Persephone Arethusa
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Persephone Arethusa
@persephonearethusa.bsky.social
(She/Her) Trans Empress and Gin-drinking Calligraphist. TTRPG player, amateur writer, and aspiring immortal witch.

If you are interested is some custom Calligraphy pieces shoot me a DM.
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Rabbit Season 🩵
December 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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#ArtAdventCalendar day 17
#artist #oilpainting
My maple trees show off every fall, much to my delight.
December 17, 2025 at 4:37 AM
A capital T in needlepoint calligraphy.

Working on some of the capital letters I didn't quite like how they flowed.

Made using a Zebra G nib.
Ink is Diamine Claret fountain pen ink.

#ArtAdventCalendar
December 15, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 12

“Bay Waves”, an 18”x24” oil painting of a bright, open seascape. A large wave crashes onto the shore, as cliffs and clouds sit in the background.
December 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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My day 12 #ArtAdventCalendar

Is actually a thread on how I saved and restored a 125ish year old violin destined for the trash.

Full thread > bsky.app/profile/jayi...
December 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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#ArtAdventCalendar day 12 🦇

a garnet bat commission i just finished that i think ended up soo cute <3

#art #mammals #SciArt #bats
December 13, 2025 at 3:39 AM
A capital R in flex calligraphy.

Playing with my capital letters.

Ink is Waterman Tender Purple.
Written with an antique Waterman fountain pen.

#ArtAdventCalendar
December 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Look at my son 🎵
December 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
My first experiments with monograms.

Written with a Zebra G nib.
Ink is Waterman Tender Purple fountain pen ink.

#ArtAdventCalendar
December 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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For day 4 #ArtAdventCalendar evening

Bolt From The Blue
26×34 66×86cm
Oil on canvas
2023
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
A piece of needlepoint calligraphy.

This piece is my character in a #BurningWheel campaign.

Done with a Zebra G nib
Ink is Iroshizuku Rikka

#ArtAdventCalendar
December 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 4

Oscilloscopic Dance 1, 2025
(Number 1 in a series of 4)

Two sets of self-similar 3D Lissajous Figures dancing with each other, rendered as metallic tubes.

Created with my own Javascript code based on threejs - no AI

#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
One of my first pieces today. I made this for my friend @shin-bearamedic.bsky.social back when I had just started calligraphy.

Made with a pre-1917 vintage Waterman fountain pen with a flex nib.

Ink is Waterman Tender Purple fountain pen ink.

#ArtAdventCalendar
December 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 3

Poinsot's Gyroscope, 2025

Physics of the spinning top again - its motion visualized via these dancing cones! The yellow one is moving, and its axis is also the axis of the gyroscope.

Axonometric projection, watercolor pencils

#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar day 3
pretty pink plesiosaur 🌸💕🎀

#art #SciArt #plesiosaur #jewelry
December 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Spectrum of Stardust was my first nebula in oils. I started it in January 2023 right after I made the bold, slightly unhinged decision to leave academia & become a full-time space artist.

#ArtAdventCalendar
December 2, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Day 2 of the #ArtAdventCalendar
#artist #artistsofBlueSky #oilpainting
This is from a beautiful garden I visited in Wales. Tal-Y-Cafn near Colwyn Bay.
December 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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OK...whew. Mostly caught up.

Here's my Day 2 #ArtAdventCalendar

Tarantula Nebula 30x37in 76x94cm
Oil on Canvas
2023
Based on the JWST image of 30 Doradus #Art #Painting #SciArt
December 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Happy decembirb #ArtAdventCalendar
December 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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If you are thinking about joining #ArtAdventCalendar but are thinking you missed a day or you won't be able to post every day, remember you get to be like Gandalf and arrive (or leave) precisely when you mean to...
a wizard is never late nor is he early he arrives precisely when he means to ..
Alt: man with a long beard and a big wizard's hat saying a wizard is never late nor is he early he arrives precisely when he means to ..
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December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Day 2 of #ArtAdventCalendar

Celebration of Diffraction, 2024

Overlay of
- Code-generated diffraction curves for the double slit (threejs, no AI).
- Manual construction of one curve, mimicking compass and ruler in traditional descriptive geometry with a digital pen.

#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Needlepoint calligraphy of the lyrics to the chorus of Spite by Charlotte Sands.

Written with a Zebra G nib
Ink is Sherwood Green fountain pen ink from Diamine

#ArtAdventCalendar
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Happy #ArtAdventCalendar! I'll be reposting the art I made this year.

Day 1: Corvid Lovers
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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And let's get December going!

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 1

Nightwatch 22x44in 56x112cm
Oil on Canvas
2023

#Art #Painting
December 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Calligraphy of a poem by Lostling.

Calligraphy done with a stub nib fountain pen.
Ink Robert Oster Lake of Fire.

#ArtAdventCalendar
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM