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Shade the AshClad
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I am Shade the AshClad, avid artist and wayward warrior, trying to stay out of trouble (mostly).

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Shade the AshClad @shade-the-ashclad.bsky.social · Nov 19
Where else to find me:
🎨DeviantArt: www.deviantart.com/shade-the-as...
🐘Mastodon: mastodon.social/@Shade_the_A...
☠️X: x.com/ShadeTheAshC...

I might be leaving one of these though. (three guesses which)
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Happy #solstice, the traditional time for the festival of #Yule. In 2022, I made this #mixedmedia #artwork inspired by #Pagan tradition.

#AnimalArt #Animals #Art #Aurora #BskyArt #Candle #Goat #Otherkin #Saturnalia #Spiritual #Spirituality #Therian #TraditionalArt #Tree #WheelOfTheYear #YuleGoat
A majestic (if I do say so myself) portrait showing a goat standing in a snowy land before a Yule tree while an aurora dances over mountains in the background and a lit candle sits atop a stump in the foreground. In the corners of the portrait are illustrations of plants. Inscribed over everything is a magic circle with a pentagram, elemental and astrological symbols, and the Wheel of the Year.
December 21, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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Remember to recycle, folks.
catsuka.bsky.social Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · Dec 8
Christmas commercial for Infinitum (recycling company, Norway).
Animation : Brikk & Dept studios.
Inspiration : Don Bluth.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2twI...
December 9, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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"Age verification" does more to endanger everyone than it does to protect anyone.
evangreer.bsky.social Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · Dec 3
🚨 EVERYONE PLEASE RESKEET THIS FOR VISIBILITY!!! 🚨

A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.

Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
December 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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This broken legislation endangers us all. Speak up for privacy rights in the EU. Learn more and get heard at fightchatcontrol.eu

#EU #Europe #Politics #Privacy #PrivacyRights
November 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Happy #Samhain to those who celebrate. In 2023, I made this #mixedmedia #artwork inspired by the #Pagan tradition.

#AnimalArt #Animal #Animals #Art #Bat #BskyArt #Halloween #Handmade #Holiday #JackOLantern #Lightning #Otherkin #Spiritual #Spirituality #Therian #TraditionalArt #Tree #WheelOfTheYear
A spooktacular (if I do say so myself) portrait showing a bat flying low over a decaying field beond a stump while the night sky is disturbed by an unearthly electrical storm which hangs over the mountains in the background. A group of jack-o’-lanterns, carved from turnips, sit on the ground opposite the bat. A tree grows in the background. In the corners of the portrait are illustrations of plants. Inscribed over everything is a magic circle with a pentagram, elemental and astrological symbols, and the Wheel of the Year.
October 31, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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What the hell is Angel Dust doing at a Tim Hortons in #Regina, #Canada? 😂

#AngelDust #HazbinHotel #Hellaverse #TimHortons
Screenshot showing a maps search for Tim Hortons in Regina. Yelp photos of the location are also shown, the first of which is a picture of Angel Dust from Hazbin Hotel.
October 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Happy #equinox, the traditional time for the festival of #Mabon. In 2023, I made this #mixedmedia #artwork inspired by #Pagan tradition.

#AnimalArt #Animals #Art #Autumn #AutumnEquinox #BskyArt #Fall #Fish #Otherkin #Salmon #Spiritual #Spirituality #Sunset #Therian #TraditionalArt #WheelOfTheYear
An awesome (if I do way so myself) portrait showing a salmon leaping (or swimming) through the air over a field of dying grass to the right of a stump and before a growing tree while the sun sets over the mountains in the background. A besom sticks up from the grass opposite the salmon with bristles pointed skyward. In the corners of the portrait are illustrations of plants. Inscribed over everything is a magic circle with a pentagram, elemental and astrological symbols, and the Wheel of the Year.
September 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Happy #equinox, the traditional time for the festival of #Mabon. In 2023, I made this #mixedmedia #artwork inspired by #Pagan tradition.

#AnimalArt #Animals #Art #Autumn #AutumnEquinox #BskyArt #Fall #Fish #Otherkin #Salmon #Spiritual #Spirituality #Sunset #Therian #TraditionalArt #WheelOfTheYear
An awesome (if I do way so myself) portrait showing a salmon leaping (or swimming) through the air over a field of dying grass to the right of a stump and before a growing tree while the sun sets over the mountains in the background. A besom sticks up from the grass opposite the salmon with bristles pointed skyward. In the corners of the portrait are illustrations of plants. Inscribed over everything is a magic circle with a pentagram, elemental and astrological symbols, and the Wheel of the Year.
September 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Fuck, Marry, Kill?
arielries.bsky.social Ariel Slamet Ries @arielries.bsky.social · Sep 18
silksong fans will be like so these 🫵 🫵 are puppy and this 👇 👇 is wife
close up photo of a flea close up photo of a dust mite hyper detailed photo of an insect's face, possibly an ant same as prev.
September 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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I feel I must share this video. These attacks on #freedom and #privacy in the #EU (and beyond) are concerning, to say the least.
youtu.be/3NyUgv6dpJc
GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU
YouTube video by Louis Rossmann
youtu.be
August 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Happy #Lughnasadh! In 2023, I made this #mixedmedia #artwork inspired by the #Pagan tradition.

#AnimalArt #Animals #Art #Avian #Bird #Boline #BskyArt #Handmade #Heather #Holiday #Otherkin #Raven #Rosemary #Spiritual #Spirituality #Therian #TraditionalArt #Tree #WheelOfTheYear #Wand #Wheat #Yarrow
A superb (if I do say so myself) portrait showing a raven flying low over a field of golden grass before a stump while a sky of scattered clouds hangs over the mountains in the background. A boline knife with a white handle and a spark across its gold-inlaid, crescent blade sticks out of the grass opposite the raven. A tree grows in the background. In the corners of the portrait are illustrations of plants. Inscribed over everything is a magic circle with a pentagram, elemental and astrological symbols, and the Wheel of the Year.
August 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
shade-the-ashclad.bsky.social
Some time ago, I made this digital painting to commemorate a meeting with my friend, Chiiroptereh (chiiroptereh.carrd.co). 🦇

#Animals #AnimalArt #Art #Artwork #Bat #BskyArt #Chiropteran #DigitalArt #DigitalDrawing #DigitalPainting #Furry #FurryArt #Mammal #Otherkin #Therian
Surrounded by fireflies, two bats, a vibrantly coloured hoary bat (Emily, AKA Chiiroptereh) and a blue-eyed silver-haired bat (Shade the AshClad, AKA me), fly towards each other over a lake that reflects trees, mountains, and a star-filled sky.
July 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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It's not just about porn. It's about the #freedom to safely engage in content if one so chooses. It's about the livelihoods affected. It's about #LGBTQ, whom are often wrongly equated to porn. This is keystone issue in the war on freedom that affects us all. Read this 🧵 and do something about it.
voiddebris.bsky.social Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · Jul 24
I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones

Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign

But we can EASILY top 1,000!

I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!

↻💬♡ to boost

We CAN make a difference 💕

#itch #censorship

1/🧵
Digital graphic with the text "anti-censorship campaign" and screenshots of headlines about how multiple storefronts have removed NSFW content due to pressure from payment processors and Collective Shout.
July 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
shade-the-ashclad.bsky.social
It's not just about porn. It's about the #freedom to safely engage in content if one so chooses. It's about the livelihoods affected. It's about #LGBTQ, whom are often wrongly equated to porn. This is keystone issue in the war on freedom that affects us all. Read this 🧵 and do something about it.
voiddebris.bsky.social Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · Jul 24
I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones

Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign

But we can EASILY top 1,000!

I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!

↻💬♡ to boost

We CAN make a difference 💕

#itch #censorship

1/🧵
Digital graphic with the text "anti-censorship campaign" and screenshots of headlines about how multiple storefronts have removed NSFW content due to pressure from payment processors and Collective Shout.
July 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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@libertades.bsky.social is an amazing artist who's well worth a follow and is currently offering free doodles to a few lucky participants.
libertades.bsky.social Libertades @libertades.bsky.social · Jul 10
I am doing some ✅ FREE DOODLES ✨
Yes free, yes plural! I cannot guarantee that I'll get to every single request but I'll do my best across all my socials!

How to participate:
1️⃣You must be a follower
2️⃣Repost/share this post
3️⃣Reply to this post with proof that you shared and a character reference!
July 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Do not go gentle into that deep maw.
Wiggle, wiggle against the grasping of the claw.
secondlina.com secondlina // Lord of Crows @secondlina.com · Jul 7
Wiggle from its grasp!!
Little drawing of crows in a claw machine with the caption "If the claw machine of fate picks me, I intend to WIGGLES!"
July 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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I made a colour #sketch of myself as a rat. 🐀 This will hopefully be an icebreaker to some more new #artwork.

#Animals #AnimalArt #Art #BskyArt #Mammal #Otherkin #Rat #Rodent #Therian
A sketch in coloured pencil on paper of Shade the AshClad in rat form.
July 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Last year's #PrideMonth, I sensed growing hostility against #LGBTQ+ folk. I drew myself as a fiery #raven, ready to take on the fight. It is vital we stand up for our rights.

#Animals #AnimalArt #Art #Artwork #Bird #BskyArt #DigitalArt #Furry #FurryArt #Otherkin #Pansexual #Pride #PrideArt #Therian
Shade the AshClad in raven form, engulfed in flames the colours of the pansexual flag, diving through a sky alight with a rainbow aurora, talons outstretched and ready for a fight.
June 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Happy #solstice, traditional time for the festival of #Litha. In 2023, I made this #mixedmedia #artwork inspired by #Pagan tradition.

#AnimalArt #Animals #Art #BskyArt #Handmade #Otherkin #Snake #Spiritual #Spirituality #Summer #SummerSolstice #Sword #Therian #TraditionalArt #Tree #WheelOfTheYear
A magical (if I do say so myself) portrait showing a python rising from the grass before a stump with a sword embedded within it while the sun hangs high in a partially cloudy sky over the mountains in the background. A ring of mushrooms encircles the python and the stump. In the corners of the portrait are illustrations of plants. Inscribed over everything is a magic circle with a pentagram, elemental and astrological symbols, and the Wheel of the Year.
June 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Happy #PrideMonth! 🏳️‍🌈 I made this personal #Pride #artwork in 2023, showing myself in #fox form, wrapped in the #pansexual and #genderfluid colours.

#Animals #AnimalArt #Art #BskyArt #Canine #DigitalArt #DigitalDrawing #DigitalPainting #FoxFurry #Furry #FurryArt #Mammal #Otherkin #PrideArt #Therian
Shade the AshClad in the form of a silver fox, leaping into the air (or perhaps suspended in the air) with a massive ribbon wrapping around em. One side of the ribbon displays the pansexual pride colours while the other side has the genderfluid pride colours.
June 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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QRP with your pride flag(s)! 🏳️‍🌈
The pansexual flag. (I don't care what gender you are, lemme smash) The genderfluid flag. (Actually, I trend quite masculine but I do shift around a fair bit as well)
June 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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This video perfectly captures what it feels like to see #LGBTQ #pride symbols in public. The feeling of knowing 'I'm safe here, I'm safe with this person' (relatively speaking).
#PrideMonth #LGBTQ+ #Pride2025
youtu.be/UVepoXddTW4
TRYGG - Oslo Pride 2025
YouTube video by Oslo Pride
youtu.be
May 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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"Dost thou desire copulation?"
May 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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It would be an understatement to say that this is a slippery slope. It's a sheer cliff.
kaseygifford.bsky.social Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · May 13
Bills that ban porn DO NOT get rid of porn. Porn, like abortions, moves underground, and any industry health/safety regulations put in place disappear. Women in sex work suffer, and a purposefully vague definition of what constitutes porn will be used to ban queer literature. This is Christocracy bs
May 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
shade-the-ashclad.bsky.social
#Question for those who #dogwalk. What is the point of bagging the #dog droppings just to leave it there by the #trail? It's just adding injury to insult, polluting the #environment with, not just the droppings, but also plastic. Please dispose of waste properly at the nearest Tesla dealership.
A photograph showing a green bag of excrement left on the forest floor.
May 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM