Kel | Mossy Stone Media
@mossystonemedia.bsky.social
Ecology-inspired art for curious people, multimedia support for scientists, artists, and community advocates. Based in PNW, rooted in Alaska. they/any
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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Seeking references & exploring ideas and possibilities in real things is what makes the best curated boards and references! Quality references will in turn give you better quality results that aren't marred by made up garbled imagery from who-knows-where. It's like eating good food, but for your art
Been thinking on the use of GenAi for mood boards. Ethics and legal risks aside, I truly believe using GenAi as references deprives one of many pivotal things.
Here’s a blurb on what I mean:
Here’s a blurb on what I mean:
December 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Seeking references & exploring ideas and possibilities in real things is what makes the best curated boards and references! Quality references will in turn give you better quality results that aren't marred by made up garbled imagery from who-knows-where. It's like eating good food, but for your art
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the term "content creator" served it's purpose very well. conditioning people into seeing everyone as anyone and everything as anything, mostly among the ruling class who found it most convenient for their pockets. in that sense, generating slop is the final result of content creation
the enthusiasm for generative AI would not have been possible without prior decades of capitalist conditioning to view works of art as products, rather than acts of culture and shared human life
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
December 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
the term "content creator" served it's purpose very well. conditioning people into seeing everyone as anyone and everything as anything, mostly among the ruling class who found it most convenient for their pockets. in that sense, generating slop is the final result of content creation
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Like a moss 💚🌱Swipe to see the species and check if you’ve find them all! 💚
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Like a moss 💚🌱Swipe to see the species and check if you’ve find them all! 💚
I have approximate knowledge of many things! And enjoy trying to figure things out together.
Share your knowledge if/when you can. Teaching other people how to do what you do doesn’t lessen your art - it just means more and better art for everyone.
I appreciate when people are willing to tell me about their brushes, how they study, etc… I want to put that back out into the world.
I appreciate when people are willing to tell me about their brushes, how they study, etc… I want to put that back out into the world.
December 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I have approximate knowledge of many things! And enjoy trying to figure things out together.
Back to art soon! It's been so quiet on this front recently because I've been busy editing audio. I'm back to drawing on Twitch 5pm PST Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday, but things are pretty chill now that convention season is over for me.
December 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Back to art soon! It's been so quiet on this front recently because I've been busy editing audio. I'm back to drawing on Twitch 5pm PST Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday, but things are pretty chill now that convention season is over for me.
Launch day is here! Alaska Voices is back with Season 2. Our first episode is about thoughtful dialogue between researchers and communities when building tools for tracking things like wildfire. Episode in the link, preview in the embed. #SciComm #AlaskaVoices
alaskavoices.org/navigating-t...
alaskavoices.org/navigating-t...
InternationalArcticResearchCtr on Instagram: "🌟New episode from the Alaska Voices podcast!🌟
(link in description)
In this episode Nancy Fresco and Christine Waigl discuss the Fairbanks research com...
The latest episode of the Alaska Voices podcast explores the world of climate science in Fairbanks, Alaska. Scientists Nancy Fresco and Christine Waigl discuss the challenges of predicting greenhouse ...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Launch day is here! Alaska Voices is back with Season 2. Our first episode is about thoughtful dialogue between researchers and communities when building tools for tracking things like wildfire. Episode in the link, preview in the embed. #SciComm #AlaskaVoices
alaskavoices.org/navigating-t...
alaskavoices.org/navigating-t...
A few more episodes of "Wild Things" with Shawna Kenney and @whqr.bsky.social are now out, including two where I helped with audio mixing. First, here's an episode about the amazing @seaturtlehospital.bsky.social in Surf City, NC. #SciComm
WHQR Presents ... Wild Things: Behind the Scenes at the Sea Turtle Hospital
Wild Things is a limited series podcast from WHQR, hosted by writer, journalist, and podcaster Shawna Kenney, focusing on the creatures and critters of Coastal Carolina — and the people who care for t...
www.whqr.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM
A few more episodes of "Wild Things" with Shawna Kenney and @whqr.bsky.social are now out, including two where I helped with audio mixing. First, here's an episode about the amazing @seaturtlehospital.bsky.social in Surf City, NC. #SciComm
Sometimes I get so busy editing podcasts that I forget to post episodes when they finally come out. Thankfully I'm a day early on this one! Alaska Voices Season Two is launching tomorrow, you can find the trailer here. #SciComm #AlaskaVoices
Alaska Voices Season 2 Coming Soon – Alaska Voices
The second season of Alaska Voices will be released December 1st with new episodes every Monday. Listen for your weekly dose of Alaskan lore, place-based knowledge, science stories, and climate adapta...
alaskavoices.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Sometimes I get so busy editing podcasts that I forget to post episodes when they finally come out. Thankfully I'm a day early on this one! Alaska Voices Season Two is launching tomorrow, you can find the trailer here. #SciComm #AlaskaVoices
Happy #SmallBusinessSaturday ! I come to you bearing holiday gift ideas for people who love mushrooms, squirrels, zines, and everything in betweens. For the Pacific Northwest nature lover in your life. 20% off storewide until midnight tonight Pacific time.
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www.etsy.com/shop/MossySt...
November 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Happy #SmallBusinessSaturday ! I come to you bearing holiday gift ideas for people who love mushrooms, squirrels, zines, and everything in betweens. For the Pacific Northwest nature lover in your life. 20% off storewide until midnight tonight Pacific time.
www.etsy.com/shop/MossySt...
www.etsy.com/shop/MossySt...
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New blog out, this one is all about the #Asteraceae, the #Dandelion and #daisy family of #wild flowers:
lizzieharper.co.uk/2025/11/wild...
It's an incredibly diverse family, & the fact that each "flower" is hundreds of tiny florets still amazes me.
#compositaceae #botany #botanicalillustration
lizzieharper.co.uk/2025/11/wild...
It's an incredibly diverse family, & the fact that each "flower" is hundreds of tiny florets still amazes me.
#compositaceae #botany #botanicalillustration
Wildflower families: Asteraceae - Lizzie Harper
Wildflower families: Asteraceae is another of botanical illustrator Lizzie Harper's blogs on common wildflower familes
lizzieharper.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
New blog out, this one is all about the #Asteraceae, the #Dandelion and #daisy family of #wild flowers:
lizzieharper.co.uk/2025/11/wild...
It's an incredibly diverse family, & the fact that each "flower" is hundreds of tiny florets still amazes me.
#compositaceae #botany #botanicalillustration
lizzieharper.co.uk/2025/11/wild...
It's an incredibly diverse family, & the fact that each "flower" is hundreds of tiny florets still amazes me.
#compositaceae #botany #botanicalillustration
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⚔️ FIND YOUR PARTY ⚔️
🗺️ FORGE YOUR PATH 🗺️
@geekgirlcon.bsky.social is only a couple of days away and it's going to be a special one! I had the amazing opportunity to help design this year's merch and it's been so exciting watching it all unfold ✨
🗺️ FORGE YOUR PATH 🗺️
@geekgirlcon.bsky.social is only a couple of days away and it's going to be a special one! I had the amazing opportunity to help design this year's merch and it's been so exciting watching it all unfold ✨
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
⚔️ FIND YOUR PARTY ⚔️
🗺️ FORGE YOUR PATH 🗺️
@geekgirlcon.bsky.social is only a couple of days away and it's going to be a special one! I had the amazing opportunity to help design this year's merch and it's been so exciting watching it all unfold ✨
🗺️ FORGE YOUR PATH 🗺️
@geekgirlcon.bsky.social is only a couple of days away and it's going to be a special one! I had the amazing opportunity to help design this year's merch and it's been so exciting watching it all unfold ✨
Seattle!! This weekend, Nov. 8–9! I'll be at @geekgirlcon.bsky.social Booth 44, right in the middle!
This is such a fun event, can't wait to see everyone and learn about all the cool things you're seeing and doing around the con. #GeekGirlCon2025
This is such a fun event, can't wait to see everyone and learn about all the cool things you're seeing and doing around the con. #GeekGirlCon2025
November 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Seattle!! This weekend, Nov. 8–9! I'll be at @geekgirlcon.bsky.social Booth 44, right in the middle!
This is such a fun event, can't wait to see everyone and learn about all the cool things you're seeing and doing around the con. #GeekGirlCon2025
This is such a fun event, can't wait to see everyone and learn about all the cool things you're seeing and doing around the con. #GeekGirlCon2025
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Happy Halloween! 🎃 This is a piece I’ve did before but wanna try a different background color. Orange and black insects lining up for the spooky season! 🧡🖤
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃 This is a piece I’ve did before but wanna try a different background color. Orange and black insects lining up for the spooky season! 🧡🖤
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On the ground reporting from devasted village of Nightmute, from the critical subsistence site of Umkumiut, and Toksook Bay. The brutal storm pushed salt water into many #subsistence fresh water areas. Many areas will have severe subsistence impacts #halong #alaska
www.kyuk.org/public-safet...
www.kyuk.org/public-safet...
Halong takes heavy toll on Nightmute and seasonal camp at the heart of Nelson Island life
During the storm, wind speeds on the island reached 100 miles per hour and caused massive flooding of low-lying areas, floating homes off their foundations in Nightmute and destroying the subsistence ...
www.kyuk.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
On the ground reporting from devasted village of Nightmute, from the critical subsistence site of Umkumiut, and Toksook Bay. The brutal storm pushed salt water into many #subsistence fresh water areas. Many areas will have severe subsistence impacts #halong #alaska
www.kyuk.org/public-safet...
www.kyuk.org/public-safet...
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Hundreds sheltering in Western Alaska schools. Conditions are dire.
“We're moving as fast as we can. We know that folks are miserable," incident commander says.
In one town, nearly the entire population is sheltering in the school. Toilets not working. alaskapublic.org/news/environ...
“We're moving as fast as we can. We know that folks are miserable," incident commander says.
In one town, nearly the entire population is sheltering in the school. Toilets not working. alaskapublic.org/news/environ...
'Miserable': Hundreds sheltering in Western Alaska schools in dire conditions
The state is evacuating the vulnerable and trying to find safe shelter for all. “We're moving as fast as we can,” the incident commander said. “We know that folks are miserable.”
alaskapublic.org
October 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Hundreds sheltering in Western Alaska schools. Conditions are dire.
“We're moving as fast as we can. We know that folks are miserable," incident commander says.
In one town, nearly the entire population is sheltering in the school. Toilets not working. alaskapublic.org/news/environ...
“We're moving as fast as we can. We know that folks are miserable," incident commander says.
In one town, nearly the entire population is sheltering in the school. Toilets not working. alaskapublic.org/news/environ...
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spooky sketch to get this idea out of my head
October 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
spooky sketch to get this idea out of my head
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"Kipnuk isn’t Kipnuk anymore. I pray they evacuate safely." – Kristy Fox, resident of Kipnuk wrote on Facebook after being evacuated by the U.S. Coast Guard with her family.
Roughly 600 people are still sheltering there at the local school and 400 people still in Kwigillingok, as of Tuesday.
Roughly 600 people are still sheltering there at the local school and 400 people still in Kwigillingok, as of Tuesday.
In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong, reports Corinne Smith with @alaskabeacon.com
In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong | Alaska Beacon
As morning light hit flooded communities devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong on Sunday, local residents snapped photos of the storm damage across western Alaska communities.
alaskabeacon.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
"Kipnuk isn’t Kipnuk anymore. I pray they evacuate safely." – Kristy Fox, resident of Kipnuk wrote on Facebook after being evacuated by the U.S. Coast Guard with her family.
Roughly 600 people are still sheltering there at the local school and 400 people still in Kwigillingok, as of Tuesday.
Roughly 600 people are still sheltering there at the local school and 400 people still in Kwigillingok, as of Tuesday.
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Working on a bloödcheëp shirt. I'm proud of those letters.
October 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Working on a bloödcheëp shirt. I'm proud of those letters.
Recently I've been mixing some audio for a project by Shawna Kenney and WHQR. Really enjoying learning about the ecology of the coastal Carolinas. First episode out now! #SciComm
www.whqr.org/podcast/whqr...
www.whqr.org/podcast/whqr...
WHQR Presents ... Wild Things: The Plight of the Black Skimmers
Wild Things is a limited series podcast from WHQR, hosted by writer, journalist, and podcaster Shawna Kenney, focusing on the creatures and critters of Coastal Carolina — and the people who care for t...
www.whqr.org
October 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Recently I've been mixing some audio for a project by Shawna Kenney and WHQR. Really enjoying learning about the ecology of the coastal Carolinas. First episode out now! #SciComm
www.whqr.org/podcast/whqr...
www.whqr.org/podcast/whqr...
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Months after losing federal money, the Interior Department has stepped forward with a one-year reprieve for 14 small public broadcasting stations in Alaska.
14 small public broadcasting stations in Alaska will receive one-time grant funds
Months after losing federal money, the Interior Department steps forward with a one-year reprieve. Meanwhile, stations like KUCB in Unalaska are basking in love from afar.
akpub.io
October 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Months after losing federal money, the Interior Department has stepped forward with a one-year reprieve for 14 small public broadcasting stations in Alaska.
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"Unable to speak English, this petite 75-year-old Korean man was thrown into the American criminal justice system to fend for himself," writes Andrew.
Happiness, Healing and Hot Jook: How I Found My Korean Prison Dad
Destiny intervenes in an Illinois prison and an incarcerated Korean man finds his prison dad to heal his wounded soul.
prisonjournalismproject.org
September 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"Unable to speak English, this petite 75-year-old Korean man was thrown into the American criminal justice system to fend for himself," writes Andrew.