Marion Boddy-Evans
@marionbe.bsky.social
Artist in northeast Scotland 🏴🦄
Studio blog on my website www.marion.scot
she/her/they
Studio blog on my website www.marion.scot
she/her/they
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Monday Motivator: The Word is “And”
“You think that because you understand ‘One’ that you must therefore understand ‘Two’ because one and one make two. But you forget that you must also understand ‘and.’” Donella Meadows, quoted in &…
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Perhaps this is my word for 2025 and 2026?
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What on earth is this. A yellow crystal sitting in what looks very much like soft foam.
January 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
What on earth is this. A yellow crystal sitting in what looks very much like soft foam.
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Oh come on now be serious
January 6, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Oh come on now be serious
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‘Simply insane’: artists decry dismantling of Antwerp’s oldest art gallery
‘Simply insane’: artists decry dismantling of Antwerp’s oldest art gallery
Cost-saving shake-up will transfer Antwerp contemporary art museum’s entire collection to another city
Prominent artists have spoken out against an “arbitrary reshaping” of Belgium’s museum landscape, as the Flanders region seeks to cut public spending by dismantling the country’s oldest contemporary art gallery and transplanting its entire collection to another city.
At a press conference in Antwerp on Tuesday, the directors of the city’s Museum of Contemporary Art (M HKA), which was founded in 1985, decried what they called the “flagrant illegalities” of the museum sector shake-up, which is due to be debated in Belgium’s parliament on Friday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:32 PM
‘Simply insane’: artists decry dismantling of Antwerp’s oldest art gallery
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Finally, I was ready to swear that a human sculptor had made this as a homage, but no, it’s a natural formation called, of all things, GOGOTTE.
Mate.
Mate.
January 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Finally, I was ready to swear that a human sculptor had made this as a homage, but no, it’s a natural formation called, of all things, GOGOTTE.
Mate.
Mate.
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Another exodus from the other site, from the sounds of it? If you're looking for the #EarlyModern gang, we've got three starter packs that compile a bunch of them. I can keep adding to the third, just poke.
Here's the OG: go.bsky.app/VQeQbbF 1/3
Here's the OG: go.bsky.app/VQeQbbF 1/3
January 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Another exodus from the other site, from the sounds of it? If you're looking for the #EarlyModern gang, we've got three starter packs that compile a bunch of them. I can keep adding to the third, just poke.
Here's the OG: go.bsky.app/VQeQbbF 1/3
Here's the OG: go.bsky.app/VQeQbbF 1/3
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To anyone with a passion for minerals and/or crystals, the mineral museum (MIME) should be sufficient reason to fly to Beirut. Between this and Jeita grotto, you’re basically a pig in mud.
I’m going to post some pics below…
I’m going to post some pics below…
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
To anyone with a passion for minerals and/or crystals, the mineral museum (MIME) should be sufficient reason to fly to Beirut. Between this and Jeita grotto, you’re basically a pig in mud.
I’m going to post some pics below…
I’m going to post some pics below…
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Reintroducing lynx would be an important step in restoring our nature and biodiversity.
A native species in Scotland before being driven to extinction, the Highlands could support up to 400 of these iconic wildcats.
A native species in Scotland before being driven to extinction, the Highlands could support up to 400 of these iconic wildcats.
January 6, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Reintroducing lynx would be an important step in restoring our nature and biodiversity.
A native species in Scotland before being driven to extinction, the Highlands could support up to 400 of these iconic wildcats.
A native species in Scotland before being driven to extinction, the Highlands could support up to 400 of these iconic wildcats.
My neighbour came this morning to check I was okay because of all the additional snow overnight, offering me bread and milk if I needed as he has plenty. That's neighbourly and kind-hearted you're thinking. Now let me tell you he's 83.
A Scottish council has declared a major incident as the region deals with ongoing heavy snow 🚨
Scottish council declares major incident due to heavy snow
www.thenational.scot
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
My neighbour came this morning to check I was okay because of all the additional snow overnight, offering me bread and milk if I needed as he has plenty. That's neighbourly and kind-hearted you're thinking. Now let me tell you he's 83.
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The thing with immigration is that it is just life. Civilisations must experience it to progress & prosper. Can’t really prevent it otherwise nations die. It’s human history & the propaganda machine knows it but gamble on the assumption that many others don’t. We’re back to education as a solution.
January 6, 2026 at 9:59 AM
The thing with immigration is that it is just life. Civilisations must experience it to progress & prosper. Can’t really prevent it otherwise nations die. It’s human history & the propaganda machine knows it but gamble on the assumption that many others don’t. We’re back to education as a solution.
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Photos: Portsoy in the Snow (and the breach of the old harbour)
Snow hides the colours of the land and snow-bearing clouds transform the colours of the sea.
Snow hides the colours of the land and snow-bearing clouds transform the colours of the sea.
Photos: Portsoy in the Snow (and the breach of the old harbour)
Snow hides the colours of the land and snow-bearing clouds transform the colours of the sea.
marion.scot
January 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Photos: Portsoy in the Snow (and the breach of the old harbour)
Snow hides the colours of the land and snow-bearing clouds transform the colours of the sea.
Snow hides the colours of the land and snow-bearing clouds transform the colours of the sea.
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Much ink has been spilled over David Wojnarowicz’s work as a visual and performance artist, writer, and, of course, queer activist during the AIDS epidemic. But a new catalog takes on particular resonance today, in an age of growing authoritarianism.
David Wojnarowicz’s Lessons in the Age of Surveillance
The artist’s photographs of a masked Arthur Rimbaud touring New York offer timely insights about visibility and resistance.
hyperallergic.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Much ink has been spilled over David Wojnarowicz’s work as a visual and performance artist, writer, and, of course, queer activist during the AIDS epidemic. But a new catalog takes on particular resonance today, in an age of growing authoritarianism.
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The myth that online spaces are "always goingto be this way" needs to die with every other neoliberal idea. Bad design is not inherent. Moderation is not a new concept. There have been well moderated and designed spaces before. With a large user base, even.
January 5, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The myth that online spaces are "always goingto be this way" needs to die with every other neoliberal idea. Bad design is not inherent. Moderation is not a new concept. There have been well moderated and designed spaces before. With a large user base, even.
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I understand your point, but these platforms and communities have been lifelines for many disabled people (especially those of us who are largely bedridden).
The platforms become toxic in part due to toxic dynamics outside of them that are both replicated and, unfortunately, often rewarded on them.
The platforms become toxic in part due to toxic dynamics outside of them that are both replicated and, unfortunately, often rewarded on them.
January 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I understand your point, but these platforms and communities have been lifelines for many disabled people (especially those of us who are largely bedridden).
The platforms become toxic in part due to toxic dynamics outside of them that are both replicated and, unfortunately, often rewarded on them.
The platforms become toxic in part due to toxic dynamics outside of them that are both replicated and, unfortunately, often rewarded on them.
Photos: Portsoy in the Snow (and the breach of the old harbour)
Snow hides the colours of the land and snow-bearing clouds transform the colours of the sea.
Snow hides the colours of the land and snow-bearing clouds transform the colours of the sea.
Photos: Portsoy in the Snow (and the breach of the old harbour)
Snow hides the colours of the land and snow-bearing clouds transform the colours of the sea.
marion.scot
January 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Photos: Portsoy in the Snow (and the breach of the old harbour)
Snow hides the colours of the land and snow-bearing clouds transform the colours of the sea.
Snow hides the colours of the land and snow-bearing clouds transform the colours of the sea.
"Given the size of its Scotland-wide lead, on these figures the party is therefore likely to be ahead in most constituencies. Consequently, despite the fall in its support, the SNP might well retain all but a handful of the 62 constituency seats the party won in 2021."
#HolyroodElections
#HolyroodElections
Why the electoral system matters – Holyrood election 2026
The outcome of any democratic election depends on how voters cast their ballot, yet the electoral system shapes the result too
bylines.scot
January 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Here's a short demo for you, plein air sketching in gouache! mchesleyjohnson.substack.com/p/demo-plein...
January 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Here's a short demo for you, plein air sketching in gouache! mchesleyjohnson.substack.com/p/demo-plein...
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Tell me we should trust AI to give us the facts. Tell me it's a future we can put our faith in. Come at me. I'm right here, waiting.
January 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Tell me we should trust AI to give us the facts. Tell me it's a future we can put our faith in. Come at me. I'm right here, waiting.
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Someone should Grok undress:
The King
The Queen
The Princess of Wales
The Princess of Wales' children
The wives/husbands and children of every member of the cabinet.
Then we'll see.
The King
The Queen
The Princess of Wales
The Princess of Wales' children
The wives/husbands and children of every member of the cabinet.
Then we'll see.
January 5, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Someone should Grok undress:
The King
The Queen
The Princess of Wales
The Princess of Wales' children
The wives/husbands and children of every member of the cabinet.
Then we'll see.
The King
The Queen
The Princess of Wales
The Princess of Wales' children
The wives/husbands and children of every member of the cabinet.
Then we'll see.
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November 22, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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They bombed apartment buildings in Caracas
Every time I see the photos I’m just … stuck on this
www.instagram.com/p/DTGYfl1DlQ...
Every time I see the photos I’m just … stuck on this
www.instagram.com/p/DTGYfl1DlQ...
The Associated Press (AP) on Instagram: "Venezuelans on Sunday remained shell-shocked a day after President Nicolás Maduro was deposed and captured in a U.S. military operation, with an uncertain futu...
342 likes, 15 comments - apnews on January 4, 2026: "Venezuelans on Sunday remained shell-shocked a day after President Nicolás Maduro was deposed and captured in a U.S. military operation, with an un...
www.instagram.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
They bombed apartment buildings in Caracas
Every time I see the photos I’m just … stuck on this
www.instagram.com/p/DTGYfl1DlQ...
Every time I see the photos I’m just … stuck on this
www.instagram.com/p/DTGYfl1DlQ...
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I want to remind everyone that the US has sanctioned members of the International Criminal Court for going through a formal legal process to identify international leaders who engaged in war crimes, making them vulnerable to arrest.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I want to remind everyone that the US has sanctioned members of the International Criminal Court for going through a formal legal process to identify international leaders who engaged in war crimes, making them vulnerable to arrest.
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A bit of serendipity this morning - didn’t feel safe going out in the car so went to the canal instead and saw this. My comedy moment for the year 🦢🤪
[Vertical video so needs a click]
#sillyswan #iphone15pro
[Vertical video so needs a click]
#sillyswan #iphone15pro
January 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
A bit of serendipity this morning - didn’t feel safe going out in the car so went to the canal instead and saw this. My comedy moment for the year 🦢🤪
[Vertical video so needs a click]
#sillyswan #iphone15pro
[Vertical video so needs a click]
#sillyswan #iphone15pro
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You know it's fucking cold on the moor when the trees start wearing their thermal leggings.
January 4, 2026 at 8:37 AM
You know it's fucking cold on the moor when the trees start wearing their thermal leggings.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 132678:
You don't need to write every day: you just need to keep your imagination alight. Feed it with books, with art, with films and theatre. That way it will always be ready when you need it.
You don't need to write every day: you just need to keep your imagination alight. Feed it with books, with art, with films and theatre. That way it will always be ready when you need it.
January 4, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 132678:
You don't need to write every day: you just need to keep your imagination alight. Feed it with books, with art, with films and theatre. That way it will always be ready when you need it.
You don't need to write every day: you just need to keep your imagination alight. Feed it with books, with art, with films and theatre. That way it will always be ready when you need it.
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As a gender historian, I want to say re #Venezuela:
A.Way too little is being said about the abduction of Cilia Flores.
B. 80% of you just thought, "Who is Cilia Flores?" because she's only being referred to as "Maduro's wife."
C. Flores is the former head of the V. Nat Assembly & top Chavez aide.
A.Way too little is being said about the abduction of Cilia Flores.
B. 80% of you just thought, "Who is Cilia Flores?" because she's only being referred to as "Maduro's wife."
C. Flores is the former head of the V. Nat Assembly & top Chavez aide.
January 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
As a gender historian, I want to say re #Venezuela:
A.Way too little is being said about the abduction of Cilia Flores.
B. 80% of you just thought, "Who is Cilia Flores?" because she's only being referred to as "Maduro's wife."
C. Flores is the former head of the V. Nat Assembly & top Chavez aide.
A.Way too little is being said about the abduction of Cilia Flores.
B. 80% of you just thought, "Who is Cilia Flores?" because she's only being referred to as "Maduro's wife."
C. Flores is the former head of the V. Nat Assembly & top Chavez aide.