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Just Kate
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I’m Kate, a self taught multidisciplinary artist working with paint & sound

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💙 music, art, nature, ancient history, science and space

Inspired by the beauty of the cosmos

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Just Kate @handmaiduns.bsky.social · Jul 21
Thank you to my friends for the encouraging words this past week 💙

My latest painting was inspired by the coast, water, movement, anemone, seaweed, connections and the cosmos

Acrylic on board ✨
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Been so ill this week I haven't been able to work at all 😔 Christmas month on top of that 😭

Offering 10%discount on any dolls with code DEC25
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#mhhsbd #CraftBizParty #art #handmade #bsnm #originalart #artsky #Christmas #shopindie
Pictures of handmade textile dolls. All a bit imperfect and strange. A "sale" bubble shaped as a cloud in the middle.
December 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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The association between robins and the Oak King is rooted in Celtic mythology and Pagan lore. The robin is the bird representation of the Oak King, who battles the Holly King (represented by a wren) for dominance at the turning of the year.

#ArtAdventCalendar #CelticFolklore #Robin #Folklore
An original artwork of a robin redbreast perched on a branch, created using watercolour paints on paper.
December 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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turning of a wing…

Song of the kite

#BlueSkyArtShow

Music with art composed by faith b

#nature #music #composition #art
December 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Part of the attraction of learning to use acrylics is to move away from fiddly detail and go bigger and bolder. I like the contrasts on this one.
Acrylic painting on A4 canvass. Close up view of one fuschia flower, in pink and red. It is contrasted by bright green leaves.
December 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 6

An earlier painting, and one of my favorites, currently hanging on my wall.

Oil painting of old graveyard at sunset in autumn, on 18-inch by 24-inch canvas.
Oil painting of old graveyard at sunset in autumn, on 18-inch by 24-inch canvas. Orange and red sky, with bare trees, green grass, headstones, and some spooky elements in blue and green.
December 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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In Celtic folklore, the goddess Brigantia has the badger as her sacred animal totem. This connection highlights new life, wisdom, and the emergence of spring. The badger is an earth-dwelling creature that symbolises new life emerging from beneath the earth.
Art my own

#ArtAdventCalendar
An original abstract artwork of a badger, created using watercolour paints on paper.
December 6, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Day 6 of #ArtAdventCalendar with a collagraph print of Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth.
Photo shows two long teal blue and white prints of Bass Rock, an island near Dunbar in the outer reaches of the Firth of Forth heading into the North Sea. A lighthouse is just visible on the Rock which is a seabird sanctuary.
December 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 5

Circles to Circles 1, 2025

Circles are projected onto circles in stereographic projection. This drawing shows the projection scneario from different viewpoints. You could call it "Orthographic projection of stereographic projection"!

watercolor pencils.

#SciArt #MathArt
Geometric watercolor pencil drawing: Orthographic projection of stereographic projection - a circle on the sphere is projected onto a circle in the equatorial plane. The projection rays form an elliptical cone having its tip at the North Pole. Part of a series of 6six drawings - six differently positioned circles, six different viewpoints. Created and copyright by elkement 2025.
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Quantanical storm shunt.

#Art
Abstract colourfield backdrop of a magical storm. An odd, dark triangle fires energy, from ports in its face that race into the sky.
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Day 5 #ArtAdventCalendar
Portrait of a young woman from February '25.

Graphite & coloured pencils on grey toned paper. #art
Portrait drawing of a young woman. It is of her head and neck upwards, she is looking to her left. She has short hair in a bob style, and light skin. The background of the image has a rusty red colour to the left, and pale white/grey to right. She has hints of blue tones in the shadows of her face. There is a slight blue line around her. Graphite pencil, coloured pencils.
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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#Scape #SensoryArt #Seasons #ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono

Fall climb - 2025

#Phonetography
#EastCoastKin #leafappreciation #leafscrolling #iloveautumn #treeparty
Stone steps covered with autumn maple and oak leaves. With rock retaining walls above the sidewalk, a tree trunk on the left and partial view of another set of stairs with handrail and post.
December 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Skulls and Gristle

#charcoal #darkart #traditionalart
Dark, gestural charcoal drawing of a giant pile of skulls and other bodily remains.
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar and time for some Warhammer. I am particularly pleased with the helmet because it was a last minute swap and it was still primed black instead of white or pink so working up to that yellow was a challenge.
#warhammer40k
#bloodangels
#nerdlings
#minipainting
A Blood Angels Space Marine Intercessor. A 32mm wargaming mini wearing red armor with a bright yellow helmet.
December 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Day 4

Digital drawing? painting? -we need a verbing that encompasses both- of the beginnings of who I thought was gonna be a throwaway D&D character, who has instead kind of consumed my imaginal life for now. (She ended up splitting into two PCs, actually.)
Amateur digital watercolor style art of an older orcish woman walking down a country road lined with sunflowers. She's wearing purple and yellow femme clothing and is casually casting blue and purple swirly magic.
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 4

Oil painting of a pond on 18"x24" canvas. A golden sky shines over mountains and a tranquil pond, with trees in brown, orange, and red.

Decided to paint this because I don't like yellow and wanted to try a painting with it.
Oil painting of a pond on 18"x24" canvas. A golden sky shines over mountains and a tranquil pond, with trees in brown, orange, and red.
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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For today's #ArtAdventCalendar (and maybe #Crustmas too?), have a crab. Who doesn't want a crab? 🦀
Digital semi-photorealistic painting of a blue crab crawling up onto the beach out of ocean waves. The crab's shell is a dark olive green. Its legs are a lighter green with a blue gray highlighting them.
December 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Happy #Flyday! Today's #ArtAdventCalendar is my Tree Swallow drawing for Birdtober. Way back before I was a birdwatcher and I first learned they're a common bird where I live, I couldn't believe we had a bird with such beautiful color!

#BirdArt #SciArt #ArtYear #Copic #FineArt #AnimalArt #Art
Detailed marker illustration of a Tree Swallow in flight.
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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I’m somewhat nervous sharing this painting as I created it just after my mother passed away in July this year.

A ‘loose’ watercolour of a misty wood. As I watch on in the stillness I see a familiar figure drifting away to a peaceful place 🤍

Happy Friday everyone 🕊️

#ArtAdventCalendar #Scape
A rough watercolour painting of a misty forest scene. A number of tall tree trunks appear darker in the foreground and fade away with loose foliage showing at the top of the picture. Beams of sunlight appear to break through the mist to the right and illuminate a blurry figure, what appears to be an elderly person with a stick, slightly bent over. The figure appears to be trying to find their way, drifting towards a brighter light that can just be seen in the distance.
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 5

18”x24” oil painting of a graveyard in autumn among a hilly landscape. The sky has yellows, reds, oranges and purples of sunset. A pumpkin sits against a large, bare tree, with gravestones dotting the landscape and into the distance.
18”x24” oil painting of a graveyard in autumn among a hilly landscape. The sky has yellows, reds, oranges and purples of sunset. A pumpkin sits against a large, bare tree, with gravestones dotting the landscape and into the distance. Grey fog creeps along parts of the ground.
December 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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For day 4 #ArtAdventCalendar evening

Bolt From The Blue
26×34 66×86cm
Oil on canvas
2023
Storm clouds at night with a lightning bold in the middle over a valley with a river
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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All mini trinket dishes are in stock, some large sizes too. These are completely handmade and handpainted and make wonderful unique gifts.
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#gifts #handmade #smallbusiness #MHHSBD #blueskyart
December 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Evening all

Here’s my addition to #ArtAdventCalendar day 4

Some parabolic pen work from December 2022
A circle with my attempt at 4 parabolic curves drawn in black ink
December 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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I painted this little fog monster in 2023. My take on #Krampus, I guess... 👹🖤🎄

With this small contribution, I would like to join #ArtAdventCalendar.

#Watercolor, #Posca Liner and #fineliner on watercolor paper.

#ArtSky
A hand mit was ret glittery painted thumb holding a small watercolor painting depicting a barren, snow-covered forest landscape in gray and white. A black fog monster with bright yellow eyes, elongated ears sticking out to the sides, and horns slowly rises above the treetops. It is reminiscent of Krampus.
December 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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A trio for day 4 of #artadventcalendar

Atlantic Puffins hanging out

#watercolor #seabird
Puffins watercolor painting
December 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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And for #ArtAdventCalendar day 2, some fishing lures 😅 Variations on this design have trended on social media for a while. I used creme polishes for the bases, some with gradients, and topped them all with a sheer holographic magnetic polish. Then I added details using more creme polishes.
A close up photo showing all the fingernails and thumb nail facing the camera. There’s a gradient of colour across all the nails such that the pinkie and thumb and both fully blue, the middle is fully green, and the index and ring finders are ombré. The rainbow sheen of the magnetic topper shows best on the pinkie here since it’s a little out of focus. Each nail has either stripes or dots in dark orange, in addition to the black gill lines and black and white eyes. A different angle close up on just 4 finger nails - this one shows the rainbow sheen a little better. A close-up of the thumb nail
December 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM