Xingcat
@xingcat.bsky.social
Abstract painter, playwright, storyteller, online person. Xingcat everywhere, including MetaFilter. Buy my original abstract art at https://xingcat.bigcartel.com/
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Xingcat
@xingcat.bsky.social
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Xingcat
Fine abstract art. Acrylic paintings, found objects, mixed media. A focus on sustainability through thrifted and re-used items.
Xingcat.bigcartel.com
I just saw some advice for artists to put our work in a pinned post. I make abstract paintings and multimedia artworks on/out of/incorporating found objects. Xingcat.bigcartel.com
My abstract work, "Purple Wasp," at Newburyport Art Association's "Abstracts!" show, up now!
November 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
My abstract work, "Purple Wasp," at Newburyport Art Association's "Abstracts!" show, up now!
I haven't played "heating oil chicken" for a while, but I thought I had enough oil to get to December, and I....didn't. Was lucky enough to get an emergency delivery and to know how to prime the oil burner, which saves a restarting fee.
November 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I haven't played "heating oil chicken" for a while, but I thought I had enough oil to get to December, and I....didn't. Was lucky enough to get an emergency delivery and to know how to prime the oil burner, which saves a restarting fee.
I made cilantro lime chicken for dinner tonight, and it's one of the easiest, most delicious dishes in my rotation, but I never think to make it.
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I made cilantro lime chicken for dinner tonight, and it's one of the easiest, most delicious dishes in my rotation, but I never think to make it.
Going to be parasocial as heck here, but I just learned that the cohost of one of my favorite YouTube channels (and a producer on "How Did This Get Made," Avaryl Halley, passed away last week. One of the funniest, most brilliant people on that site, she'll be missed. youtu.be/QcVbVT2bFoM?...
Sleepaway Camp | Movie Review | MovieBitches Retro Review Ep 10
YouTube video by MovieBitches
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Going to be parasocial as heck here, but I just learned that the cohost of one of my favorite YouTube channels (and a producer on "How Did This Get Made," Avaryl Halley, passed away last week. One of the funniest, most brilliant people on that site, she'll be missed. youtu.be/QcVbVT2bFoM?...
I’m bringing some new items over to Newburyport Art Association for their Winter gift shop today. I turned my ocean waves idea into ornaments and have some new vintage-inspired abstract Christmas cards that will be available for sale there. I also have an abstract piece in the gallery show!!
November 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I’m bringing some new items over to Newburyport Art Association for their Winter gift shop today. I turned my ocean waves idea into ornaments and have some new vintage-inspired abstract Christmas cards that will be available for sale there. I also have an abstract piece in the gallery show!!
This is the MOST DELIGHTFUL overview of how to make cats "act" in movies. It's so great. youtu.be/AycqebrmBkM?...
The Art of Cat Acting
YouTube video by Alex Boucher
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is the MOST DELIGHTFUL overview of how to make cats "act" in movies. It's so great. youtu.be/AycqebrmBkM?...
The appearance every year of giant Halloween and Christmas decorations on so many lawns shows that Americans have the desire to display large works of public art, but they're just shy about doing it on an individual level.
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The appearance every year of giant Halloween and Christmas decorations on so many lawns shows that Americans have the desire to display large works of public art, but they're just shy about doing it on an individual level.
Starting on the holiday market items. First up, making my "ocean waves" painting style into ornaments. These are little 2" ones, but I have larger sized ornaments to come after these worked out pretty well.
October 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Starting on the holiday market items. First up, making my "ocean waves" painting style into ornaments. These are little 2" ones, but I have larger sized ornaments to come after these worked out pretty well.
I made a little variation to my moon series, and added some cat silhouettes to two of them. These are 12" round, and I really like them. Available now on my website: xingcat.bigcartel.com/product/cat-...
October 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I made a little variation to my moon series, and added some cat silhouettes to two of them. These are 12" round, and I really like them. Available now on my website: xingcat.bigcartel.com/product/cat-...
Moving my Moth stories to my main YouTube channel over time, and this is the most recent Moth GrandSlam I was invited to, telling a story about taking a chance as a young guy in the 80s. youtu.be/9Bt3UnCFaiY
The Moth GrandSlam Story, Between the Lines, Patrick Cleary
YouTube video by xingcat
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Moving my Moth stories to my main YouTube channel over time, and this is the most recent Moth GrandSlam I was invited to, telling a story about taking a chance as a young guy in the 80s. youtu.be/9Bt3UnCFaiY
The traffic from Massachusetts was incredibly bad, and it took almost three hours to get to Providence, but I’m here and set up at the Providence Flea and people already love the little ghosts!!
October 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The traffic from Massachusetts was incredibly bad, and it took almost three hours to get to Providence, but I’m here and set up at the Providence Flea and people already love the little ghosts!!
Look at all these cute lil guys!
For #ForestFriday I think I'll reshare my #curling team of #forest creatures. One-of-a-kind needle sculpted #ornaments
#art #sculpture #needlefelt #fiberart #raccoon #rabbit #fox #squirrel #OneOfAKind #OOAK #anthropomorphic #ArtDoll #EastCoastKin
#art #sculpture #needlefelt #fiberart #raccoon #rabbit #fox #squirrel #OneOfAKind #OOAK #anthropomorphic #ArtDoll #EastCoastKin
October 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Look at all these cute lil guys!
For the Halloween fair on Friday night and going into holiday fairs this winter, I'm experimenting with other styles of abstract landscapes. These are supposed to be sort of a winter/spooky/film negative sort of feel.
October 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
For the Halloween fair on Friday night and going into holiday fairs this winter, I'm experimenting with other styles of abstract landscapes. These are supposed to be sort of a winter/spooky/film negative sort of feel.
There has to be a giant microplastics truck that's available to do the funniest thing ever somewhere.
[kool keith voice] i eliminated 85% of microplastics from my ejaculate
October 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
There has to be a giant microplastics truck that's available to do the funniest thing ever somewhere.
Took a trip to the Newburyport Art Association to visit some items I have in the gift shop.
October 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Took a trip to the Newburyport Art Association to visit some items I have in the gift shop.
This Friday night, I'll be at the Providence Flea Market at Farm Fresh in Providence, RI, selling my little ghost guys and some other spooky art pieces, along with about 90 other artists, craftspeople, food artists, and flea vendors. Stop by, if you're in the area, and say hello!
October 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This Friday night, I'll be at the Providence Flea Market at Farm Fresh in Providence, RI, selling my little ghost guys and some other spooky art pieces, along with about 90 other artists, craftspeople, food artists, and flea vendors. Stop by, if you're in the area, and say hello!
Artists support artists! I have one of Rose's pots on my shelf in a place of honor. The tentacle pots are AMAZING and you should get one.
Pretty porcelain pots available on www.roseschmits.com
Worldwide safe shipping available!
Worldwide safe shipping available!
October 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Artists support artists! I have one of Rose's pots on my shelf in a place of honor. The tentacle pots are AMAZING and you should get one.
I worked in 3 video stores through the 80s and the fact that things would be out of stock was such a great opportunity for all us video nerds to recommend all the independent, older, foreign, and just plain wild stuff to customers looking for something pretty basic. It was a whole culture.
"sometimes they just didn't have the thing you wanted" is a good thing, as was generally being out in the world and talking to people and maybe grabbing something new that looks weird on the shelf because they didn't have the thing you wanted that becomes your whole personality for a year.
Someone doesn’t remember how badly going to a video store sucked, and just generally how much worse things were in the 90s-2000s. Oh, it doesn’t work perfectly? Sometimes they just didn’t have the thing you wanted. We live in an era of unprecedented media abundance and it’s has spoiled us rotten.
October 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I worked in 3 video stores through the 80s and the fact that things would be out of stock was such a great opportunity for all us video nerds to recommend all the independent, older, foreign, and just plain wild stuff to customers looking for something pretty basic. It was a whole culture.
You can like or not like any food that you want, and mocking anybody for liking or not liking any particular food is rooted in (at best) your own insecurities about your preferences and (at worst) classism and xenophobia.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
You can like or not like any food that you want, and mocking anybody for liking or not liking any particular food is rooted in (at best) your own insecurities about your preferences and (at worst) classism and xenophobia.
My army of cute lil pumpkin ghosts is growing!!
October 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
My army of cute lil pumpkin ghosts is growing!!
Artists support artists! I have a fabulous puffin by @chloecumming.bsky.social and I can say the work is even more vibrant in person.
Hello, I’m Chloe and I’ve added these tiny but vibrant punch-packing original ink-dominated drawings to my art website as items to buy. I’m always grateful to those who share these posts. And when people buy them, well that’s just the best
www.chloecumming.com
www.chloecumming.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Artists support artists! I have a fabulous puffin by @chloecumming.bsky.social and I can say the work is even more vibrant in person.
40 years ago, my friend Christine and I created a fan-written video for a cable access tv project in high school. I found the Betamax(!!) tape a few years ago in Mom's attic, and had it transferred to digital video. Behold, my 16-year-old self's masterpiece! youtu.be/vOE42I0C_cw?...
A 40 Year Old Dr Who Fan Video Unearthed
YouTube video by xingcat
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
40 years ago, my friend Christine and I created a fan-written video for a cable access tv project in high school. I found the Betamax(!!) tape a few years ago in Mom's attic, and had it transferred to digital video. Behold, my 16-year-old self's masterpiece! youtu.be/vOE42I0C_cw?...
I spent the morning hanging my weird little art pieces up at North Shore Arts Association in Gloucester. The “Synergy” show features works by over 50 artists from the area and runs from October 17-November 9. Stop by, see some great art and maybe buy something from me or another artist you like!
October 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I spent the morning hanging my weird little art pieces up at North Shore Arts Association in Gloucester. The “Synergy” show features works by over 50 artists from the area and runs from October 17-November 9. Stop by, see some great art and maybe buy something from me or another artist you like!
I finished up props for my most recent show, and also this quick request from another theater, who needed a double crust sweet pie and a tomato cheddar quiche prop for an upcoming show. I like how these turned out.
October 18, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I finished up props for my most recent show, and also this quick request from another theater, who needed a double crust sweet pie and a tomato cheddar quiche prop for an upcoming show. I like how these turned out.
A painting drop from a few weeks ago reported found! I got this email from my art website today, and it always makes me happy when my paintings find a new home.
October 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A painting drop from a few weeks ago reported found! I got this email from my art website today, and it always makes me happy when my paintings find a new home.