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Handcrafted paper, ink, and multimedia mandalas + observations by T Jacobs in AZ.
Graphic designer in real life.
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Dreaming of warmer days, walking the trail by Willow Lake in September. Prescott, Arizona.

#Stunday #EastCoastKin #AZ #Walkabout #Yavapai
Rocky path leading through green grasses, bushes, and trees to distant granite hills. Blue sky overhead with big, puffy clouds. Willow Lake. Prescott, Arizona. Photo by T Jacobs.
January 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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"The daily hummingbird assaults existence with improbability."
- Ursula K. Le Guin

#BlueskyArtShow #One #Hummingbird #Feathers #Bird #EastCoastKin #Arizona
Black-chinned female hummingbird standing on a feeder, staring at the camera. Her feathers are ashy gray and metallic green. Photo taken in Prescott, Arizona by T Jacobs.
January 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

#Caturday #TimeOut
A white cat with pink ears “hides” behind a gauzy blue-gray curtain. His lower body is fully exposed. Photo by T Jacobs.
January 17, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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It’s #Friday. This week has been a tough year. #Music helps! This #Yungblud song/video is one of my favorite things these days, especially the end.

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YUNGBLUD - breakdown.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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“Peace cannot be bullied into existence.”
- Ali Jarbawi

#Scape #EastCoastKin #ForestFriday #TGIF #Friyay #Yavapai #AZ #FindYourPeace
Winter sun shines bright through dry Arizona grass. Dark green trees are in the distance and clear blue skies surround the bright white sun. Photo by T Jacobs.
January 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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"Animals are such agreeable friends — they ask no questions, they pass no criticism."
- George Eliot

#Caturday #UnconditionalLove #Comfort #Cats #Pets

Even on the worst days, you can depend on feline friends for support.
Tabby cat sleeping on an orange lap. Photo by T Jacobs.
January 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”
- Aristotle

#BlueskyArtShow #Vibrant #Mandala #HandPainted #Art #EastCoastKin
Hand-painted mandala on wood. The colors are vibrant oranges, cyan, magenta, and purple with black details. Art by T Jacobs.
January 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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“I make art when I can’t gather the words to say.”
- Nikki Rowe

#smArtist #PurposefulArt #Mandala #CutPaperArt #Meditation #CalmDown #EastCoastKin #Art
Orange layered cut paper mandala before ink and paint detail have been applied. Art by T Jacobs. Completed orange cut paper mandala with black ink and orange and white painted details added. Art is therapy for me. It allows me to calm down in a quiet space where my mind can wander and process life while creating something beautiful. Art by T Jacobs.
January 8, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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I needed a little #positivity today. You might need a timeline cleanse too.
#Yungblud #Ghosts #Music

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YUNGBLUD - Ghosts (Live From Hansa Studios)
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January 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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“Every storm runs out of rain, just like every dark night turns into day.”
- Gary Allan

#Stunday #EastCoastKin #Rainbow #Storm #Colorado #Sage #AfterTheStorm #PowerLines
The end of an afternoon rain storm in Gunnison, Colorado. A double rainbow glows on the left side amid bright storm clouds while blue sky and puffy white clouds creep out from behind the storm on the right. A dirt road divides wet sage brush, following power lines over the hill. Photo by T Jacobs.
January 4, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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"Each sunrise brings a new day filled with new hopes for a new beginning.”
- Debasish Mridha

#BlueskyArtShow #NewYear #Arizona #WinterFlowers #Cold #Sunshine
Dry winter flowers in the chilly Arizona morning. A bare tree and bright sun are in the background. Photo by T Jacobs.
January 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Happy #Caturday. Find yourself some sunshine and soak up some quiet today.

#Cats #CatsOfBluesky
White flame point Siamese at laying in the sun that’s streaming in through a door’s low windows. Photo by T Jacobs.
January 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”
- Albert Einstein

#Scape #EastCoastKin #Hope #NewYear #Yavapai #AZ
Blue Arizona winter sky with sparse clouds over the Granite Dells and distant mountains near Prescott. Photo by T Jacobs.
January 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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Happy #Caturday from Jack and his whiskers!
White Flame Point Siamese cat looking up toward the camera. His whiskers are white and long. He’s sitting on an orange cushion. Photo by T Jacobs.
December 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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#acrylics #acrylicart #art #artist #abstractart #absract #perspective
December 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Happy #Caturday! I hope your week is filled with joy, light, and love. ❤️
Tabby cat wearing a red collar with gold bells and a red Santa hat with white trim. She’s not the biggest fan of dressing up for occasions but she doesn’t hate it either. Photo by T Jacobs.
December 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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#EastCoastKin #3DMandala
#BlueSkyArtShow #OpenHouse
#Mandala #UpcycledArt #CutPaperArt

This is one of my favorite 3D mandalas I’ve made so far. There’s a lot of texture and detail and I love the color combination. These are fun to make but they take a lot of time!
Three dimensional mandala made with cut paper, metal coffee pod pieces, can pull tabs, a silver-lined cardboard canister, and a spice jar lid. Details are drawn with black ink and acrylic paint. Art by T Jacobs.
December 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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“While we breathe, we will hope.”
- Barack Obama

#Scape #EastCoastKin #Yavapai #GraniteDells #AZ #December #Sky
The Granite Dells near Watson Lake in Prescott, Arizona. The rounded granite outcrops sit above two man made lakes with a long band of mountains in the distance. Blue December skies with wispy clouds and contrails are overhead. Photo by T Jacobs.
December 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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"As you get older, all those dumb clichés, they're all true. You only have a certain amount of time left, and you should only spend it doing the things that you want to do. It's all true."
- Rob Reiner

#BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #Sadness #Loss #Life
Arizona evening sky. The fiery red horizon bleeds into pale yellow, to light blue, and finally through sparse clouds into deep blue night stars. Photo by T Jacobs.
December 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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For #ArtAdventCalendar day 13, one from my 2018 Turbulent Skies Project.

I Can See It…With My Imagination
44x60 112×152cm
Oil on Canvas
2018
Abstract landscape: swirling storm clouds with a wall cloud and rain underneath, yellow field and trees
December 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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“Everything comes to pass, nothing comes to stay.”
- Matthew Flickstein

#ArtAdventCalendar #Mandala #EastCoastKin #Art #Refresh #PaintedFurniture #Art #Repurpose
We had a single very tall wooden stool we sometimes used as a plant stand but it spent most of its time in storage. I cut off the legs and painted a mandala on the seat and now use the 18” stool for all kinds of things every day. Painted mandala by T Jacobs.
December 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar

“Falling Leaves”
Quilted fiber art
2012

#beauty #fiberart #quiltsky
#nature #leaves
Quilted leaves in various shades of green, with sunrise, color background, and a green border.
December 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Lucid Dreaming, Ink on Yupo, 2025
blue and gray ink painting with swirly neuron shape
December 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Day 13 #ArtAdventCalendar • This #SciArt #anatomy #embroidery is of the venations of the eye and includes a poem that can be read starting on any word.
An embroidery of the venations of the eye stitched in blues, greens, and purples on bone coloured cloth. In a circle outlining the eye is a poem that can be read starting on any word: behind her blue green eyes were fine lace webs so she could see purple mist opening. 
December 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #FavoriteThings #ArtAdventCalendar #Mandala #3DMandala #Art #EastCoastKin #UpcycledArt
3D mandala in progress. Pieces of the mandala are on a cutting mat: cut paper with painted details sit under assembled cardboard, metal pull tabs, and a spice jar lid. Art in progress by T Jacobs.
December 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM