Adam Pacio
@kierken.bsky.social
Artist, Writer, World Builder, Gamer, LGBTQ Activist, Modern Occultist, Fantasy Cartographer, Manhattan NYC Contrarian committed to Life Out Loud. Recovering from a stroke, reinventing life as a creator.
The Neurologist was finally able to connect with me and review the last of the insurance forms. The paperwork will finally be in place to cover the benefits already paid out.
And then comes a convo with my HR team to sort out next steps in this post-stroke journey. Finally progress. :)
And then comes a convo with my HR team to sort out next steps in this post-stroke journey. Finally progress. :)
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The Neurologist was finally able to connect with me and review the last of the insurance forms. The paperwork will finally be in place to cover the benefits already paid out.
And then comes a convo with my HR team to sort out next steps in this post-stroke journey. Finally progress. :)
And then comes a convo with my HR team to sort out next steps in this post-stroke journey. Finally progress. :)
Anyone who tells you that setting up a Shopify Site is simple or not time intensive just hasn't ever really done it. Or not done it well.
24 hours into just trying to get AI to help me set up each of the final product entries, and I JUST began updating the site.
POD has hidden time costs, folks
24 hours into just trying to get AI to help me set up each of the final product entries, and I JUST began updating the site.
POD has hidden time costs, folks
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Anyone who tells you that setting up a Shopify Site is simple or not time intensive just hasn't ever really done it. Or not done it well.
24 hours into just trying to get AI to help me set up each of the final product entries, and I JUST began updating the site.
POD has hidden time costs, folks
24 hours into just trying to get AI to help me set up each of the final product entries, and I JUST began updating the site.
POD has hidden time costs, folks
I spent today fine-tuning my business plan with Google Gemini. I took a couple of hours finally to make sure I understood everything by building out a process flow in Obsidian's Canvas.
Don't be in a rush. I found lots of tweaks by doing this. All to support my post-stroke reality.
#obsidian
Don't be in a rush. I found lots of tweaks by doing this. All to support my post-stroke reality.
#obsidian
November 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I spent today fine-tuning my business plan with Google Gemini. I took a couple of hours finally to make sure I understood everything by building out a process flow in Obsidian's Canvas.
Don't be in a rush. I found lots of tweaks by doing this. All to support my post-stroke reality.
#obsidian
Don't be in a rush. I found lots of tweaks by doing this. All to support my post-stroke reality.
#obsidian
November 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
After a stroke, I embraced AI to reshape my workflow as an artist. Discover how I trained AI to support my unique challenges and became more productive. #artist #mandala #mandalaartist #AI
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
After a stroke, I embraced AI to reshape my workflow as an artist. Discover how I trained AI to support my unique challenges and became more productive. #artist #mandala #mandalaartist #AI
Just found out that using Google Sheets or Excel to create composite product listing copy for my Shopify store automatically creates duplicates of every double-quote mark.
Time to fix is too complicated to use the sheets I created. It will be faster for me to move them all over to Notion instead.
Time to fix is too complicated to use the sheets I created. It will be faster for me to move them all over to Notion instead.
November 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Just found out that using Google Sheets or Excel to create composite product listing copy for my Shopify store automatically creates duplicates of every double-quote mark.
Time to fix is too complicated to use the sheets I created. It will be faster for me to move them all over to Notion instead.
Time to fix is too complicated to use the sheets I created. It will be faster for me to move them all over to Notion instead.
Discover how José and Miriam Argüelles transformed the aesthetics of mandalas through groundbreaking collaborations, psychedelic art, and innovative theories in perception. Dive into their impactful journey! #artist #mandala #mandalaartist #studioblog
November 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Discover how José and Miriam Argüelles transformed the aesthetics of mandalas through groundbreaking collaborations, psychedelic art, and innovative theories in perception. Dive into their impactful journey! #artist #mandala #mandalaartist #studioblog
A moment to acknowledge the Sacrifice made on my pagan altar this past Blood Harvest Sabbat of Samhain.
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#mandalas #pagan #artist #mandalaartist #nycartist #samhain #bloodsacrifice
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#mandalas #pagan #artist #mandalaartist #nycartist #samhain #bloodsacrifice
November 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A moment to acknowledge the Sacrifice made on my pagan altar this past Blood Harvest Sabbat of Samhain.
open.substack.com/pub/pacio49/...
#mandalas #pagan #artist #mandalaartist #nycartist #samhain #bloodsacrifice
open.substack.com/pub/pacio49/...
#mandalas #pagan #artist #mandalaartist #nycartist #samhain #bloodsacrifice
More refinements to the WIP. The stained glass treatments came out nice in the final glance. Ready to move on to start the figure silhouettes on the obsidian slab next. #mandala #wip #mandalaartist #nycartist
October 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
More refinements to the WIP. The stained glass treatments came out nice in the final glance. Ready to move on to start the figure silhouettes on the obsidian slab next. #mandala #wip #mandalaartist #nycartist
WIP on the central medallion for the next Mandala painting. Stained glass effects. #mandalaartist #mandalas #nycartist
October 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
WIP on the central medallion for the next Mandala painting. Stained glass effects. #mandalaartist #mandalas #nycartist
My Audible account turned back on after months on pause. I've decided to go back to my childhood and renew my familiarity with Lloyd Alexander's fantasy series "The Chronicles of Prydein", one of the most under-rated folkloric fantasy sagas of all time. #welshmythology #theblackcauldron #arawn
October 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My Audible account turned back on after months on pause. I've decided to go back to my childhood and renew my familiarity with Lloyd Alexander's fantasy series "The Chronicles of Prydein", one of the most under-rated folkloric fantasy sagas of all time. #welshmythology #theblackcauldron #arawn
Numerology - Deeper dive into Zero (0).
October 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Numerology - Deeper dive into Zero (0).
Numerology Intro for the upcoming video series. Basic occult meanings of the numerals from 0 to 9. Enjoy.
October 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Numerology Intro for the upcoming video series. Basic occult meanings of the numerals from 0 to 9. Enjoy.
Finally found my 'tribe' while researching early 20th century Mandala artists who also studied and practied the occult formally. Who knew?
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October 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Finally found my 'tribe' while researching early 20th century Mandala artists who also studied and practied the occult formally. Who knew?
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Daily efforts continue on the next Mandala. Ugly happens before it gets good, but I have begun to feel a number of artistic questions beginning to suggest their own solutions, and a direction has emerged! #mandala #mandalaartist #wip
October 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Daily efforts continue on the next Mandala. Ugly happens before it gets good, but I have begun to feel a number of artistic questions beginning to suggest their own solutions, and a direction has emerged! #mandala #mandalaartist #wip
Magnolia petal treatment for the Medallion mounted on the obsidian slab underway. More to go before done, but I'm blocking in more than just the basic colors as I go.
#mandalaartist #mandalas #nycartist
#mandalaartist #mandalas #nycartist
October 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Magnolia petal treatment for the Medallion mounted on the obsidian slab underway. More to go before done, but I'm blocking in more than just the basic colors as I go.
#mandalaartist #mandalas #nycartist
#mandalaartist #mandalas #nycartist
Began getting back to the Values Studies 1-minute sketches daily. It's been a while, but I found my way back to where I left off pretty quickly. All to help create depth and interest in scenes. These are fun.
October 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Began getting back to the Values Studies 1-minute sketches daily. It's been a while, but I found my way back to where I left off pretty quickly. All to help create depth and interest in scenes. These are fun.
Finished the initial 'scratches' treatment for the outer ring on the Obsidian slab for my next Mandala. It will be good to finally start in on the more colorful elements. Although I did layer subtle planes of color in the slab as I went.
#mandala #artist #humanarts
#mandala #artist #humanarts
October 12, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Finished the initial 'scratches' treatment for the outer ring on the Obsidian slab for my next Mandala. It will be good to finally start in on the more colorful elements. Although I did layer subtle planes of color in the slab as I went.
#mandala #artist #humanarts
#mandala #artist #humanarts
I realized as I started up working through the warmup exercises for the Scott Harris Character Drawing course that I have not actually tried to *draw* since the stroke.
Yes, I have been painting. But drawing in realism requires a kind of control that, post-stroke, I have to relearn.
Whups.
Yes, I have been painting. But drawing in realism requires a kind of control that, post-stroke, I have to relearn.
Whups.
October 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I realized as I started up working through the warmup exercises for the Scott Harris Character Drawing course that I have not actually tried to *draw* since the stroke.
Yes, I have been painting. But drawing in realism requires a kind of control that, post-stroke, I have to relearn.
Whups.
Yes, I have been painting. But drawing in realism requires a kind of control that, post-stroke, I have to relearn.
Whups.
Finally Started the Scott Harris Character Art course again. After a whole week of refusing to even begin the "before" sketch, I finally just shat this out, just to say I had done it and had pushed past it.
October 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Finally Started the Scott Harris Character Art course again. After a whole week of refusing to even begin the "before" sketch, I finally just shat this out, just to say I had done it and had pushed past it.
One of the rabbit holes that Wicca can lead you down? A significant adoration for a masterfully forged knife.
Check this guy out. Shmexy blade.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j4u...
Check this guy out. Shmexy blade.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j4u...
What Happened When I Gave This Chef My Best Knife
YouTube video by The Majime Chronicles
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October 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
One of the rabbit holes that Wicca can lead you down? A significant adoration for a masterfully forged knife.
Check this guy out. Shmexy blade.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j4u...
Check this guy out. Shmexy blade.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j4u...
Magic is an art, not a science. It's centered on the artist, where intention and creative expression shape the outcome. Embrace unique approaches and learn from both successes and failures. #Occult #Magic #CreativeArts
October 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Magic is an art, not a science. It's centered on the artist, where intention and creative expression shape the outcome. Embrace unique approaches and learn from both successes and failures. #Occult #Magic #CreativeArts
Doc appointment. I managed finally to get my BP down below 140 systolic for the first time since being diagnosed with hypertension.
What did I change?
Apparently all it took was giving up corporate work for an ad agency. Who knew?
What did I change?
Apparently all it took was giving up corporate work for an ad agency. Who knew?
October 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Doc appointment. I managed finally to get my BP down below 140 systolic for the first time since being diagnosed with hypertension.
What did I change?
Apparently all it took was giving up corporate work for an ad agency. Who knew?
What did I change?
Apparently all it took was giving up corporate work for an ad agency. Who knew?