Alison
@piquita.bsky.social
Graphic recorder with a strong interest in science and end-of-life issues. Sketcher, knitter, spinner, drinker of tea. I make comics about all of the above. Eng/Sp/Fr/Ita/Ger.
50th anniversary of Franco's death. I was in boarding school at the time, worried about my parents in Madrid.
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
50th anniversary of Franco's death. I was in boarding school at the time, worried about my parents in Madrid.
I drove to Bodega Bay yesterday from Davis to distribute my mum's ashes next to where we spread my dad's. It was a bad day to choose -- Veterans' Day crowds were massive. Noticed a lot of people fishing in the Bay. It looked like some kind of contest. Then it hit me: people are starving.
November 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I drove to Bodega Bay yesterday from Davis to distribute my mum's ashes next to where we spread my dad's. It was a bad day to choose -- Veterans' Day crowds were massive. Noticed a lot of people fishing in the Bay. It looked like some kind of contest. Then it hit me: people are starving.
Anna's hummingbird preening outside the window during my German class...
June 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Anna's hummingbird preening outside the window during my German class...
Dear Davis Food Co-op, love the bunny-hopping turkey prints on the floor...
November 21, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Dear Davis Food Co-op, love the bunny-hopping turkey prints on the floor...
Broke a needle during #electionstresssockknitting
November 5, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Broke a needle during #electionstresssockknitting
#birdtober is over. Really glad I decided to draw only from life this year and focus on a single species, Anna's hummingbird. And now I have a bunch of holiday cards made! #birds
November 1, 2024 at 11:42 AM
#birdtober is over. Really glad I decided to draw only from life this year and focus on a single species, Anna's hummingbird. And now I have a bunch of holiday cards made! #birds
Catching up with posting hummingbirds for #birdtober #birds
October 25, 2024 at 3:51 AM
Catching up with posting hummingbirds for #birdtober #birds
#birdtober day 20: Courtship season getting underway. #birds
October 20, 2024 at 11:47 PM
#birdtober day 20: Courtship season getting underway. #birds
#birdtober Day 19: Approaching and leaving a food source #birds
October 19, 2024 at 8:19 PM
#birdtober Day 19: Approaching and leaving a food source #birds
#birdtober #birds Very windy here this morning; it calmed down by noon to allow the hummingbirds to perch in the tangerine tree. I dipped my brush in my tea instead of in the water. (Pro tip: don't do this, and certainly don't drink it if you do.)
October 19, 2024 at 2:13 AM
#birdtober #birds Very windy here this morning; it calmed down by noon to allow the hummingbirds to perch in the tangerine tree. I dipped my brush in my tea instead of in the water. (Pro tip: don't do this, and certainly don't drink it if you do.)
#birdtober day 17: Young male Anna's hummingbird coming into adult moult. This is part of a month-long deep dive into one species, the Anna's hummingbird, working always from life and not photos (which I've had to do in the past.)
#birds
#birds
October 17, 2024 at 6:42 PM
#birdtober day 17: Young male Anna's hummingbird coming into adult moult. This is part of a month-long deep dive into one species, the Anna's hummingbird, working always from life and not photos (which I've had to do in the past.)
#birds
#birds
#birdtober day 14: the J display. #birds
October 14, 2024 at 11:12 PM
#birdtober day 14: the J display. #birds
#birdtober day 13: Preening. #birds
October 14, 2024 at 12:49 AM
#birdtober day 13: Preening. #birds
#birdtober day 12: What happens when the subject flies away? #birds
October 12, 2024 at 4:20 PM
#birdtober day 12: What happens when the subject flies away? #birds
October 11, 2024 at 5:59 PM
#birdtober #birds Anna's hummingbird deep dive: noticing hovering while feeding.
October 10, 2024 at 5:53 PM
#birdtober #birds Anna's hummingbird deep dive: noticing hovering while feeding.
#birdtober: musings on hummingbird urine. Many thanks to Dr. Paulina Gonzalez for her insights on hummingbird biology and for helping to develop a minimally invasive technique for studying the biochemistry of these amazing, tiny creatures. #birds
October 9, 2024 at 4:23 PM
#birdtober: musings on hummingbird urine. Many thanks to Dr. Paulina Gonzalez for her insights on hummingbird biology and for helping to develop a minimally invasive technique for studying the biochemistry of these amazing, tiny creatures. #birds
#birdtober2024 #birds Anna's Hummingbird deep dive day 8
October 8, 2024 at 4:52 PM
#birdtober2024 #birds Anna's Hummingbird deep dive day 8
#birdtober2024 #birds Birdtober Day 7: Hovering.
October 7, 2024 at 4:22 PM
#birdtober2024 #birds Birdtober Day 7: Hovering.
Blind contour drawings of an adult male Anna's hummingbird (looking at subject, not the paper). These are a great way to explore form without getting caught up in the whole guessing game of whether or not the drawing is correct. #birdtober #birdtober2024 #birds
October 6, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Blind contour drawings of an adult male Anna's hummingbird (looking at subject, not the paper). These are a great way to explore form without getting caught up in the whole guessing game of whether or not the drawing is correct. #birdtober #birdtober2024 #birds
Anna's hummingbird feet #birdtober2024
October 5, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Anna's hummingbird feet #birdtober2024
Birdtober Day 4, continuing the Anna's hummingbird deep dive
October 5, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Birdtober Day 4, continuing the Anna's hummingbird deep dive
#birdtober2024: Anna's hummingbird in shadow, no visible iridescence. #birdtober
October 4, 2024 at 12:09 AM
#birdtober2024: Anna's hummingbird in shadow, no visible iridescence. #birdtober