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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

Girl in the East Wind with Ravens Passing the Moon, 1893 by Glasgow School artist Frances MacDonald #WomensArt

Painting of a stylised white woman in a pale green dress standing facing left in front of a full moon as five or more ravens fly past to the left against a dark sky

Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · 1d

Getting a cat was the best mental health decision I have made. After a horrendous work day (on my day off, fuck you work emergency!), I have a purring gremlin snuggling on my lap. Recent photos of said cat below.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 2d

Deborah Lowe, Contemporary stained glass artist, UK #WomensArt

Rectangular stained glass artwork featuring four grouped blue blossoms on long stems surrounded by a border in blue with thick black led lines creating rectangles

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Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · 5d

#libspill incoming!

Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · 14d

Sigh. It would help if I posted the link bsky.app/profile/mazz...

Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · Aug 24

I did have Andrew Hastie reciting the St Crispin's Day speech from Henry V on my Shakespeare #auspol bingo card. However, I thought it would be when there was another #libspill brewing ... Of course someone who supports a current war criminal would quote another one

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Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · 14d

Have they started quoting Shakespeare yet? If so, it's on

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Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · 15d

The only Rapture happening this week: youtu.be/pHCdS7O248g?...

Blondie - Rapture (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by BlondieVEVO

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Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · 18d

Saturday is for baking and art ☀️

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18d

Sarah Andersen, contemporary US cartoonist and illustrator #womensart

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 21d

Contemporary UK, Northumberland printmaker, Rebecca Vincent #WomensArt

Print featuring a seascape at dawn or sunset with a pink and gold sky, small rocky islands on calm water and steep cliffs

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Brian Tallerico @briantallerico.bsky.social · 22d

Robert Redford used his immense fame to shape the entire landscape of independent cinema. He was a true titan.

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Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · 22d

Vale Robert Redford ♥️

Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · 27d

Nope. Don't speak for me, Kevin.

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Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · 28d

Springtime colour 🌼🌸

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · Sep 7

Attention #AcademicSky Everyone is talking about books, but thousands of academic journals were also pirated and are entitled to up to $3,000 *per pirated volume!!!* if editors submit titles to join the suit. Incredible opportunity for underfunded journals to get some $$! #SkyStorians #MedievalSky

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · Sep 5

AUTHORS: AG has prepared a detailed explainer on the Anthropic settlement and how it affects us. Full details:

What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement - The Authors Guild

Today, Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle claims that it downloaded pirated books to train its AI systems—the largest U.S. copyright settlement in history. The parties in Bartz v Anthropic...

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Aug 29

Mona Caron, contemporary Swiss-born, San Francisco-based artist, known for her large scale murals featuring wild flowers highlighting environmental concerns #womensart #Fridayfeeling

Photo of the side of a multistorey building which features a large-scale mural of pink and orange flowering wild plants

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Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · Aug 28

Someone has been extra snuggly and sooky while I have been on medical leave ♥️🐈‍⬛ And still a blanket thief!

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Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · Aug 24

I did have Andrew Hastie reciting the St Crispin's Day speech from Henry V on my Shakespeare #auspol bingo card. However, I thought it would be when there was another #libspill brewing ... Of course someone who supports a current war criminal would quote another one

Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · Aug 22

Here's hoping that after being forced to use my non-dominant hand while I recover from surgery on the other one, I become ambidextrous!

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Aug 21

From the series Medicinal Flowers of Lebanon, 2021 by street artist, muralist Faith47 #WomensArt

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Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · Aug 18

My haul from the annual Save the Children book sale at UWA

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Aug 17

'Polytinnel Poppies' by artist and printmaker Pamela Grace #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Print of the inside of a polytunnel with tall poppies and red watering can

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Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · Aug 17

Barkley's two states of being. Waiting (in the kitchen) for food, and sound asleep (after walkies) 🐕♥️

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Aug 17

Margaret Preston (1875-1963), Australian painter/printmaker, regarded as one of Australia's leading modernists of the early 20thc, was influenced by Japanese printmaking #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Print featuring a pink vase filled with colourful flowers

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Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · Aug 13

Someone enjoying the sunny winter weather while it lasts 🐈‍⬛☀️

Photo of a cat laying down on a balcony floor enjoying the sunshine

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