Sarah Petkus
@spetku.bsky.social
Artist. Roboticist. Human who draws quite a lot. I enjoy gardening, drinking tea and talking philosophy.
life is how it feels
the purpose is in the doing
creating meaning is the point
life is how it feels
the purpose is in the doing
creating meaning is the point
it's been a minute since I've finished a new comic segment. Life gets busy some times. I'm always excited when the minutes add up and I'm able to call one done🐛 Please enjoy this thought, and happy Friday!
NOTICE – What Grows in the Desert
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October 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
it's been a minute since I've finished a new comic segment. Life gets busy some times. I'm always excited when the minutes add up and I'm able to call one done🐛 Please enjoy this thought, and happy Friday!
you know in an RPG, how you select the silliest option in the dialogue menu first-
does that explain why this timeline is the way it is?
is this the cycle where the universe selects for amusement
does that explain why this timeline is the way it is?
is this the cycle where the universe selects for amusement
September 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
you know in an RPG, how you select the silliest option in the dialogue menu first-
does that explain why this timeline is the way it is?
is this the cycle where the universe selects for amusement
does that explain why this timeline is the way it is?
is this the cycle where the universe selects for amusement
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Made an interactive exhibit with multiple Robot Butterflies. Plus a projector and Kinect! Linked robots up to a MQTT server running on a Pi with a lil router. Bowie's power pack was recycled into that project. Here's a walkthrough to prove it happened in real reality! www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7lI...
Walkthrough of Interactive Robot Butterfly Exhibit
YouTube video by Erin RobotZwrrl
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August 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Made an interactive exhibit with multiple Robot Butterflies. Plus a projector and Kinect! Linked robots up to a MQTT server running on a Pi with a lil router. Bowie's power pack was recycled into that project. Here's a walkthrough to prove it happened in real reality! www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7lI...
the hungry flower is doing! As of the beginning of this week I successfully got her flapping, spinning, and glowing without any added slop or grind! The whole process felt good and right again. I'm beyond grateful for that🌱
I edited a short update with the details:
#robotics
I edited a short update with the details:
#robotics
flower : version 2, revision 7 : everything at once
YouTube video by ROBOHEMIAN!
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August 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
the hungry flower is doing! As of the beginning of this week I successfully got her flapping, spinning, and glowing without any added slop or grind! The whole process felt good and right again. I'm beyond grateful for that🌱
I edited a short update with the details:
#robotics
I edited a short update with the details:
#robotics
I have written a quick update on Patreon about the growth of the flower robot. The child can now flap insistently and SPIN in place to express increased urgency. My posts are open to everyone! I hope you enjoy your smokey Tuesday!
#robotics
#robotics
rotation! and smoke | Sarah Petkus
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August 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I have written a quick update on Patreon about the growth of the flower robot. The child can now flap insistently and SPIN in place to express increased urgency. My posts are open to everyone! I hope you enjoy your smokey Tuesday!
#robotics
#robotics
Flower continues to grow! I decided to try using a rack and pinion + baby servo to drive the petal motion and it works pretty well for a first go 🌻
#robotics
#robotics
flower : version 2, revision 5 : rack and pinion
YouTube video by ROBOHEMIAN!
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August 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Flower continues to grow! I decided to try using a rack and pinion + baby servo to drive the petal motion and it works pretty well for a first go 🌻
#robotics
#robotics
I made another quick update post on Patreon regarding the development of my latest robot flower. I've changed everything since the previous weekend. That's how design iteration goes sometimes. As always, my posts are open for everyone to view if you wanna see how the little one has grown
#robotics
#robotics
flower mechanism progress | Sarah Petkus
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July 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I made another quick update post on Patreon regarding the development of my latest robot flower. I've changed everything since the previous weekend. That's how design iteration goes sometimes. As always, my posts are open for everyone to view if you wanna see how the little one has grown
#robotics
#robotics
The way to win at hide and seek with grubby is to become very still. Then you'll notice the leafs that are wiggling and twitching. The twitchy leafs almost always have grubby underneath them. They stir in a way that couldn't be the wind
July 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The way to win at hide and seek with grubby is to become very still. Then you'll notice the leafs that are wiggling and twitching. The twitchy leafs almost always have grubby underneath them. They stir in a way that couldn't be the wind
I knew they were there. I saw them last night. They were clinging to a bare branch of the pumpkin tree. just an inconspicuous pickle amongst bright orange fruit. I told them I'd come back for them in the morning, hoping they wouldn't eat the remaining leaves of the tree over night. It was a gamble.
July 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I knew they were there. I saw them last night. They were clinging to a bare branch of the pumpkin tree. just an inconspicuous pickle amongst bright orange fruit. I told them I'd come back for them in the morning, hoping they wouldn't eat the remaining leaves of the tree over night. It was a gamble.
I drew some doodles and offer them here for you. My intention is to brighten the morning with amusement or thought. a story continues:
🍃 🍵 🐛
🍃 🍵 🐛
SCARCITY – What Grows in the Desert
onthedune.zoness.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I drew some doodles and offer them here for you. My intention is to brighten the morning with amusement or thought. a story continues:
🍃 🍵 🐛
🍃 🍵 🐛
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Back in 2022 we played a lot of Elden Ring. That was also the year Mark and I undertook constructing a large greenhouse to sustain a hundred tomato saplings and other flora. These two experiences took on a shared meaning. I became a gardener and a tomato plant helped me grow🍅
#gardening
#gardening
God in a Tomato - Sprinkles is the Erdtree
YouTube video by ROBOHEMIAN!
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June 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Back in 2022 we played a lot of Elden Ring. That was also the year Mark and I undertook constructing a large greenhouse to sustain a hundred tomato saplings and other flora. These two experiences took on a shared meaning. I became a gardener and a tomato plant helped me grow🍅
#gardening
#gardening
If you need to cleanse the morning, I offer this mellow slice of garden life as company. This is some video of Mark and I undergoing the tenuous process of transplanting a lengthy teenaged tomato plant out of a heavy pot and into a planter box (spoiler: everything worked out alright) 🌱
#gardening
#gardening
Transplanting Teenaged Tomato Plants
YouTube video by ROBOHEMIAN!
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June 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you need to cleanse the morning, I offer this mellow slice of garden life as company. This is some video of Mark and I undergoing the tenuous process of transplanting a lengthy teenaged tomato plant out of a heavy pot and into a planter box (spoiler: everything worked out alright) 🌱
#gardening
#gardening
I offer you this low impact, extra chill video of Mark and I doing maintenance in the greenhouse. Just us doing tomato stuff with the cat, if you need something to reset your nervous system💚
#gardening #tomatoes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfZ5...
#gardening #tomatoes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfZ5...
Planting the Sprinkle Grandchildren
YouTube video by ROBOHEMIAN!
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June 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I offer you this low impact, extra chill video of Mark and I doing maintenance in the greenhouse. Just us doing tomato stuff with the cat, if you need something to reset your nervous system💚
#gardening #tomatoes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfZ5...
#gardening #tomatoes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfZ5...
I offer these drawings to you on your Friday morning. I hope they bring you peace and a smile🌱
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SURRENDER – What Grows in the Desert
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June 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I offer these drawings to you on your Friday morning. I hope they bring you peace and a smile🌱
onthedune.zoness.com/comic/surren...
onthedune.zoness.com/comic/surren...
Behold Mark's pickle plant🌱
Mark's Cucumber Plant of Summer 2024
YouTube video by ROBOHEMIAN!
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June 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Behold Mark's pickle plant🌱
it's awesome that we live on a planet that provides everything we need freely
From the Greenhouse: Ground Sprouts June 2024
YouTube video by ROBOHEMIAN!
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June 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
it's awesome that we live on a planet that provides everything we need freely
healthy distraction: tomatoes birthing tomatoes
From the Greenhouse: Sprinkle Sprouts April 2024
YouTube video by ROBOHEMIAN!
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June 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
healthy distraction: tomatoes birthing tomatoes
I offer these drawings to you on this Tuesday afternoon! I hope they bring you joy, or peace, or amusement 🌱
#growth
#growth
KIND – What Grows in the Desert
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June 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I offer these drawings to you on this Tuesday afternoon! I hope they bring you joy, or peace, or amusement 🌱
#growth
#growth
shapes shapes shapes shapes
my latest comic segment and thoughts to consider:
my latest comic segment and thoughts to consider:
AHA – What Grows in the Desert
onthedune.zoness.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
shapes shapes shapes shapes
my latest comic segment and thoughts to consider:
my latest comic segment and thoughts to consider:
We had a few stormy days here in the desert and the plants loved it. They decided to grow lots of new leafs and blossoms to celebrate being here :)
From the Greenhouse: May 6, 2025
YouTube video by ROBOHEMIAN!
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May 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
We had a few stormy days here in the desert and the plants loved it. They decided to grow lots of new leafs and blossoms to celebrate being here :)
To spite it all, the tree still blossoms
Palo Verde Erd Tree Bloom: May 2024
YouTube video by ROBOHEMIAN!
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April 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
To spite it all, the tree still blossoms
an offering of greenhouse moments to help ease into the week 🌱
From the Greenhouse: April 6, 2025
YouTube video by ROBOHEMIAN!
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April 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
an offering of greenhouse moments to help ease into the week 🌱