026 with 52 brand new poems, enough for a collection!
Have a great 2026
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#amwriting
#amreading
Imagine finishing 2026 with 52 brand new poems, enough for a collection!
Have a great 2026
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#amwriting
#amreading
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As is traditional on this day: Samuel Beckett’s thoughts via telegram on the coming New Year of 1984
December 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
As is traditional on this day: Samuel Beckett’s thoughts via telegram on the coming New Year of 1984
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“I cannot remember any of the things that were on my list of things to do. I will just have to sit here and do nothing,” said Toad.
December 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“I cannot remember any of the things that were on my list of things to do. I will just have to sit here and do nothing,” said Toad.
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Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, will read an original poem at Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in as mayor of New York City on Thursday. Read an excerpt from “Proof,” the poem he wrote for the ceremony. trib.al/i0Uhwxr
December 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, will read an original poem at Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in as mayor of New York City on Thursday. Read an excerpt from “Proof,” the poem he wrote for the ceremony. trib.al/i0Uhwxr
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Final day of my studio sale! 20% off all available wk www.artachart.com/available-work (+free p&p within Europe - other destinations contact for quote - Payment plans upon request). Painting below: Oil on panel, 70 x 100cm 🙂
December 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Final day of my studio sale! 20% off all available wk www.artachart.com/available-work (+free p&p within Europe - other destinations contact for quote - Payment plans upon request). Painting below: Oil on panel, 70 x 100cm 🙂
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i gave away nearly 50 paintings on the Free Art Tree this year
this is one
learn why: www.freearttree.com
this is one
learn why: www.freearttree.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
i gave away nearly 50 paintings on the Free Art Tree this year
this is one
learn why: www.freearttree.com
this is one
learn why: www.freearttree.com
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A colour photograph of a misty hillside covered in winter trees, their branches dusted with frost and lit by low golden sunlight. A river runs along the bottom edge of the frame.
#Scotland #Landscape #Perthshire #Photography #LandscapePhotography
#Scotland #Landscape #Perthshire #Photography #LandscapePhotography
December 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A colour photograph of a misty hillside covered in winter trees, their branches dusted with frost and lit by low golden sunlight. A river runs along the bottom edge of the frame.
#Scotland #Landscape #Perthshire #Photography #LandscapePhotography
#Scotland #Landscape #Perthshire #Photography #LandscapePhotography
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good morning 👍 communion... acrylic on paper and cardboard and canvas, 12"sq.
December 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
good morning 👍 communion... acrylic on paper and cardboard and canvas, 12"sq.
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Campfire
20x24"
Acrylic/oil pastel/ink
Gallery canvas
#blueskyart #eastcoastkin #red #fire #abstract #painting #redwed
20x24"
Acrylic/oil pastel/ink
Gallery canvas
#blueskyart #eastcoastkin #red #fire #abstract #painting #redwed
December 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Campfire
20x24"
Acrylic/oil pastel/ink
Gallery canvas
#blueskyart #eastcoastkin #red #fire #abstract #painting #redwed
20x24"
Acrylic/oil pastel/ink
Gallery canvas
#blueskyart #eastcoastkin #red #fire #abstract #painting #redwed
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December 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Final day of my studio sale! 20% off all available wk www.artachart.com/available-work (+free p&p within Europe - other destinations contact for quote - Payment plans upon request). Painting below: Oil on panel, 70 x 100cm 🙂
December 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Final day of my studio sale! 20% off all available wk www.artachart.com/available-work (+free p&p within Europe - other destinations contact for quote - Payment plans upon request). Painting below: Oil on panel, 70 x 100cm 🙂
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Low cloud, light rains a glimpse of blue over in the East. A day for observing rocks, mosses and lichens. Colour, texture, shapes, slow growth ever changing forms, life.
December 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Low cloud, light rains a glimpse of blue over in the East. A day for observing rocks, mosses and lichens. Colour, texture, shapes, slow growth ever changing forms, life.