Hello! We are a new instance for #artists and #creators, both amateur and professional. We serve the creative community and want to provide them a place to promote their work and build an audience on #Mastodon and the #Fediverse. Your fans can follow your accounts from other servers, but this is exclusively for artists and creators for now.

We're just starting out, but applications are open for artists and creators, come see us at artistalley.space/about

#introduction

Artist Alley

ArtistAlley.space is a place for professional and amateur artists and creators to share their work and build an audience on Mastodon and the Fediverse.

^{Mastodon hosted on artistalley.space}

So I understand that the bird site has started blocking links to common/known Mastodon instances, and that doesn't seem like free speech to me. So... I did a thing.

If you go to spacekaren.sucks it is now a URL shortener that blocks the twitter user agent. That means you can share that link that will redirect to your Mastodon account without the pouty baby stopping you. If you find this helpful can you boost so others can find it? #TwitterMigration #Mastodon #Musk #introduction

I suppose I should make a proper #introduction post for this place - hello everyone!

I'm Andrea. I'm a trans woman, a communist, and a tech/VFX artist, currently doing effects for #valheim at Iron Gate.

I have previously worked on a bunch of cool games like The Stanley Parable, What the Golf?, The Gunk, Wavetale, and... about 10 more.

Here's some random pictures of some personal work!

Our #introduction to #bookstodon!

Hello, we are Canongate Books, an independent #publisher of an eclectic mix of #authors for an eclectic and discerning audience of readers. You might know us from the spines of:

Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Lanark by Alasdair Gray
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat
The Outrun by Amy Liptrot
& many, many more.

We're based in Edinburgh and London, and next year we'll be 50. Hello!

Time for an #introduction now that my account is finally on my own instance where I intend it to stay.

I'm a techie and a writer. I first started programming on a Vic20 when I was about 5 years old. I started writing some years later but put it aside for many years.

The last few years I picked it up again, and have published two #scifi novels so far, which you can read more about at galaxybound.com

#scifi #reading #amwriting #bookstodon #twittermigration

#introduction #catsofthefediverse #fluffydemonsupremacy

Hello world, I am Luna Beelzebub. I'm a 4 year old demon of the feline variety, entirely indifferent to humans unless either I'm hunting them for sport or they are dispensing food.

My favorite hobby is hiding in dark rooms and scaring the shit out of people. I only bite if I like you.

#introduction
I'm Artist Marcia X, one of the og's of the fedi. Helped mod the only Blk instance onhere before it was chased off.

I longboard, I'm a visual artist, scholar, I do as much DIY content/art stuffs as possible. I write, sell prints & started ur favorite tag on here 😎

Afro-Indigenous Puerto Rican Peruvian hard femme w the tea on the fediverse. Elephant memory

www.artistmarciax.com/shop

I also have a GFM bc I'm in need of assistance

gofundme.com/f/help-marcia-get…

Hello y'all 👋 A quick #introduction

@h3r2tic and I are making this tiny chill building game 🏰🌱 with some audio magic from @OdaTilset and @lydmartin 🎶 More to come soon ✨

You might have seen me before on your TL if you receive posts from potate.space, but I might aswell do another #introduction

I'm Denise, a 20yo trans girl into #sysadmin and #DevOps, running my own libre hoster over at 4201337.xyz, with #typescript experience, currently learning #C.

Since I'm in a baby, barely federated instance, reboosts would be appreciated so that I can increase the diversity in my stream :)

Have a nice day ❤

Miaoute - Pédalerie partout, pour toustes

La Miaoute est un petit hébergeur de services libres pour aider les personnes trans et non-binaires à réduire leur dépendance aux grands géants centralisés du numérique.

^4201337.xyz

Hello 👋 this is my #introduction.

I work on maps/geospatial for a living as a graphics programmer, currently based in Ithaca NY.

I mainly post about the articles/tutorials I write, which are generally about #graphics but also more broadly about web & game-adjacent tech.

One of my favorite articles I worked on was this interactive piece about how JPEG compression works:

parametric.press/issue-01/unra…

And please please please support your admins. Donate or tell them how great they are.

Wait... screw that!

👉 Tell them how great they are AND donate!

These guys are creating the platform we all love. Thank you 🙏

#mastodon #fediverse #introduction

#introduction

My name is Evan Prodromou. I'm an Open Source software enthusiast, best known for my work in wikis and in social software.

I work as Director of Open Technology at the Open Earth Foundation.

I live in Montreal, love to garden with native plants, make wine, cook, and live an examined life.

So I suppose a little #introduction is in order! I'm an indie game developer working on Farewell North. You play as a collie on a journey with your human through the Scottish Highlands to restore color to the world!

I mostly post about #gamedev and #indiegames, and you can also find me on YouTube and TikTok

A little #introduction of my great love of #ink drawing that's developed over the past few years.

Especially love ink waterfalls!

#Mastoart #artistsonmastodon #pen #traditionalart #illustration #artist #artists

Guess I ought to do an #introduction!

👋 I'm Mark Murphy. If you remember CommonsWare, yeah, I'm that guy. If not... starting in 2008, I wrote some books, taught some courses, delivered some presentations, and answered some questions, all about Android.

I still curate a #JetpackCompose newsletter at jetc.dev/ -- you'll see me link to the issues here when they come out on Tuesdays.

Nice to see everyone here!

jetc.dev: Jetpack Compose Resources

Home of the jetc.dev Jetpack Compose newsletter! In the latest issue: Compose 1.3.0 stable! Android Dev Summit videos! State machines! Relay! And... someone set us up the BOM?!?

^{jetc.dev: Jetpack Compose Resources}

An #introduction post, given recent influx, with hashtags to aid searchability.
I am O. Westin, a #writer of #MicroFiction, mostly #ScienceFiction and #fantasy #fiction, and occasional #poetry. My stories are generally less than 280 characters, because I also post to Twitter.

No set schedule, stories are written and posted when inspiration strikes.
I am LGBTQIA+ positive, and usually favour wholesome over darkness and edgy nihilism.

Books: microsff.com/books
FAQ: microsff.com/faq

We never did a proper #introduction, did we? 😲

Hi Fediverse, we're Thunderbird, an #opensource #email client available for free on Linux, macOS and Windows. (And coming next year to Android. FINALLY, right?)

You can use Thunderbird for managing an unlimited number of mail accounts, calendars, newsgroup accounts, and RSS feeds. You can also chat using your @matrix account.

💙 LIKES: Open standards, privacy, freedom, customization.

🚫 DISLIKES: Proprietary code.

Nice to meet you 📩

We've been here for a while now but maybe now is a good time to make another #introduction!

We are an automedia #film collective. Our film "Radical Resilience" is about burnout and #resilience in #activism. Here you can see the trailer:
kolektiva.media/videos/watch/4…

Contact us at radicalresilience @riseup.net if you want to see the whole Film or organise a screening. We also offer Workshops based on the Film (online or otherwise).

At the moment we are working on a new film about #Disability, chronic illness, and activism.

On our blog radicalresilience.noblogs.org you cant find Resources about the aforementioned subjects as well as our zine "Caring Movements: Chronic Illness and Activism".

Here on Mastodon we toot and boost mostly in English or German.

My #introduction Toot!

I’m an #author who writes adult #romance and YA (young adult) #sciencefiction and #fantasy!

I’m also a big #movie buff and try to see 100 films a year. I often tap out at 80!

I have a #goldenretreiver and two tattoos! I’m obsessed with Greek #mythology! Hit me up for anything writing, movie, or social media related - the later is my job!

If you want to buy my books, visit.

kosokojackson.com

#introduction post!

hey, I'm Dev, she/they. Huge #booknerd and creative, #esty shop owner, #vegan 8yrs ish, #chronicillness haver. these are hard to do so ill do a new one soon!

here's my links!
linktr.ee/devsea

devsea | Instagram, TikTok | Linktree

Linktree. Make your link do more.

^Linktree

#introduction
I'm Artist Marcia X, photographer, film-maker, writer & scholar. My research/art is #Caribbean, #afro #Indigenous studies, #philosophy & more

I have my own content subscription, books & prints for sale. I have created many tags & practices on here like #fediblock #fedikitchen #finefemmefriday

I was a mod on the first Black ran instance that was shut down due to way too much harassment & racism

To my #firstnations #indigenous #black fedi users, wad up

Here's me as Kate Sharma

There is a nice link list on joinfediverse.wiki/Fediverse_w… for new users.

You might want to have a look at it or provide it to your friends (for picking an instance for example)...

#newhere #neuhier #introduction #intro #TwitterTakeover #twittermigration

Time for an #introduction. I've been involved in #FOSS and #Linux since the late `90s. My career started as a sysadmin, pivoting to security. I'm the President of @purism and work on hardware and software to protect #privacy, #security and freedom.

I've written a number of books (kylerank.in/writing.html) and was a long-time columnist for Linux Journal magazine.

I have many hobbies including #weaving, refurbishing mechanical #calculators, #3dprinting, #brewing, and many other things.

[time for a #reintroduction! #introductions #introduction]

I'm Flo (he/him), a #queer #author of #lgbtqia #fiction.

Primarily I write #sliceoflife, #comedy, heartwarming & lighthearted, #gay #romance in a variety of settings, such as #hopepunk, #scifi, #fantasy, #steampunk, #horror, #gothic, annnnd the list goes on~ 😅

Some more things about me:

— I'm currently pumped for #NaNoWriMo!

— I like #writing, #reading, #drawing, #art, #gaming, #movies, #books etc.

— I dabble in #learning #mandarin and #tokipona (which i don't tend to talk about here).

— I am #agender, #asexual, #aromantic, (thus #AroAce) #disabled, #ActuallyAutistic, and a #demiguy

— i have a wishlist (mostly full of very, *very* gay books): throne.me/u/drowsy/wishlist

— alt accounts at @ghost@weirder.earth & @floghost

Throne Gifts - The Gifting Platform for Creators

Throne is gifting platform for content creators. Safely receive gifts from any online store while keeping your address hidden.

^throne.me

Ok, let's do this one more time.. Hi #ART SIDE of mastodon, I am doing a proper #introduction !

I am Kim Hu, freelance illustrator and concept artist, working on video games. Last on #Rollerdrome

I mostly draw my own little gang of characters & I love Marvel's #Taskmaster (no, if you don't know, then you don't understand, I *REALLY* love taskmaster)

Hey hey, ich bin zwar schon ein bisschen länger da, richte es mir gerade aber schön heimelig ein

Hi, ich bin Illustratorin und werde hier meine Bilder zeigen (und alles drum herum)

#neuhier #kunst #introduction

Hey new people, so nice to see you!

❓ You can find answers to your questions about Mastodon and the Fediverse at these sites:

fedi.tips

github.com/joyeusenoelle/Guide…

🌐 You can discover people to follow at these sites:

fedi.directory

communitywiki.org/trunk

fediverse.info/explore/people

@ or DM me if you have other questions!

#Introduction #Introductions #NewHere #ReIntroduction

Fedi.Directory

Interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse

^{fedi.directory}

Hi, I'm treefit, a #foss dev working on #deltachat. I'm responsible for the desktop client together with @jikstra.
My favorite coding language is #rustlang, but I "speak" #typescript, #javascript, #html, #css, too.
I'm also capable in #python and #swift, but not as much.

I'm new to the mastodon/toot style of communication (never used Twitter, either), so I'm still learning of how this all works.

My goal is to give you some behind-the scenes peeks onto the DeltaChat development.

#introduction

#Introducing:

forfuture.fm

A #Funkwhale instance for #FridaysForFuture groups and #ForFuture alliances.

First podcast being hosted is @futureonair with the #Introduction episode here:
forfuture.fm/library/tracks/1/
It's in #German and by @FridaysForFutureAT.

#Introductions #Fediverse #instance #NeuHier

📌 Introduction

I'm Hex, I'm about to be 30 and I'm a queer esports disaster from the east coast of Canada

I like tech, video games, community, mutual aid, and positivity.

I'm active on twitter but limited by my career visibility so I'm always looking for other places to be able to express myself. I'm not ashamed of who I am or my online presence. I just gotta split it up so the venture capitalists don't notice right away. 😈

#introduction

#introduction

Hi! I'm Soyun, an interdisciplinary artist from Korea, based in The Hague, The Netherlands.

With my interest in relationships between humans and machines, I create #performance, #installation, #film (s), often involving sound.

Recently I worked on a performance about machine learning and surrealism. soyunparrrk.com/projects/fanta…

Also, I make an interview series hearing the stories of people who're building creative and supportive communities with positive use of technology. twitch.tv/rgbdogtv

Thank you for reading my introduction and nice to meet you all!

Hi, I’m gwil. I’m a programmer, illustrator, and father of two.

I used to work at a war crimes tribunal, a few e-commerce places, and am now using my practice to build alternative distributed #p4p systems.

Right now I’m working full-time on Earthstar, a FLOSS tool for offline-first, small, undiscoverable networks. earthstar-project.org

I also used to have the time to make a lot of odd-format, narrated webcomics like this one: gwil.co/peaches/leader.

Thank you for letting me in here! #introduction

Earthstar

Sync stuff you care about with people you know. Earthstar is a specification and Javascript library for building online tools you can truly call your own.

^{earthstar-project.org}

hello again!! i'm honor, an artist living and working in norwich, england - just updating some links

my personal art practice usually centres around language, meaning, power, & identity; you can see more of my works at hnr.fyi (i am now self-hosting with a totally hand-coded site!)

i produce art events, exhibitions, publications and community projects with ninetales collective, run by myself and my partner, gem. we have a website at ninetalescollective.org

i also curate a monthly vending machine based artist residency in norwich, called special dispensations. more info on that can be found at specialdispensations.net (this one's self-hosted and hand-built too!)

whatever i'm doing is usually centred around performance, events, and happenings, and i am currently working on developing an improvisational, musical, and agile performance practice. i'm also working with artists, musicians and organisers locally on developing sustainable ways experimental performance can inhabit more of the fabric of our irl scene. in my day job i produce stand-up comedy!

i'm always looking for new ways to think about community, integrity, communication, and connection, and always choosing to build forwards positively rather than retreat in fear from oppressive structures

#introduction

I'm a writer from germany, programming since nearly 40 years. For me, programming is a kind of writing. Especially I'm interested in kinetic typography, which I do with my own software. At the moment I work on my own programming language (some kind of Forth) to do the animations. The manual (German) you can find at: prolysarik.de/lysa_handbuch.pd…

#introduction #kinetic-typography #animation