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serenacreates.bsky.social
A Canadian Illustrator, crochet fashion artist, occasional writer, and mental health/disability advocate. Promoting creativity as a necessary part of the healing journey 💕✨🌈🐸🍄
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I needed this reminder right now. Times are scary, but obsessing over it, won’t change it. Making the best of the here and now is all I can do.

Does anyone else who lives in a climate with cold dark winters feel like their creative juices really start to flow once the snow finally melts and the sun comes out? #sunshine #creativity #art #winter

A rough sketch of my next painting 😍 I’m so excited to get started #art #painting #cottagecore

"If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people." -- Virginia Woolf

Last update on the mandala. I decided to colour it in using sparkly gel pens and I love it so much 😄 there’s nothing quite like the confidence boost you get from completing something new 💕 #mandalas #traditionalart #art #confidence

Finished my first mandala 😍 it didn’t turn out perfect, but I am pretty proud of my first attempt and can’t wait to create some more. #mandalas #traditionalart #artist #drawing

Remember: Musk is a coward at heart. A weak man, not a strong one. A fragile ego just like the guy he shares an office with.

Sweet little glowing fox. "The young fox and the golden wheat.” 📸 by ©Roeselien Raimond

Have a wonderful day/evening #bluesky. It’s goodnight from me. Here’s our home galaxy over Craig Goch dam in the stunning Elan Valley, Mid Wales, UK. The lights under the bridge are from a car’s headlights on the other side of the lake/reservoir.

A baby raccoon peeks his head and one hand out of the hollow of a tree in New York Central Park. 📸 by NYC Gov Parks

Today the sun was out and it was warm and suddenly I remembered, “oh yeah, I’m alive.”

I decided to try my hand at drawing mandalas today! This was such a therapeutic activity. I felt relaxed and like my head totally cleared while I worked away #mandalas #traditionalart #artist

A reminder for these times.

Self-care isn’t just face masks and bubble baths (although, sometimes it is those things too). Self-care is taking care of ourselves mentally, spiritually and physically. Eating, sleeping, learning, socializing and doing things we love are all self-care. Self-care is an intrinsic part of being 💖

I found some Fabulous Fungi on Ben Run Trail, Spencer, WV 🍄🌿 #FungiFriday #mushrooms #nature #photography

Here are some nice mushrooms

Man, life is hard and the world is unfair, but I will forever find it amazing how much love and beauty you can find despite all that.

Tonight’s election night in Ontario has me, an ODSP recipient, sitting here waiting anxiously to hear whether I’ll someday have the chance at a liveable income or not #ontario #election

hot take: I'd continue what they're doing let different directors and producers do completely different takes and approaches to this universe across all sorts of different genres. We have westerns, mob drama, kids on bikes, anime, preschool shows alongside adult narratives on encroaching fascism

I almost bought a book on Amazon today, but then I went to eBay and got it slightly used for half the price. Boycotting Amazon is fun AND easy.

the biggest tell for AI generated text, like how multiple fingers is the giveaway for images, is it being way too fucking cheery and enthusiastic about shit that nobody gives a damn about. NOBODY cares that much about some random fluff story

For all my fellow Ontarians out there, make sure you remember to vote today if you haven’t yet! Provincial elections actually have more of an impact on our day-to-day lives than Federal, so it’s super important to make sure your voice is heard ✨

Having type 1 diabetes as a kid was always such a lonely experience. I knew no one else with diabetes. Nowadays, a lot of us have to wear technology to help check our blood or give us insulin and I spot type 1 diabetics everywhere! I hope kids today feel a little less alone 💖 #t1d #illustration

My brain says sleep, my heart says Stardew.

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Hello friends 👋 My name is Serena and I make nature inspired illustrations centred on themes of mental wellness and disability advocacy and I make crochet fashion like the stuff in these pictures. I just wanted to say that I am excited to be here to share with you all 💕✨ #meettheartist

This just in: local artist hyperfocused and rendered something too well and has to render everything to that same level.

I’ve been struggling to sleep… or even relax recently. There is so much more hate in the world than I ever realized and I don’t know how to process that and I know a lot of people are feeling the same. It is important to practice self care and spread love so we stay resilient. #art #selfcare

‘A true writer would embrace A.I.’ Yeah, fuck no.

Making mistakes is part of the journey. Not being where you want to be, is normal, it takes time to achieve goals and dreams. You are not a failure, even if you have failed at things. We have our whole lives to try again, find the right path for ourselves and become who we want to be ✨💕 #art

More true every day

don't mind me, i'll just be sobbing at the muppet movie script