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Persephone Arethusa
@persephonearethusa.bsky.social
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(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 🩵
Two anthropomorphic furry rabbits holding hands against an abstract white blizzard background. One rabbit is black and tan, with a blue shawl and black skirt. The other is pale white and tan, with an orange and yellow diamond patterned shawl and tan pants. They both have a medieval vibe in their clothing.
December 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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susanabbeyandfinn.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar day 17
#artist #oilpainting
My maple trees show off every fall, much to my delight.
Maple leaves, ranging from pinks to reds to maroons, showing off while still attached to the tree.
December 17, 2025 at 4:37 AM
persephonearethusa.bsky.social
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
A curving capital T in purple-red ink. The needlepoint calligraphy has hair thin lines with large shades of ink
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.
“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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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
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...
old but shiny violin surrounded by a rag, a small bottle of everclear and shellac
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
copper wirewrapped pendant in the shape of a bat with a maroon stone body & black weaved ears/wings
December 13, 2025 at 3:39 AM
persephonearethusa.bsky.social
A capital R in flex calligraphy.

Playing with my capital letters.

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

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A purple capital R in flex calligraphy.
December 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Look at my son 🎵
Emory giving an awkward thumbs up in front of a banner for his upcoming booth at the Brighton Bazaar holiday stroll. The banner features his grinning coyote with the lure, haloed in sparkling gold light.
December 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
persephonearethusa.bsky.social
My first experiments with monograms.

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

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A capital K and A intertwined, written in needlepoint calligraphy wuth purple ink.
December 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
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
persephonearethusa.bsky.social
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
Needlepoint calligraphy in blue ink Freyja of the Vector
December 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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elkement.art
#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
Digital mathematical art (code-generated): Two sets of 3D Lissajous figures rendered as metallic tubes, the sets colored in gold and turquoise, respectively. Created by elkement 2025 with Javascript/threejs. Reminiscent of musical instruments.
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
persephonearethusa.bsky.social
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.

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Calligraphy of the title and name Medic Shindria Done with a flex nib and purple ink
December 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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elkement.art
#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
Mathematical art based on the physics of the gyroscope, using methods of descriptive geometry. Poinsot's construction - motion of a thin gyroscope visualized by looking at three cones that dance with each other. Watercolor pencil and watercolor markers on watercolor paper mounted on foam board. By elkement 2025.
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar day 3
pretty pink plesiosaur 🌸💕🎀

#art #SciArt #plesiosaur #jewelry
copper wirewrapped pendant in the shape of a plesiosaur with a pink stone body & weaved head/neck/fins/tail
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
Square oil painting of the Pillars of Creation with a partial checkerboard pattern. The top left section and orange squares are mid-infrared light from JWST. The blue/purple squares with thousands of stars add in near-infrared light.
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.
Flowers of many hues, ranging from purple through pink and white in the foreground, with trees and peeks of grass beyond.
December 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
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
Painting of an abstract space scape of a nebula with a hole in the center showing hundreds of swirling stars.
December 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Happy decembirb #ArtAdventCalendar
watercolor painting of a crow perched on a branch, looking up at a purple starry sky.
December 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
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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elkement.art
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
Celebration of Diffraction by elkement 2024. Digital collage of code-generated art and a hand-crafted digital geometric drawing - both related to the physics of diffraction of light by a double slit. Colorful diffraction curves mounted on circles, forming a rainbow-colored fabric floating in dark space (threejs). Axonometric projection, engineering-style, of a single diffraction curves. Delicate white lines, overlaid on the code art. Drawing created with Procreate, mimicking ruler and compass with the tools for circles and straight lines.
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
persephonearethusa.bsky.social
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

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Needlepoint calligraphy of the lyrics to the chorus of the song Spite by Charlotte Sands In been ink. Fuck it I'll get famous out of spite I'll make it overnight Be starring in the movies Just to make you cry Baby I'll be in your dreams And every magazine Go tell everyone you knew me They'll say o-m-g Damn you fumbled the bag
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
A digital drawing of a rook and crow facing each other. Overhead is an arc of stylized white sparkles connected by a rounded line. In the background is a starry sky and clouds below.
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
And let's get December going!

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 1

Nightwatch 22x44in 56x112cm
Oil on Canvas
2023

#Art #Painting
Abstract landscape of a storm front at night with lightning in the distance
December 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Calligraphy of a poem by Lostling.

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

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Calligraphy of a poem called Red Ink by Lostling Done with a stub nib in Robert Oster Lake of Fire a blue ink Black and blue marks On my arm— Ink, of course. What else? Words, thoughts, feelings, fears Written, smudged, then erased. Leftover streaks, They wash away With a smidge of soap and water. And yet… I can’t help but remember When I wrote With mechanical pencils And staple bullets Instead of ballpoint pens And gel ones. When I watched the ink, A gorgeous shade of rubies, Trickle Down to my wrist Like a rivulet of lava. Now, the fire has long faded Leaving white ashes That won’t come off
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM