Simone SciArt
@simonesciart.bsky.social
Using art to explore the world. Science, art, and the occasional cat photo. No permission for any posts to be used in AI.
I wrote 3 pieces & sent them out to beta readers with the words "it's ok, tell me what you think. I can take it. " For one of them they absolutely did, so I'll be rewriting it. But the other two they loved! If you look out the window & see a small shape swooping through the clouds today, that's me.
December 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I wrote 3 pieces & sent them out to beta readers with the words "it's ok, tell me what you think. I can take it. " For one of them they absolutely did, so I'll be rewriting it. But the other two they loved! If you look out the window & see a small shape swooping through the clouds today, that's me.
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Calling all science teachers in Wales!
Sign up today to take part in the Life Science Challenge/Her Gwyddorau Bywyd 2026 quiz and challenge your year 10 pupils to show off their skills. Guaranteed to be a challenging and fun experience for all involved.
Contact medicengagement@cardiff.ac.uk
Sign up today to take part in the Life Science Challenge/Her Gwyddorau Bywyd 2026 quiz and challenge your year 10 pupils to show off their skills. Guaranteed to be a challenging and fun experience for all involved.
Contact medicengagement@cardiff.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Calling all science teachers in Wales!
Sign up today to take part in the Life Science Challenge/Her Gwyddorau Bywyd 2026 quiz and challenge your year 10 pupils to show off their skills. Guaranteed to be a challenging and fun experience for all involved.
Contact medicengagement@cardiff.ac.uk
Sign up today to take part in the Life Science Challenge/Her Gwyddorau Bywyd 2026 quiz and challenge your year 10 pupils to show off their skills. Guaranteed to be a challenging and fun experience for all involved.
Contact medicengagement@cardiff.ac.uk
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
What I have learned from YouTube: apparently when other people stretch large pieces of watercolour paper, it's accompanied by soothing classical music & not by the sounds of "Where did that air bubble come from?" "Nooo" as the tape flips into the water, " Arsebiscuits!" & "NO CAT NO". #arr
November 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
What I have learned from YouTube: apparently when other people stretch large pieces of watercolour paper, it's accompanied by soothing classical music & not by the sounds of "Where did that air bubble come from?" "Nooo" as the tape flips into the water, " Arsebiscuits!" & "NO CAT NO". #arr
So I wanted Copper drawing ink for a project & into the internet I go. Oo look! Ah yes, says the internet, but you can also use gouache. Yay, I already have gouache, but I don't want to waste it, I wish I still had 1.5ml spin tubes... Long story short I now own a centrifuge.
November 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
So I wanted Copper drawing ink for a project & into the internet I go. Oo look! Ah yes, says the internet, but you can also use gouache. Yay, I already have gouache, but I don't want to waste it, I wish I still had 1.5ml spin tubes... Long story short I now own a centrifuge.
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Apparently Bluesky is seeing an influx of new users. Welcome!
If you're interested in science, journalism, and/or science writing, here are a bunch of folks worth following.
go.bsky.app/7Z8u31b
If you're interested in science, journalism, and/or science writing, here are a bunch of folks worth following.
go.bsky.app/7Z8u31b
October 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Apparently Bluesky is seeing an influx of new users. Welcome!
If you're interested in science, journalism, and/or science writing, here are a bunch of folks worth following.
go.bsky.app/7Z8u31b
If you're interested in science, journalism, and/or science writing, here are a bunch of folks worth following.
go.bsky.app/7Z8u31b
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Zombies, they're making themselves zombies
October 4, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Zombies, they're making themselves zombies
Looking forward to #inktober this year and have already completed #1, "Moustache". It will not be shared because your eyes are (to my knowledge) blameless and so do not deserve to be tortured with it, but I am going to think of it as a baseline from which to launch. Tomorrow's prompt is Weave.
October 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Looking forward to #inktober this year and have already completed #1, "Moustache". It will not be shared because your eyes are (to my knowledge) blameless and so do not deserve to be tortured with it, but I am going to think of it as a baseline from which to launch. Tomorrow's prompt is Weave.
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Jim Henson would've been 89 years old today. Commemorate his life and legacy by celebrating creativity, diversity, imagination, peace, and just plain silliness.
Walk with me a bit while I talk about Jim and his work--and leave your comments about what he means to you.
Right this way. /1
Walk with me a bit while I talk about Jim and his work--and leave your comments about what he means to you.
Right this way. /1
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Jim Henson would've been 89 years old today. Commemorate his life and legacy by celebrating creativity, diversity, imagination, peace, and just plain silliness.
Walk with me a bit while I talk about Jim and his work--and leave your comments about what he means to you.
Right this way. /1
Walk with me a bit while I talk about Jim and his work--and leave your comments about what he means to you.
Right this way. /1
Yes, my elderly drawing inks curdled and I was sad. But on the other hand my fountain pen inks were crying out for something to decant them into for travel and with a bit of cleaning I now have beautiful little jewel-like glass bottles to indulge them with.
September 19, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Yes, my elderly drawing inks curdled and I was sad. But on the other hand my fountain pen inks were crying out for something to decant them into for travel and with a bit of cleaning I now have beautiful little jewel-like glass bottles to indulge them with.
Went to a work meeting. Saw that someone at the end of the table had pulled out a Lamy Safari to take notes on ivory paper. He looked at my Kaweco Sport. We locked eyes and gave almost imperceptible nods of approval. Secret membership of the Fountain Pen club achieved and acknowledged.
September 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Went to a work meeting. Saw that someone at the end of the table had pulled out a Lamy Safari to take notes on ivory paper. He looked at my Kaweco Sport. We locked eyes and gave almost imperceptible nods of approval. Secret membership of the Fountain Pen club achieved and acknowledged.
Dave the cat has died of old age & there's been an outpouring of grief from the whole community. He greeted kids on their way to primary school. He chilled at the shops. He brought little pops of joy to people's lives just by being friendly & happy. We need more Daves in this world. RIP buddy.
September 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Dave the cat has died of old age & there's been an outpouring of grief from the whole community. He greeted kids on their way to primary school. He chilled at the shops. He brought little pops of joy to people's lives just by being friendly & happy. We need more Daves in this world. RIP buddy.
Inkpot vs human. Inkpot wins with a spectacular splashdown.
August 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Inkpot vs human. Inkpot wins with a spectacular splashdown.
My current painting is entitled " It was better before the cat walked on the wet ink". It's an abstract piece.
Now it is, anyway.
Now it is, anyway.
August 25, 2025 at 6:57 AM
My current painting is entitled " It was better before the cat walked on the wet ink". It's an abstract piece.
Now it is, anyway.
Now it is, anyway.
Look, I generally try to keep politics out of my feed. But... Trump and the Republicans' version of government doesn't have money for healthcare or science or accountability. But does have £200 million for a golden ballroom. Wtf. I originally thought this was an Onion story.
August 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Look, I generally try to keep politics out of my feed. But... Trump and the Republicans' version of government doesn't have money for healthcare or science or accountability. But does have £200 million for a golden ballroom. Wtf. I originally thought this was an Onion story.
August 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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I saw an infographic a couple years ago about how to remove source identifiers from links and why it's important, but I can't find it again and too many people I know are sending me links with them so here's an infographic straight from the oven
July 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I saw an infographic a couple years ago about how to remove source identifiers from links and why it's important, but I can't find it again and too many people I know are sending me links with them so here's an infographic straight from the oven
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Update thread #2. Hemlock
One thing we worked on is a different tool to complement Nightshade. We discovered a new attack on diffusion models that is more generalizable than Nightshade. It targets an entirely different part of AI training pipeline, basically making AI models poison themselves.
One thing we worked on is a different tool to complement Nightshade. We discovered a new attack on diffusion models that is more generalizable than Nightshade. It targets an entirely different part of AI training pipeline, basically making AI models poison themselves.
July 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Update thread #2. Hemlock
One thing we worked on is a different tool to complement Nightshade. We discovered a new attack on diffusion models that is more generalizable than Nightshade. It targets an entirely different part of AI training pipeline, basically making AI models poison themselves.
One thing we worked on is a different tool to complement Nightshade. We discovered a new attack on diffusion models that is more generalizable than Nightshade. It targets an entirely different part of AI training pipeline, basically making AI models poison themselves.
Just nature quietly asserting its presence on a wall next to an urban path
June 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Just nature quietly asserting its presence on a wall next to an urban path
Another side quest? Oh no I couldn't possibly fit another one in, thank you.
...
Well, maybe just one more.
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Well, maybe just one more.
June 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Another side quest? Oh no I couldn't possibly fit another one in, thank you.
...
Well, maybe just one more.
...
Well, maybe just one more.
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We have officially moved in.
Our Pop-Up Science Shop will be open to the public from 7th July until 3rd August 3025.
Find us in the St David's shopping centre in Cardiff near John Lewis, Zara and Apple.
Learn about the microbial world in, on and around us.
Including the black death.
Our Pop-Up Science Shop will be open to the public from 7th July until 3rd August 3025.
Find us in the St David's shopping centre in Cardiff near John Lewis, Zara and Apple.
Learn about the microbial world in, on and around us.
Including the black death.
June 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We have officially moved in.
Our Pop-Up Science Shop will be open to the public from 7th July until 3rd August 3025.
Find us in the St David's shopping centre in Cardiff near John Lewis, Zara and Apple.
Learn about the microbial world in, on and around us.
Including the black death.
Our Pop-Up Science Shop will be open to the public from 7th July until 3rd August 3025.
Find us in the St David's shopping centre in Cardiff near John Lewis, Zara and Apple.
Learn about the microbial world in, on and around us.
Including the black death.
There is a certain fitting-ness to using frogspawn as the model for a sketch of a human blastocyst. #sketchingthoughts
May 31, 2025 at 11:14 AM
There is a certain fitting-ness to using frogspawn as the model for a sketch of a human blastocyst. #sketchingthoughts