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Kieran Gale
@kierangale.bsky.social
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Damned idealistic fool. Accidentally in STEM. Purveyor of art, fantasy, and that gay shit. They/Them Queer. Chronically tired because of at least six different conditions and, you know- *gestures at everything* http://linktr.ee/klabarberaart
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The gremlin (Arya) seemed largely unaffected by our absence. But she did want cuddles when we got back.
A brown tabby cat laying on an empty pizza box.
August 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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We left the house for a little over 24 hours to celebrate our anniversary and here’s a summary of how the cats handled our absence.
A picture of a mostly white calico cat with the caption “Good cat of the week: Lyra. Politely entertained herself while we were gone overnight by bringing her toys into our bedroom.” A picture of a black cat with the caption “Bad cat of the week: Crowley. Panicked while we were gone overnight, pooped in the shower, and peed on the papasan chair.”
August 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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When people ask me how I feel about our home, I often respond by enthusiastically telling them that there are at least five different types of bees in our yard.

It only recently occurred to me that the average person might not view this as a good thing.
A fuzzy bumblebee gathers pollen from a yellow wildflower in my front yard.
July 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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I thrifted a big papasan chair yesterday and now I’m going to have to fight a poopy little gremlin every time I want to sit in it.
A brown tabby cat sleeps in a round, grey Papasan chair in a colorful room.
May 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Life hack: no one can stop you from listening to the Katamari Damacy theme in your head while imagining how a tiny little guy would roll up all the items in the room up into an ever growing ball.
A little guy from the video game Katamari Damacy rolls around a ball made up of items he’s collected from around the room.
May 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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I scraped my pinky finger on one of its knuckle joints, causing it to heal weirdly. And unfortunately it’s now at the stage of the healing process where it looks like the side wound of Christ, which is to say that it also looks like a Georgia O’Keefe painting.
A medieval painting of the side wound of Christ, which looks similar to the eye of Sauron, many Georgia O’Keefe paintings, and vulvas.
May 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Half assed artistic rendering of me working on the flower bed this afternoon while Teach Me How to Dougie played in my head on loop for 2 hours straight. Yes, I know the garden trowel looks questionable. I drew this in like 69 seconds, give me a break.
A hand drawn sharpie doodle of myself holding a plant and a garden trowel while singing “all my bitches love it, all my, all my bitches love it”. The garden trowel kind of looks like a butt plug.
May 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Real gamer hours are upon us.
A fat pikachu plush sits at a computer desk with headphones on. The pikachu is playing Minecraft.
May 6, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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I really thought the penguin island tariffs were satire.

But sadly I live in the stupidest country on earth, so of course the penguin island tariffs are real.
A picture of a baby possum standing in a big green leaf with an expression that makes the possum look exhausted and fed up with existence.
April 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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I feel compelled to share this with you.
A panel from the web comic Pon & Zi but someone has photoshopped a brown M&M mascot into the panel. It reads “I made you a cookie but I freaked it”
January 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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If you see this, post a pic from your device with no explanation
A photo stock illustration of three crosses on a hill at sunset. Someone had photoshopped one of the red crew members from the hit video game Among Us to make it look like they are being crucified.
January 29, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Another one of the little ceramic vases I painted. This one might be my favorite. #artsky #dailyart #artistsofbluesky #diy #painting #dinosaurs #art #artist
A green ceramic dinosaur painted with darker green triangles and pink dots. There are pink, purple, and green fake succulents at the top.
January 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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I was briefly into buying unpainted ceramics and painting them myself. Here’s a pink elephant on parade from that time. #artsky #dailyart #artist #art #painting #diy #colorful #maximalist
A ceramic elephant vase painted pink with purple pansy accents. There is a purple succulent flower on top. In the background there is a magenta bud vase with a purple succulent flower, some pink fabric mushrooms, and a vinyl bat figurine sitting on a chocolate bar.
January 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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If you see this, quote with flowers from your gallery. 🪻
Two red Christmas lily flowers bloom in a window. A yellow wildflower with a fuzzy bumblebee landed on it. Theee purple coneflowers blooming next to a blackened coneflower that has dried out from last year’s season. Two orange lilies bloom in a backyard.
January 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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I wanted to hop in on #BlueSkyArtShow so here’s my one and only attempt so far at a #pattern. #fanart #kirby #digitalart #digitalillustration #digitalartist #art #artist
Various Kirby designs form a pattern on a pastel gradient background. Kirby is a round pink Nintendo character. The designs include ice crystals, fire, witch, ghost, and pumpkin Kirbys.
January 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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A little doodle I did featuring a character from #HomestarRunner. This was fun. #digitalart #doodle #digitalartist #art #artist
A small green alien in a pink baseball cap is riding a blue skateboard through a galaxy in space.
January 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Crowley cracking open a cold one with the boys for #Caturday. Do you want one? #voidcat #catsky #cats #catsofbluesky #cattax
A black cat is curled up in a basket next to two coke cans.
January 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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May your #Caturday be as peaceful as this little gremlin of a cat curled up in the bathroom sink. #tabbycat #catsky #cats #catsofbluesky #cattax
A brown tabby cat is curled up asleep in a bathroom sink.
January 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Happy #Caturday from Lyra, who is always in some basket or another. #calicocat #catsky #catsofbluesky #cats #cattax
A mostly white calico cat is curled up like a shrimp in a basket with her little back feet up by her face. Her toe beans are pink.
January 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Another painting from my time teaching classes at the paint & sip place. #artsky #arts #artist #dailyart #traditionalart #painting #artistsofbluesky
A painting of a full yellow red moon over mountains and a body of water. The sky is pink around the moon and smoke is rising from a volcano to circle the moon.
January 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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I got a little overwhelmed by existing for the past week or so, but I’m a little better again. So here’s a throwback to one of the paintings I did while I was teaching classes at the paint & sip place.
A painting of a full moon above mountains and cherry blossoms that has a reflection in the water below.
January 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Reposting this because it feels the most applicable for Inauguration Day.
A drawing of a pink astronaut character from the video game Among Us. They are floating alone in space after being ejected and they have a thought bubble that reads “Fuck.”
January 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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A picture of a Lego brick raccoon in front of a ceramic bird. There is a metal lizard on the wall in the background.
January 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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I accumulated a backlog of photos while I was (mostly) offline for about a week. This one reminds me of home. (Oklahoma)
A picture taken out of a car window. There is a light dusting of snow and the picture shows blue skies, clouds, and an electric pole.
January 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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The view outside my window was nice the other day.
A picture of a large window with two glass ornaments hanging from the top and a long leafed plant at the bottom. The view outside the window has a light dusting of snow covering the forest preserve across the street.
January 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM