Amanda Tamsin
@amandatamsin.bsky.social
Mixed Media Artist. Macrame/Fibre Art. Linguist. Nature lover. Books. Travel. As you can see from my hat, I like to keep warm. France/UK, though I love the World. #UKGiftAM co-host. Website: www.amandatamsin.fr
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I've listed three pieces of original, framed artwork in my online shop: amandatamsin.fr/collections/...
P.S. This is one of my favourite paths. I once saw two red squirrels here, so close. One rufous and the other black, a variety usually found closer to the Alps.
#originalart #mixedmediaart
P.S. This is one of my favourite paths. I once saw two red squirrels here, so close. One rufous and the other black, a variety usually found closer to the Alps.
#originalart #mixedmediaart
Une bonne journée au marché à Mailly-le-Château aujourd'hui. Malgré la pluie c'était animé et un très bon lieu pour venir bavarder 🥰 Prochain samedi il y aura le Marché de St Nicholas avec 28 exposants!
Aussi vous pouvez trouver ces objets #macrame et #mixedmedia art à www.amandatamsin.fr
#art
Aussi vous pouvez trouver ces objets #macrame et #mixedmedia art à www.amandatamsin.fr
#art
December 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Une bonne journée au marché à Mailly-le-Château aujourd'hui. Malgré la pluie c'était animé et un très bon lieu pour venir bavarder 🥰 Prochain samedi il y aura le Marché de St Nicholas avec 28 exposants!
Aussi vous pouvez trouver ces objets #macrame et #mixedmedia art à www.amandatamsin.fr
#art
Aussi vous pouvez trouver ces objets #macrame et #mixedmedia art à www.amandatamsin.fr
#art
Reposted by Amanda Tamsin
Curious outcropping of tangled driftwood sandwiched between twin slices of #sky and sand at dawn. Jekyll Island, Georgia
#BlueSkyArtShow
#BlueSkyArtShow
December 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Curious outcropping of tangled driftwood sandwiched between twin slices of #sky and sand at dawn. Jekyll Island, Georgia
#BlueSkyArtShow
#BlueSkyArtShow
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Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) at Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. This is an old fruiting body, producing spores. Photo taken after rain, with rainwater mixed with the spores.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) at Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. This is an old fruiting body, producing spores. Photo taken after rain, with rainwater mixed with the spores.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom
Another for #footpathfriday! Was pleasantly surprised to find these beautifully coloured berries when walking into #Auxerre centre (there's a lot of brown now, with occasional patches of burnt orange and ochre). We think they're #callicarpa, known as 'Arbuste aux Bonbons' in French.
#plantsky
#plantsky
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Another for #footpathfriday! Was pleasantly surprised to find these beautifully coloured berries when walking into #Auxerre centre (there's a lot of brown now, with occasional patches of burnt orange and ochre). We think they're #callicarpa, known as 'Arbuste aux Bonbons' in French.
#plantsky
#plantsky
Balade interessante en #Auxerre, au bord de la riviere. Quelques choses je n'avais pas vu avant qui incluient une communaute artistique ecologique et le #canard de la VNF (voies navigable) de #France.
#footpathfriday #dailywalk #promenade #balade #duck
#footpathfriday #dailywalk #promenade #balade #duck
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Balade interessante en #Auxerre, au bord de la riviere. Quelques choses je n'avais pas vu avant qui incluient une communaute artistique ecologique et le #canard de la VNF (voies navigable) de #France.
#footpathfriday #dailywalk #promenade #balade #duck
#footpathfriday #dailywalk #promenade #balade #duck
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1/ Suggested hashtags to join on a Friday
#PharosFriday
#FrescoFriday
#FontsOnFriday
#FriaryFriday
#FacadeFriday
#FountainFriday
#FootpathFriday
#FingerpostFriday
#ScapeFriday
( Any cityscape, landscape or seascape view )
#FoggyFriday
1 of 6 #FridayHashtags
#PharosFriday
#FrescoFriday
#FontsOnFriday
#FriaryFriday
#FacadeFriday
#FountainFriday
#FootpathFriday
#FingerpostFriday
#ScapeFriday
( Any cityscape, landscape or seascape view )
#FoggyFriday
1 of 6 #FridayHashtags
December 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
1/ Suggested hashtags to join on a Friday
#PharosFriday
#FrescoFriday
#FontsOnFriday
#FriaryFriday
#FacadeFriday
#FountainFriday
#FootpathFriday
#FingerpostFriday
#ScapeFriday
( Any cityscape, landscape or seascape view )
#FoggyFriday
1 of 6 #FridayHashtags
#PharosFriday
#FrescoFriday
#FontsOnFriday
#FriaryFriday
#FacadeFriday
#FountainFriday
#FootpathFriday
#FingerpostFriday
#ScapeFriday
( Any cityscape, landscape or seascape view )
#FoggyFriday
1 of 6 #FridayHashtags
My eye is drawn to reds and oranges right now. Patches of warmth, which really do lift the mood - currently reading 'Making Winter' by Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social where she mentions this re yellow & red.
#dailywalk #nature #thursdaythoughts #artinspiration #bienetre #wellbeing
#dailywalk #nature #thursdaythoughts #artinspiration #bienetre #wellbeing
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My eye is drawn to reds and oranges right now. Patches of warmth, which really do lift the mood - currently reading 'Making Winter' by Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social where she mentions this re yellow & red.
#dailywalk #nature #thursdaythoughts #artinspiration #bienetre #wellbeing
#dailywalk #nature #thursdaythoughts #artinspiration #bienetre #wellbeing
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It’s St Barbara’s Day and there’s the old custom of bringing a twig of a fruit-bearing tree home today and setting it into water. It might bloom on Christmas Day and that means very good fortune.
Or not.
As our 5th #yulefolklore story from the Bavarian Alps shows us.
Read it in the link below.
Or not.
As our 5th #yulefolklore story from the Bavarian Alps shows us.
Read it in the link below.
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 AM
It’s St Barbara’s Day and there’s the old custom of bringing a twig of a fruit-bearing tree home today and setting it into water. It might bloom on Christmas Day and that means very good fortune.
Or not.
As our 5th #yulefolklore story from the Bavarian Alps shows us.
Read it in the link below.
Or not.
As our 5th #yulefolklore story from the Bavarian Alps shows us.
Read it in the link below.
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On my last trip to Japan I discovered an intriguing Japanese Buddhist goddess called Marishiten who was introduced to Japan from India via China. She is depicted in various forms (both female and male) and was said to ride a chariot drawn by seven boars, or to ride upon a boar.
#FolkloreThursday
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#FolkloreThursday
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November 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
On my last trip to Japan I discovered an intriguing Japanese Buddhist goddess called Marishiten who was introduced to Japan from India via China. She is depicted in various forms (both female and male) and was said to ride a chariot drawn by seven boars, or to ride upon a boar.
#FolkloreThursday
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#FolkloreThursday
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Hello/Bonjour #FolkloreThursday! Re-sharing some #folkloreart. In my previous post you'll learn the story of the the crying wolf.
Je repartage ici mon art folklorique. Dans mon poste anterieur, je raconte l'histoire du Loup qui pleure.
#wolf #loup #burgundyfrance #bourgogne
Je repartage ici mon art folklorique. Dans mon poste anterieur, je raconte l'histoire du Loup qui pleure.
#wolf #loup #burgundyfrance #bourgogne
Initial paintings of a 'La Fontaine au Loup', Mailly-le-Château, France (its sculpter, Yves Varanguin, has kindly given me permission to include it in my art :-)). Thinking about making these into postcards, art prints...? What do you think?
#wolf #art #loup #gouacheart #wolfpainting #folklore
#wolf #art #loup #gouacheart #wolfpainting #folklore
December 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Hello/Bonjour #FolkloreThursday! Re-sharing some #folkloreart. In my previous post you'll learn the story of the the crying wolf.
Je repartage ici mon art folklorique. Dans mon poste anterieur, je raconte l'histoire du Loup qui pleure.
#wolf #loup #burgundyfrance #bourgogne
Je repartage ici mon art folklorique. Dans mon poste anterieur, je raconte l'histoire du Loup qui pleure.
#wolf #loup #burgundyfrance #bourgogne
Happy accident... My husband trod on a small circle on the ground and discovered that this fountain 'Fontaine au Loup' (which we've passed many times) did this! See thread for the #folklore
#dailywalk #mindfulmoments #folklorethursday #yonne #fountain #Frenchvillage #artinspiration ##dailywalk
#dailywalk #mindfulmoments #folklorethursday #yonne #fountain #Frenchvillage #artinspiration ##dailywalk
December 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Happy accident... My husband trod on a small circle on the ground and discovered that this fountain 'Fontaine au Loup' (which we've passed many times) did this! See thread for the #folklore
#dailywalk #mindfulmoments #folklorethursday #yonne #fountain #Frenchvillage #artinspiration ##dailywalk
#dailywalk #mindfulmoments #folklorethursday #yonne #fountain #Frenchvillage #artinspiration ##dailywalk
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December 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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watercolour poem
#art #abstractart #abstractpainting #watercolour #watercolourart #watercolourpainting #watercolourabstract #expressiveart
#art #abstractart #abstractpainting #watercolour #watercolourart #watercolourpainting #watercolourabstract #expressiveart
December 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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December 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Initial paintings of a 'La Fontaine au Loup', Mailly-le-Château, France (its sculpter, Yves Varanguin, has kindly given me permission to include it in my art :-)). Thinking about making these into postcards, art prints...? What do you think?
#wolf #art #loup #gouacheart #wolfpainting #folklore
#wolf #art #loup #gouacheart #wolfpainting #folklore
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Initial paintings of a 'La Fontaine au Loup', Mailly-le-Château, France (its sculpter, Yves Varanguin, has kindly given me permission to include it in my art :-)). Thinking about making these into postcards, art prints...? What do you think?
#wolf #art #loup #gouacheart #wolfpainting #folklore
#wolf #art #loup #gouacheart #wolfpainting #folklore
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evening tea
the truth of Aesop’s fables
swirling in my mind
#haiku #haiga #gratitude
#Aesop #tea
Last evening’s tea bag tag brought to mind the small yet significant ways in which the Bluesky community lift one another.
Thank you all so much 🙏🏼✨🤎
the truth of Aesop’s fables
swirling in my mind
#haiku #haiga #gratitude
#Aesop #tea
Last evening’s tea bag tag brought to mind the small yet significant ways in which the Bluesky community lift one another.
Thank you all so much 🙏🏼✨🤎
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
evening tea
the truth of Aesop’s fables
swirling in my mind
#haiku #haiga #gratitude
#Aesop #tea
Last evening’s tea bag tag brought to mind the small yet significant ways in which the Bluesky community lift one another.
Thank you all so much 🙏🏼✨🤎
the truth of Aesop’s fables
swirling in my mind
#haiku #haiga #gratitude
#Aesop #tea
Last evening’s tea bag tag brought to mind the small yet significant ways in which the Bluesky community lift one another.
Thank you all so much 🙏🏼✨🤎
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November 8, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Mini artwork... Created with the prompt 'Quiet' which will be its title. The two elements of #cat and #mistletoe were from quiet walks around the village. The cat had a very quiet energy too.
#mixedmediaart #miniartworks #art #intuitive #amandatamsin #originalart #artbyhumans
#mixedmediaart #miniartworks #art #intuitive #amandatamsin #originalart #artbyhumans
December 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Mini artwork... Created with the prompt 'Quiet' which will be its title. The two elements of #cat and #mistletoe were from quiet walks around the village. The cat had a very quiet energy too.
#mixedmediaart #miniartworks #art #intuitive #amandatamsin #originalart #artbyhumans
#mixedmediaart #miniartworks #art #intuitive #amandatamsin #originalart #artbyhumans
1 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️
Quetzalcoatlite:
- Named after Quetzalcoatl, an Aztec and Toltec god of the sea, due to its sea-blue colour
- Forms in the oxidised zone of tellurium-bearing hydrothermal deposits #minerals
- This below is a co-type specimen (one of the specimens used to define the species)
Quetzalcoatlite:
- Named after Quetzalcoatl, an Aztec and Toltec god of the sea, due to its sea-blue colour
- Forms in the oxidised zone of tellurium-bearing hydrothermal deposits #minerals
- This below is a co-type specimen (one of the specimens used to define the species)
December 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
My crocodile fern (Microsorum musifolium 'Crocodyllus') 🌱🪴
#Houseplants #PlantSky #GreenSat #EastCoastKin
#Houseplants #PlantSky #GreenSat #EastCoastKin
December 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The woodland is rather brown right now, so the planthanger blended with it too much, so I removed the background in the second picture. Though left the other to give an idea of size. What do you think of these triple #planthangers? Would you have one for your #houseplants?
#macrame #fibreart
#macrame #fibreart
Suspension Macrame avec beads. Seulement une en couleur chocolat.
Triple Macrame Planthanger with beads. Just one available in chocolate.
amandatamsin.fr/products/tri...
#suspensionmacrame #suspensionplante #macrameplanthanger #macrameplantholder #amandatamsin #fibreart
Triple Macrame Planthanger with beads. Just one available in chocolate.
amandatamsin.fr/products/tri...
#suspensionmacrame #suspensionplante #macrameplanthanger #macrameplantholder #amandatamsin #fibreart
December 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The woodland is rather brown right now, so the planthanger blended with it too much, so I removed the background in the second picture. Though left the other to give an idea of size. What do you think of these triple #planthangers? Would you have one for your #houseplants?
#macrame #fibreart
#macrame #fibreart
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Good news!
Earlier this year I shared reports that the land around the Cerne Abbas Giant was up for sale
I’m delighted that, after lots of conversations, the land has now been bought by the National Trust (who already own the Giant): www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
bsky.app/profile/guys...
Earlier this year I shared reports that the land around the Cerne Abbas Giant was up for sale
I’m delighted that, after lots of conversations, the land has now been bought by the National Trust (who already own the Giant): www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
bsky.app/profile/guys...
December 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Good news!
Earlier this year I shared reports that the land around the Cerne Abbas Giant was up for sale
I’m delighted that, after lots of conversations, the land has now been bought by the National Trust (who already own the Giant): www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
bsky.app/profile/guys...
Earlier this year I shared reports that the land around the Cerne Abbas Giant was up for sale
I’m delighted that, after lots of conversations, the land has now been bought by the National Trust (who already own the Giant): www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
bsky.app/profile/guys...
Mini pieces of #mixedmediaart Made for a #awitchyyuletide challenge on Insta. The prompt is 'Gather'. The backgrounds are pieces from an old artwork, the #gingko leaves gathered locally and attached with golden thread and my husband's grandmother's lace.
#trailtreasure #contemporaryart #nature
#trailtreasure #contemporaryart #nature
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Mini pieces of #mixedmediaart Made for a #awitchyyuletide challenge on Insta. The prompt is 'Gather'. The backgrounds are pieces from an old artwork, the #gingko leaves gathered locally and attached with golden thread and my husband's grandmother's lace.
#trailtreasure #contemporaryart #nature
#trailtreasure #contemporaryart #nature