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Christine Ridgway [Commissions Open!]

@skidarstudios.bsky.social

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🎨 Illustrator: Commissions open! 🌵 Author of #Skytown 🦎 Environmental Conservation Major 🦚 Bird Nerd 🎲 Dungeon Master 🖼 linktr.ee/skidarstudios Commission Info 🌿 She/They ❌ No AI/NFT affiliations

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Christine Ridgway [Commissions Open!] @skidarstudios.bsky.social · Apr 8

Happy #PortfolioDay!

I'm Christine, I'm an animal fantasy illustrator and Environmental Conservation student.

Commissions Open!
See more of my work and my commission sheet: linktr.ee.com/skidarstudios

digital painting of an anthro deer, a dik dik, in glasses and a pack filled with flowers. he's crouching to pick a flower in the forest

Digital painting of an anthro thick billed ravenin a red shirt kneeling before a fiery crow goddess stepping out of a blazing tornado. She carrying a flaming stick and her eyes are white, iridescent flames

Digital painting A mule deer buck eating apples in a golden forest

a digital painting of a muscular anthro lion with leather armor clutching a heavy spiked club, surrounded by magic sparkles. He's standing among pillars carved with other fantasy animal depictions

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Christine Ridgway [Commissions Open!] @skidarstudios.bsky.social · Aug 15

#Yeehawgust Day 14, Riders in the Sky

This is one of those rare pieces that came out exactly as I wanted it to in my head ☺️

a desert landscape at dusk. a small girl and her dog looking up at the clouds, within the clouds are the figure of a man and woman riding horses

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🜄 greybriar 🜁 @greybriar.art · Jan 12

“Meant to be” - a reflection on toxic relationships.

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🜄 greybriar 🜁 @greybriar.art · Oct 17

Black Water - another older piece to transfer over here.

#sciart #wildlifeart

A digital painting of a polar bear as seen from above, swimming in cold black water.

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Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 22h

Serious shoutout to furries for being the internet's #1 art patrons. At a time when interest in original and niche art is at an all time low and many other art spaces are gone, I appreciate you guys showing up to boost original works, buy art pieces & comms, & get vocally invested in stories & OCs.

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Christine Ridgway [Commissions Open!] @skidarstudios.bsky.social · 10h

@bedupolker.bsky.social
he's wearing shoes, looks like one of your art friends :)

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12h

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 15h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Nash Turley @nashturley.bsky.social · 16h

Big fan of this weevil's color scheme, pointy snoot, and huge feet!

www.inaturalist.org/observations...

black and yellow weevil on a green leaf with long thin rostrum and very large foot pads

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Christine Ridgway [Commissions Open!] @skidarstudios.bsky.social · 18h

Share your couples art! 💘
(I have so little 😅😅 most of chars are sibs or besties/platonic)

So one rare drawing of myself and @twdetrick.bsky.social and the rest are ocs

A poly trio of 3 anthro birds one bearded vulture 1 secretary bird and 1 peacock all dressed up in dnd finery

An anthro mouse in a red and white dress dances in the clouds with a anthro long eared bat

An anthro ginger mouse on top of a masked Bob White quail kisses an anthro black and white mouse on top of a coturnix quail

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Mr.Lemur 🎨🖌️✨🐾 🔜 NFC 🔜ATT1 @misterlemur.bsky.social · 1d

Spooky Croc ✨🦴🐊

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Genie Lauren @moreandagain.social · 1d

But when we said "defund the police," we were mocked

Matt Henry 🥄 @matthenry.fyi · 19d

When the nazis were coming into power, there was a lag before local law enforcement was fully on board. People were able to get police protection from nazi-aligned paramilitaries. Here, today, police look at rising fascism and say “Finally. We’ve been waiting for this.” www.notus.org/democrats/me...

Democrats' New Fear: They Can’t Rely on Local Law Enforcement for Protection

“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me,” said Rep. Steven Horsford.

www.notus.org

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 1d

Superb fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus) mothers sing a special tune to their eggs, teaching them a secret ‘password’ call before they hatch and which the wren parents then use to detect intruder cuckoo nestlings 🪺🪶
#ausbirds #birds #wildoz

Maja Mielke @maja-mielke.bsky.social · 1d

New Beaks & Bones newsletter published! 🥳

Why do fairywrens sing to their eggs? 🪶🧪
beaksandbones.substack.com/p/singing-to...

Why fairywrens sing to their eggs

Superb fairywren moms teach their unhatched babies a vocal password to distinguish them from cuckoo intruders.

beaksandbones.substack.com

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Wombat For Hire @bosonicvinegar.bsky.social · 1d

"Murder and mayhem, lads, murder and mayhem."

If you're this close to Captain Barefang then both are coming your way. Unless you'd like to join his team? There are always new opportunities opening up...

Artwork by @tazzle.art!

Bust of Victor ("Captain Barefang", a shaggy white-furred smilodon with a diabolical grin and two big fangs (one of them broken). He has scars running across his face, a patch over his right eye, the collar of a red coat visible and a brown hat with an albatross feather.

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Prof. Jennie Roe-mick 🏳️‍🌈 @romich.bsky.social · 1d

As of 10/8/25, 500+ public health scholars and practitioners have signed a letter in support of due process for Hagopian - links to the letter and materials are in her statement.

As Prof. Hagopian argues, this "pattern of institutional capitulation matters."
6/6
academeblog.org/2025/10/07/w...

What to Do When Your Professional Association Breaks Your Heart

BY AMY HAGOPIAN Public health professionals are charged with responding to humanitarian crises. When hospitals are bombed, when children are deliberately starved, when doctors are assassinated, we’…

academeblog.org

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Shubbabang @shubbabang.bsky.social · 1d

The image is a six panel black and white comic

Panel 1- A small child is being told "You'll want kids when you're older!" The child responds with "I don't think so..."

Panel 2- The same child, now a teenager, is being told, "You'll change your mind when you're older." To which the teen responds, "I doubt that"

Panel 3- Now an adult, someone off screen asks them, "Aren't you thinking of having kids?" To which they respond, "Nope"

Panel 4- The same person, an older adult now, is being told, "better have kids soon, or it'll be too late!" to which they respond, "That's fine"

Panel 5- Now elderly, they are once again asked "Don't you feel like you missed out?" to which they say, "Still nope."

Panel 6- They are now in their death bed, clearly close to death. The nurse says, "Shame you didn't have kids, don't you regret it?" To which the person says "You know what just kill me already"

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Christine Ridgway [Commissions Open!] @skidarstudios.bsky.social · 1d

I have blue light filters on my glasses and devices I think this may be a medicine side effect

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Christine Ridgway [Commissions Open!] @skidarstudios.bsky.social · 2d

I really ought to read more of my homework but I have a pounding headache and I just want to dissolve into a pile of warm mush.

I think its screens that'll busting my head so bad so maybe taking a night off will be ok...ish...

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Christine Ridgway [Commissions Open!] @skidarstudios.bsky.social · 3d

Fall Banner Commission for @bosonicvinegar.bsky.social of Bryce the caribou and Franz the plushy ferret!
🍂🍁🍂🍁

Fall Banners are available now-December
Info: bsky.app/profile/skid...

fall banner of an autumn forest creek. an anthro caribou in hiking gear and a blue trek pole climbs over a log near a small waterfall and nervously smiles and beckons caution to a living plushy ferret scampering up a fallen log across the falls.

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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 3d

Effin' Birds mugs are $10 until October 21st.
eatf.art/mug

A ceramic mug featuring an illustration of a bird beside the text "motherfucker you do not want to hear my actual opinion"

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Grem, of 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐏 🔜 MCAtlanta! @gremlin.world · 4d

I will never not repost this

(Sound on for maximum effect)

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 3d

It’s really hard to describe to people who are not artists how survival mode does *not* inspire creativity, as the myth would have us believe. It suppresses creativity as you try to limit every possible risk – and the opportunities that come with them.

Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 3d

It turns out building habits and stuff actually requires not being in survival mode, who knew?!
(Yeah yeah I did)

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 12d

For writers looking for alternatives to NaNoWriMo, here's a list of alternatives (feel free to suggest others!):

vanillapapers.net/2025/04/01/n...

Includes @storyaday.bsky.social #ShutUpAndWrite #PathfindersWritingCollective #4TheWords #MyWriteClub #Autocrit

6 Best Alternatives To NaNoWriMo (An Ultimate List)

Beyond NaNoWriMo: Explore these incredible writing challenges to ignite your creativity, find community and achieve your literary goals.

vanillapapers.net

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Christine Ridgway [Commissions Open!] @skidarstudios.bsky.social · 2d

Art vs Artist

Mule deer buck with apples in a golden forest

Selfie of me in a blue T-shirt and gray sweatshirt in the woods

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Ripley LaCross @ripleylacross.bsky.social · 6d

Art vs Artist

A sketchy digital illustration of a man with short, cropped hair sitting on a church altar before a glowing stained glass window. He's sitting with his chin on an upturned palm and his other hand hanging between his legs with a sharp blade. He's wearing a dark red trench coat, fingerless gloves, and a long trail of smoke snakes upward from the cigarette dangling from his lips.

The stained glass window features the symbol of Lathander, the God of New Beginnings in the Forgotten Realms. #art @RipleyLaCross

Mirror photograph of myself standing on a dim, warmly lit room, dressed in all black wearing my battle vest, fishnet tanktop, harness, and wide rimmed hat.

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🎃 Soturisi 🎃 Watercolor comms OPEN! @soturisi.bsky.social · May 12

Mermay means ATUNIO! 🐟

ʳᵉᵖᵒˢᵗ
[ #mermay #OC #bskyart #artsky#artist #artcommunity ✏️🖊️]

He is hot, he is handsome, he is the man of your dreams.

HE IS A TUNA!

AND HIS NAME IS ATUNIO, THE PERFECT MAN!

A man of few words direct from the cold waters of the North Atlantic ocean to your beach house in a splash.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 3d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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