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It's flu season, and Waterloo region is rolling out its fall vaccination plan | CBC News

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Mask Bloc Waterloo Region @maskblocwr.bsky.social · 8d

The updated COVID vaccine is already available for high-risk people through pharmacies, with flu / RSV ones to follow soon.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Public health departments are preparing for respiratory illness season with vaccination plans.

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Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · 13d

Oct 2: #Trinket

This is a little butterfly rubber duck that I got at a weed shop in Vancouver a few years ago! Made with #Neocolorii wax pastels 🫧

#Mosstober25

A wax pastel painting of a blue rubber duck with an orange beak, and butterfly wings and antenna. The background is bright yellow-green.

Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · 13d

Oct 1: #Orchid

This is an eastern prairie fringed orchid! Made with #Neocolorii wax pastels 🪻

#Mosstober25

Wax pastel painting of a white eastern prairie fringed orchid with a dark green stem and light green background.

Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · 13d

also I'm trying out an #ArtChallenge for the first time! Going with #Mosstober25 by Meg Kim (@urmossprincess on IG). Stay tuned to see how it goes ☺️

Prompt list for the Mosstober art challenge. From the 1st to the 31st, the prompts are: orchid, trinket, microscopic, pencils only, tide pool, mirrored, (rest), dragon, monochrome, chain, greenhouse, freckles, sketchbook page, (rest), something white, mantis, supernova, locker, shrine, rest, x-ray, still life, lunar, aquarium, spider, vibrant, (rest), redraw, fruit, and stars.

Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · 13d

I got some pastels yesterday and they are SO FUN!!! I'm also just so happy with the colours I picked out to start with, I can never have enough greens 🤩💚

A clear plastic container holding 12 wax pastels in various shades, including red, orange, yellow, a few greens, a few blues, grey and brown.

Earthshakers Creativity Club // Nikki St Clair

Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · 13d

Looking for a low-pressure way to make art in community? Join the Earthshakers Creativity Club on Monday, October 6 for some relaxed creative time! The vibe is a craft night with your friends - bring your supplies and come hang!

Register: www.nikkistclair.ca/earthshakers

#ArtCommunity #VirtualClub

Join the Earthshakers Creativity Club to explore your creative side in a welcoming community setting.

Earthshakers Creativity Club // Nikki St Clair

Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · 14d

it's october 1st and there is an ice cream truck on my street

Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · 14d

Lmao go off Merriam-Webster!!!

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 16d

Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day – a time to raise awareness for the ongoing impacts of residential school and remember the children who never came home.

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Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · 20d

Looks like Canada Post Corporation is a majority owner of Purolator. Seems weird but I guess it makes sense that he's on the board?

Idk, solidarity with CUPW!!!

www.purolator.com/en/purolator...

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Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · Sep 12

I've still got a few spaces available for the in-person session this Sunday, September 14 and plenty of space for the virtual session in October! More info: www.nikkistclair.ca/earthshakers/

#ArtMeetup #ArtWorkshop

Join the Earthshakers Creativity Club to explore your creative side in a welcoming community setting.

Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · Sep 12

The Earthshakers Creativity Club is a series of social co-working sessions for folks to come together and be creative!! it's open to all skill levels and super welcoming and non-judgemental - think getting together with your friends for a craft night, that's the vibe!

#KitchenerWaterloo #WatReg #KW

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Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · Sep 11

hi here is some #birdart - sketches in red coloured pencil

ok bye hope you're being kind to yourself today!

#artyear #natureart

A sketch of two Chimney Swifts flying with 5 stars around them

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Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · Aug 30

Registration is open now for September and October! Learn more: www.nikkistclair.ca/earthshakers/

Explore your creative side in a welcoming, judgement-free community setting. No experience necessary, all skill levels welcome!

Upcoming Sessions:
In Person: Sept. 14, 2025, 2:00 – 4:00pm.
Online: Oct. 6, 2025, 7:00 – 8:30pm. In
Person: Nov. 2, 2025, 2:00 – 4:00pm.
Online: Dec. 1, 2025, 7:00 – 8:30pm.

In person sessions hosted at 44 Gaukel St, Kitchener.
Masks required at in person sessions.
Online sessions hosted on Zoom.
Queer & disabled-led community.
Free / pay what you can!

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Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · Aug 30

Introducing... the Earthshakers Creativity Club!

I'm hosting monthly creative co-working socials - a space to create art in a welcoming community environment! The sessions will alternate between in person in Kitchener, ON and online.

#KW #KitchenerWaterloo #WatReg

A digital painting of a globe. White handwritten text reads "earthshakers creativity club". Below the globe, small white typed text reads "creative co-working socials. monthly in person & online sessions. * masks required & provided for in person sessions * "

Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · Aug 28

N’dakimenan ( #MartenRiverProvincialPark, #TemagamiON )

July 2025

#Nature #NaturePhotography #Mushrooms !!!

A small Yellow Patches mushroom emerging from the forest floor among fallen sticks and leaves from last autumn.

Two photos stacked vertically. On top, Eastern White Pine trees stand tall in front of a cloudy sky. Below, the sun sets over the Marten River.

The shadow of Eastern White Cedar branches seen through the roof of a green tent.

Two photos stacked vertically. On top, a bunch of tiny, bright red Scarlet Waxcap mushrooms, growing up from the forest floor, among brown fallen leaves. Below, a Eastern White Pine trees across the Marten River in sunlight.

Olive Branch (Limited Edition Series) Original Painting // Nikki St Clair

Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · Aug 13

p.s. I have some original paintings available on my #ArtShop that support a few local Palestinian organizations. I would love to sell these so we can get the money to those groups in this critical time. Check it out if you want some cool art for a good cause! www.nikkistclair.ca/product/oliv...

5x5” original painting on cold press watercolour paper. Paintings are hand signed, dated, and numbered /20. They are packed in a compostable PLA bag with a recyclable paper backing board.

Visual Artist // Nikki St Clair

Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · Aug 13

Here's some #art I made outside recently (in between extreme heat warnings and terrible air quality 🫠)

#ArtYear #NatureArt

A blue cyanotype print of a ginkgo leaf. Nikki is holding the print in their right hand on top of some green grass.

A watercolour painting in a small sketchbook of a bunch of tiny red mushrooms. Nikki is holding the sketchbook in her right hand above a lilac bush.

A graphite sketch in a small sketchbook of trees, rocks, and plants in Temagami. Nikki is holding the sketchbook in her right hand above a bunch of purple wild bergamot flowers.

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bats 🦇✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · Jul 30

now please, and i’m so serious: take that anger and go buy some masks to wear in public indoor spaces so everyone knows how much you don’t fuck with eugenics. if you need low cost or free masks, or just don’t know where to start, check out covidactionmap.org and maskbloc.org for groups near you.

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𝖘𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖊 🦇 @sorryspice.bsky.social · Jul 1

keep social media accessible!!

-save & use the info graphic when you're feeling overwhelmed & having trouble organizing your thoughts!
-turn on "require alt text before posting" in your settings!
-speech-to-text slays if there's something getting in the way of typing!

happy posting✨

Info graphic on how to write alt text. It features a capybara swimming with yuzu fruits.

It reads:
Writing Alt Text
-identify who
-expression
-description
-colour
-interesting features

A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara's head.

source veroniiiica.com

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Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · Jun 21

Summer solstice sketching in Willow River Park ☀️🌱🦢

A park with a river and many trees. There is a picnic table in the foreground with a box of pencil crayons and a sketchbook.

Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · Jun 19

Ooooooooh look at me, I remembered to film parts of my process!!!

Here's a look at what went into the creation of my Olive Branch paintings - from the sketch, to applying masking fluid, to painting!

#Art #ArtYear #ArtShop #FreePalestine #CanadianArtist #WatReg

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Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · Jun 13

a package of some new paints is out for delivery today so unfortunately I am stuck in Waiting Mode™️ and cannot do anything until it gets here

Nikki St Clair (she/they) @nikkiisuplate.bsky.social · Jun 9

A very limited number of these 5x5" paintings are available for purchase at nikkistclair.ca. (You can also read more about my process on my website!) The sale of each of these limited edition paintings supports Neighbours For Palestine Waterloo Region and Palestinian Youth Movement Toronto.

nikkistclair.ca