M. Cromwell > Further Confusion
@marandart.bsky.social
Independent Artist & Author. Funny Animal Person. Tending 5 acres of Squaxin land, Turtle Island. Kill Capitalism.
34 • 🏳️🌈 agender/any pronouns 🏳️⚧️ • Gallery & Shop: www.marandart.com 💖 echomary.bsky.social 💖
34 • 🏳️🌈 agender/any pronouns 🏳️⚧️ • Gallery & Shop: www.marandart.com 💖 echomary.bsky.social 💖
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✨ We are Animals, Animals are Us. ✨
Animalfolk find their place in the world in my traditional mixed media explorations and fiction writing. Sometimes silly, sometimes serious, always real.
To support our studio (100% of our income), check out my site at www.marandart.com
Animalfolk find their place in the world in my traditional mixed media explorations and fiction writing. Sometimes silly, sometimes serious, always real.
To support our studio (100% of our income), check out my site at www.marandart.com
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"New Horrors Daily" 9"x12" Mixed media on paper
Yep, it's still 2025.
Yep, it's still 2025.
December 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"New Horrors Daily" 9"x12" Mixed media on paper
Yep, it's still 2025.
Yep, it's still 2025.
Self-care while you're grieving: cleaning the ever-loving fuck out of your bong
December 20, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Self-care while you're grieving: cleaning the ever-loving fuck out of your bong
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If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
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Sans-titre, 12 2025.
Dessin à la plume atome, encre de chine sur papier.
Drawing with pen & ink on paper. format A4 21x29,7cm.
#dessin #drawing #gayartist #gribouillage #sausageparty
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Dessin à la plume atome, encre de chine sur papier.
Drawing with pen & ink on paper. format A4 21x29,7cm.
#dessin #drawing #gayartist #gribouillage #sausageparty
linktr.ee/julienmartello
December 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Sans-titre, 12 2025.
Dessin à la plume atome, encre de chine sur papier.
Drawing with pen & ink on paper. format A4 21x29,7cm.
#dessin #drawing #gayartist #gribouillage #sausageparty
linktr.ee/julienmartello
Dessin à la plume atome, encre de chine sur papier.
Drawing with pen & ink on paper. format A4 21x29,7cm.
#dessin #drawing #gayartist #gribouillage #sausageparty
linktr.ee/julienmartello
CW: Pet death
While dog-sitting for my parents (who were at a funeral), we had to be the ones to give their dog Ziggy end-of-life care. Funeral today, probably. Then last night, our little old Bean had a painful heart attack/seizure... so he's scheduled for euthanasia on Mon.
Damn, I am tired.
While dog-sitting for my parents (who were at a funeral), we had to be the ones to give their dog Ziggy end-of-life care. Funeral today, probably. Then last night, our little old Bean had a painful heart attack/seizure... so he's scheduled for euthanasia on Mon.
Damn, I am tired.
December 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
CW: Pet death
While dog-sitting for my parents (who were at a funeral), we had to be the ones to give their dog Ziggy end-of-life care. Funeral today, probably. Then last night, our little old Bean had a painful heart attack/seizure... so he's scheduled for euthanasia on Mon.
Damn, I am tired.
While dog-sitting for my parents (who were at a funeral), we had to be the ones to give their dog Ziggy end-of-life care. Funeral today, probably. Then last night, our little old Bean had a painful heart attack/seizure... so he's scheduled for euthanasia on Mon.
Damn, I am tired.
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Finally finished this guy! I had a lot of fun integrating (and then oxidizing) so much copper into this bird, and I think I really got a good silhouette going on with this one 💝
December 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Finally finished this guy! I had a lot of fun integrating (and then oxidizing) so much copper into this bird, and I think I really got a good silhouette going on with this one 💝
"New Horrors Daily" 9"x12" Mixed media on paper
Yep, it's still 2025.
Yep, it's still 2025.
December 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"New Horrors Daily" 9"x12" Mixed media on paper
Yep, it's still 2025.
Yep, it's still 2025.
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"Which Frog?" 9"x12" Mixed media on paper
You can't make this kind of choice lightly!!
Download the rest of this 60+ pg mixed media sketchbook here: payhip.com/b/9zT13
You can't make this kind of choice lightly!!
Download the rest of this 60+ pg mixed media sketchbook here: payhip.com/b/9zT13
December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"Which Frog?" 9"x12" Mixed media on paper
You can't make this kind of choice lightly!!
Download the rest of this 60+ pg mixed media sketchbook here: payhip.com/b/9zT13
You can't make this kind of choice lightly!!
Download the rest of this 60+ pg mixed media sketchbook here: payhip.com/b/9zT13
I wanna start a metal band called Illegible Typeface
December 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I wanna start a metal band called Illegible Typeface
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My professional artists peers! We got a survey request!
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
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December 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
My professional artists peers! We got a survey request!
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
Yeah, plastic mulch from agriculture is one of the #1 sources of terrestrial microplastics. And, now, macroplastics! Yayyyy
“The FDA said ‘black plastic planting material’ was found in granulated onion used in the dressings.”
FDA recalls salad dressing after ‘plastic material’ found in ingredients
More than 3,500 cases of dressing, including Hidden Valley Ranch, recalled after ‘foreign objects’ were discovered
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Yeah, plastic mulch from agriculture is one of the #1 sources of terrestrial microplastics. And, now, macroplastics! Yayyyy
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nude descending a staircase after Duchamp
December 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
nude descending a staircase after Duchamp
"Which Frog?" 9"x12" Mixed media on paper
You can't make this kind of choice lightly!!
Download the rest of this 60+ pg mixed media sketchbook here: payhip.com/b/9zT13
You can't make this kind of choice lightly!!
Download the rest of this 60+ pg mixed media sketchbook here: payhip.com/b/9zT13
December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"Which Frog?" 9"x12" Mixed media on paper
You can't make this kind of choice lightly!!
Download the rest of this 60+ pg mixed media sketchbook here: payhip.com/b/9zT13
You can't make this kind of choice lightly!!
Download the rest of this 60+ pg mixed media sketchbook here: payhip.com/b/9zT13
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"No Toggle" 9"x12" mixed media on paper #TraditionalArt #FuckAI
A page from the 2025 Trash Book, now available for download.
I cannot involve myself with you if you choose to use genAI or chatbots.
A page from the 2025 Trash Book, now available for download.
I cannot involve myself with you if you choose to use genAI or chatbots.
December 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"No Toggle" 9"x12" mixed media on paper #TraditionalArt #FuckAI
A page from the 2025 Trash Book, now available for download.
I cannot involve myself with you if you choose to use genAI or chatbots.
A page from the 2025 Trash Book, now available for download.
I cannot involve myself with you if you choose to use genAI or chatbots.
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Torn - Cpllage on board
December 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Torn - Cpllage on board
"No Toggle" 9"x12" mixed media on paper #TraditionalArt #FuckAI
A page from the 2025 Trash Book, now available for download.
I cannot involve myself with you if you choose to use genAI or chatbots.
A page from the 2025 Trash Book, now available for download.
I cannot involve myself with you if you choose to use genAI or chatbots.
December 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"No Toggle" 9"x12" mixed media on paper #TraditionalArt #FuckAI
A page from the 2025 Trash Book, now available for download.
I cannot involve myself with you if you choose to use genAI or chatbots.
A page from the 2025 Trash Book, now available for download.
I cannot involve myself with you if you choose to use genAI or chatbots.
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i understand that these corporations are beloved by many, but as soon as you start defending their use of AI, even if it's "a little bit", i need you to understand that you are being used as a corporate tool to normalize AI. reject it with all your might. corporations arent your friend.
December 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
i understand that these corporations are beloved by many, but as soon as you start defending their use of AI, even if it's "a little bit", i need you to understand that you are being used as a corporate tool to normalize AI. reject it with all your might. corporations arent your friend.
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No corporation has ever been your friend.
No corporation will ever give a damn about you.
Treat companies in kind with the callous disdain they have for you, and all of humanity.
There is no such thing as a compassionate or altruistic capitalist.
Spare your love & solidarity for other people.
No corporation will ever give a damn about you.
Treat companies in kind with the callous disdain they have for you, and all of humanity.
There is no such thing as a compassionate or altruistic capitalist.
Spare your love & solidarity for other people.
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
No corporation has ever been your friend.
No corporation will ever give a damn about you.
Treat companies in kind with the callous disdain they have for you, and all of humanity.
There is no such thing as a compassionate or altruistic capitalist.
Spare your love & solidarity for other people.
No corporation will ever give a damn about you.
Treat companies in kind with the callous disdain they have for you, and all of humanity.
There is no such thing as a compassionate or altruistic capitalist.
Spare your love & solidarity for other people.
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Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
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The 2025 #TrashBook is FINISHED!
Every year I fill a handmade sketchbook with scrap paper to explore, experiment, and play with mixed media. I'm stoked to share it. I'll share select pages soon, along w/ the download that includes statements, a video, and high-res scans.
Every year I fill a handmade sketchbook with scrap paper to explore, experiment, and play with mixed media. I'm stoked to share it. I'll share select pages soon, along w/ the download that includes statements, a video, and high-res scans.
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The 2025 #TrashBook is FINISHED!
Every year I fill a handmade sketchbook with scrap paper to explore, experiment, and play with mixed media. I'm stoked to share it. I'll share select pages soon, along w/ the download that includes statements, a video, and high-res scans.
Every year I fill a handmade sketchbook with scrap paper to explore, experiment, and play with mixed media. I'm stoked to share it. I'll share select pages soon, along w/ the download that includes statements, a video, and high-res scans.
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Here's how to support human artists! 🎨
December 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Here's how to support human artists! 🎨
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The Return
This piece was inspired by the recent return of the spotted hyena to Egypt after 5,000 years, driven by climate change and shifting ecosystems. An animal long absent appears again. Not as something symbolic or old, but as a real presence that forces a new way of looking and understanding
This piece was inspired by the recent return of the spotted hyena to Egypt after 5,000 years, driven by climate change and shifting ecosystems. An animal long absent appears again. Not as something symbolic or old, but as a real presence that forces a new way of looking and understanding
December 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The Return
This piece was inspired by the recent return of the spotted hyena to Egypt after 5,000 years, driven by climate change and shifting ecosystems. An animal long absent appears again. Not as something symbolic or old, but as a real presence that forces a new way of looking and understanding
This piece was inspired by the recent return of the spotted hyena to Egypt after 5,000 years, driven by climate change and shifting ecosystems. An animal long absent appears again. Not as something symbolic or old, but as a real presence that forces a new way of looking and understanding
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good morning, I’m opening up for a handful of badges(3). I can ship or deliver to ANE.
Bust -125
Full - 175
email hudsondoesart@gmail.com with your reference sheet if interested
Thanks!🙏
Bust -125
Full - 175
email hudsondoesart@gmail.com with your reference sheet if interested
Thanks!🙏
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
good morning, I’m opening up for a handful of badges(3). I can ship or deliver to ANE.
Bust -125
Full - 175
email hudsondoesart@gmail.com with your reference sheet if interested
Thanks!🙏
Bust -125
Full - 175
email hudsondoesart@gmail.com with your reference sheet if interested
Thanks!🙏
Hey, y'all! As a special promo to ALL Patreon members (even free!) I've tossed up a handful of Trash Book pages and their statements already. Sign up as a free member (or a paid one ofc ♥) and see it, as well as every other painting I make, early!
www.patreon.com/posts/trash-...
www.patreon.com/posts/trash-...
Trash Book Sneak Peek! 7 Pages! | Maranda Cromwell
Get more from Maranda Cromwell on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Hey, y'all! As a special promo to ALL Patreon members (even free!) I've tossed up a handful of Trash Book pages and their statements already. Sign up as a free member (or a paid one ofc ♥) and see it, as well as every other painting I make, early!
www.patreon.com/posts/trash-...
www.patreon.com/posts/trash-...
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Maranda, enthusiastically putting all the freshly matted Trash Book originals in a stack: It's like brat taming!
December 16, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Maranda, enthusiastically putting all the freshly matted Trash Book originals in a stack: It's like brat taming!