Ansel
@ansellet.bsky.social
Multimedia fiber artist in the PNW, aerialist, engineer, queer&trans (they/he), AuDHD. Slow fashion as a lifestyle; dreaming of a world where we use resources intentionally and take care of each other. Our liberation is collective 🌈🏳️⚧️🖤
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Ansel
@ansellet.bsky.social
· Jan 27
#Mending is an act of resistance and resilience in a world that prizes disposable fashion. #visibleMending
April 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Oh, hello, salmonberry blossoms! #pnwTreasures
March 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Oh, hello, salmonberry blossoms! #pnwTreasures
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March 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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First attempt at spinning thread for #embroidery or #sashiko with some gorgeous golden eri silk top #spinSky. I’ll definitely have to ply this a few times!
March 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
First attempt at spinning thread for #embroidery or #sashiko with some gorgeous golden eri silk top #spinSky. I’ll definitely have to ply this a few times!
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Like so many creative activities historically practiced by women and people of color, quilting was once relegated to the realm of the “decorative” and perceived as less important than fine art. [🧵1/3]
February 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Like so many creative activities historically practiced by women and people of color, quilting was once relegated to the realm of the “decorative” and perceived as less important than fine art. [🧵1/3]
Chaos 🧶- the process! I add misc scraps of yarn/thread/roving/fabric to this bowl, and when I’m feeling like some chaotic spinning is in order, I pick coordinating bits, shred em up, and add them into the drafting triangle of singles as I go for tweedy pizazz #infoShare #spinSky #creativeReuse
February 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Chaos 🧶- the process! I add misc scraps of yarn/thread/roving/fabric to this bowl, and when I’m feeling like some chaotic spinning is in order, I pick coordinating bits, shred em up, and add them into the drafting triangle of singles as I go for tweedy pizazz #infoShare #spinSky #creativeReuse
Tonight’s spinning solace: making more of what I’m calling the “chaos ply” of the 3-ply yarn I’m working on. I make yarn this way because it’s slow and soothing and I want unique results that show it was made by hand 🧶 #spinSky #slowCraft
February 27, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Tonight’s spinning solace: making more of what I’m calling the “chaos ply” of the 3-ply yarn I’m working on. I make yarn this way because it’s slow and soothing and I want unique results that show it was made by hand 🧶 #spinSky #slowCraft
Curing the Monday blues by plying the indigo-dyed single from yesterday with more naturally colored Jacob fleece into a sumptuous & chaotic marled 3-ply. Planning to knit the cabled #darkAcademia inspired #sweaterVest of my dreams! But first - washing and thwacking #spinSky #shaveEmToSaveEm
February 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Curing the Monday blues by plying the indigo-dyed single from yesterday with more naturally colored Jacob fleece into a sumptuous & chaotic marled 3-ply. Planning to knit the cabled #darkAcademia inspired #sweaterVest of my dreams! But first - washing and thwacking #spinSky #shaveEmToSaveEm
#februARTy #socks the first pair of socks I ever made as a baby knitter! Probably about 16 years ago? They’re too small now and need some mending, but I’m just as into the tranquil greens as I was back then 💚 🧶 🧦
February 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
#februARTy #socks the first pair of socks I ever made as a baby knitter! Probably about 16 years ago? They’re too small now and need some mending, but I’m just as into the tranquil greens as I was back then 💚 🧶 🧦
For #fungiFriday, please enjoy these giant #amanita muscaria mushrooms I found last autumn. They’re my fav for sure 🍄. Even in the city, we’re surrounded by so much natural beauty
February 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
For #fungiFriday, please enjoy these giant #amanita muscaria mushrooms I found last autumn. They’re my fav for sure 🍄. Even in the city, we’re surrounded by so much natural beauty
For #februArty #turquoise - a closeup of a feather inspired by the Steller’s jay I made from embroidered watercolor. Currently displayed at the PNW Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum! They’re one of my favorite birds to see so I had to include them in my #corvid project 🪶
February 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
For #februArty #turquoise - a closeup of a feather inspired by the Steller’s jay I made from embroidered watercolor. Currently displayed at the PNW Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum! They’re one of my favorite birds to see so I had to include them in my #corvid project 🪶
1/3 #februArty 18: glasses - bit of a stretch, but I’m including seeing reclaimed fabric in a new way under the prompt! Recently started a revamp of this #thrifted denim vest with some gorgeous vintage quilt squares 🧵 #remade #slowFashion #meMade #quiltSky
February 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
1/3 #februArty 18: glasses - bit of a stretch, but I’m including seeing reclaimed fabric in a new way under the prompt! Recently started a revamp of this #thrifted denim vest with some gorgeous vintage quilt squares 🧵 #remade #slowFashion #meMade #quiltSky
Ah yes, it’s time for the annual “Despondent Gourd in Light Dusting of Snow” portrait. Poor Punkin was not born for this ❄️ #dogsOfBluesky #pibblesOfBluesky #PunkinPie
February 14, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Ah yes, it’s time for the annual “Despondent Gourd in Light Dusting of Snow” portrait. Poor Punkin was not born for this ❄️ #dogsOfBluesky #pibblesOfBluesky #PunkinPie
#febArt #februArty is orange today, which is a color I don’t work with very often - BUT I do have a handsome orange gourd of a rescue pibble who’s very proud of the art he did with his dogsitter 🐾 #pibblesOfBluesky
February 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
#febArt #februArty is orange today, which is a color I don’t work with very often - BUT I do have a handsome orange gourd of a rescue pibble who’s very proud of the art he did with his dogsitter 🐾 #pibblesOfBluesky
I’m taking today’s #febart prompt of sweet very literally - here is the bûche du Noël my partner and I collaborated on this year! Featuring ginger-spice cookie animals, chestnut mousse, chocolate sponge, fanciful meringue ferns and fungi, and matcha cake for that authentic PNW moss 🍄
February 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I’m taking today’s #febart prompt of sweet very literally - here is the bûche du Noël my partner and I collaborated on this year! Featuring ginger-spice cookie animals, chestnut mousse, chocolate sponge, fanciful meringue ferns and fungi, and matcha cake for that authentic PNW moss 🍄
#febart Day 6: Nature’s Palette
Extracting color from foraged #mushrooms and #lichen is the goblin witchcraft I’m here for! Walks in the forest are so much better now that I’ve started to learn how to responsibly #forage and use these resources. #naturalDye #mycoPigments #forbiddenSoup
Extracting color from foraged #mushrooms and #lichen is the goblin witchcraft I’m here for! Walks in the forest are so much better now that I’ve started to learn how to responsibly #forage and use these resources. #naturalDye #mycoPigments #forbiddenSoup
February 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
#febart Day 6: Nature’s Palette
Extracting color from foraged #mushrooms and #lichen is the goblin witchcraft I’m here for! Walks in the forest are so much better now that I’ve started to learn how to responsibly #forage and use these resources. #naturalDye #mycoPigments #forbiddenSoup
Extracting color from foraged #mushrooms and #lichen is the goblin witchcraft I’m here for! Walks in the forest are so much better now that I’ve started to learn how to responsibly #forage and use these resources. #naturalDye #mycoPigments #forbiddenSoup
Currently giving me life 🌱 I appreciate #IjeomaOlou ‘s prescient words more than ever. #booksky
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February 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Currently giving me life 🌱 I appreciate #IjeomaOlou ‘s prescient words more than ever. #booksky
One of the joys of moving is uncovering beloved treasures - I adore this compilation of short stories by @nkjemisin.bsky.social! Some of the characters and worlds are familiar from her other works, some are new, but they’re all a thought-provoking delight #afroFuturism #storiesMatter #booksky
February 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
One of the joys of moving is uncovering beloved treasures - I adore this compilation of short stories by @nkjemisin.bsky.social! Some of the characters and worlds are familiar from her other works, some are new, but they’re all a thought-provoking delight #afroFuturism #storiesMatter #booksky
For #sensoryArt prompt “fuzzy” - some roving I mixed on my drum carder which looks uncannily like #Jupiter. It’s mostly merino, with strands of natural colored angora, alpaca, and camel, and was delightfully fuzzy to spin! #spinSky
February 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
For #sensoryArt prompt “fuzzy” - some roving I mixed on my drum carder which looks uncannily like #Jupiter. It’s mostly merino, with strands of natural colored angora, alpaca, and camel, and was delightfully fuzzy to spin! #spinSky
#showMeYourKnits is on stripes supposedly - I will forever be obsessed with the gentle fade of this #pastel #technicolor dream of a sweater. Kit from Oshen Knits, in Astoria, OR!
February 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
#showMeYourKnits is on stripes supposedly - I will forever be obsessed with the gentle fade of this #pastel #technicolor dream of a sweater. Kit from Oshen Knits, in Astoria, OR!
#BlackHistoryMonth day 2: check out the Uncle Junior project and consider supporting them! There are a wealth of online exhibits and educational resources featuring contributions of Black artists to American #circus, including a microgrant program 🎪
www.unclejrproject.com
www.unclejrproject.com
Uncle Junior Project
Celebrating The History of Black People in the American Circus A community-driven digital exhibit.The history of Black circus performers is quickly disappearing. We can change that. The next generati...
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February 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth day 2: check out the Uncle Junior project and consider supporting them! There are a wealth of online exhibits and educational resources featuring contributions of Black artists to American #circus, including a microgrant program 🎪
www.unclejrproject.com
www.unclejrproject.com
Welcome to #BlackHistoryMonth 🎉 time to be extra loud, especially this accursed year
I’m really looking forward to reading An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
Book by Zeinab Badaw #booksky
I’m really looking forward to reading An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
Book by Zeinab Badaw #booksky
February 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Welcome to #BlackHistoryMonth 🎉 time to be extra loud, especially this accursed year
I’m really looking forward to reading An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
Book by Zeinab Badaw #booksky
I’m really looking forward to reading An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
Book by Zeinab Badaw #booksky
#januarty 31: Angle - I hemmed these jeans with some flashy bias binding from Brooklyn Haberdashery instead of a boring hem! The hand-stitching has held up wonderfully to machine washing and I love the pop of color. Added bonus: stripy scraps! #meMade #mending #slowFashion
January 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
#januarty 31: Angle - I hemmed these jeans with some flashy bias binding from Brooklyn Haberdashery instead of a boring hem! The hand-stitching has held up wonderfully to machine washing and I love the pop of color. Added bonus: stripy scraps! #meMade #mending #slowFashion