Amanda

@mothraluna.bsky.social

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She/they Friendly neighborhood moth lady Manic pixie dream cryptid Co-host ghost of My Boyfriend’s Record Collection (now streaming on Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music)

A large brown female Polyphemus moth rests on the wall of a mesh enclosure. A corgi named Ichabod watches her with curiosity from the opposite side of the mesh.
A large rainbow beetle larvae (or grub) in a small, clear plastic cup. The larva is curled up and visible from the side of the container
A gray furby with dramatic lighting, 3 shining eyes staring down at the viewer and mouth open. Text bubbles hovering in the top left read: “Can you feel your heart burning? Can you feel the struggle within? The fear that is within me is beyond anything your soul can make. You cannot kill me in a way that matters.” This is a reference to an infamous tumblr post detailing a fictional conversation with a mushroom on the nature of fungal life. This piece goes out to my 1999 Furby that I deeply wish I still had, Coco. My mom fought hella crowds at the mall to get it for me, and seven year old me really loved it. Coco was banished to the basement after spending a month in my room🥲 They were glitched and had random volume increases and activated constantly without being touched (even when in the closet alone). We took the batteries out. That didn’t work. We dug the button cell that was wired in for the in store “try me” demo. That worked for..a day? It just made the speech slow and strange. I think we eventually got rid of it after several months of strange mechanically slurred battery free speech wafting up from the basement at all hours🥲 I followed a tutorial from digital artist Poppypari on dramatic lighting in Procreate and I’m really pleased with the result!
Astarian, the silver haired vampire rogue from Baldur’s Gate 3, looks extremely frustrated with his hand raised and his fingers pinched in a “what the fuck” position. The reaction text pops up with his tiny diamond portrait just as it appears in the game and reads “Astarian is about to have a fucking aneurysm”
The actor Patrick Stewart in his role as Picard from Star Trek, looking sternly into the camera. The text says “damage report,” a quote from the show that very accurately summarizes the shitshow that we are all living in
A red hóngbāo envelope (a traditional gift for Lunar New Year) is pictured. It has gold lettering and accents, with most of the characters in Chinese except for the phrase “everything goes well” in English near the bottom of the envelope
A bright green caterpillar spins her silk cocoon, which is nearly finished but has a large oblong hole in the side. There are patches of while translucent silk swirled together with more openly woven windows. The caterpillar uses the silk producing organs in her mouth to weave white silk strands that are gradually sealing the cocoon. There is text on screen that reads: Hey. If you’re hurting, it’s ok to rest. Healing requires it. If circumstances prevent you from resting, I hope those circumstances change soon. If you deal with chronic pain, I hope gentler days are ahead for you. I hope you have doctors who listen, treatment that works, and comfort that lasts. Remember that you can only do what you can do, and what you can do is enough. I hope you find rest and joy today. And if you can’t I hope brighter days are on your horizon.
A large green male North American luna moth perches on a twig in front of an ornate pewter mirror, his reflection showing a green caterpillar instead of a moth. The caption text within the image reads “despite everything it’s still you,” a quote from the video game Undertale that really struck me and stuck with me. I’ve had the idea for this knocking around in my head for ages. Over multiple years of rearing actias luna caterpillars, I’ve noticed that the caterpillars that are constantly climbing onto my hands become the moths that want to sit with me for a half hour or so before flying away. It’s not that all the caterpillars/moths seek being handled, but it seems like a few individuals out of every clutch really like the interaction with humans. It’s so interesting to see them respond to the same stimulus (my hands) the same way across metamorphic stages.
An illustration of a uterus with the face of Bobby Hill from King of the Hill shouts “THAT’S MY UTERUS I DON’T KNOW YOU” atop a background of black speed lines radiating from the center of a white circle. The quote is a reference to the line “THAT’S MY UTERUS I DON’T KNOW YOU” from season 6 episode 1 “Bobby Goes Nuts.”
A chubby 4th instar Polyphemus caterpillar rearing back on his prolegs, the tips of his true legs pressed to his mandibles. He reminds me of Mr Burns from The Simpsons.
A portrait of femme presenting Amanda wearing white ram horns decorated with purple flowers and Venus flytraps at the base. Their blue hair flows over their shoulder and a large male brown and orange Polyphemus moth rests on their shoulder.
A portrait of Minthara Baenre, a drow from the video game Baldur’s Gate 3. She has deep lilac skin, red eyes, and silver hair swept into a bun. She wears her signature default armor, which is made of thick leather in gold and silver swirls with a carved, raised spider web on the sternum as a tribute to the spider goddess Lolth.
A reddened horned chihuahua head is framed by a wispy white pentagram on a dappled grey and black background. His eyes are flat and black, his tounge flicks from his slightly open jaws. Above him, the name KUMA is written in the style of a death metal logo. Kuma was adorable, but only had affection for his dad. He was beloved by all who met him, much to his chagrin.
Hellboy as portrayed by Ron Perlman from Guillermo del Toro’s “Hellboy” (2004) holding a lit torch in one hand that illuminates his face, shoulders, and hand. A text bubble above his head reads “there’s a lot of ways to lose your house”, a quote from the actor posted to Twitter during the 2023 WGA+SAG strike. The video was in response to a quote from Disney CEO Bob Iger on the strike: “The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses"
A colorful digital illustration of two cats taking a nap. Jack is a larger, fluffy and blue cat, Dahli is a smaller pink tabby with stripes, white paws, and speckled toes. They’re both resting on a purple bat print blanket as their toes and foreheads almost touch, creating a soft heart shaped silhouette.