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puregin.bsky.social
Gin (she/her)
@puregin.bsky.social
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Communication and engagement specialist in science publishing. Digital accessibility enthusiast, SciComm fan, drawing in my downtime.

Living on Boonwurrung Country 🌈
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This one might be one of my faves.

##WikiGlitch
A photo of a game of "Fang den Hut" in progress is the feature image for a Wikipedia article about Boris Johnson. The purpose of the game is to steal your opponent's hats, so read into that what you will.
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Does this happen to others?

#WikiGlitch
A photo of blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield, radient and smiling, is the feature image of a Wikipedia article for John Travolta, who definitely looks nothing like Mansfield.
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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The @wikipedia.org app has a delightful glitch for me which sees newly searched articles appear with the feature image from previous searches. Please don't fix it, it brings me joy and I've started collecting some of my favourites.

#WikiGlitch
A portrait photo of Patrick Schwarzenegger is amusingly but accidentally the feature image for a Wikipedia article about United States presidential pets.
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Get in loser.

#Naarm #FreePalestine
A homemade cardboard protest sign reading "get in closer, we're going to not be complicit in Genocide", after a quote spoken by the character Regina George in the movie Mean Girls. We see a photo of Regina in her convertible car and a Palestinian flag.
August 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Cleaning out my bookshelf and found a time capsule: books on #Flash (RIP), early #AfterEffects, and 3D computer animation.

Cutting edge in 2002, basically archaeological curiosities in 2025.

#FeelingOld
Three books on a glass table: Flash Studio Secrets by Glenn Thomas, The Art of 3-D Computer Animation and Imaging by Isaac Victor Kerlow, and Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects by Trish and Chris Meyer.
August 21, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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I drew this for my friend who many years ago lent me the book The Thorn Birds. I was pretty sceptical since I'm not "into romance" or period-set stories, but absolutely loved it. I also enable her bonsai obsession, so i wanted to create something that felt like a natural homage to our friendship.
An ink drawing of a bonsai tree on top of a stack of books. The bonsai is ina shallow rectangular pot, and curves gracefully to our left, with a single, delicate branch balancing the tree's silhouette to the right. We can see the spine of the book at the top of the stack: its The Thorn Birds.
August 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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#BeagleCore

The big question remains, why is all this food even on the street to begin with.
A cartoon depicting "things my dog has tried to eat off the street on our neighbourhood walks". Top right we see Henry, a beagle mix with a bright yellow halo (because he is an angel). Below are five boxes depicting the foods, each with labels: uncooked rice, a loaf of bread (still in the bag), boiled potatoes, a whole pizza, a half-eaten lobster.
May 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Beach days 🐾
Henry the beagle cross walks nose-to-the-ground along a beach on a sunny afternoon, the Melbourne skyline in the distance.
May 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Looking through last year's sketchbook and found this gem

#BeagleLife
A rough sketch of a beagle lounging casually, being interviewed by an unseen person holding a microphone. The interviewer asks, "so why did you decide to eat your own shit?". The dog responds, "well, my dad is always going on about 'zero waste'... plus I was hungry, so..."
May 9, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Create accessible content you must.

#MayTheFourth #AccessibilityMatters
A four panel meme depicting a scene from Star Wars in which a young Anakin and Padme are having a conversation, with captions. Panel 1, Anakin: "I've added subtitles to make my content accessible." Panel 2, Padme, smiling brightly: "but not automatically generated ones right?" Panel 3, Anakin smirks. Panel 4, Padme, now more serious: "but not or tomato call he gem her eight it ones, write?"
May 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Democracy doggo 🌭
Henry, a tan and white beagle mix, looks excited while waiting to vote. Placards for political parties, including the Greens and Labor, can be seen in the background. The photographer and her partner are holding "democracy sausages", BBQ sausages in white bread with yellow mustard and onions, while Henry the dog looks on jealously. The photographer and her partner are holding "democracy sausages", BBQ sausages in white bread with yellow mustard and onions, and Henry the dog jumps up, hoping to "snag" one.
May 3, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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What's up
Henry, a tan beagle cross, stares at us from the other side of a bed. Only the top of his head and dark eyes visible over the edge of the bed, and his tail is blurred from wagging.
April 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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My version, I guess.

#Illustration #FeedMeBread
A drawing of a "Puregin" action figure, which includes a smiling figure of the illustrator herself, Gin,wearing an aqua t shirt, cuffed pants and black flat shoes, dark red hair scruffy. The t shirt says "I love Wikipedia". Next to her is a figure of her dog Henry, a medium-sized beagle mix. Above Henry we see various accessories: glasses, a reusable coffee cup, a sketchbook and pens. Text inside a starburst reads "Feed her bread!". The drawing is a riff on a recent trend on social media to share AI-generated action figures of oneself.
April 17, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Finished this a few weeks back. I chose the subject matter because I liked the word "bredli". Because I like bread.
An black ink illustration of a coiled python with a dark striped body and a lightly-shaded belly. The words Morelia Bredli, its scientific name, are above and below the snake.
March 31, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Just look at his silly goofy face. It makes me so happy
A close up of Henry, a tan beagle mix, as he runs outside. His mouth is wide open as if smiling, tongue lolling, ears mid flap as he runs towards us.
March 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Look at my dog
Henry, a tan beagle mix, runs happily on a lawn towards us, mouth open as if smiling, floppy ears flopping.
March 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Fam, he moved
Henry, a tan beagle cross, lazes on a mid century era chair in a cosy corner of a living room. His eyes are closed, and he looks content.
February 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Henry gets what weekends are for
Henry, a tan beagle cross, lazes on an old mid century era chair in a cosy corner of a living room. His eyes are closed, and one floppy ear hangs over the side of the leather upholstery.
February 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Spent a beautiful few days in Brisbane last week with friends. Naturally, we saw these legends everywhere.
A sketchbook is being held up outside in front of a leafy green backdrop. It is open to a page showing an ink drawing of an Australian White Ibis, captioned by the illustrator as a "resilience champion".
February 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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🍅
An ink illustration of two tomatoes on the vine and a third lying detached next to them. The illustration is in a blue spiral bound notebook lying on a dark linen tablecloth.
January 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Henry: "Henlo?"
Me: "Hello, Henry, hello Bluesky!"
An open sketchbook with a two-panel illustration of a floppy-earred dog lying on a couch. In the first panel the dog's eyes are closed, but in the second they are open and watching us. Under the second panel is the word "Henlo?"
January 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM