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SpaceMorganism
@spacemorganism.bsky.social
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Apprentice electrician and occasional space artist. Generally curious about everything. Enthusiastically in love with the universe. 📍Chicago
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Found some truly upsetting low volt wiring in my home.

What did this cat6 cable ever do to you, huh? >:(
A house flippers attempt at terminating a cat6 cable. It’s stripped in the most offensive way possible and the means by which the twisted pairs were unraveled and rammed into the jack even more so. An actual abomination. Now that I am a telecom apprentice I can be upset about ALL residential electrical wiring, neat!
October 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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If you get the opportunity to see Viagra Boys live you should absolutely go see them live. HELLUVA SHOW
September 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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I did a thing :3

Getting straight As for the first time in my life means a lot to me. Getting straight As in my first year of the best electrical school on the continent means even more.

3yr+9mo to go!

:3
Straight As in all five classes: construction tech, electronics, print reading, structured wiring, tech math.
September 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Soup
April 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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#PortfolioDay hurray!

Hi, I’m Morgan! I enjoy making space art. I’ve been an astronomy nerd since I was a kid. Viewing Saturn through a 24” reflector at age 12 changed my life. Then my high school art teacher had my class use colored pencil on black paper… and the rest is history.

#spaceart 🪐
The Orion Nebula (M42) drawn in colored pencil on black paper with a bit of white ink for stars The planets of the solar system, Pluto, and the Moon, drawn in colored pencil on 10 square pieces of black paper. They look photo realistic if I do say so myself :) I even somehow managed to get actual detail in Uranus’ atmosphere. This was a challenge! Two colliding galaxies (ARP 273) drawn in colored pencil on black paper with a bit of white ink for stars Waning gibbous moon drawn in colored pencil on black paper
April 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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April 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Another world is possible
The “this is fine” meme but instead of the dog being surrounded by flames it’s a flame sitting at the table surrounded by dogs. A reverse of the original meme. We can reverse the nightmare universe. Another world is possible. There is always hope.
March 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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This is my favorite ever colored pencil drawing so far. Jupiters Great Red Spot with Europa ❤️

#spaceart
My hand holding up a colored pencil drawing I did of Jupiters Great Red Spot on black paper. The central band of atmosphere with the giant swirly hurricane in the center has the most detail while the rest of the surrounding atmosphere starts to fade out toward the top and bottom of the page. At the bottom left is Europa, one of Jupiters moons while its shadow is seen as a black circle of negative space in the top-center/right of the page just above the Great Red Spot. This drawing took about 12-15 hours I think. I love it a lot and probably won’t sell it.
February 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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I got a treat in the mail today! Gonna level up!
A picture of the book “Colored Pencil Painting Bible: Techniques for Achieving Luminous Color and Ultrarealistic Effects” by Alyona Nickelsen
February 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Jupiter’s moon Io in colored pencil
#spaceart #drawing
Jupiter’s moon Io drawn in colored pencil on black paper. The sketch book is being held up in front of my laptop showing the reference photo in the background Jupiter’s moon Io drawn in colored pencil on black paper
February 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Io progress. Almost done, maybe an hour or so to go.
A small drawing of Jupiters moon Io at the top left corner of a piece of black paper done in colored pencil. There’s cream-colored areas, brown-ish areas toward the poles, some yellows and greens.
February 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Earthshine 🌒
Colored pencil and white ink on black paper
#spaceart #moon #drawing
A framed drawing of a waxing crescent moon using colored pencil on black paper. The drawing shows earthshine - sunlight reflected off the earth which is then reflected off the moon. The outer edge of the crescent moon is highlighted with a fine line of white ink to make it pop more against the black background. The same drawing, but out of the frame with me holding it up against a wall and closer to the camera.
February 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Nope! Bit more progress…
February 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Io in progress
#spaceart #coloredpencil #wip
The beginning of a colored pencil drawing of Io on black paper About an hour into a colored pencil drawing of Io on black paper. There’s a bit more detail. About 2hrs into a colored pencil drawing of Io on black paper. More details starting to pop like a few craters. A few more hours of work to go before it’s finished.
February 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Who wants to guess what this guy’s gonna be? #spaceart #coloredpencil #wip #guessthething
A colored pencil drawing-in-progress on black paper. The drawing is about 45 minutes in so just a rough sketch of a circular celestial body. The colors show splotchy tan and cream areas. An assortment of the colored pencils I’ve been using surround the edge of the drawing at the top of the photo.
February 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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This image is stolen from @justinthedark.bsky.social
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February 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Moon drawing 2018 vs 2024 🌕🌖

Both done in colored pencil on black paper. I gotta draw the moon again on bigger paper!

Practice practice practice
Drawing progress. Top moon drawing is from 2018 and bottom moon drawing is from 2024. Both done in colored pencil on black paper. The bottom one has a lot more detail
February 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Looks like there’s another new social media thing for us to flock to called Pixelfed. It’s a replacement for IG, supposed to be like how it used to be prior to FB ruining it. I’m @ morganism there. pixelfed.social/morganism
Screenshot of my brand spanking new profile on yet another new social media thing called Pixel Fed. https://pixelfed.social/morganism
February 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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QRP with starry art ✨
Colored pencil drawing of the Brazil Nebula on black paper. Colored pencil drawing of the Orion Nebula on black paper Colored pencil drawing of the sun on black paper. It’s a star so I’m counting it for “starry” lol Colored pencil drawing of two colliding galaxies on black paper. I forget which ARP object this is and am presently too lazy to look it up. There’s a tag to my old lemon8 account on the bottom right corner @ artbymorgan
January 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Just a nice lil fern and a nice lil sketch of that fern
Black line drawing of a fern done on tan toned paper in a spiral bound sketch book. You can see the fern in the background behind the sketchbook in my lap.
January 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Nice
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January 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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The time it took for me to go from “ooo new podcast I like” to “take my money!!!” was *so fast* for this one @openargs.bsky.social
Opening Arguments “Sustaining Member” membership card from the Patreon app Text from the Opening Arguments podcasts’ patreon page: “At the sustaining member level, you support us for $2 every other episode, and will receive all of the above benefits, plus: LAW'D AWFUL MOVIES!  Yes, at this level you get our monthly breakdown of movies, TV shows, and other media that think they're breakin' down the law, but almost never get it right.  Over 50 episodes and counting -- many feature guest comedians, most are hilarious, all are informative, and they're ALL YOURS!” There’s also more perks, but this one especially excites me
January 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Hello #PortfolioDay!

I was working as an apprentice electrician until my boss got a heart transplant. I then ended up back in food service. Who knows what the future holds now!

I also draw sometimes when mental health allows for it! I mostly work in colored pencil.
January 15, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Thank you @sexyuncledave.bsky.social I love you <3
November 25, 2024 at 7:08 PM
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M42 Orion Nebula in colored pencil
#spaceart #astronomy
The Orion Nebula drawing done with prismacolor colored pencils on black paper. Some white ink used to highlight stars.
November 19, 2024 at 12:07 AM