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⛤ Noktivus ⛤
@noktivus.bsky.social
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Nokt | 30s | He/Him 🏳️‍⚧️ | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⛩️ Inari Shinkou + Pagan Witch | Therian | Asexual | Disabled ♿️

I am an animal artist, taxidermist, felter, and sculptor.
Website: https://noktivus.carrd.co/
Shop: http://nokturnalcrafts.etsy.com

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This year, I challenged myself to create a "Starry Night" inspired Mari Lwyd for the @skullsandsheets.bsky.social charity auction event! This was a lot of fun ❤️

Coloured pencils, gouache and micron fineliner.

#marilwyd #welsh #wales #welshfolklore #art #traditionalart
A painting of a Mari Lwyd in the style of Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night. The Mari is looking up towards the moon.
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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lunegrimm.bsky.social
#WerewolfWednesday
An older sculpt which was just perfect for a necklace🌕
Love how it turned out!

#art #artwork #werewolf
Photo of a werewolf necklace created my myself
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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xylographica.bsky.social
Reductive figure drawing comm I forgot to post !
A black and white reductive style drawing of a female anthro foxish creature with bird like arms half sitting on a pillar, holding her ankle with her other hand raised loosely.
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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xip.bsky.social
Incredibly woke post incoming.

Normalize not calling trans men’s dicks “toys” or “straps.”
It's not an accessory, it's assistive tech.
Some people literally can’t have gender affirming sex without them.

Sincerely ur local t4t.
November 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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tetzoo.bsky.social
#DinoConUK 2026 is happening July 25th-26th in #Birmingham and is guaranteed to be massive. Rooms can be booked NOW, tickets and vendor spaces will be available SOON. Keep an eye on our website... www.dinocon.co.uk and follow @dinoconuk.bsky.social
DinoCon
www.dinocon.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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skullsandsheets.bsky.social
MARI LWYD CHARITY AUCTION UPDATE

More wonderful updates today!

@anatomoth.bsky.social sent wonderful prints of her mari lwyd painting for the auction!

@noktivus.bsky.social fantastic starry night mari lwyd!

@cryptish.bsky.social art nouveau mari lwyd!

Bags and cards from Pretender to the throne
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
noktivus.bsky.social
This year, I challenged myself to create a "Starry Night" inspired Mari Lwyd for the @skullsandsheets.bsky.social charity auction event! This was a lot of fun ❤️

Coloured pencils, gouache and micron fineliner.

#marilwyd #welsh #wales #welshfolklore #art #traditionalart
A painting of a Mari Lwyd in the style of Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night. The Mari is looking up towards the moon.
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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louistonehill.bsky.social
🦋✨Fun fact about bluesky ✨🦋

You can mute words, tags and topics here! And you can do so for a period of time. So if you just need a break or a breather from the weight of the world, you can take it and still see what all your friends, mutuals and favorites are posting

#bluesky
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 AM
noktivus.bsky.social
Happy 10th birthday my little Tama!!!
November 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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itsloach.bsky.social
How oddly quaint, for the murder of crows to be among the slain.

Death comes for all, though.

It's coming for you next.
October 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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sambragg-art.bsky.social
Happy Halloween
#witch #opossum #drawing #artist
October 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
noktivus.bsky.social
Samhain be like....
October 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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juliartworld.bsky.social
A young fox is sitting on your porch, begging for candy.
What will you do?
digital painting of a young fox sitting in a top down view. He is looking up with a halloween pumpkin bowl filled with sweets, begging for more. His halloween costume is a band with bat wings on the back. I know candy is not good for wild animals. Don’t give animals candy.
October 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Kinda bad scan as usual, but this month's ACEO for McKabber on ACEOFursXChange!

Copic markers and coloured pencil.

#ACEO #art #furry
A traditional artwork of a stoat with brown and white markings. The stoat is snarling and has oil dripping from their mouth.
October 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Getting ready for Samhain... #halloween #samhain
A black cat sniffing a pumpkin A window with halloween decorations including paper bags, Mari Lwyd, pumpkins, skulls etc
October 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
noktivus.bsky.social
Off to Nottingham Pagan market today! Hoping it will cleanse me a bit.
October 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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My mum and sister went up the Horseshoe pass/Bwlch yr Oernant today and took the most Welsh photo I've ever seen.

Miss this place, definitely one of my heart places.

#cymru #wales
A photo taken in the horseshoe pass (Bwlch yr Oernant in Welsh). The photo shows the rolling hills and Moor, Heather and brambles adorning the landscape. A lone sheep stands near the centre of the photo, looking at the viewer.
October 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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lizzylizumab.bsky.social
It’s Asexual Awareness Week

🖤 Oct 19 - 25, 2025
🩶 Celebrate identities
🤍 Build community
💜 Advocate for acceptance

I’m a proud 🖤A🩶C🤍E💜 with some info to share. Take a look ⤵️ and THANK YOU for your support!

AceWeek.org #Asexual #AsexualAwareness #AceAwarenessWeek
An infographic created by @BRIANNAVIEIRA & @THEQTHERAPIST for #ACEAWARENESSWEEK in asexual flag colors black, white, gray, and purple Understanding Asexuality: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ASEXUAL? (ALSO KNOWN AS "ACE" OR "ACES") There are many different types of attraction including romantic, aesthetic and sexual. Asexuality refers to someone who experiences very little or no sexual attraction to people of any gender. ACE INDIVIDUALS CAN STILL FEEL... ROMANTIC ATTRACTION Desire for a typically romantic relationship with another person EMOTIONAL ATTRACTION Wanting an emotional connection with another person AESTHETIC ATTRACTION Attraction to someone based on their general appearance SENSUAL ATTRACTION Wanting to touch, hold, or cuddle someone PHYSICAL ATTRACTION Where a person finds another person's physique pleasing PLATONIC ATTRACTION Wanting to be friends with another person An infographic created by @BRIANNAVIEIRA & @THEQTHERAPIST for #ACEAWARENESSWEEK in asexual flag colors black, white, gray, and purple Understanding Asexuality: ASEXUALITY, LIKE ANY IDENTITY, IS COMPLEX. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ASEXUAL IDENTITIES WITHIN ASEXUALITY INCLUDING: ASEXUAL SPECTRUM ASEXUAL No sexual attraction is experienced at all. Used as an umbrella term and used as a separate identity DEMISEXUAL May experience sexual attraction, but only once a deep, emotional bond occurs GREY SEXUAL Feels weak sexual attraction and/or attraction so rarely there's no desire to act on it An infographic created by @BRIANNAVIEIRA & @THEQTHERAPIST for #ACEAWARENESSWEEK in asexual flag colors black, white, gray, and purple Understanding Asexuality: WAYS TO BE AN ALLY TO ASEXUAL FOLKS EDUCATE YOURSELF ON ACE IDENTITIES IF SOMEONE COMES OUT TO YOU AS ACE, BELIEVE THEM PROVIDE SUPPORT + VALIDATION CELEBRATE +AFFIRM THEIR IDENTITY RESPECT THEIR RELATIONSHIPS CALL OUT ACE-ERASURE + ACEPHOBIA WHERE YOU SEE IT EDUCATE OTHERS DON'T ASK INTRUSIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT SOMEONE'S SEX LIFE DON'T ASSUME EVERYONE NEEDS SEX OR ROMANCE TO BE HAPPY TOGETHER WE CAN EVOLVE THE MEANING OF RELATIONSHIPS + HELP TO REDUCE THE STIGMA SURROUNDING ASEXUALITY. An infographic created by @BRIANNAVIEIRA & @THEQTHERAPIST for #ACEAWARENESSWEEK in asexual flag colors black, white, gray, and purple Understanding Asexuality: ASEXUALITY SITS AT THE INTERSECTION OF MANY OTHER LGBTQIA IDENTITIES WHICH MEANS SOMEONE WHO IS ASEXUAL CAN ALSO BE... HETEROROMANTIC Romantic attraction to people of another gender. PANROMANTIC Romantic attraction towards people of all genders/regardless of gender. BIROMANTIC Romantic attraction towards men + women. HOMOROMANTIC Romantic attraction towards people of the same gender. AROMANTIC One who does not experience romantic attraction to people of any gender. PLUS MANY MORE! (SEARCH: "TYPES OF ROMANTIC ORIENTATION")
October 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
noktivus.bsky.social
Apologies once more for the lack of art of even general posts from me. There's been a lot going on, and I haven't really felt up to social media.
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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And YEAH taxidermy has been the main reason I haven't got much other art done, it's extremely time consuming! I'm not sure if I should make a separate account for it, or post finished mounts here!
October 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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So uh... I did quite well in the amateur division at the UK Guild of Taxidermists conference this year... First competition ever, first time entering anything... I'm still in shock. Thanks, little ratty!!

#taxidermy
A photo of a taxidermy rat surrounded by ribbons and certificates, including: 1st in best amateur mammal, 1st in best amateur mount, and another certificate showing a standard credit.
October 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
noktivus.bsky.social
I have been given this poor decrepid Victorian squirrel to attempt to restore it..... Might need a miracle for this guy.

Name suggestions please
I'm thinking "crusty"

#taxidermy
A beat up Victorian red squirrel in awful condition. A beat up Victorian red squirrel in awful condition
October 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Some more photos from the Guild of Taxidermists conference.

And probably much more to come! I know this isn't a taxidermy account, but this is a form of wildlife art and I am a taxidermist soooo

#taxidermy
A least weasel taxidermy rearing up, mouth open in a dramatic way. A taxidermy head mount of a roe deer stag, with a split but healed left ear. A taxidermy of a domestic black-and-white cat sitting next to an empty food bowl. A stunning taxidermy of a brown trout as it jumps out of the water. Water effects are added with resin.
October 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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At the annual Guild of Taxidermists conference! Some stunning work as always ♥️

#taxidermy
A taxidermied six-legged black lamb in a rearing pose. It stands on a base made to look like grass and dirt. A taxidermied Geoffrey's marmoset on a branch. It is looking up, towards to the top left of the screen. A taxidermy head mount of a sika deer stag with beautiful hues of oranges, browns and greys. Two taxidermied little owls on a faux rock. They are looking directly at the viewer
October 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM