Playing around with the soft pastels working from a picture my sis-in-law took last month on a trip to Ireland. It has been awhile since I last got to indulge in doing some art. Felt good. #mastoart #curate #Ireland #softpastels

Had a weird poltergeist thing happen in my kitchen last night. Not the first time. We've had activity since 2014 when my stepdad passed away here from cancer. Now and again, he tries to get our attention, I think. So, to calm my nerves, I had to get my art on. Creating calms me. This is a Hilton Head Island sunset from a friend's photo. #curate #softpastel #art #mastoart

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/sunrise-over-hilton-head-island-michele-e-gwynn.html?newartwork=true

New Moon #TODAY at 2:30 pm Eastern. What are you starting?
#new #moon #project #create #start #begin #water #cultivate #curate #inspire

New art.

Played with my new soft pastels last night. I think I like these better than oil pastels as far as easy cleanup, but both look great, I think.

#art #curate #mastoart #pastels #seascape #landscape

I remember joining #twitter many moons ago and I didn’t have a clue how to use it. There was no explanation anywhere and it seemed cliquish and extremely difficult to use.

After a very long time I gradually was able to #curate and prune my #timeline till it became interesting and useful.

Then the #algorithms and the #oligarchs took over and it became stressful.

#Mastodon took a couple of days to learn well enough and about a week or so to curate and prune and now it’s a blast. Much better.

Why does everyone act so surprised when so mediocre personality who fumbled into fame is revealed to be an #awful person? #Curate your timelines, bookshelves and playlists from the get go! #TrashGonnaBeTrash

https://open.substack.com/pub/kaloh/p/are-these-the-new-digital-art-rockstars?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android

Are These The New Digital Art Rockstars?
The Emergence of the Digital Art Curators
By KALOH

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"Artists are burned out from being marketing machines."

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#nft #web3 #curate #metaverse #creator #blockchain #marketplace

Is there a way on Mastodon to search for “what interactions have I had with this person before”?

#Search #Follow #Lists #Curate #Filter #Mute #Block

@robertroybritt This is why I love #Mastodon over other platforms. Needing to abandon #Twitter was a blessing. I am now the sole #curator of my timeline. No algorithms force unwelcome content in my face. Fine tune who you follow. #Mute when there is excessive content that triggers you. #Block when there is senseless ugliness just meant to provoke. Create #Lists of those you don’t want to miss. You are the master of your feed. 🥳🙏🖖 #Curate #NoAlgorithms

i think it's important that we Mastodonians liberally and freely use the wombo-combo of #block & #unfollow .

Someone saying something you don't vibe with? #unfollowed . No drama needed; no "vague posting" about whatever suspiciously specific content they mentioned. clean.

Someone #follow you that you don't like? #blocked . No confrontation necessary. No harsh words. No awkwardness. Don't insulate yourself from the world, but DO #curate your online exp. dont make this twitter. be comfortable.

If you're #new (or have been here a few weeks), and you haven't started following #hashtags or incorporating them into your #toots, you're missing out on a vital piece of #Mastodon.

Following hashtags you like will help you find people with similar #interests, and adding them to your toots will help them find you. #Boosts are great, but this is how you can really #curate your #feed.

#FediTips

I am willing to #curate my own #HomeFeed & be #patient as the reach of my #instance grows & the #follows start bringing me #toots that match my #interests so I can meet #humankind in a more #humane way
#ConvenienceKills creative thought & undermines #humanity
#Mastodon is already a global service. Desperately trying to Twitterize it so people can feel more #famous is counterproductive to #communication and #sharing
There is NO healthy way to form meaningful relationships if we lack #Patience

Cannot begin to tell you how helpful #filters are to #curate what goes in your eyeholes and attaches to your brain. It doesn't stop you from seeing other #toots from people you #follow just the toots you personally don't want to mess with. No reason to have to scroll past when you can just filter them out. For example, I share a lot of topics, and I use a lot of #hashtags so you can find OR avoid subject matter you seek or....evade?
Yes. Evade. You can #evade frustration with #Filters

@meow2438 not only is there no limit, but #following others is how you #curate your home feed. Use #hashtags in your posts (#toots :blobcatshrug: )
And search and follow the hashtags of topics that interest you.

@ChristyCeeCK It's been really nice to have a place to go where you can create #community without ads, and algorithms and manipulation. It's easy to #curate a meaningful experience and #support and #Raise up the voices who have been stifled by #Corporate all this time.
it's different here on purpose. And hopefully everyone finds the #instance that works best for them, then does their part to make #TheFederation #Awesome for all

@angelsaura444 AND I #boost, but not all the time or folks may #hideboosts. I boost #introductions so the #hashtags of #interests can find their way to the eyes that wait for just those very things.
:) I think finding common interests and being sure to #curate for yourself are the best part here. But it takes #hashtags and #following LOTS of people over time so you find each other. I hope people seeking #SocialJustice continue to flood the #Fediverse and #DoGood :agooglehearts:

@generation_1991 keep #following accounts that share #interests You aren't penalized for following without having followers here. Try another #introduction using #hashtags of your interests etc. Use hashtags in your posts. #Join other conversations.
There is no #algorithm so you gotta #curate but it really gets better as you go, which is refreshing!

Any tips for curating your timeline on #mastodon? I’m following interesting peeps but my local and federated timelines are…..odd. #timeline #MastodonTimelines #fediverse #curate

@JudeDoyle so many people i never trusted saying things they know aren't true for #Capitalism and the sweet sweet dollars.
I think #hate will always enrich some folks at the expense of everything and everyone else. Until we fix the way we share skills and goods, we are sorta stuck just doing our best and attempting to #curate what goes in our heads for our own wellbeing.
:agooglehearts:

@XanIndigo But if you look around you find plenty of places you can share just an email address. I feel ok about that because I am ruthless about deleting unread email. I like #Nightcafe and will probably buy some credits from the #OpenAI #DALLE2 site. So far I have done quite a lot with free stuff and shared nothing. #Curate carefully and #TheInternet does have a bit to offer