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islascribbles.bsky.social
Isla Catrìona
@islascribbles.bsky.social
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Scicommer, illustrator, writer. Secretly a horrible goose. (icon by @korin_st)

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Grey cat (Skye) was on my lap first. Black cat (Jamie) managed to muscle his way in to the tiny sliver of remaining space and this is the look she’s been giving him since. He is purring blissfully, completely unaware. I am slightly concerned my thighs are about to be the staging ground of WW3.
An awkwardly framed shot of two cats just about sharing one lap. The black one nearest to the camera seems content, the grey one in the background is staring daggers at him.
November 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Turns out ‘fresh air’ and ‘exercise’ is good for mental blocks, what an absolute scam.

Also, puppy tax:
Flora, a five month old Aussie shepherd puppy with fluffy white and light tan fur, lies on cobblestones in the sunshine like a lil croissant, looking up at the viewer Flora, a five month old Aussie shepherd puppy with fluffy white and light tan fur, lies on cobblestones in the sunshine like a lil croissant, watching something out of view. She has her highland cow teddy between her front paws.
October 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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She beat her brother to the prime lap real estate and the absolute smugness radiating off her is criminal 😂
Skye, a small grey domestic shorthair cat, is curled on the photographers lap, her eyes closed and paws tucked under her. There is a definite air of smugness as she magnanimously accepts a cheek scritch.
September 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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I cannot get over this picture of my cat after she locked herself in the garden by accident
September 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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In related news: Jamie is really happy I’ve finally packed up and come to bed 🥴😂
A black cat reclines on his side with his head twisted up and back over his shoulder to look at the camera. His eyes are huge, and if you could hear pictures, you think this one would probably sound like a happy rusty engine.
September 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Oh wait obligatory ‘it’s my birthday!’ post now that I actually have new work to include!! I’m not actively looking for work atm, but if anyone’s got any fun illustration gigs they think I’d be a fit for, I wouldn’t say no…..👀 I also do scicomm/nature illustration when I’m not obsessing over DnD.
September 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Also: I’ve been working flat out to improve my sketching/lineart fundamentals the last few months so you get the line art as well because I’m genuinely super pleased with it
A flat uncoloured sketch of the same image as in the previous skeet
September 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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A young-ish man with short greying hair faces the viewer, visible only from the neck and shoulders up. His expression is both startled and fearful, as the book in front of him ruffles its pages and glows a menacing red, lighting his features dramatically. A swirl of pages covered is esoteric text surround him in a whirlwind, glowing that same red - while behind him looms a ruined city from the shadows, a bright green light at its apex that seems to be shining directly at his back. The image is painted dramatically in a limited palette of green, black and red.
September 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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While @whatrobindoes.bsky.social , @anemonetea.bsky.social and I are hard at work on various bits of art, this is how Jacob is entertaining himself:
Jacob, a three year old Aussie shepherd, is caught mid open-mouthed pounce down onto a Gonzo muppet toy, who stares vacantly upward at his impending demise. Photo by @whatrobindoes.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Off on an adventure ~
Jacob, a young Australian shepherd, sits in the back seat of a car, ears pricked, looking off to one side attentively. His face is a mix of white, grey, black and tan patches, and his eyes mostly brown, with a little bit of blue.
August 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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The cutest of bookrests 😂
An angled picture showing ‘windows To Worlds: The Art of Devin Elle Kurtz’ flipped open to its contents page. It’s a large book, and just visible past the edge is the head of Jamie, a black domestic shorthair cat, curled up in the lap of the person reading. The book is clearly resting on his back. He seems unperturbed by this.
June 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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I am so pleased with how this is turning out, and also so relieved that it’s working lmao
June 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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I am having an absolutely gorgeous day working on a mural in my back room, with the view from the open garden door this gleeful tumble of roses, and listening to ‘Is A River Alive’ by Robert Macfarlane
June 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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I suspect it is illegal for a dog to be this photogenic????
May 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Me, listening to the latest episode of @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social and screeching at @whatrobindoes.bsky.social the entire time
May 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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…..I have acquired company (she smelled the pastry 😒😂)
As in the above skeet, the picture shows a glass garden table, with a magazine, mug of coffee, and plate with a pastry on it. The backdrop is an old wooden fence covered in ivy, a pot of creepy Jenny beginning to spill over its stand - and where the faded green garden chair on the far side of the table was empty, it now contains a small grey cat, caught midway through putting her front paws on the table, her attention caught by something off to the side. The small grey cat from the previous picture is now sat squarely in the chair, looking directly at the viewer. Her eyes are pale green and her expression covetous - the plate on the table still contains a pastry.
April 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Happy Sunday ☕️ (I need to do this more often)
April 27, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Jacob says good morning 😂
An Aussie shepherd lying upside down sprawled across someone in a bed - the person is mostly out of frame, but there hand is mid-wrestle with the dogs upraised paw The same Aussie shepherd is now looking up at the person out of frame and chewing on their hand
April 23, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Houseplant friends of blusky, can anyone help me identify this? I inherited it from mum when she went into care, it’s brushing my ceilings and has survived many years being more or less completely forgotten about in the corner. If it didn’t keep growing, I’d think it was fake 🥴 #houseplant #plant
A close up of the leafy end of a mystery houseplant tree. The leaves are glossy and spiky and emerge from the branch in the same pattern as a pineapple Full length shot of a very tall, spiky, some sort of probably tropical mystery tree. It’s growing at a very strange angle.
April 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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And it turns out that what I desperately needed was a weekend of fresh air and good company. Simple things, but remarkably effective
Jacob, an Aussie shepherd dog, sits on a park bench in sunshine, panting happily. His eyes are squinted closed against the sunshine, and you can see scrubby grass and branches just beginning to get their spring growth behind him
March 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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I took Jacob to visit @whatrobindoes.bsky.social and @anemonetea.bsky.social this weekend and it was just the absolute best, most soul-nourishing time - spring sunshine walks, nerding out over dwarven forge and our DnD PCs, and talking art and plans for the year
Jacob - a two year old Aussie shepherd dog - lies facing the viewer with his front paws crossed over and a happy doggy smile on his face. In front of him the roof of a dwarven forge DnD terrain piece is visible, with dark green shingles and a weather vane.
March 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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minesweeper, DnD style 💀😂
A birds-eye view of a gridded DnD map, upon which are scattered an alarming number of red bomb shaped things….
February 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Surrounded! (not currently visible: the second cat hiding under the cupboard behind me because he still thinks the worlds soppiest dog is secretly out to eat his liver or something)
A small grey cat looks up at the ceiling, perched on a kitchen counter to the left of the frame, while an Aussie shepherd dog sits on the floor directly in front of the viewer
January 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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I’m going to start sending people this picture whenever I ask for anything
A two year old Aussie shepherd dog (Jacob) looks beseechingly up at the viewer, his head and one paw resting in the photographers lap
December 21, 2024 at 9:42 PM
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I’m on dog sitting duty for the weekend, Jacob here had the big boy chop 48 hours ago and is feeling rather sorry for himself - but seems to appreciate his Christmas present given that he hasn’t put it down since he got here 😂
A side profile of an Aussie shepherd dog, looking to the left of the viewer. His face is a mix of white, black, grey and tan, and he is wearing a green and red tartan neckerchief. In his mouth is a ball toy made of ruffles of soft multi coloured fabric.
December 21, 2024 at 12:24 PM