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🌿Arinaca

@arinaca.bsky.social

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🎨 Artist | 🇦🇺 Australian | 🖌️ iPad Pro & Watercolour | Telegram is @ Arinaca | Pronouns are They/Them Interests: Conservation, Wildlife, Star Trek. Currently studying conservation and wildlife biology.

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🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · Nov 9

🌿Hey! I'm Ari!

🇦🇺 Australian
🍄 Non-binary (They/Them)
🎨 Digital/Watercolour Artist

I post a wide range of stuff from nature, cool critters, anthro art, sketches, illustrations and merch 💙

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A yellow grem laying next to a pond, fish and frogs are in and around the pond with various plants in the water and surrounding the borders.

Postcards with different Australian native species, each one with a vague holiday or Christmas theme.

Small pink flowers with a native bee, the plant is Convolvulus angustissimus.

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🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · 3d

Bit of a thylacine update - I'm still working out the newest edits with the manufacturer.
To be honest they've been really difficult to work with and have changed a lot on me during the process, the latest change was pretty massively increasing the unit price 🫠 I'm still working things out but

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🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · 3d

Just want to be transparent about why I don't have any updates or anything and haven't for a while. Obviously will update ASAP and I'm planning on messaging them again on Monday.

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🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · 12d

Ooohhhh you went with SUCH a cute name 😭💙💙

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Worms & Bones @homemadehorrors.bsky.social · 13d

This is super specific but, can anyone recommend any podcast, or doc about la llorona? Its a grey drizzly day and I need to be spooked while I work.

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🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · 13d

Aahh there he is!! He's my favourite character of yours, there's something just so soft and kind looking about him 💙💙

🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · 15d

They look super fun to draw so I'm kinda keen to at least do some sketches to play with their shapes :D

🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · 15d

I voted for the pied butcherbird this year! Woke up to their singing every morning while I was in the desert, it's such a beautiful song.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

www.theguardian.com

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 16d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · 18d

Oh man saving this, there's soooo many good recommendations!!

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · 20d

Aaahh thylacine 💙💙 I love how you really nail the little unique things about every species you draw, the nose and ears are PERFECT

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🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · 23d

😭😭 Omg thank you, I've been wanting to see them in your style for ages :D

🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · 23d

Would this character be OK or are they too humanoid?

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🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · 23d

Fhdhjs I'm not sure if my character counts as human haha

🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · 25d

There she is!! I ended up selling Autumn to @theramblingfox.bsky.social so hopefully get to see her out and about more now 💙💙 I wish I had more time to suit but alas, would prefer her being out and about

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🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · 25d

Oh this is GORGEOUS I love the drape on the face and how soft the mossy textures are 💙💙

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🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · 28d

OOHHHH this is GORGEOUS

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · Sep 21

I am a SFW artist and I stand with NSFW artists and creators.
Do not participate in the blackout.
Shout your opposition to censorship loudly. Shame on the bsky moderation team. Do not comply in advance.
No one is free until everyone is free.

#bskycensorship #blueskyblackout2025

Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · Sep 21

DO NOT participate in #blueskyblackout2025

I'm nsfw artist and other nsfw artists are asking you to SHOUT! Bsky wants to censor us so the worst thing we can do is censor ourselves!

Publicly shame them, use the feedback button, and post about it using the tag #bskycensorship

Silence is compliance!

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WolfhideWinter @wolfhidewinter.bsky.social · Sep 20

I strongly oppose NSFW artists constantly being thrown under the bus cause they don't make sites look appealing for kids/shareholders or whoever else. Some of the most skilled artists I've seen create NSFW artwork and it IS art. -

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🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · Sep 19

Aah, yes, I finally found the news :(

🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · Sep 19

I've been away for a week with no reception and I have no idea what's going on ahaha and also how much has potentially happened in a week

🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · Sep 12

Oops I'm a bit late lol HAPPY BIRTHDAAAAAAYYY 🎉🎉🎉🎉💙💙

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🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · Sep 10

I totally understand, I'm sooo burnt out on it but what keeps me going is seeing others still making and creating, drawing and bringing beautiful, unique things into the world, and knowing I can hopefully add to other creatives joy at seeing others create despite this 💙💙

🌿Arinaca @arinaca.bsky.social · Sep 9

Just a little update on the thylacine, it's been posted back and is almost back in China now! Just waiting on it to clear customs.

I'm heading out on a school camp next week to the desert so won't have any reception until I'm back late Friday.

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