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Creative Villages
@creativevillages.bsky.social
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Playing minecraft on #AstraeaSMP!
Sometimes, I'll post my artwork too.

Drawing since 1984. Gaming since 1987. With my partner since 2009. MC since 2017.

Psalm 23:4
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Finally, I've been detailing and working on my sign so I can hold it proudly while I protest.

Right now I'm painting upside down flags (a symbol of distress) inside the stars.
November 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Progress on my sign and an update about my plans in the thread below.
A large 4 foot by 6 foot canvas depicts the words, "Remove Trump Hunger Strike". The background is black and blue and the text stands out in white. It looks unfinished but has the bones of a great composition. Stars circle the words.
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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This is my face.

If they arrest me, know I've done nothing illegal.

I plan to follow every law to the letter about how I can protest and where. I've got maps telling me where I can be.

I've got regulations knowing how many people can assemble around me before I move (30 people, please don't..
October 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Digging out Spawn
Day 16 of my Forever World

Using iron picks (saving my diamonds for a mending enchant soon please hopefully lol), I've been digging out the spawn chunks to establish an iron farm underground.

It's not a very glamorous job, but I'm enjoying the work.

#minecraft #survival #spawn
a minecraft screenshot of a work in progress digging site with oak stairs, some chests and a bed. Torches light the spare scene. A minecraft screenshot of a freecam view of the underground area of spawn. A lit up box surrounds the dig site; with slow progress clearing materials visible from the center staircase.
October 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Village Views
Day 15 of my Forever World

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Hardly finished; but I've established a very large village population and am starting to work on details and landscaping around the buildings. These villagers will populate the future spawn farms to come.
#minecraft #minecraftvillage
A minecraft screenshot of the main village bell. The pathways are complex with different elevation changes; and the buildings are all similar in materials but different in shape. A minecraft screenshot of a street view of the spawn village. In the distance, rolling hills are framed by a tree and the buildings. A minecraft screenshot of the lower part of the village. A cartographer lingers around the map shop at the outskirts of town. My trusty steed is on a lead on the most used road I use to a local river leading to a large ocean for exploration and pillaging other towns for resources.
October 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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The Road from Spawn
Day 15 of my Forever World

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Today I started on main roads: two to local rivers I've been using for travel, one to spawn where I've been digging underground for a future iron farm, and one in the nether to nearby biomes and resources.
#spawn #minecraft #minecraftsurvivalworld
Sunset falls in golden light over a landscape of rolling hills and a small mountain in the distance. In the shadowy foreground, a small tree marks a hole in the ground. A road leads from the village in the distance to the the nearby tree. A box made of cobblestone protects two villagers, sitting unseen in a boat with some torches for company. An overhead minecraft screenshot of the nether; with a portal framed by lava waterfalls. A stone brick, andesite and cobblestone road winds around the landscape and marks a path to a nearby warped forest.
October 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Spawn Village

Day 14 of my Forever World

#spawn #minecraft #village #minecraftbuilds

Spent the first few days mining under the mountain, finding biomes in a large biome survival world, and dodging death every nightfall.

Renovated the village closest to spawn and put some afk farms underground.
A minecraft screenshot of a survival world. It's a village that's been expanded and renovated but isn't yet complete. The builds feature deepslate foundations, pale oak walls, spruce trims, and a mix of tuff and deepslate roofs.
October 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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My costume for the Halloween party on Astraea is steampunk inspired :D

I loved putting this outfit together! I did look at some reference photos to get an idea of what to do, but the outfit is my own design.

#minecraft #minecraftskin #skinmc #AstraeaSMP
A minecraft screenshot of a player character standing on the beach. She's looking up at the sky. Her outfit is steampunk inspired with goggles, a pink and brown leather dress and boots. She's wearing the cobalt elytra, and the purples in her dress match the wings well.
October 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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The Halloween Town contest on the #AstraeaSMP is underway!

It took from September 4th to October 1st to prepare the land, build boxes, portal area, villagers and other mobs.

Thank you especially to Asumi for the sand and prep, and Rubix and Evan for helping terraform early in the process.
October 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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This isn't the first time they released skins for java players.
September 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Sometimes I stop and remember what it used to look like when I first joined, and I'm so grateful and proud that my land and all the work I do on the #AstraeaSMP has come such a far distance from where it was.

Happy Anniversary, Astraea! One year on 9.28!

#minecraft #minecraftbuilds
a minecraft screenshot of a nether roof. Small portals dot the landscape as a giant amethyst willow tree looms in the distance. The sparkly crystals and end rods glow in a magical, eerie way. A minecraft screenshot of the overworld. The full moon rises over a small creek, with custom terraforming in the foreground. In the distance, the big old tree of the New Player House is visible. Stars and fireflies make a magical night. An overhead screenshot of a megabase build rising up out of the darkness of dawn. A large custom tree tops a giant mountain home. Below, an unassuming pyramid structure throws a beacon beam to the sky. In the distance, cherry trees and the beginnings of a town are visible.
September 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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When I can't play on the SMP, I'm always practicing in creative mode. Here's a custom birch tree from today.

#minecraft #minecraftbuild
a minecraft screenshot of a custom birch tree build
September 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Forgot to share my scuteboard tournament skin.

I wasn't a participant, but I kept score and kept the dillos alive with splash potions. :D

Was super fun to watch, thank you to all who played and Randy for setting it up and building it!

#AstraeaSMP #minecraft #minecraftskin
a screenshot of a minecraft character with an orange t-shirt, black pants and shoes and orange flowers in her hair. Her tee has a peach "S" on the front. Her long hair is braided neatly to one side.
September 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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And this is one of the doodles I recorded when I was doing tiktok videos... so here's that process!

Bonus: My beautiful Abby kitty, helping me out and doing quality control checks of my efforts.

She would accompany every art project. Every painting for 21 years. I will never not miss her. 💙
September 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Another busy day with not much to show yet ingame so here's an old daily doodle.

Mixed media: watercolor, color pencil and ink on bristol vellum.

#mixedmedia #portrait #watercolor #humanart #traditionalart #fantasyart #mermaidart
a portrait of a woman with stars in her dark blue hair, looking down. her expression is forlorn as she floats in a puddle of mint green watercolor.
September 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Struggling a bit today so I'll just share an old daily doodle that always cheers me up.

Mixed media watercolor, color pencil and ink on bristol vellum.
a photograph of a drawing of a little girl making a funny face while eating ice cream. She's got dark blonde hair and a pink background to offset the mint chocolate chip cone she's licking in a silly way.
September 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Working on a big event for the AstraeaSMP... so in the meantime, here's an old digital painting. Really had fun working on this piece.

The symbolism here is many; but the main one is: the reefs are the treasures of our ocean.

#digitalpainting #humanart #portraitart #fantasyart
A digital painting of a coral reef mermaid with a soft, knowing expression hovers weightlessly in the clear blue waters of the tropics. Her skin is pearly iridescent like a fish scale; and her gills are gracefully closed for the portrait.
September 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Having space for every block I use often; organized in a way that makes sense to me, and is easily accessible... I'm so excited for all the possibilities this will unlock for me.

I'm so excited for my texture/sketching space too.

#minecraft #AstraeaSMP #storage #minecraftstorage
A minecraft screenshot of each wool, glass, glazed terracotta, terracotta, and concrete block organized in a neat grid of barrels along the wall.
September 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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I've been putting off my storage project for a long time because it's such a chore but oh my goodness, what a quality of life boost.

My jungle temple ruins storage unit is almost complete. Here's some sneak peeks.

#AstraeaSMP #minecraft #storage #minecraftstorage #jungle #interior
a minecraft screenshot of a dark and moody interior. Sculk covers the ceiling, moss and moss carpet covers the floor, and the rest of the interior is green and growing or storing items ready for use. Soul lanterns hang from chains from the ceiling, and a bed is set into the floor with a bamboo frame. A minecraft screenshot of a drop pool and a beacon. Soul soil covers the floor, accented by deepslate and blackstone.
September 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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the making-of video back when I was doing tiktoks haha :D My lil kitty Abby used to be a big help for my artwork, and I still miss her every day. you can see her here at the end of her long life <3
September 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Also available as a coloring page if you're interested :D

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September 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Just another daily doodle! This one also has a video.

#watercolor #mixedmedia #traditionalart #humanart
Mixed media on 9x12" bristol vellum.
a mixed media painting of a woman with giant violets in her hair. Her dark skin glows blue in some places and her curly hair has purple shadows. The background is an iridescent pale teal bluegreen watercolor in splotches.
September 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Here's another daily doodle while I continue work on a big project.

Watercolor, color pencil and ink on bristol vellum.
#art #fantasyart #portrait #traditionalart #watercolor #humanart
A photograph of a portrait f a woman with three fish surrounding her in a circle. One fish flows in the opposite direction to the other two. She looks over her shoulder in curiosity at the viewer, making eye contact at us through the veil. The color palette is mostly ultramarine blue and yellow with some touches of pink and orange.
September 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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working on something big, so in the meantime, here's another daily doodle from the high key mermaid series.

Mixed media (mostly watercolor) on bristol vellum.

#art #mermaid #fantasyart #portrait #dailydoodle #humanart #watercolor #traditionalart #mixedmedia
A photograph of a mixed media watercolor painting of a mermaid's portrait. She looks mesmerized and interested in something off in the distance; her iridescent skin aglow with the green of her hair. Her delicate expression and color palette are contrasted with a few tiny focal points on her face: her lashes and lips have some black ink; and her ear and nose are dark from the shadows of color pencil shading. Mint green and pale blue donimated the color palette on a white background.
September 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Still working on the roads, so here's another mermaid from that series of daily doodles.

Watercolor, color pencil, ink and gouache on 9" x 12" (~23 x 30 cm) bristol vellum, 2019
#art #artist #portrait #fantasyart #mermaid #fantasyportrait #illustration #dailydoodle #humanart
A photograph of a painting of a mermaid. Her gentle face and delicate eyes hold a wary mistrust. Her hair is bluegreen and messy watercolor. Her pale skin looks iridescent like a fish scale. She's got gills on the side of her elegant neck and a fish is swimming unbothered in the top right corner of the composition. Bubbles frrame her on a white background.
August 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM