Maria Mangano
@mariamangano.bsky.social
Artist, parent, musician, birder, in and around Pittsburgh
It’s AI. Bluebirds don’t snuggle like that. Also those are both males because AI can’t tell that most songbirds are sexually dimorphic
June 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It’s AI. Bluebirds don’t snuggle like that. Also those are both males because AI can’t tell that most songbirds are sexually dimorphic
I’ll follow you! I think you have to go into your preferences and let anyone send you friend requests and follows. I just looked at mine and saw it was set to nobody allowed to friend me
May 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I’ll follow you! I think you have to go into your preferences and let anyone send you friend requests and follows. I just looked at mine and saw it was set to nobody allowed to friend me
Ha ok! Yes it is quite gallows humor here!
April 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Ha ok! Yes it is quite gallows humor here!
The business closing signs have been up for a few months. The tarriff one went up this week though!
April 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The business closing signs have been up for a few months. The tarriff one went up this week though!
Love your turkey vulture! I have two bird tattoos by Pittsburgh tattooist Jessi Cramer! Here’s the big one, an American Robin perched in a redbud tree.
April 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Love your turkey vulture! I have two bird tattoos by Pittsburgh tattooist Jessi Cramer! Here’s the big one, an American Robin perched in a redbud tree.
Thank you! You can’t see this in the image but I have it sketched in so the unicorn is starting a big fire with its horn because that’s a bit where I’m at these days 🫠
March 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Thank you! You can’t see this in the image but I have it sketched in so the unicorn is starting a big fire with its horn because that’s a bit where I’m at these days 🫠
Neat! Thanks and I’ll be checking it out!
March 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Neat! Thanks and I’ll be checking it out!
Thank you! Yes, literally hundreds of prints 🫠 I attached them to panels that I installed on the gallery wall and that made it go a bit faster.
March 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Thank you! Yes, literally hundreds of prints 🫠 I attached them to panels that I installed on the gallery wall and that made it go a bit faster.
Detail here of the birds, relief print on reclaimed paper with gouache and watercolor embellishments.
March 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Detail here of the birds, relief print on reclaimed paper with gouache and watercolor embellishments.
I’m really enjoying your work. Do you put together multiple plates in one print to get this clear color separation?
March 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I’m really enjoying your work. Do you put together multiple plates in one print to get this clear color separation?
Actually that seems like 4/5 of your family. 😸😸 Dad’s quite outnumbered there and should just admit defeat.
March 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Actually that seems like 4/5 of your family. 😸😸 Dad’s quite outnumbered there and should just admit defeat.