:earth: Peter 🌍:NoNazis:
@PeterRu@climatejustice.social  ·  activity timestamp 55 minutes ago

Giant Puppet Animals Complete 20,000km Climate Journey to Arctic Circle | Africanews Aug 8, 2025

A remarkable climate change awareness journey has come to an end as The Herds — a group of life-sized puppet animals — reached the Arctic Circle this week, marking the end of a 20,000-kilometre trek from Kinshasa in the Congo rainforest.

Organized by The Walk, the team behind the renowned Little Amal project, The Herds used art to spotlight the urgency of climate action, uniting communities across Africa and Europe in a creative call for environmental justice.

https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/giant-puppet-animals-complete-20000km-climate-journey-to-arctic-circle-a-remarkable-climat/
Petra van Cronenburg
@NatureMC@mastodon.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 45 minutes ago
@PeterRu Here is the website of this great project: https://www.theherds.org/

#climateActivism #climatecrisis #art #ArtMatters#Africa #campaign #activism #climateaction #animals #biodiversity #extinction
laen (lily's new name)
@moonrabbit@sunny.garden  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

hello!

i'm laen and i make friends from clay. if you'd like one, they can be found at:
https://www.driftingspirits.art
(or, for UK and norwegian folk, https://www.etsy.com/shop/driftingspirits)

i ship from france to most places. and i'll be listing new friends over the next few days too; i list every week-end.

thank you, and i hope you have a lovely day BlobCat_Flower

(the small print, for which i apologise:
my next shipping date is scheduled for 14 august. this should give US-bound parcels plenty of time to clear customs before de minimis ends on 29 august, but i can't guarantee anything. so if you're in the US, please be aware that there is a small chance that your parcel will be charged by customs as a result of the new world order.)

(boosts gratefully received but never obligatory.)

#ceramics #art #MastoArt

an image with four tiled boxes, each one showing a raku ceramic nature spirit sculpture against a background of grey-brown driftwood. clockwise from the top left, they are: 1. usagi rabbit glazed in a bottom-to-top gradient of burnt orange to mauve to indigo-violet. its ears are folded down its back, and it has a kind, gentle face. there are some lavender flowers next to it on the left. 2. kodama kami with a gentle, slightly worried look on its face and a white crescent moon on the top of its head. it's glazed in a bottom-to-top gradient of warm grey to pale blue. there's a beige dried chive flower next to it on the left. 3. a very smiley and happy radish spirit sculpture. it has a round body glazed in a soft radish red colour. the top of its body fades to white, and it has two green leaves on the top of its head. body. it is round with green leaves on top! there's a purple, fresh chive flower next to it on the left. 4. a white bear sculpture with a kind, gentle face. it carries a blue ceramic crescent moon on its back and has a little blue bowl too. next to it on the left are some pale green flowering oregano mostly gone to seed and some lavender flowers.
an image with four tiled boxes, each one showing a raku ceramic nature spirit sculpture against a background of grey-brown driftwood. clockwise from the top left, they are: 1. usagi rabbit glazed in a bottom-to-top gradient of burnt orange to mauve to indigo-violet. its ears are folded down its back, and it has a kind, gentle face. there are some lavender flowers next to it on the left. 2. kodama kami with a gentle, slightly worried look on its face and a white crescent moon on the top of its head. it's glazed in a bottom-to-top gradient of warm grey to pale blue. there's a beige dried chive flower next to it on the left. 3. a very smiley and happy radish spirit sculpture. it has a round body glazed in a soft radish red colour. the top of its body fades to white, and it has two green leaves on the top of its head. body. it is round with green leaves on top! there's a purple, fresh chive flower next to it on the left. 4. a white bear sculpture with a kind, gentle face. it carries a blue ceramic crescent moon on its back and has a little blue bowl too. next to it on the left are some pale green flowering oregano mostly gone to seed and some lavender flowers.
an image with four tiled boxes, each one showing a raku ceramic nature spirit sculpture against a background of grey-brown driftwood. clockwise from the top left, they are: 1. usagi rabbit glazed in a bottom-to-top gradient of burnt orange to mauve to indigo-violet. its ears are folded down its back, and it has a kind, gentle face. there are some lavender flowers next to it on the left. 2. kodama kami with a gentle, slightly worried look on its face and a white crescent moon on the top of its head. it's glazed in a bottom-to-top gradient of warm grey to pale blue. there's a beige dried chive flower next to it on the left. 3. a very smiley and happy radish spirit sculpture. it has a round body glazed in a soft radish red colour. the top of its body fades to white, and it has two green leaves on the top of its head. body. it is round with green leaves on top! there's a purple, fresh chive flower next to it on the left. 4. a white bear sculpture with a kind, gentle face. it carries a blue ceramic crescent moon on its back and has a little blue bowl too. next to it on the left are some pale green flowering oregano mostly gone to seed and some lavender flowers.
laen (lily's new name)
@moonrabbit@sunny.garden  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

hello!

i'm laen and i make friends from clay. if you'd like one, they can be found at:
https://www.driftingspirits.art
(or, for UK and norwegian folk, https://www.etsy.com/shop/driftingspirits)

i ship from france to most places. and i'll be listing new friends over the next few days too; i list every week-end.

thank you, and i hope you have a lovely day BlobCat_Flower

(the small print, for which i apologise:
my next shipping date is scheduled for 14 august. this should give US-bound parcels plenty of time to clear customs before de minimis ends on 29 august, but i can't guarantee anything. so if you're in the US, please be aware that there is a small chance that your parcel will be charged by customs as a result of the new world order.)

(boosts gratefully received but never obligatory.)

#ceramics #art #MastoArt

an image with four tiled boxes, each one showing a raku ceramic nature spirit sculpture against a background of grey-brown driftwood. clockwise from the top left, they are: 1. usagi rabbit glazed in a bottom-to-top gradient of burnt orange to mauve to indigo-violet. its ears are folded down its back, and it has a kind, gentle face. there are some lavender flowers next to it on the left. 2. kodama kami with a gentle, slightly worried look on its face and a white crescent moon on the top of its head. it's glazed in a bottom-to-top gradient of warm grey to pale blue. there's a beige dried chive flower next to it on the left. 3. a very smiley and happy radish spirit sculpture. it has a round body glazed in a soft radish red colour. the top of its body fades to white, and it has two green leaves on the top of its head. body. it is round with green leaves on top! there's a purple, fresh chive flower next to it on the left. 4. a white bear sculpture with a kind, gentle face. it carries a blue ceramic crescent moon on its back and has a little blue bowl too. next to it on the left are some pale green flowering oregano mostly gone to seed and some lavender flowers.
an image with four tiled boxes, each one showing a raku ceramic nature spirit sculpture against a background of grey-brown driftwood. clockwise from the top left, they are: 1. usagi rabbit glazed in a bottom-to-top gradient of burnt orange to mauve to indigo-violet. its ears are folded down its back, and it has a kind, gentle face. there are some lavender flowers next to it on the left. 2. kodama kami with a gentle, slightly worried look on its face and a white crescent moon on the top of its head. it's glazed in a bottom-to-top gradient of warm grey to pale blue. there's a beige dried chive flower next to it on the left. 3. a very smiley and happy radish spirit sculpture. it has a round body glazed in a soft radish red colour. the top of its body fades to white, and it has two green leaves on the top of its head. body. it is round with green leaves on top! there's a purple, fresh chive flower next to it on the left. 4. a white bear sculpture with a kind, gentle face. it carries a blue ceramic crescent moon on its back and has a little blue bowl too. next to it on the left are some pale green flowering oregano mostly gone to seed and some lavender flowers.
an image with four tiled boxes, each one showing a raku ceramic nature spirit sculpture against a background of grey-brown driftwood. clockwise from the top left, they are: 1. usagi rabbit glazed in a bottom-to-top gradient of burnt orange to mauve to indigo-violet. its ears are folded down its back, and it has a kind, gentle face. there are some lavender flowers next to it on the left. 2. kodama kami with a gentle, slightly worried look on its face and a white crescent moon on the top of its head. it's glazed in a bottom-to-top gradient of warm grey to pale blue. there's a beige dried chive flower next to it on the left. 3. a very smiley and happy radish spirit sculpture. it has a round body glazed in a soft radish red colour. the top of its body fades to white, and it has two green leaves on the top of its head. body. it is round with green leaves on top! there's a purple, fresh chive flower next to it on the left. 4. a white bear sculpture with a kind, gentle face. it carries a blue ceramic crescent moon on its back and has a little blue bowl too. next to it on the left are some pale green flowering oregano mostly gone to seed and some lavender flowers.
Petra van Cronenburg
@NatureMC@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

🧵 3/ #Artist and #scientist Kirsten Kurtz was one of my inspirations: https://soilpainting.com/ I came to know about her via the UN global #soil painting contest in 2017: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/11/dec-5-global-soil-painting-competition-illustrates-soils-vital-role

She has a recipe using clear gesso and varnish, it's the best if your piece of art should exist longer: https://soilpainting.com/soil-painting-how-to-guide/

#Soil scientist and artist Karen Vaughn worked with #wildfire ashes + soil or #dirt also with kids: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/meet-western-soil-scientists-using-dirt-make-stunning-paints-180976796/
Petra van Cronenburg
@NatureMC@mastodon.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

🧵 4/4 The Wild Pigment project has good guidelines for #reciprocal #foraging: https://wildpigmentproject.org/reciprocal-foraging

Artist Gary Simpson worked with soil samples from the whole world to track down the #history of places: https://hyperallergic.com/487683/artists-find-common-ground-in-soil-from-around-the-world/

Human comes from humus: a collection of earth art: https://somethingcurated.com/2024/11/15/soil-in-contemporary-art/ from the 1970s until today

And photos of my ocre goddesses inspired by the Cucuteni Trypillia Culture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucuteni%E2%80%93Trypillia_culture

#places #earth #soil #art #histodon #human #pigments #goddess

A female torso sculpture in typical neolithic style, wearing a belt with a big spiral of genuine copper. It consists of paper clay (own secret recipe) and is painted with natural, hand-grinded ocre in a bright reddish brown. It lays of a "baked" stone from the oldest petrol refinery of the world (first half of the 19th century), an artificial stone with blackish and blueish and some reddish colours, with cracks.
A female torso sculpture in typical neolithic style, wearing a belt with a big spiral of genuine copper. It consists of paper clay (own secret recipe) and is painted with natural, hand-grinded ocre in a bright reddish brown. It lays of a "baked" stone from the oldest petrol refinery of the world (first half of the 19th century), an artificial stone with blackish and blueish and some reddish colours, with cracks.
A female torso sculpture in typical neolithic style, wearing a belt with a big spiral of genuine copper. It consists of paper clay (own secret recipe) and is painted with natural, hand-grinded ocre in a bright reddish brown. It lays of a "baked" stone from the oldest petrol refinery of the world (first half of the 19th century), an artificial stone with blackish and blueish and some reddish colours, with cracks.
Petra van Cronenburg
@NatureMC@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

🧵1/4 is a good time to play with , experiment with natural pigments. It's easy: take some surface soil without organic and other rests, solve it in water (or white school glue for longer lasting images) and paint!
The finer the soil, the better the pigments work. You can also sieve and even grind the finds. Great for children to discover the rich diversity of soil.

Zoom on the paper showing 12 colour samples. Half of them is earth in water, the other half is earth solved in white glue. The samples come from forest soil, worm dropping, raw petrol, natural ocre or famland soil. The colours show different brown shades from beige to reddish brown, and dark brown.
Zoom on the paper showing 12 colour samples. Half of them is earth in water, the other half is earth solved in white glue. The samples come from forest soil, worm dropping, raw petrol, natural ocre or famland soil. The colours show different brown shades from beige to reddish brown, and dark brown.
Zoom on the paper showing 12 colour samples. Half of them is earth in water, the other half is earth solved in white glue. The samples come from forest soil, worm dropping, raw petrol, natural ocre or famland soil. The colours show different brown shades from beige to reddish brown, and dark brown.
Petra van Cronenburg
@NatureMC@mastodon.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

🧵 2/ My inspirations for this project came from an ancient "magical" ocre quarry in our naturepark, exploited until medieval times, where you can still find some stones. An artist teached me how to produce your own pigments.

During that work I found more inspirations by artists working at the intersection of #geology and art, about our body relations to earth and soil. Often with a sense of reciprocity and respect while collecting.

#earth #soil #art#reconnectWithNature #reciprocity#respect
Evan Sky arts
@evansky_arts@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Pocket pals are little felt plushies I create myself, from their designs to the sewing. They are all handmade with passion and a deep desire to make the world brighter, one silly little creature at a time !

You can browse all the designs here: https://evanskyarts.com/en/collections/pocket-pals

#art #handmade #plushies #animals #wildlife#WildlifeWednesday #sharks#SmallBusiness#GiftIdeas#ShopSmall#Fediverse#FediArt#FediGiftShop

Picture of a very round pigeon felt plushie photographed on a black and wooden background, surrounded with decorative plants. The pigeon looks super happy, its head, tail and wings are purple, a green and a pink stripe on its neck, and it’s body is a warm grey colour. It has a squinty white eye embroidered over a soft blush.
Picture of a very round pigeon felt plushie photographed on a black and wooden background, surrounded with decorative plants. The pigeon looks super happy, its head, tail and wings are purple, a green and a pink stripe on its neck, and it’s body is a warm grey colour. It has a squinty white eye embroidered over a soft blush.
Picture of a very round pigeon felt plushie photographed on a black and wooden background, surrounded with decorative plants. The pigeon looks super happy, its head, tail and wings are purple, a green and a pink stripe on its neck, and it’s body is a warm grey colour. It has a squinty white eye embroidered over a soft blush.
Picture of a cute pink pig plushie photographed on a black and wooden background, surrounded with decorative plants. The pig is very round and made of a light pink with darker legs, tail and ears. One of its ears is brown, it also has two brown spots on its leg and around its eye.
Picture of a cute pink pig plushie photographed on a black and wooden background, surrounded with decorative plants. The pig is very round and made of a light pink with darker legs, tail and ears. One of its ears is brown, it also has two brown spots on its leg and around its eye.
Picture of a cute pink pig plushie photographed on a black and wooden background, surrounded with decorative plants. The pig is very round and made of a light pink with darker legs, tail and ears. One of its ears is brown, it also has two brown spots on its leg and around its eye.
Picture of a blue shark felt plushie on a black and wooden background surrounded with decorative plants. The shark is aqua blue with the tips of its fins a lighter blue. It’s belly is ivory. He has a cute little beady black eye that’s embroidered above a pink blush.
Picture of a blue shark felt plushie on a black and wooden background surrounded with decorative plants. The shark is aqua blue with the tips of its fins a lighter blue. It’s belly is ivory. He has a cute little beady black eye that’s embroidered above a pink blush.
Picture of a blue shark felt plushie on a black and wooden background surrounded with decorative plants. The shark is aqua blue with the tips of its fins a lighter blue. It’s belly is ivory. He has a cute little beady black eye that’s embroidered above a pink blush.
Evan Sky arts
@evansky_arts@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Pocket pals are little felt plushies I create myself, from their designs to the sewing. They are all handmade with passion and a deep desire to make the world brighter, one silly little creature at a time !

You can browse all the designs here: https://evanskyarts.com/en/collections/pocket-pals

#art #handmade #plushies #animals #wildlife#WildlifeWednesday #sharks#SmallBusiness#GiftIdeas#ShopSmall#Fediverse#FediArt#FediGiftShop

Picture of a very round pigeon felt plushie photographed on a black and wooden background, surrounded with decorative plants. The pigeon looks super happy, its head, tail and wings are purple, a green and a pink stripe on its neck, and it’s body is a warm grey colour. It has a squinty white eye embroidered over a soft blush.
Picture of a very round pigeon felt plushie photographed on a black and wooden background, surrounded with decorative plants. The pigeon looks super happy, its head, tail and wings are purple, a green and a pink stripe on its neck, and it’s body is a warm grey colour. It has a squinty white eye embroidered over a soft blush.
Picture of a very round pigeon felt plushie photographed on a black and wooden background, surrounded with decorative plants. The pigeon looks super happy, its head, tail and wings are purple, a green and a pink stripe on its neck, and it’s body is a warm grey colour. It has a squinty white eye embroidered over a soft blush.
Picture of a cute pink pig plushie photographed on a black and wooden background, surrounded with decorative plants. The pig is very round and made of a light pink with darker legs, tail and ears. One of its ears is brown, it also has two brown spots on its leg and around its eye.
Picture of a cute pink pig plushie photographed on a black and wooden background, surrounded with decorative plants. The pig is very round and made of a light pink with darker legs, tail and ears. One of its ears is brown, it also has two brown spots on its leg and around its eye.
Picture of a cute pink pig plushie photographed on a black and wooden background, surrounded with decorative plants. The pig is very round and made of a light pink with darker legs, tail and ears. One of its ears is brown, it also has two brown spots on its leg and around its eye.
Picture of a blue shark felt plushie on a black and wooden background surrounded with decorative plants. The shark is aqua blue with the tips of its fins a lighter blue. It’s belly is ivory. He has a cute little beady black eye that’s embroidered above a pink blush.
Picture of a blue shark felt plushie on a black and wooden background surrounded with decorative plants. The shark is aqua blue with the tips of its fins a lighter blue. It’s belly is ivory. He has a cute little beady black eye that’s embroidered above a pink blush.
Picture of a blue shark felt plushie on a black and wooden background surrounded with decorative plants. The shark is aqua blue with the tips of its fins a lighter blue. It’s belly is ivory. He has a cute little beady black eye that’s embroidered above a pink blush.
Petra van Cronenburg
@NatureMC@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

🧵1/4 is a good time to play with , experiment with natural pigments. It's easy: take some surface soil without organic and other rests, solve it in water (or white school glue for longer lasting images) and paint!
The finer the soil, the better the pigments work. You can also sieve and even grind the finds. Great for children to discover the rich diversity of soil.

Zoom on the paper showing 12 colour samples. Half of them is earth in water, the other half is earth solved in white glue. The samples come from forest soil, worm dropping, raw petrol, natural ocre or famland soil. The colours show different brown shades from beige to reddish brown, and dark brown.
Zoom on the paper showing 12 colour samples. Half of them is earth in water, the other half is earth solved in white glue. The samples come from forest soil, worm dropping, raw petrol, natural ocre or famland soil. The colours show different brown shades from beige to reddish brown, and dark brown.
Zoom on the paper showing 12 colour samples. Half of them is earth in water, the other half is earth solved in white glue. The samples come from forest soil, worm dropping, raw petrol, natural ocre or famland soil. The colours show different brown shades from beige to reddish brown, and dark brown.
Gary Edward
@Garyedwardr@earthstream.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Among my four grandparents' last names is my grandfather Thomas, of Welsh ancestry. He was a huge reader, my mom even more, then me, who finds TV and films boring compared to reading. I can thank him for a love of books.
I love Dylan Thomas poetry, and I would joke to my mom that he was a cousin of ours, and she would respond, not incorrectly, that half of Wales has the last name Thomas. But still 🙂 Some new work of mine with thanks to Dylan Thomas #art #mastoart #clay #ceramics #pottery