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Monika ☕️
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Photography, cyanotypes, occasional doodler
Celiac. Always knitting.
Make my tea loose leaf

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Tiny contact #cyanotype proof print from two Tri-X XA2 negatives.
I really liked how they looked next to each other on the contact sheet.
#BelieveInFilm
Blue cyanotype print of two negatives placed next to each other. They depict tree shadows against concrete walls.
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Forget the cars, concerts, etc.
I’ll introduce myself with my garden decorations.
A pair of black garden flamingos. They have a white pattern depicting a skeleton. They are wearing red and white stripped knitted scarves.
December 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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It fits! I love it! ❤️ 🧶
#ShareYourKnits
Hand knit textured sweater made with red yarn. There are folded cuffs and a folded funnel neck collar. Front view Hand knit textured sweater made with red yarn. There are folded cuffs and a folded funnel neck collar. Side view
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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I need to get my art table under control.
Picture of an art table. In the foreground there is a pile of cyanotype prints. In the background are some negatives in sleeves.
November 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Fingerless mitts that I knit for my Mr. Hope they don’t stretch out like the last pair.
“Ferryboat Mitts” pattern.
#ShareYourKnits 🧶
A pair of fingerless gloves knit with brown wool.
November 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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I attempted this pattern 3 times before finishing it. The measurements are all correct, but I’m scared to try it on. 🤣
Such A Winter’s Day pattern in Brooklyn Tweed Shelter
#ShareYourKnits 🧶
A red sweater with cuffs and a collar knit in a textured stitch.
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Yesterday I was well enough for a walk in the woods. 💚
Hoping to go back with The Blade.
A tree with ferns growing up its trunk. Lush and green Forrest scene. Moss covered trees framed by ferns.
October 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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But if you have the latest version of BSky, you can use the bookmark button.
A picture of a BSky post. An arrow has been drawn pointing to the bookmark button.
October 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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I made tiny proof prints yesterday! It’s been a while. T-Max 400, expanded development with HC-110. #pinhole negative.
Classic #cyanotype
#BelieveInFilm
A cyanotype (blueprint) of trees in fog. A cyanotype (blueprint) of trees in fog. A cyanotype (blueprint) of trees in fog.
October 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Textured camera skin
“Weave” #Inktober2025
#drawATog #penandink
A pen and ink drawing of a camera. The body has been given a woven texture.
October 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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“Mustache” #drawATog
Pen and ink wash
#Inktober
#Inktober2025
A cartoon of a TLR camera with a curling mustache, holding a cigar.
October 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Today’s look book:
#BelieveInFilm
Purple graphic tee shirt. There’s a white circle with a line through the middle and text that says “plane of existence “. Light aqua socks with pictures of different analog cameras (TLRs, Polaroid, etc) A photo of my work table. Cyanotype test strips, COT 320 paper, sleeved negatives.
September 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Zentangle Exercise 6
Platinum Preppy M w/ Platinum Carbon Black ink, pencil
#penandink
Zentangle drawing in black ink featuring repeating circles and one stroke patterns.
September 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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The feeling when the sleeves of your hand knit sweater match! 😅

Need to decide if I’m making cuffs, knit the collar, weave in the ends, block and I’ll be done. Should be ready when the weather turns cold. 🧶
A sweater in progress knit from red yarn. It has been folded in half so one sleeve lies over the other.
September 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Zentangle Exercise 3
#penandink #fountainpen
A Zentangle in black and white created with a Micron pen and a Platinum Preppy pen (M nib, Platinum Carbon black ink). In the middle are repeating round shapes. Surrounding are areas of repeating zig zags and linear shapes.
September 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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A4 I almost didn’t share this online. I thought it was nice but not special. It’s now my top liked photo. 🤷‍♀️ #photochat
A diptych of two half frame negatives of a blossoming cherry tree.
September 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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A3 I love small worlds. #photochat
Close up photo of raindrops on Lady’s Mantle leaves.
September 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Trying to get my drawing mojo back.
And warming up for Inktober. Maybe.
The cover of a book titled “The Beginner’s Guide to Zentangle” A black and white Zentangle pattern of interlocking geometric shapes with a meditative, abstract design
September 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Cherry blossoms diptych
Olympus Pen S
#HFF #BelieveInFilm
Two 35mm half frame photos of a cherry blossom tree in bloom. The branches flow from left to right, across the frames.
August 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Gluten free panko rockfish and chips! 😋
Two rockfish fillets with panko coating on a bed of French fries.
August 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Raindrops and Lady’s Mantle
Hasselblad 500c/m + 120mm Makro + extension tube + Ektar
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
A close up Lady Mantle leaves. The leaves are covered with delicate raindrops.
August 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Late summer evening
Hasselblad 500cm + Ektar
#BelieveInFilm #Filmphotography
Golden grasses are bathed in warm late afternoon light.
August 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Happy #FlowerFriday!
Kodak Ektar + Hasselblad 500cm + 120mm Makro + extension tube
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
A deep red dahlia with a yellow center.
August 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Happy #FlowerFriday!
Dahlia on Kodak Ektar
Hasselblad 500c/m + 120mm Makro + Extension tube
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #SheHeartsFilm
A closeup of a red dahlia with yellow stamen. There are raindrops on the petals.
July 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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We visited some lavender farms over the weekend. 💜
Lavender flowers Rows of lavender bunches drying in a barn. Bunches of lavender hung in chains in a drying barn.
July 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM