Laurel Mathe
@laurelmathe.bsky.social
Designer, illustrator, letterpress & budding lino printmaker. Nature, science, art nouveau, typography, scifi, Tolkien, Pratchett. Kindness. Owned by coffee. Modern world = enjoying artistic anachronisms more. Laurel & Lee Press & mysticdesign.net She/Her
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Laurel Mathe
@laurelmathe.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hi Bluesky, designer, illustrator, printmaker & platen press printer here with my 1914 C&P letterpress as I prep to give demos to the visitors during the Placer Artists open studio tour this month. Some of my new art is on the wall behind me — work for nonprofit Protect American River Canyons.
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The disastrous 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision by the Supreme Court supercharged the ‘state capture’ of the US. At this point, a bottom-up surge may be the only avenue left to change the trajectory of this ever-rapidly increasing consolidation of power by big interests.
Forget petty bribes, ‘state capture’ is corruption so deep it is shaping the rules of democracy itself | Kenneth Mohammed
Forget petty bribes, ‘state capture’ is corruption so deep it is shaping the rules of democracy itself | Kenneth Mohammed
Beating the dangerous influence of private interests on governments requires independent judges, journalists and a courageous civil society
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The disastrous 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision by the Supreme Court supercharged the ‘state capture’ of the US. At this point, a bottom-up surge may be the only avenue left to change the trajectory of this ever-rapidly increasing consolidation of power by big interests.
Epic.
When I was a kid I saw a pie eating contest. All the contestants frantically dug in, food flying everywhere. It was a frenzy. Except for one guy who calmly folded his napkin, placed it in his lap, and proceeded to savor his free slice of pie. On stage. Not giving a damn.
I think about him a lot.
I think about him a lot.
October 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Epic.
The perfect grumpy cat face for Oscar the Grouch!
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The perfect grumpy cat face for Oscar the Grouch!
Did an experiment of adding greenery, rocks & splattered paint to my “River Lion” canvas for the Taste of the Tour gallery reception. Much has withered & the ferns have curled while hanging on the wall.
I was relieved to see it working and had not fallen apart! Calling it a success.
I was relieved to see it working and had not fallen apart! Calling it a success.
October 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Did an experiment of adding greenery, rocks & splattered paint to my “River Lion” canvas for the Taste of the Tour gallery reception. Much has withered & the ferns have curled while hanging on the wall.
I was relieved to see it working and had not fallen apart! Calling it a success.
I was relieved to see it working and had not fallen apart! Calling it a success.
Photos from my weekend: The Taste of the Tour gallery reception and protesting in Sacramento. I’m living in interesting times …
October 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Photos from my weekend: The Taste of the Tour gallery reception and protesting in Sacramento. I’m living in interesting times …
I would love to paint a public mural someday with this vibe.
Mona Caron, contemporary Swiss-born, San Francisco-based artist, known for her large scale murals #WomensArt
October 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I would love to paint a public mural someday with this vibe.
Well, that delivered my daily dose of serotonin.
Suzi Eszterhas, award-winning wildlife photographer known for documenting animal family groups #WomensArt
September 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Well, that delivered my daily dose of serotonin.
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Landscape-inspired textile art, using hand-dyed fabric, stitching and mixed media by UK textile artist Magz Roberts #WomensArt
September 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Landscape-inspired textile art, using hand-dyed fabric, stitching and mixed media by UK textile artist Magz Roberts #WomensArt
They fooled me. I wondered at first why someone had stuck twigs to their hand until reading the text. Nature rocks. What an amazing planet we live on
The buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala) has mastered a very particular kind of camouflage.
When they close their wings up, they resemble a broken twig.
Native to large parts of Europe, there's regional pattern variation that reflects the local tree species. This one best resembles birch twigs?
When they close their wings up, they resemble a broken twig.
Native to large parts of Europe, there's regional pattern variation that reflects the local tree species. This one best resembles birch twigs?
September 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
They fooled me. I wondered at first why someone had stuck twigs to their hand until reading the text. Nature rocks. What an amazing planet we live on
This is not oasis, this is mirage.
This is not erosion, this is flood.
This is not distraction, this is fascism.
Is this sleeping, or is this a coma?
This is not erosion, this is flood.
This is not distraction, this is fascism.
Is this sleeping, or is this a coma?
September 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This is not oasis, this is mirage.
This is not erosion, this is flood.
This is not distraction, this is fascism.
Is this sleeping, or is this a coma?
This is not erosion, this is flood.
This is not distraction, this is fascism.
Is this sleeping, or is this a coma?
Beautiful poem about embracing the jagged edges of life to find those moments making it all worth living.
What are we shielding ourselves from when comfort becomes habit? This poem explores the quiet seduction of illusion and the raw, beautiful risk of seeing clearly. #PoemsAbout #Facades
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Beautiful poem about embracing the jagged edges of life to find those moments making it all worth living.
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This is how I want to start every day of my life. 🪶
August 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This is how I want to start every day of my life. 🪶
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Thomas Deininger uses plastic waste to create sculptures,or should I say,works of Genius!!!!!!
August 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Thomas Deininger uses plastic waste to create sculptures,or should I say,works of Genius!!!!!!
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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🌊 Aurora the Caribbean Reef Octopus 🐙 Hand sculpted from clay 🎨
#ArtYear #ArtGallery #Art #BlueskyArtshow #BSNM #MarineLife #Sculpture #Octopus 🦑🐡
#ArtYear #ArtGallery #Art #BlueskyArtshow #BSNM #MarineLife #Sculpture #Octopus 🦑🐡
August 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🌊 Aurora the Caribbean Reef Octopus 🐙 Hand sculpted from clay 🎨
#ArtYear #ArtGallery #Art #BlueskyArtshow #BSNM #MarineLife #Sculpture #Octopus 🦑🐡
#ArtYear #ArtGallery #Art #BlueskyArtshow #BSNM #MarineLife #Sculpture #Octopus 🦑🐡
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Paper art & crabs? Gotta tag @franzanth.bsky.social
종이 한 장으로 꽃게 접기
YouTube video by 기미로origami_kimiro
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August 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Paper art & crabs? Gotta tag @franzanth.bsky.social
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Ohara Koson (1877-1945) was a Japanese artist specialized in making woodcut prints of birds and flowers, also known as kachō-e. Ohara Koson was the most famous printmaker in this movement. His training and experience make his prints resemble watercolors.
Praying Mantis and the Moon
Praying Mantis and the Moon
August 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Ohara Koson (1877-1945) was a Japanese artist specialized in making woodcut prints of birds and flowers, also known as kachō-e. Ohara Koson was the most famous printmaker in this movement. His training and experience make his prints resemble watercolors.
Praying Mantis and the Moon
Praying Mantis and the Moon
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Stupid WeRateDogs making me stupid cry on stupid Friday afternoon. Just wait for their #1.
August 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Stupid WeRateDogs making me stupid cry on stupid Friday afternoon. Just wait for their #1.
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Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.
August 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.
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There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
July 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
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When you strip away humanity
July 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
When you strip away humanity
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Scientists have released the closest images ever taken near the sun, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flying 3.8 million miles above the solar surface.
See more images of solar eruptions on the sun: wapo.st/3Irm3P3
See more images of solar eruptions on the sun: wapo.st/3Irm3P3
July 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Scientists have released the closest images ever taken near the sun, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flying 3.8 million miles above the solar surface.
See more images of solar eruptions on the sun: wapo.st/3Irm3P3
See more images of solar eruptions on the sun: wapo.st/3Irm3P3
You are not alone.
Today I will celebrate and affirm my egalitarian and democratic ideals. That is the America I will work towards.
Happy 4th of July!
Today I will celebrate and affirm my egalitarian and democratic ideals. That is the America I will work towards.
Happy 4th of July!
July 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
You are not alone.
Today I will celebrate and affirm my egalitarian and democratic ideals. That is the America I will work towards.
Happy 4th of July!
Today I will celebrate and affirm my egalitarian and democratic ideals. That is the America I will work towards.
Happy 4th of July!
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A rare capture of a Cicada consulting a map to figure out where the ladies are at.
Northern pharaoh periodical cicada (Magicicada septendecim). Bourne, Mass.
#2025OwlflyPhoto
#2025OwlflyPhoto
July 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A rare capture of a Cicada consulting a map to figure out where the ladies are at.