Carla René, CPSA
@glittercatstudios.bsky.social
Award-winning/published coloured pencil artist; physics/math teacher; doctorates astrophysics/math; pilot; BGI; stand-up; mum to 3 whiny, maniacal, acid-dropping-behind-my-back cats who treat me like the help. Newsletter: http://bit.ly/glittercatsignup
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I'm SO pleased to announce that my third art piece was just juried into the CPSA's 33rd annual exhibition this summer in MD! This is my 3rd piece, so now I have Signature Status. Worked SO HARD for this! #art #artist #cpsa #cats
"Charlie (Ginger Tabby)" Prismacolours. Total time: 22 h 17 m.
"Charlie (Ginger Tabby)" Prismacolours. Total time: 22 h 17 m.
April 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
New mixed-media! My first canvas, it measures 2.5' x 2.5'. It was my first time using the Ken Oliver Colorburst watercolour powders.
What do y'all think? #catlovers #catart #canvas #mixedmedia
What do y'all think? #catlovers #catart #canvas #mixedmedia
March 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
New mixed-media! My first canvas, it measures 2.5' x 2.5'. It was my first time using the Ken Oliver Colorburst watercolour powders.
What do y'all think? #catlovers #catart #canvas #mixedmedia
What do y'all think? #catlovers #catart #canvas #mixedmedia
Is THIS what you wanted, #MAGA? You benefit from our scientific research EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. You are accessing this information right now THANKS TO SCIENCE. Tell me how you saw this shaking out. Justify this to me. I dare you.
AAS Alarmed by Rumored Deep Cuts to NASA and National Science Foundation
Recent reports have indicated that the White House may soon be proposing drastic cuts to future budgets for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD). aas.org/posts/news/2...
Recent reports have indicated that the White House may soon be proposing drastic cuts to future budgets for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD). aas.org/posts/news/2...
March 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Is THIS what you wanted, #MAGA? You benefit from our scientific research EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. You are accessing this information right now THANKS TO SCIENCE. Tell me how you saw this shaking out. Justify this to me. I dare you.
Just added this gorgeous Pink Floral Happy Birthday dimensional card to my shop. Get it on sale now through March 18! #art #cardmaking #AnnaGriffin #handmade #originals
glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1884...
glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1884...
HANDMADE ORIGINAL Birthday Cards, Dimensional, Pink, Ivory, Anna Griffin-style, All Occasion, Blank, Roses, Vintage, Floral, Lace, Scrapbook - Etsy
This Greeting Cards item is sold by GlitterCatStudios. Ships from Cookeville, TN. Listed on Mar 6, 2025
glittercatstudios.etsy.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Just added this gorgeous Pink Floral Happy Birthday dimensional card to my shop. Get it on sale now through March 18! #art #cardmaking #AnnaGriffin #handmade #originals
glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1884...
glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1884...
Reposted by Carla René, CPSA
March 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Yeah, SUCH a shame that our old tongue just doesn't taste any of those things....🤦♀️
Virtual reality could soon get more realistic, thanks to scientists creating an artificial tongue that can replicate the taste of cake, coffee and fried egg.
Electronic tongue could let you taste cake in virtual reality
Virtual reality could get more realistic thanks to scientists inventing an artificial tongue that can taste flavours, such as sourness and umami
www.newscientist.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Yeah, SUCH a shame that our old tongue just doesn't taste any of those things....🤦♀️
Think about getting your mum something different for Mother's Day by giving her this very feminine and ornate wall hanging. On sale now through March 18 for 20% off. Will ship within the US. #mixedmedia #junkjournal #scrapbook #art #giftideas
glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1881...
glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1881...
Original Mixed-media Wall Hanging, One-of-a-kind, Handmade, Victorian, Vintage, Canvas Art, Polymer Clay, Gifts, Home Decor, Gift Idea - Etsy
This Wall Decor item is sold by GlitterCatStudios. Ships from Cookeville, TN. Listed on Feb 28, 2025
glittercatstudios.etsy.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Think about getting your mum something different for Mother's Day by giving her this very feminine and ornate wall hanging. On sale now through March 18 for 20% off. Will ship within the US. #mixedmedia #junkjournal #scrapbook #art #giftideas
glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1881...
glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1881...
New #cardmaking #tutorial #video now up: youtu.be/-lTJwJvzvIQ
If you've ever wondered about vintage or Victorian design, and you salivate over those 3D Anna Griffin cards but today it was either make those or EAT, now's your chance to make one...without her expensive kits! #scrapbook #junkjournal
If you've ever wondered about vintage or Victorian design, and you salivate over those 3D Anna Griffin cards but today it was either make those or EAT, now's your chance to make one...without her expensive kits! #scrapbook #junkjournal
Make a vintage/Victorian Anna Griffin Card w/o the Kit. Tutorial. #cardmakingtutorial #cards #art
YouTube video by Carla René
youtu.be
February 27, 2025 at 6:25 AM
New #cardmaking #tutorial #video now up: youtu.be/-lTJwJvzvIQ
If you've ever wondered about vintage or Victorian design, and you salivate over those 3D Anna Griffin cards but today it was either make those or EAT, now's your chance to make one...without her expensive kits! #scrapbook #junkjournal
If you've ever wondered about vintage or Victorian design, and you salivate over those 3D Anna Griffin cards but today it was either make those or EAT, now's your chance to make one...without her expensive kits! #scrapbook #junkjournal
New Mother's Day original, handmade card now up in my shop: glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1865...
This one incorporates one of my best-selling #coloredpencil #art #prints, which you can also get at this link, currently on #sale: glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1607...
#giftideas #fineart
This one incorporates one of my best-selling #coloredpencil #art #prints, which you can also get at this link, currently on #sale: glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1607...
#giftideas #fineart
HANDMADE ORIGINAL Mother's Day Cards, All Occasion Cards, Blank Cards, Roses, Colored Pencil Painting, Matching Handmade Envelopes, Pink - Etsy
This Greeting Cards item is sold by GlitterCatStudios. Ships from Cookeville, TN. Listed on Feb 25, 2025
glittercatstudios.etsy.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
New Mother's Day original, handmade card now up in my shop: glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1865...
This one incorporates one of my best-selling #coloredpencil #art #prints, which you can also get at this link, currently on #sale: glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1607...
#giftideas #fineart
This one incorporates one of my best-selling #coloredpencil #art #prints, which you can also get at this link, currently on #sale: glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1607...
#giftideas #fineart
February 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Brand new set finished and in my shop!
I am so proud of this one. It is a gothic Victorian #junkjournal set for your cards or journals. I'm even creating a mixed-media canvas with it right now.
Let me know what y'all think! #artjournal #art #scrapbook
glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1863...
I am so proud of this one. It is a gothic Victorian #junkjournal set for your cards or journals. I'm even creating a mixed-media canvas with it right now.
Let me know what y'all think! #artjournal #art #scrapbook
glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1863...
February 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Brand new set finished and in my shop!
I am so proud of this one. It is a gothic Victorian #junkjournal set for your cards or journals. I'm even creating a mixed-media canvas with it right now.
Let me know what y'all think! #artjournal #art #scrapbook
glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1863...
I am so proud of this one. It is a gothic Victorian #junkjournal set for your cards or journals. I'm even creating a mixed-media canvas with it right now.
Let me know what y'all think! #artjournal #art #scrapbook
glittercatstudios.etsy.com/listing/1863...
My #wip.
"Peeking Through Winter"
My 1st time working with interference colours, produced when light waves interact. This is what produces the pink and blue hues you sometimes find in clear glass. It's also the #physics behind soap bubbles. #art #artist #coloredpencil
"Peeking Through Winter"
My 1st time working with interference colours, produced when light waves interact. This is what produces the pink and blue hues you sometimes find in clear glass. It's also the #physics behind soap bubbles. #art #artist #coloredpencil
February 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
My #wip.
"Peeking Through Winter"
My 1st time working with interference colours, produced when light waves interact. This is what produces the pink and blue hues you sometimes find in clear glass. It's also the #physics behind soap bubbles. #art #artist #coloredpencil
"Peeking Through Winter"
My 1st time working with interference colours, produced when light waves interact. This is what produces the pink and blue hues you sometimes find in clear glass. It's also the #physics behind soap bubbles. #art #artist #coloredpencil
For those struggling with your blank page, creativity, or noobs wanting to get into a creative endeavour, part 2 of my series, "It's OK to abandon your vision!"
Watch and like so YT bumps me in the algorithm and shows my videos to more people. #art #junkjournal #inspiration
youtu.be/d18tXtHPJiE
Watch and like so YT bumps me in the algorithm and shows my videos to more people. #art #junkjournal #inspiration
youtu.be/d18tXtHPJiE
It's OKAY to abandon your vision! #designinspiration #mixedmedia #design
YouTube video by Carla René
youtu.be
February 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
For those struggling with your blank page, creativity, or noobs wanting to get into a creative endeavour, part 2 of my series, "It's OK to abandon your vision!"
Watch and like so YT bumps me in the algorithm and shows my videos to more people. #art #junkjournal #inspiration
youtu.be/d18tXtHPJiE
Watch and like so YT bumps me in the algorithm and shows my videos to more people. #art #junkjournal #inspiration
youtu.be/d18tXtHPJiE
Another #colouredpencil video up. I don't think anyone actually watches them since no one likes them, so I guess I'll just keep making them for me. If you're a #physics nerd like me, then maybe you'll like it. #art #fineartist #glass
youtu.be/895uWKFPZNs
youtu.be/895uWKFPZNs
Art AND physics?! Today I nerd out & explain what I'm doing. #art #coloredpencils #artist #physics
YouTube video by Carla René
youtu.be
February 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Another #colouredpencil video up. I don't think anyone actually watches them since no one likes them, so I guess I'll just keep making them for me. If you're a #physics nerd like me, then maybe you'll like it. #art #fineartist #glass
youtu.be/895uWKFPZNs
youtu.be/895uWKFPZNs
We all just need a Bengal in our timeline to replenish the warm fuzzies we just lost from reading that.
Meet General Toot, my rescued F3.
Meet General Toot, my rescued F3.
February 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
We all just need a Bengal in our timeline to replenish the warm fuzzies we just lost from reading that.
Meet General Toot, my rescued F3.
Meet General Toot, my rescued F3.
Installment 2 of "Peeking Through Winter", coloured pencil painting.
Lemme know what you think!
youtu.be/t5McJaqi63c
#art #fineart #glassdecoration #snow #coloredpencil #prismacolor
Lemme know what you think!
youtu.be/t5McJaqi63c
#art #fineart #glassdecoration #snow #coloredpencil #prismacolor
Have you ever seen anything so gorgeous and tricky?! #art #coloredpencils #glass #prismacolor
YouTube video by Carla René
youtu.be
February 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Installment 2 of "Peeking Through Winter", coloured pencil painting.
Lemme know what you think!
youtu.be/t5McJaqi63c
#art #fineart #glassdecoration #snow #coloredpencil #prismacolor
Lemme know what you think!
youtu.be/t5McJaqi63c
#art #fineart #glassdecoration #snow #coloredpencil #prismacolor
FINALLY! A HUGE blow to generative AI companies for citing "fair use" bullcrap to train their models. YAAAAAASSSSSSSSSS!!!
#AI #againstAI #AISteals #AISucks #generativeAI
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
#AI #againstAI #AISteals #AISucks #generativeAI
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Some Good News for Hollywood Creators Suing AI Companies
In the first AI copyright case ruling, a court concludes that training an AI system using copyrighted material isn't fair use. That will likely be cited by creators fighting other tech giants.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
FINALLY! A HUGE blow to generative AI companies for citing "fair use" bullcrap to train their models. YAAAAAASSSSSSSSSS!!!
#AI #againstAI #AISteals #AISucks #generativeAI
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
#AI #againstAI #AISteals #AISucks #generativeAI
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
New coloured pencil painting began!
"Peeking Through Winter" part 1.
youtu.be/DfR9KaLVkkc
#art #artist #prismacolor #sunset #winter
"Peeking Through Winter" part 1.
youtu.be/DfR9KaLVkkc
#art #artist #prismacolor #sunset #winter
The transitions in this glass globe are CRAZY! #coloredpencils #winter #art #prismacolorpencils
YouTube video by Carla René
youtu.be
February 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM
New coloured pencil painting began!
"Peeking Through Winter" part 1.
youtu.be/DfR9KaLVkkc
#art #artist #prismacolor #sunset #winter
"Peeking Through Winter" part 1.
youtu.be/DfR9KaLVkkc
#art #artist #prismacolor #sunset #winter
@philplait.bsky.social Here's another one a FB friend posted. I LOVE this because they're fighting back. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
American Bar Association says rule of law is under 'attack'
The American Bar Association is warning the public about attacks on the rule of law — and suing the Trump administration — following the U.S. president's recent actions to dismantle parts of the federal government.
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
@philplait.bsky.social Here's another one a FB friend posted. I LOVE this because they're fighting back. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
@philplait.bsky.social While Ron Howard didn't write this, it represents what most of us good, decent humans who still believe in the idea of democracy believe. I know it stands for what *I* believe. I thought you may appreciate this, Phil. The original is included.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
No, Ron Howard didn't author 'I'm a liberal' letter
"[The] majority of liberals I know think along roughly these same lines," the letter alleges.
www.snopes.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
@philplait.bsky.social While Ron Howard didn't write this, it represents what most of us good, decent humans who still believe in the idea of democracy believe. I know it stands for what *I* believe. I thought you may appreciate this, Phil. The original is included.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
Reposted by Carla René, CPSA
JWST Finds the Smallest Asteroids Ever Seen in the Main Belt.
www.universetoday.com/170834/jwst-...
🔭 🧪
www.universetoday.com/170834/jwst-...
🔭 🧪
February 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
JWST Finds the Smallest Asteroids Ever Seen in the Main Belt.
www.universetoday.com/170834/jwst-...
🔭 🧪
www.universetoday.com/170834/jwst-...
🔭 🧪
More art.
"A Day at the Carnival" was my first still life. Inspired by my mamaw's carnival glass collection.
Prismacolours on Fabriano Artistico extra-white hot-pressed 140-lb. watercolour paper. Ref photo: used with permission of Sally Robertson.
#art #artist #coloredpencilart #stilllife
"A Day at the Carnival" was my first still life. Inspired by my mamaw's carnival glass collection.
Prismacolours on Fabriano Artistico extra-white hot-pressed 140-lb. watercolour paper. Ref photo: used with permission of Sally Robertson.
#art #artist #coloredpencilart #stilllife
February 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
More art.
"A Day at the Carnival" was my first still life. Inspired by my mamaw's carnival glass collection.
Prismacolours on Fabriano Artistico extra-white hot-pressed 140-lb. watercolour paper. Ref photo: used with permission of Sally Robertson.
#art #artist #coloredpencilart #stilllife
"A Day at the Carnival" was my first still life. Inspired by my mamaw's carnival glass collection.
Prismacolours on Fabriano Artistico extra-white hot-pressed 140-lb. watercolour paper. Ref photo: used with permission of Sally Robertson.
#art #artist #coloredpencilart #stilllife
I shared my junk journal this week. Never shared it before, and it's only half-done, but I decided since I'd been designing papers for #scrapbook and #junkjournal, I should probably keep one myself. It's Christmas-themed, but have a feeling around Halloween Ima want to do that.
youtu.be/h8t-ueVuZJQ
youtu.be/h8t-ueVuZJQ
How do designers THINK like that, AI, and junk journals! #generativeai #art #junkjournalsupplies
YouTube video by Carla René
youtu.be
February 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I shared my junk journal this week. Never shared it before, and it's only half-done, but I decided since I'd been designing papers for #scrapbook and #junkjournal, I should probably keep one myself. It's Christmas-themed, but have a feeling around Halloween Ima want to do that.
youtu.be/h8t-ueVuZJQ
youtu.be/h8t-ueVuZJQ