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Matt Farmer
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Collecting my daily sketches and other images as I study small creatures called The Mashu.

Website: TheMashu.com
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Matt Farmer @mattfarmerart.bsky.social · Apr 4
What are the Mashu?

Mashu are small, friendly, social creatures. They tend to travel around in groups of four to ten, although there appears to be no upper limit on how many will gather or travel together.

Mashu behaviour is entirely based around doing what seems like a fun idea at the time.
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This Mashu is showing off a poppy they found.
#Veteran #500DayStreak #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
A Mashu holds up a Poppy Appeal poppy to be admired by a Mashu and a small Mashu.
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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These Mashu have been cranberry picking. Wait... Is that a blueberry...?
#Cranberry #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
Some Mashu are walking along, each carrying two or three cranberries. A small Mashu has a blueberry balanced on their head, to the confusion of the Mashu behind them.
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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These Mashu are having a close encounter with a turkey dinosaur.
#Turkey #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
A Mashu with a big grin on his face is holding up a turkey dinosaur in the shape of a T. Rex. A small Mashu looks up at it admiringly, while two other Mashu look scared and run away.
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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These Mashu are off on a quest with a fennec fox.
#Fox #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
A fennec fox walks through a desert, eyes closed against the wind. Mashu are riding on its head and back, and another is clinging on to its tail.
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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The Mashu have their own version of fast food.
#Corn #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
Three Mashu are running on top of a corncob, making it roll across the ground. A small Mashu is running in front, attempting to keep ahead of it.
November 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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These Mashu look like they could use some assistance.
#Harvest #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
Four Mashu strain against the green leaves on top of a carrot, like a tug of war, as they strain to pull the carrot from the ground.
November 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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The Mashu can't get enough of pushing buttons.
#Buttons #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
Three Mashu dangle a fourth Mashu on a string in front of a lift panel with buttons from the ground floor to the 10th floor. Buttons 3 and 5 to 10 are illuminated red, and the dangling Mashu is going in to push number 4.
November 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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The Mashu think the leaves are very pretty when they change colour.
#Change #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
A Mashu is admiring a large orange leaf being held up by another Mashu. A falling leaf has landed right in the face of a third Mashu.
November 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Sometimes a doorbell is all that's required to keep the Mashu entertained.
#Chime #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
A Mashu kneels on top of a doorbell, hands over their mouth to stifle a laugh, while a second is hanging down the side, reaching for the button with a grin on their face.
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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These Mashu are having a great time, hanging out and chatting with their new friend.
#Toy #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
Two Mashu and a small Mashu are sitting down with a furby, happily chatting.
November 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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These Mashu are concerned that someone seems to be trapped inside this speaker.
#Music #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
A Mashu has given another Mashu a boost to investigate the sounds coming out the top of a small Bluetooth speaker. A Mashu and small Mashu look on from one side, concerned.
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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These Mashu know how to party.
#Shiny #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
A Mashu and a small Mashu stand on top of a mirror ball, enjoying the sparkles surrounding them. Another Mashu is swinging from the rope supporting the mirror ball a bit like they're doing a pole routine.
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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These Mashu have found some strange monoliths. What could these symbols possibly mean?
#Numbers #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
Two Mashu puzzle over a pair of dominoes. A small Mashu is sat on top of one of the dominoes that is stood on its end.
November 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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The Mashu know to climb something high to find their way when they get lost.
#Crop #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
A dormouse is perched on top of an ear of wheat, while a pair of Mashu lean out from either side, surveying the scene.
November 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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The Mashu like to take things apart to see how they work. Unfortunately they often have pieces left over after reassembly.
#Gear #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
A Mashu holds up a pocket watch while another is hard at work behind it, tongue stuck out in concentration. Behind them, a Mashu and small Mashu are looking concerned at a small gear the Mashu is holding.
November 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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The Mashu are quite accident prone. It's a good thing they tend to bounce.
#Bump #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
A small Mashu has bounced after falling off a coffee table. A Mashu,next to where it bounced, looks surprised, while another is running, arms outstretched, to try and catch them.
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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The Mashu are babysitting the frogspawn this evening.
#Circles #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
Three Mashu are supervising a pile of frogspawn, underwater by the bank of a pond. A small Mashu is nestled in the middle of the frogspawn.
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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These Mashu have gone undercover in a bowl of Peanut M&Ms.
#Camouflage #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
A bowl of Peanut M&Ms, with five Mashu hiding in it. One of the Mashu has started eating the M&M in front of them.
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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The Mashu have a great view from up here. Getting down again is a problem for the future.
#Weather #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
Some Mashu are climbing on a weather vane in the shape of a cockerel. One rides on the cockerels back, another is enjoying the view by its foot. A Mashu is dangling from the South bar, while a small Mashu balances on the East bar like a tightrope.
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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These Mashu can't figure out how it's raining when there aren't any clouds.
#Sprinkle #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
Three Mashu are standing in grass, looking confused and trying to shelter from falling water. A small Mashu is happily kept dry by a leaf hat. In the background a garden sprinkler can be seen on the lawn.
November 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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The Mashu have been trying their hand at art again.
#Stencil #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
Two Mashu are admiring their handiwork. One has paint covering the front half of their body, while the other is standing on a paint tube. Purple paint has squirted out of the tube and up the wall, leaving a Mashu- shaped clean patch. A small Mashu doesn't look impressed at being splashed by some of the paint.
November 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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These Mashu think this pumpkin has a familiar face...
#Pumpkin #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
A sketch of two Mashu and two small Mashu looking at a small pumpkin with a face like the Mashu's drawn on it. A photo recreating the sketch, using 3D printed Mashu!
October 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Nothing clears out a biscuit tin like the Mashu passing through.
#Empty #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
A biscuit tin lays on its side, the lid beside it, with just a few crumbs left in a trail behind three happy and full looking Mashu walking away. One of them is still munching on a piece of biscuit.
October 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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The Mashu are always interested in learning new skills.
#Teach #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
A Mashu holding a stick watches a crow pushing a stick into a hole in a log. Two other Mashu are practicing with their own sticks.
October 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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The Mashu are investigating the Halloween decorations again.
#Skull #SketchADay #TheMashu #Illustration #Art #Sketch
Two Mashu are stacked up, with a small Mashu on top, to match the height of a figurine of Death.
October 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM