u/Plastic_Squirrel6238

I’ve been making and selling my art on/off under the name “Zedvon” or “ZedvonTattoo” for almost 10 years because it’s a contraction of my real name and I used to do tattooing, but I’m looking to level up my business and I’d love to have a new name with some more meaning, clarity and catchiness. I’ve been struggling to think of one for ages and it’s delaying making a social media and business cards. Any help would be appreciated!

I am a queer, non-binary, dyke, chronically ill (fatigue), crip, anti-capitalist artist. My art centres the queer experience, queer/trans/crip power/resistance/joy. I guess a lot of my art is a bit silly and a bit feisty. It’s for the freaks like me.

I primarily work in linoprint and digital illustration.

I’m equally happy to have identity words eg “queer” “tranny” “genderfreak” in my name or to have symbolic words like “lavender” or to skip that altogether and just have random words. I’m drawn to business names that are random/whimsy like Grandpa’s Swamp, I think that’s a great name.

Please any ideas would be super great! Thank you!

I had new radiators installed so I had to rip out the laminate flooring in the downstairs WC and utility closet.

I was planning to lay down 6mm plywood and then felt backed sheet vinyl on top of the existing floorboards, but now that they’re exposed I can see that there is some woodworm damage to them. I am not sure if they need replacing (and if so, with what?) or if I should go ahead and lay the plywood and vinyl.

The existing planks are 1950s and I think the woodworm is historic? The planks feel slightly lightweight and *slightly* soft ie if I press hard with my nail or a screwdriver it will indent 1mm. But I do feel very confident walking on them that they won’t give way.

When I asked the team of plumbers if they’d noticed anything wrong under or with my floorboards they said no everything fine 🤷

Also, is it supposed to look like such a mess under the floor? The house has passed its EICR recently. I am just an anxious new homeowner.

Any advice appreciated please! Thanks 🙏

5 x 7, oil paint
Stirling, Scotland

I’m feeling happy with my first attempt at painting en Plein air. It was very fun.

Next time I’ll definitely take something to use as a viewfinder, and maybe some shade. Also varnishing my DIY palette in red wasn’t smart.

I’d like to do this scene again pushing values more for a better sense of lighting and focus on grouping values to give a nicer composition. Critique is welcome :)

I was just popping to the greenhouse to bring in the pepper seedlings when I suddenly saw these two hoggies only 2 metres to my right, lit up by the floodlight I triggered by walking down there. They were completely still.

At first I thought maybe they’re sleeping??? Then I thought maybe they’re deadly scared?

I excitedly went back into the house to bring out some hedgehog kibble and a plate of water for them (I normally don’t put food out for them because there’s cats around that eat it first) but even after I put it down by them they hadn’t moved at all.

I’m worried that maybe I really scared them. I hope I haven’t like given them heart attacks 😭
Other people’s garden hedgehogs look less bothered by seeing people, is that because they are regularly fed?

I’m thinking to get a red filter for the floodlight, should that help?