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Canadian artist Howie Tsui redesigned an old pinball machine into a simulation of a musket-ball rattling around a soldier's guts for an exhibition on the War of 1812. It's meant to demonstrate the way that repetition and concentration can inure a person to the horrors of war.

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my friend: "look but don't make it obvious" me:

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

I had a blast tabling at yesterday’s Burke Museum Queers in STEAM event! I did months of research to talk about queerness - homosexuality, intersexuality, multiple genders, transgenderism, asexual reproduction, changing sex, and atypical sexual presentation - in the animal kingdom 🦒

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Our collaboration with Seattle's LGBTQ+ Center is LIVE! Go snag a hat-- all proceeds go straight to them to support their work in their community. 🌈🐋 shop.curlworks.net

submitted 23 days ago • 8 comments

Sometimes you find yourself dusting a rattlesnake …

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

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Happy year of the snake! 🐍 I’ve loved snakes ever since I was a kid, and I was born in the year of the snake. Here are some beautiful snakes that I’ve encountered around the world!

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#folkart #digitalartist

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A recent offhand social media comment from an old friend - I decided to #stitch and keep forever 🧵🪡 “We endure until the hydra is dead” #keepgoing #embroiderthatshit

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Spiders must have had it made in the 70's. So easy to just blend in with the wood paneling everywhere. Now they are frantically trying to evolve into the shape of "Live Laugh Love" stickers.

submitted 37 days ago • 2 comments

When the sun hits the birds juuuuuust right 🌞 (These are at the museum where I work 🦢)

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The book the very hungry caterpillar has many problems. One of which is the butterfly’s wings at the end of the book are upside down. Also it ate cake. Caterpillars don’t do that.

submitted 46 days ago • 19 comments

Our Costa Rica trip was amazing! Two weeks, five cities, over 370 miles driven on intense roads, dozens of bird species spotted, jellyfish stings and mosquito bites sustained … 🌳🦜🇨🇷

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