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ZoLo
@zoelocke.bsky.social
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I'm Zoe and I make chanmaille jewellery. You can buy my pieces via https://zolochainmaille.etsy.com

I also do web dev, game dev, graphic design, and more.

I'm queer and neurodiverse, and live in Wales with my wife and dog.
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And the timelapse

#art #timelapse
December 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Our beautiful girl, Leia, left us on Friday. I have a feeling I'll be doing a whole lot of paintings of her, we have so many photos of her! She left a huge hole in our lives 😭❤️

#art #DigitalArt #ClipStudioPaint #dogs #DogsOfBlueSky
A brown and red dog with a white chest, a boxer/ridgeback, sitting up and looking to the side over a pink background
December 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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A little Dungeon Crawler Carl fan art tonight!

#art #DigitalArt #FanArt #litRPG #DungeonCrawlerCarl
A digital illustration of a moonshine jug with a lit wood-and-rag torch in the neck. Writing on the side of the jug reads Carl's Jug 'o Boom
December 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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I didn't quite manage to catch Brooke's sass sadly, but I'm still learning. Brooke the jackdaw, digital painting.

Clip Studio Paint on an XP Pen Magic Drawing Tablet.

#art #birds #digitalArt #ClipStudio
A digital painting of a jackdaw looking to the side, over a blue/green gradient background
December 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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I'm still not feeling great about it, but I also don't want to spend too long obsessing over it, so here's my finished illustration of my friend's dog, Max.

#DigitalArt #art #DogsOfBlueSky
A line and flat-colour illustration of a golden retriever looking to the side over a line blue/green background
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Latest chainmaille is a double-strand JPL3 bracelet in teal and yellow. Turns out JPL is a *lot* easier when you use a different colour as the third ring of the unit!

#chainmaille #ChainmailJewelry #craft
A chainmaille bracelet, two lengths of JPL3 in teal in a line of yellow. Worn on my wrist. A chainmaille bracelet, two lengths of JPL3 in teal in a line of yellow. Worn on my wrist. Showing the slide clasp at the back
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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I've used trace bitmap in Inkscape to try and get a better view of the big shapes.
December 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Also, because I can, the timelapse!
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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@stephlocke.bsky.social bought me a graphics tablet for my birthday, it arrived last week and I've been hyper focused learning how to use it and Clip Studio Paint. Here is the first thing I drew, and my WIP of the latest version: our friend's dog Max

#art #DigitalArt #ClipStudioPaint #DogsOfBlueSky
A digital drawing of a golden retriever, sitting facing to the side A better digital drawing of a golden retriever, sitting facing to the side
November 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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(Almost) ten years apart 😅
Me when living as a man; light tan skin, short brown hair and a short brown beard, smiling slightly and facing to the side while typing on a laptop Me now, as my true woman self. Pale skin, long blue hair tied back, no facial hair, simple makeup, facing the camera
November 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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This moment, though 🤣
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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You know what, I think it looks good without the inner bag. I'm calling it done.

Chainmaille dice bag made using European 4-in-1 weave in bright aluminium. Made following a guide by Streetmaille.

#chainmaille #chainmail #nerd #d&d #dice
A chainmaille dice bag filled with dice, made with bright aluminum, with a brown leather thong capped with mobius weaves A chainmaille dice bag filled with dice, made with bright aluminum, with a brown leather thong capped with mobius weaves. The bag is open, showing some dice A chainmaille dice bag filled with dice, made with bright aluminum, with a brown leather thong capped with mobius weaves. The bag is held in my hand
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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I'm planning on getting/making a cloth bag to go in it, but the basic shape of the bag is done. Water bottle to give it shape before I fill it with dice!

#chainmaille #chainmail #crafts #nerd
A European 4-in-1 chainmaille bag with a pink water bottle in it The same bag and bottle, showing the bottom of the bag
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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All done with the flat structure, time to link it all up!

Plus obligatory dog photo

#chainmaille #craft #DogsOfBlueSky
A chainmaille sheet of European 4-in-1 weave in bright aluminium, laid out on my work surface A red haired dog snoozing against my leg
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Current chainmaille project is a dice bag made using the European 4-in-1 weave, with 18SWG 1/4" bright aluminium. It is such a grind 😅

#chainmaille #crafts #chainmail #nerd
A sheet of European 4-in-1 weave chainmaille in bright aluminium, one end run through with a brown leather thong, resting on a table with green-handled pliers above them
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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I've been feeling so inpired by
@joyousjoyness.com
but I still have so much to learn and so many years of practice ahead of me 😅

Still, pushing through the "I'm not immediately awesome so I refuse to even try" ADHD trait is an achievement in itself!

#art #drawing #sketch
A sketch of a golden retriever sitting side-on to the viewer, looking to the left A photo of a golden retriever sitting side-on to the viewer, looking to the left
November 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Things happened and I stopped chainmailling for a while. Very happy to have finally found the motivation to start again... It's definitely not because my fibro has gotten worse and I suddenly have lots of time stranded on the sofa again 😅

#chainmaille #crafts #art
A Byzantine weave chainmaille bracelet in matt black and gold, placed on a green mat, with piles of the rings used, ans green handled duck billed pliers A Byzantine weave chainmaille bracelet in matt black and gold worn on my wrist A Byzantine weave chainmaille bracelet in matt black and gold worn on my wrist, showing the toggle clasp
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Turned my sketch into digital art. It's been far too long since I last used Inkscape to make art, hopefully I'll be doing it a lot more now!

He Who Fights With Monsters fan art of Colin

#art #inkscape #HeWhoFightsWithMonsters #FanArt
A cartoon illustration of a hand holding out Colin, a creature that looks like a cross between a leech and a lamprey. A speech bubble originating from the owner of the hand says "he's a good boy!", a small speech indicator leads to a small "skree" coming from Colin
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Learning to draw, so now you all get subjected to my #HeWhoFightsWithMonsters fan art 😂

#FanArt #Art
A cartoon illustration of a hand holding out Colin, a creature that looks like a cross between a leech and a lamprey. A speech bubble originating from the owner of the hand says "he's a good boy!", a small speech indicator leads to a small "skree" coming from Colin
November 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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The matt black contrasts beautifully with metallic colours 😍

#chainmaille #ChainmailJewelry #craft
A segment of Byzantine chainmaille (sorry, I have no idea how to describe the weave pattern 😅 ). The piece is metallic turquoise with matte black accents and a cyan lobster clasp. The piece is held in my hand
September 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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New products alert!

I've added three different sizes of fidget cube, and a fidget sheet, to my store.

More colours to come, but I can make pretty much any colour combo you want: just drop me a message via Etsy*

#neurodivergent #AuDHD #Chainmaille

www.etsy.com/shop/ZoLoCha...?
A pink chainmaille fidget sheet, made using the European 4-in-1 weave, in a black jewellery box with an offset lid with my logo on it (ZOLO over a stylised Byzantine link in blue and yellow). The box is on a dark brown wooden surface, surrounded by silver jump rings and green-handled pliers. A silver and purple chainmaille fidget cube in a black jewellery box with an offset lid with my logo on it (ZOLO over a stylised Byzantine link in blue and yellow). The box is on a dark brown wooden surface, surrounded by silver jump rings and green-handled pliers. A pink large chainmaille fidget cube in a black jewellery box with an offset lid with my logo on it (ZOLO over a stylised Byzantine link in blue and yellow). The box is on a dark brown wooden surface, surrounded by silver jump rings and green-handled pliers. A red and brown mini fidget cube in a black jewellery box with an offset lid with my logo on it (ZOLO over a stylised Byzantine link in blue and yellow). The box is on a dark brown wooden surface, surrounded by silver jump rings and green-handled pliers.
July 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Taking my product presentation up a notch, with 3D printed inserts and branded stickers on my fidget cube boxes.

#chainmaille #fidgettoys
A pink and black chainmaille fidget cube in a grey 3D printed insert in a black jewellery box. The lid of the box is shown beneath it, with a sticker on it. The sticker is black and shows the words ZOLO and chainmaille in white bracketing a stylised Byzantine weave in yellow and blue, beneath the word chainmaille is .etsy.com in yellow
June 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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I don't like April Fools. Sure I'm no fun, but I just find it frustrating (and very NT-centric.)

So when I say I'm offering 20% off on everything today, I mean it.

zolochainmaille.etsy.com

#AprilFools #Neuroviergent #Neurodiverse #Chainmaille #Chainmail
A screenshot from my store showing a bracelet and a fidget cube on sale
April 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Another chainmaille "commission" for my wife. Byzantine weave, alternating black and white, capped with solid rings. 🧶
A single length of Byzantine weave chainmaille chain, in alternating black and white segments, capped with steel rings. The chain is woven through one of the big rings, making it a closed piece. It is worn on a chest covered in a cream top A single length of Byzantine weave chainmaille chain, in alternating black and white segments, capped with steel rings. The chain is woven through one of the big rings, making it a closed piece. One big ring is held in a hand.
September 24, 2024 at 8:53 PM
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A Celtic Star (Seren?) #chainmaille necklace.

This is via a great kit by HyperLynks, though I used one of my own curb chains as I felt the one in the kit was too chunky. 🧶
A star shaped necklace made from bright aluminium jump rings. It is worn on a feminine body, showing the chest and torso, the person is wearing a pink v-neck t-shirt and black zip top A star shaped necklace made from bright aluminium jump rings. It is sitting on a background of light blue polygons
September 21, 2024 at 5:25 PM