Erika @ErikaDesign@qoto.org

@WeWereSeeds@moon.holiday ah hello!
Only very very recently arrived here, only found out after joining about different instances: needless to say; not many followers however I have already made friends so that’s a good start

One of my sculptures in a joint exhibition. “The Weight in Patience”. My obsession for a while has been #lichen and drystone walls. This motif keeps coming back in my work; the treasures you find when you stop to look; crystals, plants, lichen, wildlife. And it is all balanced into calmness. There is a common approach in science and art- I think so anyway

@mandlebro @freemo it’s absolutely beautiful. I don’t understand it - but it’s beautiful

Struggling with actual living a bit. Winter, politics, and health are all piling up and conspiring to hinder participation in anything... I’ll come out the other side at some point

@brandon

@brandon you are welcome! I’m amazed with how helpful this whole community is to beginners

@Wigglepig not sure I should laugh or feel sorry for you; that sounds exhausting

@Tayo@fosstodon.org oh wow! That makes my lighthearted whinge a little shallow. Glad you managed to work with it, and I wish you pleasant dreams instead

Ah oops? Explains why not many ppl with same interests to me here. I wonder how I got here then? I only followed a link from an journalist article explaining this new world, didn’t even know there were ‘instances’ when I signed up. Well I suppose my amateur biologist and inherent drive to learn is a bit of link #STEM

https://qoto.org/@freemo/103518113643275144

@freemo @lol @design_RG I’m amazed at myself that I found this ‘worst instance’ within 2 hours of signing up blocked it within 3 hours

@freemo sounds good. I’ll be more patient

@freemo ah.. I need to be more patient apparently. Went there now and it shows fine. (Loading issue maybe but it didn’t do the twirling image -just an !in a triangle )

https://mastodon.uy/@oscarsantis/102317946896554632

@freemo question, because you don’t seem to mind
What does it mean/is happening when an image doesn’t load but shows an exclamation mark in the middle? It doesn’t show the “hidden” option. Is that an image removed after posting or something? (Trying to trawl for other sculptors and seen it a few times now)

@Ilsa ‘art by erikadesign’ , and yours?

@freemo hahaha teaching without pants on- that dream I had - while teaching- right before my burnout And no I never want to go back to that time, nor back to student days, so I’m guessing it’s the stressor reminders. The feeling of confusion and powerless-ness