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House of Burgess
@houseofburgess.bsky.social
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Creating whatever comes to mind—a mix of curiosity and creativity. My home reflects it all, filled with pieces that make me smile.

Follow for a glimpse of my art and quirky spaces.

🎨 #ArtEveryDay #MixedMediaArt #QuirkySpaces
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House of Burgess @houseofburgess.bsky.social · Jan 18
Brand new to Bluesky and have never been a big social media user. I've been making a lot of art over the last few years, so I will try to share a piece of art every day to get myself started.
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For my partner’s 90s-themed birthday, I turned our table into a food court with homemade versions of his mall favorites. Total throwback feast! #90sParty #PartyPlanning #EventInspo #ThemedParty #FoodCourtThrowback #DIYParty #HomeChef #CreativeCatering #PartyIdeas
Alt text: A round table with black and white stripes is set up like a food court. Tiers of homemade food are displayed, each with a small sign representing a classic mall restaurant. Above the table, a blue and pink glitter-covered sign glows with the words "Food Court." At the back of the table, a small easel holds a cookie cake decorated with an illustrated mall scene in icing.
March 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Finally recovering from a brutal cold. I’m the most dramatic sick person, so I did absolutely nothing for days. Glad to be back among the living!
March 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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It’s been a rough week, but I don’t want to behind—so here’s an older piece! I made this cake for a friend who is obsessed with both Miss Piggy & Queen Elizabeth I. Naturally, I had to combine the two!

#CakeArt #MissPiggy #Muppets #QueenElizabethI #EdibleArt #Baking
An elaborate sculpted cake of Miss Piggy dressed as Queen Elizabeth I. She stands in a regal purple and gold gown with pearls and an intricate red wig encrusted with edible pearls. The cake captures both the grandeur of Elizabethan fashion and Miss Piggy’s iconic flair, making for a whimsical yet royal edible creation.
February 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Posting my embroidery so people can find me... 🐱 #embroidery #handembroidery
Hand embroidery of a gray cat with its tongue sticking out
February 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Update on the DnD mountain project! The first level is taking shape with cave chambers, pools of water, and hidden rooms. Still refining the details—thinking about adding more stalagmites and crystals. It’s coming together!

#TTRPG #DnD #MiniatureTerrain #TabletopGaming #Crafting #Diorama
Image of a handcrafted DnD mountain terrain piece in progress. The first level is divided into multiple cave chambers with rocky textures, pools of water, and hidden passageways. Stalagmites rise from the floor, adding to the cavernous atmosphere. The project is still in progress, with more details to come.
February 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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A day late for #FebruARTy "Big and Small," but I was too wiped out yesterday. I usually do miniatures, so here’s something oversized—my cheeseburger ottoman! It opens for storage, the cheese is a blanket, and my cat has fully claimed it. #ArtFurniture #CozyHome #FunctionalArt #BurgerLife
A round ottoman designed to look like a cheeseburger, with a bun, lettuce, tomato, and cheese layer. The cheese slightly drapes over the sides. The ottoman with its lid removed, revealing a storage space inside. The cheese layer is actually a blanket. A chunky black cat curled up inside the open ottoman, showing its size in comparison.
February 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Anyone else watch "Best in Miniature" on CBC? I fell in love with it and need a new season! I even tried to see if they’re casting, but I can’t find anything. If anyone has news, let me know! #Miniatures #BestInMiniature #CBCGem
February 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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'Castle ruins in the wild' - this aerial embroidery took me over 50 hours! All those tiny French knots... building up the wild ground around the ruins :) I know they aren't everyone's favourite but I could do those knots forever! Available here: victoriaroserichards.co.uk/collection/a... #landscape
February 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Listen I know shit sucks but PLEASE find the things that make you happy and keep doing them.

It is not frivolous. It is how you survive.
February 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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I’ve been a recluse since COVID, so I haven’t had a cold in years—which was great… until I finally got one. Felt like my body saved it all up and hit me with the ultimate grossness. Just a miserable pile of phlegm for days. Zero stars, do not recommend.
February 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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A moment of power, fate, and finality. Thanos, mid-snap, gold leaf glinting across the Infinity Gauntlet. The words "I am inevitable" anchor the piece against a cosmic backdrop of stars and geometry. 4’x5’ canvas. #MarvelArt #InfinityGauntlet #PopCultureArt
A 4-foot by 5-foot canvas painting of Thanos, the purple-skinned Titan, snapping his Infinity Gauntlet-clad fingers. Gold leaf highlights the metallic details of the glove and the infinity stones. His blue and gold armor is also accented with gold leaf. The background features a starry sky overlaid with geometric lines. At the bottom, in white text, are the words "I am inevitable."
February 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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In light of the erasure of trans ppl from US Trump regime govt websites & especially that for the Stonewall monument, where trans & NB ppl led, here’s Keith Haring’s ‘Ignorance=Fear/Silence=Death’ (1989)
February 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Big, bold, and bright—this piece was all about playing with scale and color. A giant 3D pop art paintbrush leaving a vivid hot pink streak behind. Sometimes, making a mess is the best kind of art. #PopArt #Sculpture #ArtInstallation
A large-scale sculpture installation of an oversized paintbrush. The brush appears to be painting a bold, hot pink stripe onto the surface below. The bristles are mid-stroke, creating the illusion of motion. The piece plays with scale and perspective in a striking pop art style. A large-scale sculpture installation of an oversized paintbrush. The brush appears to be painting a bold, hot pink stripe onto the surface below. The bristles are mid-stroke, creating the illusion of motion. The piece plays with scale and perspective in a striking pop art style.
February 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Today’s art blends two of my passions—miniatures and cake! This holiday cake features the host’s house on top and their neighbor’s below, styled like a winter village. I posted a cake the other day and it sparked a great conversation—do you think cake is art? #cakeart #miniatures #holidaybaking
A multi-tiered holiday cake designed as a winter village. The top tier features an edible miniature replica of the host’s house, while the lower tier showcases their neighbor’s home. Styled like a snowy Department 56 village, the cake includes intricate details like frosted rooftops, tiny windows, and edible trees.
February 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Decided the mountain needed something extra, so I built a small wizard’s tower! Still a work in progress, but I’m really happy with how it’s looking. I think the vibe is right. What do you think? #dndterrain #tabletopgaming #miniatures #ttrpg
A 28mm scale wizard’s tower with a gray stone finish, a bronze-colored roof, and a small window, perched on the side of a large gray mountain structure. A closer view of the tower, showing its textured stone walls, metallic roof, and detailed window, blending into the rugged mountainside.
February 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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The DnD mountain is coming along! Got a coat of plaster and paint—definitely looks like a big rock now. Still lots to finish inside, but I’m thinking of adding a tower to the side. What do you think? Good idea or too much? #dndterrain #tabletopgaming #miniatures
A large tabletop mountain structure in progress, covered in white plaster. The surface is rough and textured, awaiting further detail and paint. The same mountain, now painted with a dark gray ombre fading to a paler gray at the top. The texture and stone-like finish make it look more realistic.
February 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Day 20. Storm—power and elegance. Flowing white hair, silver eyes, and a striking gold and black geometric background. Strength in every brushstroke. #comicart #xmen #storm #geometricart #mixedmedia #fanart
A painting of Storm from X-Men. She has long, flowing white hair and glowing silver eyes. The background features a bold geometric pattern in gold and black, framing her with an air of strength and regality.
February 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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#FebruARTy makes me wonder—can a cake be art? 🎨🍰 Years ago, I made this for someone who wanted the Mona Lisa… flashing her bra. Definitely one of the more fun (and ridiculous) cakes I’ve done! Does this count as art? 🤔 #SensoryArt #Sweet
An ornate edible frame surrounds a three-dimensional Mona Lisa revealing her bra. The framed figure stands on a round cake base, painted to resemble the background of the original painting.
February 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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😁 I'm quite in love with these pottery trophies! Who would you allocate a trophy to - and which one?

Trophies by Bonnie Hislop
Photography by Bonnie Hislop and Melanie Hinds

#beautifulbizarre #bonniehislop #ceramicart #potteryart #trophies #winning #funnyart #personalisedgifts #ceramics #art
February 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Today's #Februarty theme, #rings is a perfect match for this Professor X painting I did a few years ago! Bold rings radiate from his mind, capturing his telepathy. 48"x60"

#Art #Painting #ProfessorX #XMen #Telepathy #Rings #GraphicArt
A painting of Professor X with bold, graphic white rings expanding from his mind, symbolizing his telepathic power. The rings create a striking visual effect against Professor X and a teal and pink background
February 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Important PSA.

#artshare #artyear #blueskyartshow #cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #februarty2025
February 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Building a modular D&D mountain! 🏔️✨ It splits into 4 layers for interior play, packed with secrets & stories for my players. Still rough—next step: smoothing & detailing the stone exterior. What would you hide inside? 🧐 #DnD #terrainbuilding #TTRPG #miniatureterrain
A large, handmade mountain structure built from foam insulation, expanding foam, and styrofoam. The rough surface is partially covered in paper clay, with gaps still visible. It’s designed for tabletop RPG play and will eventually have a stone-textured exterior. The same mountain, now separated into three large slices, revealing an unfinished interior. The inside walls are made of green insulation foam, shaped into irregular, rounded rooms that descend in size. The next step is plastering to smooth edges and prepare for detailing.
February 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Day 19: Welcome to the White Rabbit Bookshop! 📚🐰 This Alice in Wonderland-inspired book nook captures the moment Alice outgrows the shop, bursting through walls in shock. Mixed media, packed with tiny details. #booknook #miniatureart #maximalism #popart #AliceInWonderland
A small book nook, about 9 inches tall and 4 inches wide, sits nestled among books on a shelf. The scene depicts a tiny brick bookshop with a red awning labeled "White Rabbit Bookshop." Above the shop, Alice’s oversized hand and head break through the second-floor windows in a chaotic scene. A detailed close-up of the book nook, showing the quaint brick storefront with tiny books displayed in the window. A white rabbit in a suit stands by the door. The red awning shades the entrance, and the second floor reveals Alice’s shocked face as she suddenly grows, breaking through the structure. A zoomed-in shot of the second floor, showing Alice’s enormous hand and face bursting out of the shop. Tiny bricks, windows, and furniture pieces—like a small table and chair—are mid-motion, thrown around by her sudden growth. Alice’s expression is wide-eyed and shocked.
February 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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She speaks truth.
February 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Day 19: This vintage buffet was in rough shape, but I gave it new life! Now bright pink & blue, it proudly declares ‘Antique’ across the front, with the original maker’s mark as a nod to its past. 🎨

#maximalism
#interiordesign
#popart
#upcycle
#colorfulhome
A vintage buffet painted bright pink with blue accents. Across the front, the word 'Antique' is painted in bold, serif white letters with a black outline. On top, two traditional lamps with modern chrome bases flank a colorful painting of Patsy and Edina from Absolutely Fabulous. The piece blends vintage charm with playful irreverence. A close-up of the hand-painted maker’s mark on the top of the buffet. 'Northern Furniture Company, Sheboygan, Wis.' is carefully rendered in white with a black outline, paying tribute to the original craftsmanship while standing out against the bold new colors.
February 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM