Monica Welch
@dovetail-ink.bsky.social
Artist, lover of words; seek ways to breathe new life into timeless wisdom. Avid reader. Long/growing list of new art modalities to try (punchneedle, batik, and linocut at the moment).
Inspirational/bright watercolor prints & cards at DovetailInk.Etsy.com
Inspirational/bright watercolor prints & cards at DovetailInk.Etsy.com
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Monica Welch
@dovetail-ink.bsky.social
· Sep 25
I created the illustration 'Swords into Plowshares' for the article 'What Do We Do with All This "Violence"?' by Matt Harper, on ICE violence in LA
catholicworker.substack.com/p/what-do-we...
#nonviolence #SocialJustice #CatholicWorker
catholicworker.substack.com/p/what-do-we...
#nonviolence #SocialJustice #CatholicWorker
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The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
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It's almost impossible to make me feel sorry for Trump, but the sheer depth of his brokeness, combined with his age, the utter humiliation involved in this farce was making me legit sad.
December 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
It's almost impossible to make me feel sorry for Trump, but the sheer depth of his brokeness, combined with his age, the utter humiliation involved in this farce was making me legit sad.
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"When there’s no war, you aren’t committing war crimes when you kill people indiscriminately. You’re just a straight-up murderer."
A war criminal without a war
It's just murder.
www.publicnotice.co
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"When there’s no war, you aren’t committing war crimes when you kill people indiscriminately. You’re just a straight-up murderer."
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She should sue them
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
She should sue them
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
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🥰 Larger Pacific Striped Octopus 🐙 Hand sculpted from clay and lovingly painted 🎨
#ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #CoralReef #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡
#ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #CoralReef #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡
December 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
🥰 Larger Pacific Striped Octopus 🐙 Hand sculpted from clay and lovingly painted 🎨
#ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #CoralReef #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡
#ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #CoralReef #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡
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i fucking love my country of MPLS
December 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
i fucking love my country of MPLS
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"In the name of Jesus, I rebuke those hateful words. Christian teaching could not be clearer. My faith teaches that all people, all people, are created in the image of God." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/minneap...
In Minneapolis, clergy mobilize to manage ICE raids targeting Somali immigrants
Preparing for ICE agents' presence in the city, an interfaith coalition shared best practices for dealing with law enforcement at houses of worship.
www.ncronline.org
December 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"In the name of Jesus, I rebuke those hateful words. Christian teaching could not be clearer. My faith teaches that all people, all people, are created in the image of God." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/minneap...
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I was masking a house out of a photo for an edit and accidentally made an ontologically evil image
December 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I was masking a house out of a photo for an edit and accidentally made an ontologically evil image
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 4. Blue and Green Cells, watercolor, 2023 #sciart
December 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 4. Blue and Green Cells, watercolor, 2023 #sciart
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In the press.
My Blackpool print is featured in the Prima magazine Gift Guide
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...
My Blackpool print is featured in the Prima magazine Gift Guide
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In the press.
My Blackpool print is featured in the Prima magazine Gift Guide
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...
My Blackpool print is featured in the Prima magazine Gift Guide
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...
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Einar Nerman (Swedish,1888-1983),
Barn med dalahäst (child with Dalecarlian horse) 1947
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Barn med dalahäst (child with Dalecarlian horse) 1947
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Einar Nerman (Swedish,1888-1983),
Barn med dalahäst (child with Dalecarlian horse) 1947
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Barn med dalahäst (child with Dalecarlian horse) 1947
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Really we got the second cat to help us with the stress caused by the first cat and maaaaan
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Really we got the second cat to help us with the stress caused by the first cat and maaaaan
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Illustrator Francisco Fonseca
(Portuguese, born 1994)
"Cold Days", 2024.
Mixed Media, Drawing and Watercolor.
Illustration.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
(Portuguese, born 1994)
"Cold Days", 2024.
Mixed Media, Drawing and Watercolor.
Illustration.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Illustrator Francisco Fonseca
(Portuguese, born 1994)
"Cold Days", 2024.
Mixed Media, Drawing and Watercolor.
Illustration.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
(Portuguese, born 1994)
"Cold Days", 2024.
Mixed Media, Drawing and Watercolor.
Illustration.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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I added a few itty-bitty algorithm and neuron paintings to my Ko-Fi shop ko-fi.com/1626SLXL3044F
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I added a few itty-bitty algorithm and neuron paintings to my Ko-Fi shop ko-fi.com/1626SLXL3044F
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This man ripped off teachers, nurses, small business owners - people from all walks of life and professions. Some lost their life savings. Not only did Trump let him out of prison, he also doesn’t have to pay back the victims.
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This man ripped off teachers, nurses, small business owners - people from all walks of life and professions. Some lost their life savings. Not only did Trump let him out of prison, he also doesn’t have to pay back the victims.
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To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
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I almost forgot about #artAdventCalendar - a most excellent Bluesky holiday tradition!
Ending day 3 of #artAdventCalendar with 472 participants. A fair bit slower than last year where we had 625 on day 1 (!!)
but still good numbers and most importantly...great posts.
Be sure to let your artist friends on here know what a cool thing this is.
but still good numbers and most importantly...great posts.
Be sure to let your artist friends on here know what a cool thing this is.
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I almost forgot about #artAdventCalendar - a most excellent Bluesky holiday tradition!
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We speak with organizers on the ground in Charlotte, NC, and Chicago, IL, about what to do when ICE invades your town.
How to stand up to ICE: Lessons from Chicago and Charlotte
We speak with organizers on the ground in Charlotte, NC, and Chicago, IL, about what to do when ICE invades your town.
therealnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We speak with organizers on the ground in Charlotte, NC, and Chicago, IL, about what to do when ICE invades your town.
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What the husband @mjowen174.bsky.social says is true.
It’s been a bit quiet in my shop lately.
If you’re looking for #Christmas cards and gifts please have a look at my website.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
A repost would be lovely too.
It’s been a bit quiet in my shop lately.
If you’re looking for #Christmas cards and gifts please have a look at my website.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
A repost would be lovely too.
November 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
What the husband @mjowen174.bsky.social says is true.
It’s been a bit quiet in my shop lately.
If you’re looking for #Christmas cards and gifts please have a look at my website.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
A repost would be lovely too.
It’s been a bit quiet in my shop lately.
If you’re looking for #Christmas cards and gifts please have a look at my website.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
A repost would be lovely too.
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Riding the #MontreqlBlueLine #MontréalLigneBleue and starting at a phone.
December 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Riding the #MontreqlBlueLine #MontréalLigneBleue and starting at a phone.
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Okay. I don't want to think about this anymore.
Blue matches the silk lining of the earpads and pouch.
Warm violet is my fave, but not repeated on the headphones.
Periwinkle is a lovely compromise, but then it *almost* matches the blue silk.
Thoughts? #craftsky #artsky #HandEmbroidery #Embroidery
Blue matches the silk lining of the earpads and pouch.
Warm violet is my fave, but not repeated on the headphones.
Periwinkle is a lovely compromise, but then it *almost* matches the blue silk.
Thoughts? #craftsky #artsky #HandEmbroidery #Embroidery
December 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Okay. I don't want to think about this anymore.
Blue matches the silk lining of the earpads and pouch.
Warm violet is my fave, but not repeated on the headphones.
Periwinkle is a lovely compromise, but then it *almost* matches the blue silk.
Thoughts? #craftsky #artsky #HandEmbroidery #Embroidery
Blue matches the silk lining of the earpads and pouch.
Warm violet is my fave, but not repeated on the headphones.
Periwinkle is a lovely compromise, but then it *almost* matches the blue silk.
Thoughts? #craftsky #artsky #HandEmbroidery #Embroidery
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#ArtAdventCalendar day 2. One of my favourite things this year has been watching the goings-on of a family of beavers throughout the summer. I'd never seen one in real life until this year and they've come to be one of my favourite animals.
December 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar day 2. One of my favourite things this year has been watching the goings-on of a family of beavers throughout the summer. I'd never seen one in real life until this year and they've come to be one of my favourite animals.
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Day 2 #ArtAdventCalendar
Every November, I plant an amaryllis bulb indoors, just to observe its spear-shaped stalk slowly emerge from the bulb, tipped with a bud that eventually swells and reveals a cluster of magnificent trumpet-shaped blossoms during the depths of winter.
Every November, I plant an amaryllis bulb indoors, just to observe its spear-shaped stalk slowly emerge from the bulb, tipped with a bud that eventually swells and reveals a cluster of magnificent trumpet-shaped blossoms during the depths of winter.
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Day 2 #ArtAdventCalendar
Every November, I plant an amaryllis bulb indoors, just to observe its spear-shaped stalk slowly emerge from the bulb, tipped with a bud that eventually swells and reveals a cluster of magnificent trumpet-shaped blossoms during the depths of winter.
Every November, I plant an amaryllis bulb indoors, just to observe its spear-shaped stalk slowly emerge from the bulb, tipped with a bud that eventually swells and reveals a cluster of magnificent trumpet-shaped blossoms during the depths of winter.
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#artadventcalendar Day 2
I met Marcel outside of a coffee shop in the Lower East Side as he waited for his owner, who graciously allowed me to photograph him. I can still hear her say "Oh, nice posing, Marcel!" after I took the shot.
📷 #photography #dogs #filmphotography #nyc #les
I met Marcel outside of a coffee shop in the Lower East Side as he waited for his owner, who graciously allowed me to photograph him. I can still hear her say "Oh, nice posing, Marcel!" after I took the shot.
📷 #photography #dogs #filmphotography #nyc #les
December 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
#artadventcalendar Day 2
I met Marcel outside of a coffee shop in the Lower East Side as he waited for his owner, who graciously allowed me to photograph him. I can still hear her say "Oh, nice posing, Marcel!" after I took the shot.
📷 #photography #dogs #filmphotography #nyc #les
I met Marcel outside of a coffee shop in the Lower East Side as he waited for his owner, who graciously allowed me to photograph him. I can still hear her say "Oh, nice posing, Marcel!" after I took the shot.
📷 #photography #dogs #filmphotography #nyc #les