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Lia Pas

@liapas.bsky.social

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#SciArt symptomatology and #anatomy #embroidery, writing, and #MECFS. A bit of music too. Canadian settler. she/her. https://linktr.ee/lia_pas

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · Jun 17

Late in 2024, Kathryn Vercillo of Threadstack and Create Me Free sent me some intriguing interview questions which I used as journaling prompts between liver infections. The interview is now online for all to read.

#SciArt #embroidery #MECFS

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THREADSTACK Interview with Lia Pas of The Slowest Thread

"When I'm symptomatic it helps to visualize what I am feeling and "dissect" those sensations to make them less overwhelming. Freehand stitching those sensations feels like a meditation practice."

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 1d

Can we talk about an exciting fall visitor to the yard this week?: Purple Finch! #birds (1/7)

Bird that looks like a sparrow dipped in cranberry juice is perched on the edge of a bird bath.

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · 3h

My mentee Fatima just evacuated from Gaza on a scholarship and is trying to raise money to support her family back home through two one-hour tatreez (Palestinian embroidery) classes next weekend. Information on how to sign up is at the end of her video.

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Still COVIDing Canada @stillcovidingca.bsky.social · 13h

Masks will be required in all Health P.E.I. facilities starting Oct. 14

CBC News
October 10, 2025
By Brittany Spencer, Marilee Devries

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#COVID #health #PEI #CovidIsNotOver

Masks will be required in all Health P.E.I. facilities starting Oct. 14

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Suzanne 🪡 next guest: Brno CZ Oct 13-18 🪡 @anatomoth.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Real AnatomyMoths. A new series I haven’t shared with you yet. They will be turned into stickers, 20x20cm prints and if my budget lets me: wooden pins!
These are the first 4 ones, hope you like them!

hand tendons anatomy moth digital drawing

lung and heart anatomy moth digital drawing

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 4h

So good!!!

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Colleen Iversen @colleeniversen.bsky.social · 7h

Nearly done! Pretty girl - I love the shadows from her feathers. ✨
#Embroidery

A partially embroidered ptarmigan - a large white bird with grey shadows, standing in a painted snowy back gourd with shrub tops sticking up around her.

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 4h

Yes, please!

Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 6h

This black gown with a swoop of gold lace at the hem is actually a nightgown, but honestly it seems to me a perfect night on the town kind of dress and far too glamorous to be kept indoors. Late #1930s @ngvmelbourne.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A mannequin posed in a long sleeveless silk robe with a high neck and ties fall centre back. The hem is trimmed with gold lace

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Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 10h

A student on TikTok has been documenting her journey with a professor who “wrote” the anatomy textbook and it’s all a bunch of AI hallucinations.

She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!

Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:

A diagram of the bones and (some) deep muscles of the hand and forearm. AI says that we only have four digits. It’s also identified a tendon as the median nerve, another tendon as the ulnar nerve, among other issues.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the neck. It hallucinated the “ennocleidomasid” muscle, and the “anterior scalpalin muscle”.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the lateral thigh. It says that the gluteus Maximus (the big juicy butt muscle) is on the anterior side. It also points to the quadriceps muscle and says “attattment”. It also says that the same structure is the tibia AND the deep fascia of the leg.

An AI generated diagram of the bones of the hand and forearm. This time AI says we have 6 digits. It also says that the radius is the ulnar artery. Among other many issues.

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 7h

"Alit (Rocky Mountain High)", oil on vintage map, 10 1/4 x 14", 2025- $450 (Cdn). #art #sciart

A map of the Rocky Mountains along the border of BC & Alberta, Canada covered with 5 painted butterflies & 5 caterpillars. One butterfly, an orange, brown, black & white Painted Lady, sits in the top left corner, beside it is a grey, black & orange Rocky Mountain Parnassian, lower to the right is an orange & black Monarch & the Mourning Cloak, purple & brown with blue spots & a white fringe. At the bottom facing down is a buttery yellow & black Western Tiger Swallowtail.

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 13h

Haven't been to the post office in ages; surely someone needs a #sciart artologica.etsy.com

various science themed ink and watercolor paintings

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you! The needle minder is by ShelliCan

Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 9h

This looks amazing!!!

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Super Nintendo Chalmers @snchalmers.bsky.social · 1d

Obviously Canadian thanksgiving

Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 1d

Walked into a Canadian Tire and no longer know what holiday season we’re celebrating anymore

Grim Reaper plays heavy metal guitar next to a display of Christmas trees

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Todd in the Shadows @shadowtodd.bsky.social · 1d

Devil Wars: Prada 2

billboard @billboard.com · 1d

‘Gird Your Loins’: Lady Gaga Set to Appear in ‘The Devil Wars Prada 2’

Lady Gaga is set to appear in 'The Devil Wears Prada 2,' according to a report.

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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 1d

hey canadian friends you can tell the govt what you think about AI (🚮)! survey closes at the end of the month. it's a tad long but worth it. #CanPoli
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Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renew...

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 1d

Yay! It sounds like you had a decent appointment. It’s always nerve wracking to see a new specialist.

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 2d

Saskatchewan

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 3d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 2d

A gown for the Moonlight Queen

Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 2d

Such languor infuses this late #1930s court presentation gown. It was designed by Madeleine Vionnet & worn by Ms Potter Palmer. I imagine her gliding towards the monarch for her presentation dropping a slow curtsey & drifting off in search of a martini @chicagomuseum.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Side view of a silver grey chiffon sleeveless evening dress with silver embellishment at the wait and shoulders and a long train

Detail of the back of the silver grey chiffon dress showing the silver embellishment along the shoulder straps

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 2d

Oh no! Sending virtual hugs 🫂

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 2d

I FUCKEN FINISHED!!! As always, it took me 2 months, but I got there in the end.

The final illustration of a pink silkmoth with beige and brown upper wings and vibrant pink lower wings. Oh, and an incredibly fluffy body.

A close up showing the detail of the furry wings.

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 3d

🧵Small works. Prices, titles & descriptions in alt-text. 1/3 #art #sciart (note: delivery for sales of these works will be delayed until after the resolution of the Canada Post strike. Union strong.)

"¿me amas?", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $125(Cdn). A small painting of the bottom half of a torn & crushed Pepsi can, black, white, blue & silver, with only the letters "SI" of Pepsi showing. Above the can is a Plecia nearctica, a love bug.

"RED (scare)", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150 (Cdn). A painting of a crushed red, silver & white Red Bull RED watermelon energy drink. Above the can is a wandering red and black spider.

"botbot", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150(Cdn). A small painting of a boxy green toy robot with a square coppery head. Beside it to the right is a bot fly.

"Monster (crush)", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150(Cdn). A painting of a crushed black, green & white Monster energy drink can with a crab crawling on it from the top.

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🜄 greybriar 🜁 @greybriar.art · Jun 30

A peculiar softness #anatomicalart #botanicalart #surrealism

A painting of a recently excised rabbit heart with forget me nots growing from it in multiple places.

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 2d

Shanthi Chandrasekar, Cosmic Web, pen and ink on paper #sciart

Geometric art with blue background and connected red and yellow dots

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · May 12

My first afternoon at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge and I'm getting a nice resupply of Fiery-throated Hummingbirds. I don't know if there's a 12-step program for this particular addiction, but I might need it.

#hummingbirds #birds #costarica #nature

A small bird perched on a branch with vividly iridescent plumage that shimmers in shades of green, blue, and fiery orange, with a deep blue crown and a compact, rounded body.

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!