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Firebrand Phlox
@firebrandphlox.bsky.social
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30s, they/them. Big gay nerd who loves costumes, roller coasters, pinball, art, video games, and their cat. Anti Gen AI.

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Going to the Renaissance Faire is a perfect excuse to dress up a a cowpoke
A selfie of me in front of a stage show at the Renaissance Faire. I'm giving a peace sign while wearing a black cowboy hat, a blue and pink bandana, a black and brown striped vest, a white shirt, aviators, and black fingerless gloves. I'm smiling widely, even though my eyes are hidden by the mirrored lenses on my sunglasses
July 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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This picture is too cute to not post
A photo of me leaning into Bubba, an orange and white cat. We're both looking to the left into the camera. I look happy and a bit inebriated, Bubba looks apprehensive
July 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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This is fine
A photo of a fluffy black cat with green eyes sitting on my lap. She is glaring at the camera
June 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Was busy working last night, but OMG the mystery box was AMAZING. Before last night, I had about 6 unpainted minis. Now I have all of this. It's gonna take me YEARS to get this all painted!

If you want to check out the box for yourself:
www.etsy.com/listing/1826...
A photo of a bunch of storage bins filled with tabletop miniatures on a messy bed. There are 8 plastic takeout containers stuffed with minis with the following labels: high elves, samurai, monstrous encounters, WIP, bases, but bases and terrain, townsfolk & critters, POC WW, and cowpokes. Each container holds roughly 20-40 models
May 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Officially finished my first batch of minis!

They're a good start, and already I've learned so much that I want to try to improve future models
A photo of a dozen minis of various types painted and based. The group includes cowboys, zombies, and giant ticks. A slightly different angled photo of a dozen minis of various types painted and based. The group includes cowboys, zombies, and giant ticks.
May 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Very happy with the mini progress tonight
A photo of a group of painted tabletop minis. There are two purpleish ticks, three green zombies, and a variety of wild west humans in various colors. All are on brown rocky bases A photo of a painted cowgirl mini with a purple shirt, brown duster, and dark brown chaps. A photo of a painted mustachioed cowboy mini. He wears a mint green shirt, brown fringe chaps, and holds a rifle A photo of a painted hillbilly mini. He has blue overalls and a red shirt, and is holding a green jug and a rifle
May 4, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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My favorite thing was realizing I could use these old theme park cups for organizing so they actually get used instead of collecting dust
A photo of three theme park cups from Six Flags, Adventureland, and Kings Island, respectively. The Six Flags cup has fake bloodstains and is used for paint. The Adventureland cup has a picture of a green roller coaster, Monster, and contains a few different hobby knives. A plastic mason jar with the Kings Island 50th anniversary logo contains over a dozen small paint brushes
May 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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My space was getting cramped, so I reorganized my craft desk And have space for daaaaays

Also moved my lamp to the left so I'm not constantly blocking the light with my right handed-ness
A photo of my craft desk. Along the top of the desk my paints and tools are neatly organized. Below then are two groups of minis, painted and unpainted, next to a palette. There's a good amount of open space on the desk for working on things
May 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Making slow but steady progress on these minis
A miniature of a cowboy 2/3 of the way painted in vibrant colors A painted mini of a hillbilly that just needs the base painted A mostly painted mini of a female explorer in shades of brown and gray A mostly painted Indiana Jones type mini in shades of brown and gray
April 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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I am a very slow painter, but I'm having so much fun playing with these contrast paints

Pretty much all the colors execept the skin tones are the result of one coat of paint, which is ridiculous
A photo of a group of half painted tabletop miniatures. The group includes zombies, cowpokes, and giant ticks in various colors A photo of a cowboy miniature that is half painted. The paint that is on the model is vibrant in a few shades of blue and brown and looks multilayered A photo of a cowgirl miniature that is half painted. She has various shades of brown on her with a purple shirt A photo of a hillbilly miniature that's half painted. Most notable his overalls are denim blue and appear to be shaded in detail
April 28, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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OH MY GOD buying contrast paint was ABSOLUTELY a great choice

This is still in progress, only done 1 coat so far on the skin and pants
A photo of a tabletop mini of a zombie. The skin is green with blue tattered pants. The pigment of the paint has settled in so the recessed parts of the mold are darker and the raised parts lighter, so it looks like multiple coats have been applied
April 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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I have made a lot of OCs over the years and writing novels means that I'm just constantly making more now.

Despite all that, only 1 bingo, which feels surprising!
My filled out OC Bingo card, with the following rows (listed from top to bottom). First row reads: "10+ OCs" (circled), "Had at least one Mary Sue", "Made an OC pair with someone else's OC", "Gave away OC for free", and "Has NSFW Art of OC" (circled). Second row: "Has an OC as a Persona, VTuber, etc.", "Fursona, Anthros, or Feral OCs" (circled), "Joined an OC RP forum, server, group, etc.", "Had fanart drawn of your OC" (circled), "Discarded or deleted an OC" (circled). Third row: "Made OC for a TTRPG but never played them" (circled), "OCs based on Religion or Mythology", "FREE SPACE" (circled), "More Villain or Evil OCs than Good", "Self-Insert OCs" (circled). Fourth row: "First OC came from a fandom" (circled), "Wrote a story, comic, etc. with OCs" (circled), "OC with edgy lore or traumatic backstory" (circled), "Forgot about an OC until months or years later" (circled), "Used a Faceclaim or Voiceclaim for OC". Fifth row: "Shipped an OC with a fandom char", "Made an OC pair between your own OCs" (circled), "Created OC based off of a song, movie, novel or game" (circled), "Drew fanart of someone else's OC" (circled), "30+ OCs" (circled).
April 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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It's work from home Friday, which means it's also "reorganize the tabletop box" day, right?
A photo of a cardboard box filled with tabletop rpg stuff. The bottom of the box has multiple dice bags and plastic cases of dice sets. Above the dice is a wooden rolling tray cooked with nicer wooden dice cases and some bright green attack templates. The upper right corner of the box has two smaller boxes, one containing paint pots and brushes, the other filled with various miniature figures for the game
April 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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This started as a little doodle then turned into a mini comic

I don't love all these drawings, but wanted to post anyway

#art #oc #comic
A page of a sketchbook with 2 drawings. The top is a slightly overhead view of Raev clutching her head and looking down at a desk covered in untidy papers. Before that is another drawing of get baking a confused and irritated face at a sheet of paper she's holding in a clawed hand A page of a sketchbook with 2 pencil drawings. On top Raev approaches an older man, skinny with an eyepatch, my OC Marshall and hands him a paper. She says "Marshall, these shipments look off. We ship mostly neutral and ore. Why the hell is there a huge grain order on here?" Marshall says "Lemme take a look kid." Drawing 2 has Marshall inspecting the paper while Raev talks at him. Raev says "We're barely in the black as is. We can't waste space on this low profit shit!" Marshall says "This is a food shipment for our rail builders." Another sketchbook page with 2 drawings. On the top, Marshall hands the paper back to Raev, so it's standing in stunned silence. He says "You wanna cut that grain? Or am I gonna have a bunch of pissed off laborers in a few weeks?" The drawing below has Raev pinching the bridge of her nose while Marshall picks up papers from his own desk. Raev says "No. Keep the grain. Actually, ship more of it." Then in a smaller word bubble she says "Fuck, I need a drink." Marshall replies "get me one too, while you're at it" a smug smile on his face.
April 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Oh she's so happy
A photo of a black cat napping on a sofa with sun shining on her fur. She looks content as the sun gives some of her fur a rusty brown hue
April 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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I'm in my own brainrot season, so why not draw AU versions of my own characters?

#art #oc
A photograph of a page of my sketchbook. The primary image is Raev, my OC, in cowboy gear standing in a wide pose with a scowl on her face. She is a heavyset woman with short hair. To the side is a close up of her face in 3/4 profile, so scowling. She has multiple scars and pointed teeth. The bottom of the page has an arm covered with fur and a clawed hand. Design notes along the side of the page read: Cheek scar is a knife wound that was burned by fire magic Lower lip scars from a prairie tick encounter Eyes and teeth permanently fox-like Forearms to fingertips covered in black fur, she wears gloves and long sleeves to hide it Hands are clawed w/ paw pads
April 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Fuck it, we fuckin'. More of my OCs Raev and Rose who might be the only thing keeping me sane at the moment #oc #art
A pencil drawing of two naked women staring longingly into each other's eyes. Rose, on the right, is half lying down, one arm gently cupping Raev's jaw. Raev is climbing over her, one hand on Rose's arm, leaning in for a kiss
April 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Oops I heard it was Sapphic Saturday so have a quick drawing of two of my OCs, Raev and Rose
A pencil drawing of two topless women in a bed holding hands and giving each other bedroom eyes. Raev, a chubby woman on the left, has short hair and clawed hands. Rose is on the right, skinny with long dark hair
April 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Got some new tattoos today, trying to fill out a proper sleeve
A photo of a freshly tattooed forearm. The tattoo is a cartoony astronaut next to two planets. The tattoo is filled in with bright purple, blue, green, and pink accents Another photo of a forearm with a tattoo. The tattoo is a black and gray bust of a skull cowboy with flowers. The hat and bandana are textured with different needle techniques
March 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Today I made plans to have my brother and his kids over, so it was a great excuse to get a few cosmetic things in the arcade back up and running
A photo of 5 of my arcade games. 4 are 3/4 scale reproductions in cabinets themed to Asteroids, Marvel Super Heroes, Rampage, and TMNT. The large cabinet is a plain 60-in-1. On the floor in front of the cabinets are two dinosaur themed rugs. Behind the cabinets are a series of signs, some neon, that you would find in a typical bar A photo of my two pinball machines in my in home arcade. One is a smaller at home model called Demolition Derby, the other is a "cocktail" style cabinet called Startrip, which is shorter and designed to be sat at. In the wall behind the machines are a variety of wall hangings, including some neon. There is decor for alcohol, Transformers, pinball, and amusement parks Another photo of my in home arcade showing my Golden Tee and NBA Jam 3/4 scale cabinets. They are next to a mini fridge covered in amusement park magnets and a TV with the pause screen of Death Stranding on it. Behind the electronics are a few more neon signs and a collection of pinball translight art hanging on the wall A wide photo of the arcade showing 5 of the previous arcade machines, both pinball machines, a shuffleboard table, and more signs on the wall above the shuffleboard. In the foreground are orange and green beanbags covered in Pokémon plushies. Along the top support beam of the wall that divides the room into two segments is a series of amusement park pennants in various colors
March 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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What's your transition timeline?

Wrong answers only
A screenshot of Terra from the 00s Teen Titans cartoon. She's skinny with long blonde hair and big blue eyes A photo of Guy Fieri making finger guns at the viewer. He's wearing a black shirt with his signature chunky jewelry
March 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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My sister sent me a posting about a cat at a shelter in the area and I'm so mad because I LOVE him, but we already have three cats and do not need another
A screenshot from a Facebook post from a shelter. The image on it is a fluffy black cat with eyes that have SEEN things. The text in the post reads: With his luxurious long fur and soulful eyes, Buckwheat is a true beauty inside and out! At first, Buckwheat was a bit shy when he came in, but with some patience, he revealed his sweet, affectionate side. He's actually one of the most outgoing boys in our adult cat house right now! You can't miss him when you go in--- he happily strolls around saying hi! Buckwheat loves cozy spots, quiet moments, and watching the world go by from a comfy perch. Come meet him! For more information on Buckwheat, head to www.orphansofthestorm.org/cats.
March 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Holy shit, this is like twice the size the salad normally is
A photo of a salad in a to go container. The salad is comprised of icebergs lettuce, red onion, tomato, carrot, celery, grilled chicken strips, crutons, and Buffalo sauce. In the background a black cat is curled up under the lid of the container
March 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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This is what you could have if you're not a coward!!

iseej.github.io/LovePawsona/
My results page from the quiz. It is titled hamster with a drawing of a cute but anxious hamster. It lists traits out as follows: "the cozy companion - sweet, steady, makes you smile without even trying. Sweet tooth, adorably awkward, cheesy, can't stay still, *nervous chuckle*, ticklish. 'Wow... just wow..." - looking at you on the first date. "Can we please hold hands?' - already holding it. 'I made you cookies... don't ask how many I ate while baking them.' Will text you 30 updates a day, even if it's just 'I drop my toast. ' Quiet in front of everyone but you. Low-key panics, high-key reliable. Worries about you in a cute way 'did you drink water? Eat? Breathe?'" Possible matches are listed at the bottom as Cat and Mouse romance, Scary× softie, and shy x super shy.
February 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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That's the last of them! It was a lot of fun, though as I got more tired, the comics got less punchline-y. #hourlycomicsday

6/6
A pencil and paper 2 panel comic titled "Hourly Comics Day 21:00." Panel one has the caption "Playing Pokemon TCG Pocket." The drawing is me reclining in a beanbag chair looking cozy and lazy, holding my phone near my face. Panel 2 has the caption "I want Lucario so badly, I'm grinding solo battles for pack points." The drawing is a close up of my hands holding my phone, playing the game. A pencil and paper 2 panel comic titled "Hourly Comics Day 22:00." Panel one has the caption "Catching up on posting comics to Bluesky." The picture is me standing over a table, taking pictures of my sketchbook with my phone, which my giant beanbag chairs in the background. Panel two has the caption "I am so tired, my alt text is riddled with typos to correct." The drawing is of the screen where you add alt text, with a paragraph written, all the typos underlined. It reads "Thsi picture is of me adn oops Im trying to type but dzing of at teh mment." I am sorry anyone who had to use screen reader on that. The last pencil and paper 2 panel comic, titled "Hourly Comics Day 23:00 - Final!" Panel one has the caption "It's time to shut off the basement lights and go to bed." The drawing is of a skull shaped jar that contains a candle, the flame being blown out. There is a "foof" sound effect for the flame going out. There's a second narration box in the panel that reads "Also have to blow out my artificial fog-scented candle." Panel 2 has the caption "Time for glorious consistent white noise." The drawing is of my with my eyes closed, looking peaceful with my arms raised like I'm praising a saint. Above me with emphasis lines around it is a box fan. In the lower right corner is the last caption box that reads "Good night!"
February 2, 2025 at 5:11 AM